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Class of 2027 · linebacker

Cain Brackney

6-1, 220 · Bixby, OK

Committed to Indiana since Jun 22

66offer strength · No. 839
0.8667composite · 3-star
13offers · 11 power

His offers

13 offers · visited 3
Indiana logoIndiana
Big Ten · strength 74
Committed
offered May 18
UCLA logoUCLA
Big Ten · strength 79
Decommitted
Jun 22
Iowa State logoIowa State
Big 12 · strength 72
cold
offered Mar 14
Michigan logoMichigan
Big Ten · strength 78
cool
official visit Jun 19
Baylor logoBaylor
Big 12 · strength 63
cool
offered May 19
Colorado logoColorado
Big 12 · strength 55
cold
offered Apr 30
Show all 13 offersArkansas logoArkansas
SEC · strength 61
cold
offered Jan 23
West Virginia logoWest Virginia
Big 12 · strength 54
cold
offered Apr 22
Kansas logoKansas
Big 12 · strength 51
cold
offered Feb 26
Oklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Big 12 · strength 53
cool
offered May 18
SMU logoSMU
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Mar 14
Tulsa logoTulsa
American Athletic · strength 29
cold
offered Mar 14
Colorado State logoColorado State
Mountain West · strength 28
cold
offered Feb 24
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 13 offers
Best fits
Indiana logoIndiana Committed
Thin at linebacker (4 with 2+ years left); has started 5 linebackers his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1
Michigan logoMichigan
Has started 5 linebackers his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at linebacker (8 with 2+ years left)
No. 2
Oklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Thin at linebacker (3 with 2+ years left); has started 4 linebackers his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

606 of the 1,118 FBS starters at linebacker since 2022 were his size (6-0 to 6-2, 205 to 235 pounds): most in the SEC (89), ACC (87) and Big Ten (82). Programs that start it most: Notre Dame (10), Illinois (9) and SMU (9). Of his offers, SMU (9), Colorado (8), Kansas (8) and West Virginia (7) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 13 offers, Arkansas has the thinnest room at linebacker: 3 with 2+ years left of 9, 2 in their last year, 14 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle. Also thin there: Oklahoma State, Colorado and Indiana.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

1 of 10 drafted
Rashod Favors
Class of 2010 · OLB · signing not on record
5 offers from top-25 programs; Brackney had 2; both about 6-1, 225
Not drafted
match 77
Nebraska logoCourtney Love
Class of 2013 · OLB · signed Nebraska
4 offers from top-25 programs; Brackney had 2; both about 6-1, 215
Not drafted
match 76
Georgia logoAmarlo Herrera
Class of 2011 · ILB · signed Georgia
5 offers from top-25 programs; Brackney had 2; both about 6-1, 220
Drafted 2015, round 6, No. 207
match 76
Michigan State logoTyriq Thompson
Class of 2015 · OLB · signed Michigan State
2 offers from top-25 programs; Brackney had 2; both about 6-1, 220
Not drafted
match 75
Michigan logoJames Ross
Class of 2012 · ILB · signed Michigan
5 offers from top-25 programs; Brackney had 2; both about 6-1, 215
Not drafted
match 73
Show all 10
Cincinnati logoKevin Mouhon
Class of 2014 · ILB · signed Cincinnati
4 offers from top-25 programs; Brackney had 2; both about 6-0, 225
Not drafted
match 70
Kight Dallas
Class of 2013 · ILB · signing not on record
1 offers from top-25 programs; Brackney had 2; both about 6-1, 220
Not drafted
match 70
Michigan State logoShane Jones
Class of 2013 · ILB · signed Michigan State
4 offers from top-25 programs; Brackney had 2; both about 6-1, 215
Not drafted
match 70
Florida logoMichael Taylor
Class of 2010 · OLB · signed Florida
5 offers from top-25 programs; Brackney had 2; both about 6-1, 215
Not drafted
match 69
Nebraska logoMarcus Newby
Class of 2013 · OLB · signed Nebraska
3 offers from top-25 programs; Brackney had 2; both about 6-1, 210
Not drafted
match 68
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 10 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

19 dated moves since Jan 23, 2026
Indiana logoCommitted IndianaJun 22
UCLA logoDecommitted UCLAJun 22
Michigan logoOfficial visit MichiganJun 19
Indiana logoOfficial visit IndianaJun 12
UCLA logoOfficial visit UCLAJun 5
Baylor logoOffered BaylorMay 19
Indiana logoOffered IndianaMay 18
Oklahoma State logoOffered Oklahoma StateMay 18
Show all 19 moves
Colorado logoOffered ColoradoApr 30
UCLA logoCommitted UCLAApr 24
West Virginia logoOffered West VirginiaApr 22
UCLA logoOffered UCLAApr 1
Iowa State logoOffered Iowa StateMar 14
Michigan logoOffered MichiganMar 14
SMU logoOffered SMUMar 14
Tulsa logoOffered TulsaMar 14
Kansas logoOffered KansasFeb 26
Colorado State logoOffered Colorado StateFeb 24
Arkansas logoOffered ArkansasJan 23
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