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Class of 2027 · defensive lineman

Carter Blattner

6-5, 260 · Northern Highlands · Allendale, NJ

Committed to Penn State since Apr 4

72offer strength · No. 683
0.8889composite · 3-star, top 500
13offers · 11 power

His offers

13 offers · visited 4
Penn State logoPenn State
Big Ten · strength 86
Committed
offered Feb 14
USC logoUSC
Big Ten · strength 85
cold
offered May 31, 2025
Wisconsin logoWisconsin
Big Ten · strength 74
cool
official visit Jun 12
Boston College logoBoston College
ACC · strength 59
cold
offered Mar 22, 2025
Kentucky logoKentucky
SEC · strength 74
cold
junior day Jan 17
Virginia Tech logoVirginia Tech
ACC · strength 64
cool
official visit May 29
Show all 13 offersPittsburgh logoPittsburgh
ACC · strength 68
cold
offered May 14, 2025
Rutgers logoRutgers
Big Ten · strength 52
cold
offered Apr 5, 2025
Nebraska logoNebraska
Big Ten · strength 63
cold
offered Jan 20
Maryland logoMaryland
Big Ten · strength 54
cold
offered Dec 4, 2025
Georgia Tech logoGeorgia Tech
ACC · strength 47
cold
offered Feb 11
Temple logoTemple
American Athletic · strength 43
cold
offered Oct 1, 2025
Liberty logoLiberty
Conference USA · strength 32
cold
offered Jan 25, 2025
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
Penn State logoPenn State Committed
Has started 3 defensive lines his size since 2022; 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive line (12 with 2+ years left)
No. 1
Wisconsin logoWisconsin
Thin at defensive line (5 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive lines his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2
Maryland logoMaryland
Thin at defensive line (5 with 2+ years left); 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; has started 1 defensive line his size since 2022
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

285 of the 1,993 FBS starters at edge rusher and interior defender since 2022 were his size (6-4 to 6-6, 242 to 278 pounds): most in the SEC (61), Big Ten (45) and ACC (35). Programs that start it most: Purdue (7), South Carolina (7) and Notre Dame (7). Of his offers, Penn State (3), USC (3), Wisconsin (2) and Nebraska (2) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 13 offers, Maryland has the thinnest room at defensive line: 5 with 2+ years left of 13, 3 in their last year, 8 portal exits in 3 seasons, 3 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Kentucky and Wisconsin.

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

4 of 10 drafted, 2 in rounds 1-2
Michigan State logoAndrew Depaepe
Class of 2023 · DL · signed Michigan State
3 offers from top-25 programs; Blattner had 2; both about 6-5, 245
Not drafted yet
match 75
Gaius Vaenuku
Class of 2013 · SDE · signing not on record
7 offers from top-25 programs; Blattner had 2; both about 6-5, 255
Not drafted
match 73
Wyatt TellerWyatt Teller
Class of 2013 · SDE · signed Virginia Tech
6 offers from top-25 programs; Blattner had 2; both about 6-5, 270
Drafted 2018, round 5, No. 166 · 8 NFL seasons as a starter
match 73
Joey BosaJoey Bosa
Class of 2013 · SDE · signed Ohio State
6 offers from top-25 programs; Blattner had 2; both about 6-5, 270
Drafted 2016, round 1, No. 3 · 8 NFL seasons as a starter
match 72
Michigan State logoAuston Robertson
Class of 2016 · WDE · signed Michigan State
Both offered by Penn State and Wisconsin; both about 6-5, 260
Not drafted
match 72
Show all 10
Matt DickersonMatt Dickerson
Class of 2014 · DT · signed UCLA
6 offers from top-25 programs; Blattner had 2; both about 6-5, 275
Not drafted
match 72
Austin HooperAustin Hooper
Class of 2013 · SDE · signed Stanford
5 offers from top-25 programs; Blattner had 2; 6-5, 240
Drafted 2016, round 3, No. 81 · 10 NFL seasons as a starter
match 70
Florida State logoCornellius Carradine
Class of 2011 · SDE · signed Florida State
4 offers from top-25 programs; Blattner had 2; both about 6-5, 245
Not drafted
match 68
Leonard WilliamsLeonard Williams
Class of 2012 · SDE · signed USC
7 offers from top-25 programs; Blattner had 2; both about 6-5, 265
Drafted 2015, round 1, No. 6 · 10 NFL seasons as a starter
match 68
Denico AutryDenico Autry
Class of 2012 · WDE · signed Mississippi State
8 offers from top-25 programs; Blattner had 2; both about 6-5, 255
Not drafted
match 67
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. 9 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

19 dated moves since Jan 25, 2025
Penn State logoUnofficial visit Penn StateOct 10
Wisconsin logoOfficial visit WisconsinJun 12
Penn State logoOfficial visit Penn StateJun 5
Virginia Tech logoOfficial visit Virginia TechMay 29
Penn State logoCommitted Penn StateApr 4
Penn State logoOffered Penn StateFeb 14
Georgia Tech logoOffered Georgia TechFeb 11
Virginia Tech logoOffered Virginia TechJan 22
Show all 19 moves
Nebraska logoOffered NebraskaJan 20
Kentucky logoJunior day KentuckyJan 17
Kentucky logoOffered KentuckyDec 30, 2025
Maryland logoOffered MarylandDec 4, 2025
Temple logoOffered TempleOct 1, 2025
Wisconsin logoOffered WisconsinJul 7, 2025
USC logoOffered USCMay 31, 2025
Pittsburgh logoOffered PittsburghMay 14, 2025
Rutgers logoOffered RutgersApr 5, 2025
Boston College logoOffered Boston CollegeMar 22, 2025
Liberty logoOffered LibertyJan 25, 2025
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