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Class of 2027 · linebacker

Colton McKibben

6-3, 215 · Carlsbad, NM

Committed to UCLA since Mar 27

83offer strength · No. 349
0.9065composite · 4-star, top 500
14offers · 12 power

His offers

14 offers · visited 1
UCLA logoUCLA
Big Ten · strength 79
Committed
offered Jan 14
Oklahoma logoOklahoma
SEC · strength 87
cold
offered Jul 28, 2025
Washington logoWashington
Big Ten · strength 84
cold
offered May 16, 2025
TCU logoTCU
Big 12 · strength 78
cold
offered Feb 28, 2025
Iowa State logoIowa State
Big 12 · strength 72
cold
offered Mar 12
Michigan logoMichigan
Big Ten · strength 78
cold
offered Apr 18, 2025
Show all 14 offersAuburn logoAuburn
SEC · strength 76
cold
offered Apr 30, 2025
Stanford logoStanford
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Mar 12
Arizona logoArizona
Big 12 · strength 66
cold
offered Jun 17, 2025
Baylor logoBaylor
Big 12 · strength 63
cold
offered Mar 12
Colorado logoColorado
Big 12 · strength 55
cold
offered Mar 12
North Carolina logoNorth Carolina
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Aug 4, 2025
New Mexico logoNew Mexico
Mountain West · strength 32
cold
offered Mar 12
New Mexico State logoNew Mexico State
Conference USA · strength 6
cold
offered Mar 12
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 14 offers
Best fits
UCLA logoUCLA Committed
Has started 4 linebackers his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at linebacker (6 with 2+ years left)
No. 1
Washington logoWashington
Thin at linebacker (4 with 2+ years left); has started 2 linebackers his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2
Iowa State logoIowa State
Has started 4 linebackers his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at linebacker (6 with 2+ years left)
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

476 of the 1,118 FBS starters at linebacker since 2022 were his size (6-2 to 6-4, 200 to 230 pounds): most in the SEC (76), Big Ten (71) and Big 12 (70). Programs that start it most: Alabama (9), Mississippi State (9) and TCU (9). Of his offers, TCU (9), Michigan (6), Baylor (6) and Auburn (5) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 14 offers, Colorado has the thinnest room at linebacker: 3 with 2+ years left of 9, 13 portal exits in 3 seasons, 2 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Washington.

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

2 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
Notre Dame logoJosh Barajas
Class of 2015 · OLB · signed Notre Dame
6 offers from top-25 programs; McKibben had 5; both about 6-3, 215
Not drafted
match 84
Jaylon SmithJaylon Smith
Class of 2013 · OLB · signed Notre Dame
Both offered by Oklahoma and Michigan; both about 6-3, 220
Drafted 2016, round 2, No. 34 · 5 NFL seasons as a starter
match 74
Cameron SmithCameron Smith
Class of 2015 · ILB · signed USC
Both offered by Washington, UCLA and Arizona; both about 6-3, 225
Drafted 2019, round 5, No. 162
match 67
Matthew ThomasMatthew Thomas
Class of 2013 · OLB · signed Florida State
Both offered by Oklahoma and Auburn; both about 6-3, 210
Not drafted
match 66
Tulsa logoPetera Wilson
Class of 2014 · ILB · signed Tulsa
7 offers from top-25 programs; McKibben had 5; both about 6-3, 220
Not drafted
match 66
Show all 10
Ismael Murphy-Richardson
Class of 2014 · OLB · signing not on record
Both offered by Oklahoma, Washington and UCLA; both about 6-4, 215
Not drafted
match 66
Stanford logoJoey Alfieri
Class of 2014 · OLB · signed Stanford
Both offered by Washington and Arizona; both about 6-3, 220
Not drafted
match 66
Otaro AlakaOtaro Alaka
Class of 2014 · OLB · signed Texas A&M
Both offered by Oklahoma, UCLA and Michigan; both about 6-3, 205
Not drafted
match 66
Lander BartonLander Barton
Class of 2022 · LB · signed Utah
Both offered by UCLA and Michigan; both about 6-4, 220
Not drafted yet
match 62
Victor Egu
Class of 2013 · ILB · signing not on record
Both offered by Washington and Arizona; both about 6-3, 220
Not drafted
match 62
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

16 dated moves since Feb 28, 2025
UCLA logoOfficial visit UCLAJun 5
UCLA logoCommitted UCLAMar 27
Baylor logoOffered BaylorMar 12
Colorado logoOffered ColoradoMar 12
Iowa State logoOffered Iowa StateMar 12
New Mexico logoOffered New MexicoMar 12
New Mexico State logoOffered New Mexico StateMar 12
Stanford logoOffered StanfordMar 12
Show all 16 moves
UCLA logoOffered UCLAJan 14
North Carolina logoOffered North CarolinaAug 4, 2025
Oklahoma logoOffered OklahomaJul 28, 2025
Arizona logoOffered ArizonaJun 17, 2025
Washington logoOffered WashingtonMay 16, 2025
Auburn logoOffered AuburnApr 30, 2025
Michigan logoOffered MichiganApr 18, 2025
TCU logoOffered TCUFeb 28, 2025
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