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Class of 2027 · cornerback

Cristian Mbamarah

6-1, 175 · Cherokee Trail · Aurora, CO

Committed to Northwestern since Jun 8

80offer strength · No. 458
0.8900composite · 3-star, top 500
19offers · 14 power

His offers

19 offers · visited 7
Northwestern logoNorthwestern
Big Ten · strength 75
Committed
offered Oct 29, 2025
BYU logoBYU
Big 12 · strength 84
cold
offered Apr 2
UCLA logoUCLA
Big Ten · strength 79
cool
official visit Jun 5
Iowa State logoIowa State
Big 12 · strength 72
cold
offered Oct 30, 2025
North Dakota State logoNorth Dakota State
FCS · strength 68
cold
offered May 13, 2025
Wisconsin logoWisconsin
Big Ten · strength 74
cool
official visit Jun 12
Show all 19 offersKansas State logoKansas State
Big 12 · strength 66
cool
official visit Jun 19
Stanford logoStanford
ACC · strength 58
cool
official visit May 22
Arizona logoArizona
Big 12 · strength 66
cold
offered Sep 26, 2025
Washington State logoWashington State
Pac-12 · strength 54
cold
offered Oct 9, 2025
Duke logoDuke
ACC · strength 60
cool
official visit Jun 5
California logoCalifornia
ACC · strength 52
cold
offered Feb 13
Syracuse logoSyracuse
ACC · strength 51
cold
offered Aug 13, 2025
Oregon State logoOregon State
Pac-12 · strength 48
cold
offered Jan 26
Vanderbilt logoVanderbilt
SEC · strength 54
cool
official visit Jun 11
Kansas logoKansas
Big 12 · strength 51
cold
offered Jan 20
Purdue logoPurdue
Big Ten · strength 50
cold
offered Feb 17
Colorado State logoColorado State
Mountain West · strength 28
cold
offered Oct 9, 2025
New Mexico logoNew Mexico
Mountain West · strength 32
cold
offered Jan 27
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 19 offers
Best fits
UCLA logoUCLA
Thin at defensive back (6 with 2+ years left); has started 6 defensive backs his size since 2022; 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1Northwestern logoNorthwestern Committed
Thin at defensive back (10 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive backs his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2Wisconsin logoWisconsin
Has started 5 defensive backs his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive back (14 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

503 of the 1,126 FBS starters at cornerback since 2022 were his size (6-0 to 6-2, 163 to 187 pounds): most in the SEC (78), Big Ten (76) and ACC (68). Programs that start it most: Auburn (10), Illinois (10) and Kansas (10). Of his offers, Kansas (10), Kansas State (8), Purdue (7) and UCLA (6) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 19 offers, UCLA has the thinnest room at defensive back: 6 with 2+ years left of 23, 3 in their last year, 17 portal exits in 3 seasons, 5 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Kansas, Duke and California.

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

6 of 10 drafted
Auburn logoT.J. Davis
Class of 2012 · CB · signed Auburn
12 offers from top-25 programs; Mbamarah had 2; both about 6-1, 170
Not drafted
match 77
Deon BushDeon Bush
Class of 2012 · S · signed Miami
8 offers from top-25 programs; Mbamarah had 2; both about 6-1, 175
Drafted 2016, round 4, No. 124
match 73
Georgia logoDamian Swann
Class of 2011 · CB · signed Georgia
9 offers from top-25 programs; Mbamarah had 2; both about 6-0, 175
Drafted 2015, round 5, No. 167
match 73
Kenneth Crawley
Class of 2012 · DB · signing not on record
10 offers from top-25 programs; Mbamarah had 2; both about 6-1, 170
Not drafted
match 71
Cole LukeCole Luke
Class of 2013 · CB · signed Notre Dame
7 offers from top-25 programs; Mbamarah had 2; both about 6-0, 170
Not drafted
match 69
Show all 10
Jermaine KellyJermaine Kelly
Class of 2013 · CB · signed Washington
Both offered by UCLA and Arizona; both about 6-1, 180
Drafted 2018, round 7, No. 222 from San José State
match 68
Jaylen WatkinsJaylen Watkins
Class of 2010 · CB · signed Florida
8 offers from top-25 programs; Mbamarah had 2; both about 6-1, 170
Drafted 2014, round 4, No. 101 · 1 NFL season as a starter
match 67
Brendan LangleyBrendan Langley
Class of 2013 · CB · signed Georgia
7 offers from top-25 programs; Mbamarah had 2; both about 6-1, 180
Drafted 2017, round 3, No. 101 from Lamar
match 67
Anthony AverettAnthony Averett
Class of 2013 · S · signed Alabama
4 offers from top-25 programs; Mbamarah had 2; both about 6-1, 180
Drafted 2018, round 4, No. 118 · 1 NFL season as a starter
match 65
Texas logoJosh Turner
Class of 2011 · CB · signed Texas
11 offers from top-25 programs; Mbamarah had 2; both about 6-0, 175
Not drafted
match 65
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

27 dated moves since May 8, 2025
Kansas State logoOfficial visit Kansas StateJun 19
Wisconsin logoOfficial visit WisconsinJun 12
Vanderbilt logoOfficial visit VanderbiltJun 11
Northwestern logoCommitted NorthwesternJun 8
Duke logoOfficial visit DukeJun 5
UCLA logoOfficial visit UCLAJun 5
Northwestern logoOfficial visit NorthwesternMay 29
Stanford logoOfficial visit StanfordMay 22
Show all 27 moves
Wisconsin logoOffered WisconsinApr 13
BYU logoOffered BYUApr 2
Stanford logoOffered StanfordFeb 19
Purdue logoOffered PurdueFeb 17
California logoOffered CaliforniaFeb 13
UCLA logoOffered UCLAJan 28
New Mexico logoOffered New MexicoJan 27
Oregon State logoOffered Oregon StateJan 26
Kansas logoOffered KansasJan 20
Duke logoOffered DukeOct 31, 2025
Iowa State logoOffered Iowa StateOct 30, 2025
Northwestern logoOffered NorthwesternOct 29, 2025
Vanderbilt logoOffered VanderbiltOct 28, 2025
Colorado State logoOffered Colorado StateOct 9, 2025
Washington State logoOffered Washington StateOct 9, 2025
Arizona logoOffered ArizonaSep 26, 2025
Syracuse logoOffered SyracuseAug 13, 2025
North Dakota State logoOffered North Dakota StateMay 13, 2025
Kansas State logoOffered Kansas StateMay 8, 2025
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