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Class of 2027 · defensive lineman

Dallas Pauldo

6-5, 245 · Rockvale, TN

Committed to Maryland since Jul 11

62offer strength · No. 970
0.8856composite · 3-star
10offers · 8 power

His offers

10 offers · visited 3
Maryland logoMaryland
Big Ten · strength 54
Committed
offered Jan 26
Georgia logoGeorgia
SEC · strength 90
cold
offered Jan 16
Alabama logoAlabama
SEC · strength 87
cold
offered Feb 24
Indiana logoIndiana
Big Ten · strength 74
cold
offered Mar 6
Tennessee logoTennessee
SEC · strength 76
cold
offered Jan 22
Missouri logoMissouri
SEC · strength 71
cool
official visit Jun 5
Show all 10 offersArkansas logoArkansas
SEC · strength 61
cool
offered May 31
Vanderbilt logoVanderbilt
SEC · strength 54
cold
offered Jan 16
Memphis logoMemphis
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered Feb 5
Mercer logoMercer
cold
offered Jan 26
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 10 offers
Best fits
Missouri logoMissouri
Thin at defensive line (8 with 2+ years left); has started 5 defensive lines his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1Maryland logoMaryland Committed
Thin at defensive line (5 with 2+ years left); 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; has not started his size at defensive line since 2022
No. 2Indiana logoIndiana
Has started 4 defensive lines his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive line (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

375 of the 1,993 FBS starters at edge rusher and interior defender since 2022 were his size (6-4 to 6-6, 228 to 262 pounds): most in the Big Ten (66), ACC (58) and Big 12 (55). Programs that start it most: Michigan (8), Syracuse (8) and Baylor (7). Of his offers, Missouri (5), Indiana (4), Arkansas (4) and Vanderbilt (4) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 10 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 (him included). Also thin there: Missouri.

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
Frank HerronFrank Herron
Class of 2013 · SDE · signed LSU
Both offered by Tennessee and Arkansas; both about 6-5, 235
Not drafted
match 75
Michigan State logoAndrew Depaepe
Class of 2023 · DL · signed Michigan State
3 offers from top-25 programs; Pauldo had 2; both about 6-5, 245
Not drafted yet
match 72
Chad ThomasChad Thomas
Class of 2014 · WDE · signed Miami
6 offers from top-25 programs; Pauldo had 2; both about 6-5, 240
Drafted 2018, round 3, No. 67
match 70
Florida State logoCornellius Carradine
Class of 2011 · SDE · signed Florida State
Both offered by Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee; both about 6-5, 245
Not drafted
match 69
Andrew TrumbettiAndrew Trumbetti
Class of 2014 · SDE · signed Notre Dame
5 offers from top-25 programs; Pauldo had 2; both about 6-5, 250
Not drafted
match 68
Show all 10
Austin HooperAustin Hooper
Class of 2013 · SDE · signed Stanford
5 offers from top-25 programs; Pauldo had 2; both about 6-5, 240
Drafted 2016, round 3, No. 81 · 10 NFL seasons as a starter
match 67
Charles OmenihuCharles Omenihu
Class of 2015 · WDE · signing not on record
7 offers from top-25 programs; Pauldo had 2; both about 6-5, 230
Not drafted
match 65
Oklahoma logoD.J. Ward
Class of 2013 · SDE · signed Oklahoma
3 offers from top-25 programs; Pauldo had 2; both about 6-4, 240
Not drafted
match 63
Notre Dame logoAiden Gobaira
Class of 2022 · EDGE · signed Notre Dame
2 offers from top-25 programs; Pauldo had 2; both about 6-4, 230
Not drafted yet
match 63
Gaius Vaenuku
Class of 2013 · SDE · signing not on record
7 offers from top-25 programs; Pauldo had 2; both about 6-5, 255
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. 8 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

15 dated moves since Jan 16, 2026
Maryland logoCommitted MarylandJul 11
Maryland logoOfficial visit MarylandJun 19
Missouri logoOfficial visit MissouriJun 5
Arkansas logoOffered ArkansasMay 31
Arkansas logoOfficial visit ArkansasMay 29
Indiana logoOffered IndianaMar 6
Alabama logoOffered AlabamaFeb 24
Memphis logoOffered MemphisFeb 5
Show all 15 moves
Missouri logoUnofficial visit MissouriJan 31
Maryland logoOffered MarylandJan 26
Mercer logoOffered MercerJan 26
Missouri logoOffered MissouriJan 22
Tennessee logoOffered TennesseeJan 22
Georgia logoOffered GeorgiaJan 16
Vanderbilt logoOffered VanderbiltJan 16
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