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Class of 2027 · linebacker

Debonaire Johnson

5-11, 230 · Miami Carol City · Miami, FL

Committed to UCF since Jun 18

64offer strength · No. 914
0.8533composite · 3-star
24offers · 12 power

His offers

24 offers · visited 2
UCF logoUCF
Big 12 · strength 59
Committed
offered Mar 16
Minnesota logoMinnesota
Big Ten · strength 71
cold
offered May 6, 2025
Ole Miss logoOle Miss
SEC · strength 83
cold
offered Jan 17
Auburn logoAuburn
SEC · strength 76
cold
offered Jan 17
Kentucky logoKentucky
SEC · strength 74
cold
offered May 10, 2025
Pittsburgh logoPittsburgh
ACC · strength 68
cold
offered Jan 22
Show all 24 offersMississippi State logoMississippi State
SEC · strength 67
cold
offered Jan 17
California logoCalifornia
ACC · strength 52
cold
offered Feb 19
Louisville logoLouisville
ACC · strength 70
cold
offered Feb 19
Tulane logoTulane
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered Mar 29, 2025
West Virginia logoWest Virginia
Big 12 · strength 54
cool
official visit Jun 5
Georgia Tech logoGeorgia Tech
ACC · strength 47
cold
offered May 6
North Carolina logoNorth Carolina
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Nov 5, 2025
South Florida logoSouth Florida
American Athletic · strength 44
cold
offered Jan 13, 2025
Memphis logoMemphis
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered May 6
Western Michigan logoWestern Michigan
Mid-American · strength 41
cold
offered Feb 19
Florida Atlantic logoFlorida Atlantic
American Athletic · strength 30
cold
offered Feb 19
Colorado State logoColorado State
Mountain West · strength 28
cold
offered Mar 16
Toledo logoToledo
Mid-American · strength 42
cold
offered Mar 29, 2025
Liberty logoLiberty
Conference USA · strength 32
cold
offered Mar 29, 2025
Georgia Southern logoGeorgia Southern
Sun Belt · strength 26
cold
offered Feb 19
Georgia State logoGeorgia State
Sun Belt · strength 18
cold
offered Jan 17
Mercer logoMercer
cold
offered May 6
UT Martin logoUT Martin
cold
offered Mar 16
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 24 offers
Best fits
UCF logoUCF Committed
Thin at linebacker (5 with 2+ years left); 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season; has not started his size at linebacker since 2022
No. 1
Georgia Tech logoGeorgia Tech
Thin at linebacker (2 with 2+ years left); 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; has not started his size at linebacker since 2022
No. 2
Tulane logoTulane
Has started 4 linebackers 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

99 of the 1,118 FBS starters at linebacker since 2022 were his size (5-10 to 6-0, 214 to 246 pounds): most in the American Athletic (14), Conference USA (13) and Big Ten (12). Programs that start it most: Penn State (4), Tulane (4) and UTEP (4). Of his offers, Tulane (4), North Carolina (1), Memphis (1) and Western Michigan (1) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 24 offers, Georgia Tech has the thinnest room at linebacker: 2 with 2+ years left of 7, 3 in their last year, 9 portal exits in 3 seasons, 3 commits this cycle. Also thin there: UCF.

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
Georgia logoTim Kimbrough
Class of 2013 · ILB · signed Georgia
5 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 5-11, 230
Not drafted
match 69
Greg Miclisse
Class of 2014 · ILB · signing not on record
7 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 6-0, 230
Not drafted
match 63
Derik Calhoun
Class of 2014 · LB · signing not on record
6 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 6-0, 230
Not drafted
match 61
Denzel PerrymanDenzel Perryman
Class of 2011 · OLB · signed Miami
Both offered by Ole Miss and Auburn; both about 6-0, 220
Drafted 2015, round 2, No. 48 · 8 NFL seasons as a starter
match 56
Utah logoV.J. Fehoko
Class of 2010 · OLB · signed Utah
7 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 5-11, 215
Not drafted
match 55
Show all 10
Clemson logoBen Boulware
Class of 2013 · ILB · signed Clemson
5 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 6-0, 230
Not drafted
match 51
Andre SmithAndre Smith
Class of 2015 · ILB · signing not on record
3 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 6-0, 230
Not drafted
match 50
Shaquille QuartermanShaquille Quarterman
Class of 2016 · ILB · signed Miami
8 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; 6-0, 233
Drafted 2020, round 4, No. 140
match 50
Jordan Hall
Class of 2023 · LB · signing not on record
Both offered by Ole Miss and Auburn
Not drafted yet
match 49
Ben Weaver
Class of 2012 · ILB · signing not on record
4 offers from top-25 programs; Johnson had 1; both about 6-0, 225
Not drafted
match 49
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

28 dated moves since Jan 13, 2025
UCF logoCommitted UCFJun 18
West Virginia logoOfficial visit West VirginiaJun 5
UCF logoOfficial visit UCFMay 29
Georgia Tech logoOffered Georgia TechMay 6
Memphis logoOffered MemphisMay 6
Mercer logoOffered MercerMay 6
Colorado State logoOffered Colorado StateMar 16
UCF logoOffered UCFMar 16
Show all 28 moves
UT Martin logoOffered UT MartinMar 16
California logoOffered CaliforniaFeb 19
Florida Atlantic logoOffered Florida AtlanticFeb 19
Georgia Southern logoOffered Georgia SouthernFeb 19
Louisville logoOffered LouisvilleFeb 19
Western Michigan logoOffered Western MichiganFeb 19
Florida State logoJunior day Florida StateJan 31
Pittsburgh logoOffered PittsburghJan 22
Auburn logoOffered AuburnJan 17
Georgia State logoOffered Georgia StateJan 17
Mississippi State logoOffered Mississippi StateJan 17
Ole Miss logoOffered Ole MissJan 17
North Carolina logoOffered North CarolinaNov 5, 2025
West Virginia logoOffered West VirginiaOct 3, 2025
Kentucky logoOffered KentuckyMay 10, 2025
Minnesota logoOffered MinnesotaMay 6, 2025
Liberty logoOffered LibertyMar 29, 2025
Toledo logoOffered ToledoMar 29, 2025
Tulane logoOffered TulaneMar 29, 2025
South Florida logoOffered South FloridaJan 13, 2025
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