Class of 2027 · cornerback
Deontay Malone
6-0, 182 · Massillon Washington · Massillon, OH
Committed to Ohio State since Jun 14
67offer strength · No. 828
0.9084composite · 4-star, top 500
16offers · 10 power
His offers
16 offers · visited 2Ohio StateCommitted
offered Jan 27
Michigancold
offered Feb 26
Auburncool
offered May 29
Boston Collegecool
offered May 29
Pittsburghcold
offered Jun 15, 2025
West Virginiacold
offered Mar 9
Show all 16 offers
Marylandcold
offered Dec 19, 2025
North Carolinacold
offered Jun 8, 2025
Michigan Statecool
official visit May 29
Purduecool
offered May 22
East Carolinacold
offered Jun 7, 2025
App Statecold
offered Sep 19, 2025
Toledocool
offered May 29
Miami (OH)cold
offered Sep 11, 2025
Bowling Greencold
offered Jun 12, 2024
Kent Statecold
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 16 offers
Best fits
Ohio State CommittedNo. 1Michigan StateNo. 2MarylandNo. 3Need (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
536 of the 1,126 FBS starters at cornerback since 2022 were his size (5-11 to 6-1, 169 to 195 pounds): most in the SEC (82), Big Ten (74) and ACC (69). Programs that start it most: Auburn (9), Wisconsin (9) and Ole Miss (8). Of his offers, Auburn (9), Bowling Green (6), Ohio State (5) and Michigan (4) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 16 offers, Michigan State has the thinnest room at defensive back: 12 with 2+ years left of 23, 3 in their last year, 22 portal exits in 3 seasons, 3 commits this cycle.
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
3 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
Glen IhenachoNot drafted
match 85
Jalen BanksNot drafted
match 71
Myles WolfolkNot drafted
match 68
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Kendarius Webster
Not drafted
match 68
Damarious RandallNot drafted
match 67
Marquel DismukeNot drafted
match 65
D.J. SmithNot 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.
His board on any day
Jun 2024 to today
Jun 2024NovAprSepFebJulNov 2026
Drag to any month: the offers, the timeline, the grade and the stars become what they were on the last day of it, on today's scale. How the grade is made.
Timeline
19 dated moves since Jun 12, 2024
Committed Ohio StateJun 14Official visit Michigan StateMay 29Official visit Ohio StateMay 29Offered AuburnMay 29Offered Boston CollegeMay 29Offered ToledoMay 29Offered PurdueMay 22Offered West VirginiaMar 9Show all 19 moves
Offered MichiganFeb 26Offered Ohio StateJan 27Offered MarylandDec 19, 2025Offered App StateSep 19, 2025Offered Michigan StateSep 14, 2025Offered Miami (OH)Sep 11, 2025Offered PittsburghJun 15, 2025Offered North CarolinaJun 8, 2025Offered East CarolinaJun 7, 2025Offered Kent StateJan 25, 2025Offered Bowling GreenJun 12, 2024Newest first, from recruit posts and the national recruiting data. An offer with no posted date sits in the offers list only.
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