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Class of 2027 · safety

DJ Waluyn

6-0, 180 · Hoover, AL

Committed to Duke since May 31

45offer strength · No. 1279
0.8689composite · 3-star
15offers · 4 power

His offers

15 offers · visited 1
Duke logoDuke
ACC · strength 60
Committed
offered Jan 24
Kentucky logoKentucky
SEC · strength 74
cold
offered Jan 20
Arkansas logoArkansas
SEC · strength 61
cold
offered Jan 24
Vanderbilt logoVanderbilt
SEC · strength 54
cold
offered Jan 24
South Alabama logoSouth Alabama
Sun Belt · strength 42
cold
offered Feb 10
Memphis logoMemphis
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered Jan 24
Show all 15 offersApp State logoApp State
Sun Belt · strength 29
cold
offered Oct 13, 2025
Coastal Carolina logoCoastal Carolina
Sun Belt · strength 26
cold
offered Apr 2
UAB logoUAB
American Athletic · strength 21
cold
offered Mar 18
Liberty logoLiberty
Conference USA · strength 32
cold
offered Feb 9
Georgia State logoGeorgia State
Sun Belt · strength 18
cold
offered Feb 13
Troy logoTroy
Sun Belt · strength 21
cold
offered Sep 9, 2025
Arkansas State logoArkansas State
Sun Belt · strength 15
cold
offered Feb 9
Southern Miss logoSouthern Miss
Sun Belt · strength 15
cold
offered Feb 4
Middle Tennessee logoMiddle Tennessee
Conference USA · strength 11
cold
offered Feb 24
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 15 offers
Best fits
Duke logoDuke Committed
Thin at defensive back (8 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive backs his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1
Kentucky logoKentucky
Has started 3 defensive backs his size since 2022; even at defensive back (13 with 2+ years left)
No. 2
Arkansas logoArkansas
Has started 3 defensive backs his size since 2022; 6 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; stocked 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

491 of the 1,120 FBS starters at safety since 2022 were his size (5-11 to 6-1, 167 to 193 pounds): most in the Big Ten (73), ACC (54) and SEC (53). Programs that start it most: Florida Atlantic (8), South Florida (8) and App State (7). Of his offers, App State (7), Arkansas State (6), South Alabama (5) and Liberty (5) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 15 offers, Duke has the thinnest room at defensive back: 8 with 2+ years left of 16, 1 in his last year, 15 portal exits in 3 seasons, 4 commits this cycle (him included).

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

1 of 10 drafted
Vanderbilt logoTorren McGaster
Class of 2012 · CB · signed Vanderbilt
Both offered by Kentucky and Memphis; both about 6-0, 180
Not drafted
match 70
Wake Forest logoMichael Stevenson
Class of 2013 · S · signed Wake Forest
11 offers; Waluyn had 15; both about 6-0, 175
Not drafted
match 68
Anthony Milton
Class of 2014 · S · signing not on record
12 offers; Waluyn had 15; both about 6-0, 180
Not drafted
match 66
Penn State logoChristian Campbell
Class of 2014 · S · signed Penn State
17 offers; Waluyn had 15; both about 6-0, 180
Not drafted
match 66
Xavier WoodsXavier Woods
Class of 2013 · CB · signed Louisiana Tech
11 offers; Waluyn had 15; both about 6-0, 180
Drafted 2017, round 6, No. 191 · 9 NFL seasons as a starter
match 65
Show all 10
Geraldo Orta
Class of 2011 · S · signing not on record
11 offers; Waluyn had 15; both about 6-0, 180
Not drafted
match 65
South Alabama logoCarl Williams
Class of 2011 · S · signed South Alabama
16 offers; Waluyn had 15; both about 6-0, 180
Not drafted
match 65
Jimmar Boston
Class of 2024 · CB · signing not on record
16 offers; Waluyn had 15
In college now
match 64
Arizona State logoWill Earley
Class of 2013 · CB · signed Arizona State
10 offers; Waluyn had 15; both about 6-0, 185
Not drafted
match 63
Willie Sykes
Class of 2015 · CB · signing not on record
10 offers; Waluyn had 15; both about 6-0, 175
Not drafted
match 63
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

17 dated moves since Sep 9, 2025
Duke logoCommitted DukeMay 31
Duke logoOfficial visit DukeMay 29
Coastal Carolina logoOffered Coastal CarolinaApr 2
UAB logoOffered UABMar 18
Middle Tennessee logoOffered Middle TennesseeFeb 24
Georgia State logoOffered Georgia StateFeb 13
South Alabama logoOffered South AlabamaFeb 10
Arkansas State logoOffered Arkansas StateFeb 9
Show all 17 moves
Liberty logoOffered LibertyFeb 9
Southern Miss logoOffered Southern MissFeb 4
Arkansas logoOffered ArkansasJan 24
Duke logoOffered DukeJan 24
Memphis logoOffered MemphisJan 24
Vanderbilt logoOffered VanderbiltJan 24
Kentucky logoOffered KentuckyJan 20
App State logoOffered App StateOct 13, 2025
Troy logoOffered TroySep 9, 2025
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