Class of 2027 · safety
Elijah Butler
6-3, 190 · St. Frances Academy · Baltimore, MD
Committed to Virginia Tech since May 8
79offer strength · No. 491
0.8867composite · 3-star
18offers · 17 power
His offers
18 offers · visited 4Virginia TechCommitted
offered Jan 20
Oregoncold
offered Jan 28
Floridacold
offered Apr 4
Texas A&Mcold
offered Jan 17
Miamicold
offered Jan 28
Alabamacool
official visit Jun 5
Show all 18 offers
Ole Misscold
offered Jan 19
Michigancold
offered Jan 23
Wisconsincold
offered Jan 31
Auburncool
official visit May 29
Indianacold
offered Feb 2
Boston Collegecold
offered Nov 20, 2025
Nebraskacold
offered Jan 23
Syracusecold
offered Jan 16
Marylandcool
official visit Jun 4
Georgia Techcold
offered Apr 8
Purduecold
offered Feb 12
South Floridacold
offered Jan 21
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 18 offers
Best fits
AlabamaNo. 1MarylandNo. 2Virginia Tech CommittedNo. 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
239 of the 1,120 FBS starters at safety since 2022 were his size (6-2 to 6-4, 177 to 203 pounds): most in the SEC (40), Big Ten (34) and ACC (32). Programs that start it most: Missouri (7), Toledo (7) and Middle Tennessee (5). Of his offers, Alabama (5), Auburn (5), Syracuse (5) and Florida (4) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 18 offers, Indiana has the thinnest room at defensive back: 10 with 2+ years left of 20, 3 in their last year, 14 portal exits in 3 seasons, 3 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Alabama.
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
Jason Asemota
In college now
match 79
Cameron Holmes
In college now
match 79
DeChaun HolidayNot drafted
match 74
Kendrell McFaddenNot drafted
match 74
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Justin Martin
Not drafted
match 69
Nate Ament
In college now
match 68
Holton HillNot drafted
match 67
Jeadyn LukusNot drafted yet
match 66
Davante DavisNot drafted
match 66
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. 6 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
His board on any day
Nov 2025 to today
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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
23 dated moves since Nov 20, 2025
Official visit AlabamaJun 5Official visit MarylandJun 4Official visit AuburnMay 29Official visit Virginia TechMay 29Committed Virginia TechMay 8Offered Georgia TechApr 8Offered FloridaApr 4Offered PurdueFeb 12Show all 23 moves
Offered IndianaFeb 2Offered WisconsinJan 31Offered MiamiJan 28Offered OregonJan 28Offered MichiganJan 23Offered NebraskaJan 23Offered AlabamaJan 21Offered South FloridaJan 21Offered Virginia TechJan 20Offered Ole MissJan 19Offered AuburnJan 17Offered Texas A&MJan 17Offered SyracuseJan 16Offered MarylandJan 5Offered Boston CollegeNov 20, 2025Newest 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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