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Class of 2027 · cornerback

Jaden Carey

5-11, 175 · St. Thomas Aquinas · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Committed to Ohio State since Jun 17

91offer strength · No. 153
0.8833composite · 3-star
29offers · 21 power

His offers

29 offers · visited 4
Ohio State logoOhio State
Big Ten · strength 93
Committed
offered Apr 1, 2025
Notre Dame logoNotre Dame
FBS Independents · strength 96
cold
offered Apr 29, 2025
Oregon logoOregon
Big Ten · strength 89
cold
offered Jan 26
Florida logoFlorida
SEC · strength 85
cold
visited Mar 3
Texas A&M logoTexas A&M
SEC · strength 86
cold
offered Apr 2, 2024
Penn State logoPenn State
Big Ten · strength 86
cold
offered Apr 2, 2024
Show all 29 offersMiami logoMiami
ACC · strength 86
cool
official visit May 29
Minnesota logoMinnesota
Big Ten · strength 71
cold
offered Apr 1, 2025
Illinois logoIllinois
Big Ten · strength 71
cold
offered Apr 1, 2025
Ole Miss logoOle Miss
SEC · strength 83
cold
offered Apr 2, 2024
Indiana logoIndiana
Big Ten · strength 74
cold
offered Jan 18, 2024
Kentucky logoKentucky
SEC · strength 74
cold
offered Dec 14, 2023
Pittsburgh logoPittsburgh
ACC · strength 68
cold
offered Dec 4, 2023
Missouri logoMissouri
SEC · strength 71
cold
offered Apr 1, 2025
Colorado logoColorado
Big 12 · strength 55
cold
offered Jan 27, 2025
Arkansas logoArkansas
SEC · strength 61
cold
offered Apr 1, 2025
West Virginia logoWest Virginia
Big 12 · strength 54
cold
offered Jan 31, 2024
Georgia Tech logoGeorgia Tech
ACC · strength 47
cold
offered Apr 1, 2025
Temple logoTemple
American Athletic · strength 43
cold
offered Jan 25, 2024
North Carolina logoNorth Carolina
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Aug 11, 2025
Florida State logoFlorida State
ACC · strength 63
cold
visited Aug 30, 2025
Purdue logoPurdue
Big Ten · strength 50
cold
offered Apr 2, 2024
South Florida logoSouth Florida
American Athletic · strength 44
cold
offered Dec 4, 2023
UConn logoUConn
FBS Independents · strength 38
cold
offered Apr 1, 2025
Florida International logoFlorida International
Conference USA · strength 31
cold
offered Dec 4, 2023
Marshall logoMarshall
Sun Belt · strength 27
cold
offered Dec 4, 2023
Western Kentucky logoWestern Kentucky
Conference USA · strength 25
cold
offered Apr 1, 2025
Bowling Green logoBowling Green
Mid-American · strength 16
cold
offered Apr 2, 2024
Rhode Island logoRhode Island
cold
offered Apr 1, 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 29 offers
Best fits
Penn State logoPenn State
Thin at defensive back (12 with 2+ years left); has started 7 defensive backs his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1
Indiana logoIndiana
Thin at defensive back (10 with 2+ years left); has started 4 defensive backs his size since 2022; 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2
Miami logoMiami
Has started 5 defensive backs his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season; stocked at defensive back (15 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

543 of the 1,126 FBS starters at cornerback since 2022 were his size (5-10 to 6-0, 163 to 187 pounds): most in the ACC (72), Big 12 (65) and Big Ten (64). Programs that start it most: Texas (10), Auburn (9) and Army (8). Of his offers, Penn State (7), Marshall (7), Notre Dame (6) and Texas A&M (6) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 29 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: Penn State.

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
Jakailin Johnson
Class of 2021 · CB · signing not on record
Both offered by Notre Dame, Ohio State and Texas A&M
Not drafted yet
match 85
Ohio State logoBryce West
Class of 2024 · CB · signed Ohio State
Both offered by Notre Dame, Ohio State and Oregon; both about 5-11, 175
In college now
match 83
Georgia logoRichard LeCounte III
Class of 2017 · S · signed Georgia
Both offered by Ohio State and Penn State; both about 5-10, 175
Drafted 2021, round 5, No. 169
match 80
Jaylon GuilbeauJaylon Guilbeau
Class of 2022 · CB · signed Texas
Both offered by Oregon, Texas A&M and Penn State; both about 5-11, 175
Not drafted yet
match 79
Texas A&M logoJayvon Thomas
Class of 2023 · CB · signed Texas A&M
Both offered by Notre Dame, Texas A&M and Penn State; both about 5-11, 170
Not drafted yet
match 78
Show all 10
Florida State logoLevonta Taylor
Class of 2016 · CB · signed Florida State
16 offers from top-25 programs; Carey had 8; both about 5-11, 180
Not drafted
match 77
California logoNygel Edmonds
Class of 2016 · CB · signed California
Both offered by Notre Dame and Ohio State; both about 5-11, 180
Not drafted
match 74
Kristian FultonKristian Fulton
Class of 2016 · CB · signed LSU
Both offered by Notre Dame and Texas A&M; both about 6-0, 175
Drafted 2020, round 2, No. 61 · 4 NFL seasons as a starter
match 70
Toriano Pride Jr.
Class of 2022 · CB · signing not on record
Both offered by Notre Dame, Ohio State and Texas A&M
Not drafted yet
match 70
Kendall SheffieldKendall Sheffield
Class of 2015 · CB · signed Alabama
Both offered by Ohio State, Oregon and Texas A&M; both about 6-0, 180
Drafted 2019, round 4, No. 111 from Ohio State · 2 NFL seasons as a starter
match 68
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. 5 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

36 dated moves since Dec 4, 2023
Ohio State logoCommitted Ohio StateJun 17
Ohio State logoOfficial visit Ohio StateJun 5
Miami logoOfficial visit MiamiMay 29
Ohio State logoUnofficial visit Ohio StateApr 17
Miami logoUnofficial visit MiamiMar 5
Florida logoUnofficial visit FloridaMar 3
Oregon logoOffered OregonJan 26
Florida State logoUnofficial visit Florida StateAug 30, 2025
Show all 36 moves
North Carolina logoOffered North CarolinaAug 11, 2025
Florida logoOffered FloridaMay 1, 2025
Notre Dame logoOffered Notre DameApr 29, 2025
Arkansas logoOffered ArkansasApr 1, 2025
Georgia Tech logoOffered Georgia TechApr 1, 2025
Illinois logoOffered IllinoisApr 1, 2025
Minnesota logoOffered MinnesotaApr 1, 2025
Missouri logoOffered MissouriApr 1, 2025
Ohio State logoOffered Ohio StateApr 1, 2025
Rhode Island logoOffered Rhode IslandApr 1, 2025
UConn logoOffered UConnApr 1, 2025
Western Kentucky logoOffered Western KentuckyApr 1, 2025
Colorado logoOffered ColoradoJan 27, 2025
Florida State logoOffered Florida StateJan 7, 2025
Bowling Green logoOffered Bowling GreenApr 2, 2024
Miami logoOffered MiamiApr 2, 2024
Ole Miss logoOffered Ole MissApr 2, 2024
Penn State logoOffered Penn StateApr 2, 2024
Purdue logoOffered PurdueApr 2, 2024
Texas A&M logoOffered Texas A&MApr 2, 2024
West Virginia logoOffered West VirginiaJan 31, 2024
Temple logoOffered TempleJan 25, 2024
Indiana logoOffered IndianaJan 18, 2024
Kentucky logoOffered KentuckyDec 14, 2023
Florida International logoOffered Florida InternationalDec 4, 2023
Marshall logoOffered MarshallDec 4, 2023
Pittsburgh logoOffered PittsburghDec 4, 2023
South Florida logoOffered South FloridaDec 4, 2023
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