Class of 2027 · cornerback
Jernaro Gilford Jr.
CB3-star
6-1, 170 lb · Saline, MI
Uncommitted
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11Offers2 from Power 4
Industry0.8800 composite · 3-star
Where he is likely to commit
Where he is likely to commit
our odds · early version
Boise StateOne of the stronger programs on his boardLast contact Apr 25A later offer for them
Western MichiganIn-state90 miles from homeLast contact Apr 25
BYUOne of the stronger programs on his boardLast contact Feb 5, 2025One of their earliest offers in his class
UtahThe strongest program on his boardLast contact Aug 13, 2024One of their earliest offers in his class
Colorado StateWeaker than most programs on his boardLast contact Apr 25A later offer for themOur odds for each school, adding to 100%: from his offers, visits, distance and who needs him, never expert picks. On 212 past commits our top pick was right 41% of the time (visits alone: 23%). How the odds are made · Every miss.
His offers, dated
His offers
11 offers
Strongest program first
Utahcoldoffered Aug 13, 2024BYUcoldoffered Feb 5, 2025Boise Statecoldoffered Apr 25Utah Statecoldoffered Jan 17, 2025San Diego Statecoldoffered Jan 23, 2025Western Michigancoldoffered Apr 25UNLVcoldoffered Jan 30, 2025Colorado Statecoldoffered Apr 25Hawai'icoldoffered Jan 7, 2025Air Forcecoldoffered Apr 25Dartmouthcoldoffered Apr 25Strongest programs first (how strength is made). Warm: 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. These are the offers on record, not every offer made.
His board on any day
Aug 2024 to todayAug 2024DecAprAugDecAprAugNov 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.
Every dated move
11 dated moves since Aug 13, 2024Offered Air ForceApr 25Offered Boise StateApr 25Offered Colorado StateApr 25Offered DartmouthApr 25Offered Western MichiganApr 25Offered BYUFeb 5, 2025Offered UNLVJan 30, 2025Offered San Diego StateJan 23, 2025Offered Utah StateJan 17, 2025Offered Hawai'iJan 7, 2025Offered UtahAug 13, 2024Newest first, from recruit posts and the national recruiting data. An offer with no posted date sits in the offers list only.
His testing numbers
Testing numbers
none yetNo testing numbers for Jernaro yet. His family can add his 40, shuttle, jumps, bench and track times below, with proof.
How we know each number. Verified: a testing company or state meet result we matched to his name, class and date. Coach-confirmed: his coach said yes from a school email. Video-evidenced: a clip of the timer or tape that we watched. Self-reported, in grey: his family's word. We never scrape recruiting or stats sites; every number here was sent by his family.
Where he fits
Best fits
best 3 of 11 offersUtahA spot opens at defensive back and they start players his size12 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 4 leave after this season · 4 starters his size since 2022 · our odds 15%2BYUThin at defensive back, and they start players his size10 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 2 starters his size since 2022 · our odds 16%3Boise StateThey start players his size5 starters his size since 2022 · our odds 22%Ranked by how thin each program is at his spot, whether it starts players his size, who leaves after this season and, while he is uncommitted, our odds. How it is made.
His role
Long corner6-1, 170 lb: built to press on the outside. Built like Christian Gray (6-0, 175), a starter at Notre Dame in 2026.
Read off his size at his position; schemes from each program's season article on Wikipedia (base defense) and our play-by-play (how much it throws). A guide to where he would line up, not a scouting report. How it is made.
Compare his offers
any 4 of 11Fit for him
No. 1of 11 offers
No. 2of 11 offers
No. 3of 11 offers
Program strength
88of 100
84of 100
78of 100
Our odds he picks it
15%
16%
22%
Players like him who went there: drafted
1 of 5Rowe, round 2
-none with his board signed there
0 of 2closest: James, 2012
Players like him there: a real season by year two
0 of 3
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0 of 2
Room at defensive back
Average12 with 2+ years left
Thin10 with 2+ years left
-no roster on record
Leaving after this season
4
0
-no roster on record
2027 commits at defensive back
4Jaden Bibbs, Darrod Jacobs +2
3Kamoni Adams, Ryan Wooten +1
-no roster on record
Starts players his size
4starters his size since 2022
2starters his size since 2022
5starters his size since 2022
Base defense
4-2-5DC Colton Swan since 2026
4-3DC Kelly Poppinga since 2026
4-2-5DC Erik Chinander since 2024
Coaches defensive back
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Lewis Walker
Derrick McMahen
From home
1,450 miUT
1,448 miUT
1,634 miID
Where it stands
Coldoffered Aug 13, 2024
Coldoffered Feb 5, 2025
Coldoffered Apr 25
His best-fitting offers first; pick any 4 of Jernaro's 11 to compare. Green is the best in each row. Room counts the players at his spot with two or more years left. Players like him: up to five past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his and who signed at that school, from classes whose careers are over; a real season means 100+ passes, 50+ carries, 15+ catches, 25+ tackles, 3+ sacks or 2+ interceptions. History, not a forecast for him. How fit is made.
Schools that should be calling
9 that have not offered
Miami (OH)Offered 9 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year2
Illinois Even at defensive backOffered 8 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Robby Hauck3
Pittsburgh Even at defensive backOffered 6 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by September of junior year4
Purdue Even at defensive backOffered 6 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by December of junior year · defensive backs coach Charles Clark5
Cincinnati Even at defensive backOffered 6 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by February of junior year · defensive backs coach Larry Murphy6
ToledoOffered 6 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by July of sophomore year7
Missouri Stocked at defensive backOffered 5 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by August of junior year · defensive backs coach Al Pogue8
Eastern MichiganOffered 5 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by February of junior year9
Michigan State Even at defensive backOffered 5 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Hank Poteat
ToledoOffered 6 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by July of sophomore year7Missouri Stocked at defensive backOffered 5 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by August of junior year · defensive backs coach Al Pogue8Eastern MichiganOffered 5 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by February of junior year9Michigan State Even at defensive backOffered 5 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Hank PoteatPrograms that offered the recruits most like him (same position, size, home state and offers), have not offered him, and sit near the level of the offers he holds. How it is made.
Where his size starts
417of 1,106 FBS starters at cornerback since 2022 were his size6-0 to 6-2, 158 to 182 lb
- Most in
SEC60
ACC56
Big Ten55 - Start his size most
Notre Dame9
Baylor8San Diego State8 - His offers that doSan Diego State8Hawai'i6Boise State5Colorado State5
Who needs him
BYU is thinnest at defensive back of his 11 offersThin- 10 with 2+ years left of 22
- 7 portal exits in 3 seasons
- 3 commits this cycle
A starter is six or more games in one of the position's starting slots, 2022-2026 (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is players with 2+ years left plus 2027 commits, against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame). How it is made.
Players like him, and how they turned out
How 50 boards like his turned out
classes 2010-202121%Produced by year two5 of 24 had a real season by his second year
8%Transferred2 of 24 played for a second school
24%Drafted12 of 50, 5 in rounds 1-3
16%NFL starter8 of 50 started an NFL season
The 50 past recruits with the boards closest to his, from classes 2010 to 2021, whose careers are over. A real season: 100+ passes, 50+ carries, 15+ catches, 25+ tackles, 3+ sacks or 2+ interceptions; linemen are left out of that one because the box score does not count their work. College seasons from CFBD rosters, on record for 24 of 50. History, not a forecast for him.
Boards that looked like his
1 of 10 drafted
Alijah Holder CBNot draftedmatch
Josh Norwood DBNot draftedmatch
A'Shon Riggins CBNot draftedmatch
Kodi DeCambra SNot drafted yetmatch
Cree Thomas SIn college nowmatch
Denzel Fisher CBNot draftedmatchAlfred Pullom SNot draftedmatch
Louchiez Purifoy DBNot draftedmatchDedric Brinson CBNot draftedmatchPast 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 6, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 8 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
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