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Class of 2027 · linebacker

Jhadyn Nelson

6-3, 221 · Langham Creek · Houston, TX

Committed to Texas Tech since Mar 18

82offer strength · No. 375
0.9781composite · 4-star, top 100
22offers · 18 power

His offers

22 offers · visited 6
Texas Tech logoTexas Tech
Big 12 · strength 84
Committed
Texas logoTexas
SEC · strength 91
cool
official visit Jun 5
Ohio State logoOhio State
Big Ten · strength 93
cool
official visit Jun 13
UCLA logoUCLA
Big Ten · strength 79
cold
offered Jan 31
Texas A&M logoTexas A&M
SEC · strength 86
cold
offered Jan 30
Houston logoHouston
Big 12 · strength 76
cool
official visit May 28
Show all 22 offersMiami logoMiami
ACC · strength 86
cold
offered Jan 23
Michigan logoMichigan
Big Ten · strength 78
cool
offered May 26
Auburn logoAuburn
SEC · strength 76
cold
offered Feb 27
Kansas State logoKansas State
Big 12 · strength 66
cool
official visit May 29
Kentucky logoKentucky
SEC · strength 74
cold
offered Jan 30
Arizona logoArizona
Big 12 · strength 66
cold
offered Jan 31
Mississippi State logoMississippi State
SEC · strength 67
cold
offered Jan 23
Missouri logoMissouri
SEC · strength 71
cold
offered Jan 27
Baylor logoBaylor
Big 12 · strength 63
cold
offered Jan 28
North Texas logoNorth Texas
American Athletic · strength 46
cold
offered Jan 30
North Carolina logoNorth Carolina
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Jan 29
Oklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Big 12 · strength 53
cold
offered Feb 11
UTSA logoUTSA
American Athletic · strength 45
cold
offered Jan 21
SMU logoSMU
ACC · strength 58
cold
official visit May 1
Memphis logoMemphis
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered Feb 18
Tulsa logoTulsa
American Athletic · strength 29
cold
offered Feb 4
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 22 offers
Best fits
Texas logoTexas
Thin at linebacker (4 with 2+ years left); has started 3 linebackers his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1Houston logoHouston
3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; has started 1 linebacker his size since 2022; even at linebacker (7 with 2+ years left)
No. 2Kansas State logoKansas State
Thin at linebacker (5 with 2+ years left); has started 2 linebackers his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
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

391 of the 1,118 FBS starters at linebacker since 2022 were his size (6-2 to 6-4, 206 to 236 pounds): most in the SEC (69), Big Ten (59) and ACC (52). Programs that start it most: Alabama (8), Arkansas (7) and Northwestern (7). Of his offers, Mississippi State (6), Baylor (6), Ohio State (5) and Arizona (5) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 22 offers, Oklahoma State has the thinnest room at linebacker: 3 with 2+ years left of 11, 2 in their last year, 10 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle. Also thin there: Texas, Kansas State and Missouri.

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

4 of 10 drafted, 2 in rounds 1-2
Rashaan EvansRashaan Evans
Class of 2014 · OLB · signed Alabama
12 offers from top-25 programs; Nelson had 7; both about 6-3, 220
Drafted 2018, round 1, No. 22 · 5 NFL seasons as a starter
match 86
Dawson MerrittDawson Merritt
Class of 2025 · LB · signed Nebraska
Both offered by Texas A&M and Michigan; both about 6-3, 215
In college now
match 79
Jaylon SmithJaylon Smith
Class of 2013 · OLB · signed Notre Dame
Both offered by Ohio State, Texas A&M and Michigan; both about 6-3, 220
Drafted 2016, round 2, No. 34 · 5 NFL seasons as a starter
match 79
Florida State logoE.J. Levenberry
Class of 2013 · ILB · signed Florida State
Both offered by Ohio State and Michigan; both about 6-3, 225
Not drafted
match 77
Jordan Hall
Class of 2023 · LB · signing not on record
8 offers from top-25 programs; Nelson had 7
Not drafted yet
match 76
Show all 10
Kendell BeckwithKendell Beckwith
Class of 2013 · OLB · signed LSU
8 offers from top-25 programs; Nelson had 7; both about 6-2, 225
Drafted 2017, round 3, No. 107 · 1 NFL season as a starter
match 74
South Carolina logoGrayson Howard
Class of 2023 · LB · signed South Carolina
Both offered by Texas, Texas A&M and Michigan; both about 6-3, 220
Not drafted yet
match 71
Malik JeffersonMalik Jefferson
Class of 2015 · OLB · signed Texas
16 offers from top-25 programs; Nelson had 7; both about 6-2, 215
Drafted 2018, round 3, No. 78
match 69
Oklahoma logoCaleb Kelly
Class of 2016 · OLB · signed Oklahoma
16 offers from top-25 programs; Nelson had 7; both about 6-3, 215
Not drafted
match 67
USC logoOsa Masina
Class of 2015 · OLB · signed USC
10 offers from top-25 programs; Nelson had 7; both about 6-3, 230
Not 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. 7 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

29 dated moves since Jan 21, 2026
TCU logoOfficial visit TCUJun 18
Ohio State logoOfficial visit Ohio StateJun 13
Texas Tech logoOfficial visit Texas TechJun 10
Texas logoOfficial visit TexasJun 5
Kansas State logoOfficial visit Kansas StateMay 29
Houston logoOfficial visit HoustonMay 28
Michigan logoOffered MichiganMay 26
SMU logoOfficial visit SMUMay 1
Show all 29 moves
Texas Tech logoCommitted Texas TechMar 18
Auburn logoOffered AuburnFeb 27
Memphis logoOffered MemphisFeb 18
Oklahoma State logoOffered Oklahoma StateFeb 11
Tulsa logoOffered TulsaFeb 4
Arizona logoOffered ArizonaJan 31
UCLA logoOffered UCLAJan 31
Kentucky logoOffered KentuckyJan 30
North Texas logoOffered North TexasJan 30
Ohio State logoOffered Ohio StateJan 30
Texas A&M logoOffered Texas A&MJan 30
Kansas State logoOffered Kansas StateJan 29
North Carolina logoOffered North CarolinaJan 29
Baylor logoOffered BaylorJan 28
Missouri logoOffered MissouriJan 27
Texas logoOffered TexasJan 27
Miami logoOffered MiamiJan 23
Mississippi State logoOffered Mississippi StateJan 23
SMU logoOffered SMUJan 23
Houston logoOffered HoustonJan 22
UTSA logoOffered UTSAJan 21
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