Class of 2027 · tight end
Joe Vinyard
6-5, 220 · Waukee Northwest · Waukee, IA
Committed to Iowa State since May 2
47offer strength · No. 1259
0.8500composite · 3-star
16offers · 2 power
His offers
16 offers · visited 1Iowa StateCommitted
offered Apr 10
Washington Statecold
offered Feb 17
Baylorcold
offered Apr 29
Northern Illinoiscold
offered Apr 7
UConncold
offered Apr 17
Western Michigancold
offered Feb 18
Show all 16 offers
Toledocold
offered Feb 20
Navycold
offered Apr 6
Libertycold
offered Feb 18
Armycold
offered Mar 25
Ohiocold
offered Apr 6
Air Forcecold
offered Apr 12
North Dakotacold
offered Feb 18
Dartmouthcold
offered Feb 22
South Dakota Statecold
offered Jun 9, 2025
Yalecold
offered Feb 25
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 16 offers
Best fits
BaylorNo. 1Iowa State CommittedNo. 2Washington StateNo. 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
250 of the 494 FBS starters at tight end since 2022 were his size (6-4 to 6-6, 205 to 235 pounds): most in the Big Ten (45), ACC (35) and SEC (33). Programs that start it most: Boise State (5), Cincinnati (5) and Michigan State (5). Of his offers, Iowa State (3), Northern Illinois (3), UConn (3) and Toledo (3) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 16 offers, Baylor has the thinnest room at tight end: 3 with 2+ years left of 6, 1 in his last year, 3 portal exits in 3 seasons, 0 commits this cycle.
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
Riley GessnerNot drafted
match 66
Sean CulkinNot drafted
match 64
Tyler NevilleNot drafted
match 59
Aaron BattenNot drafted
match 59
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Zach GordonNot drafted
match 57
Jeremy SprinkleNot drafted
match 57
Grant Martinez
Not drafted
match 57
Darien Bryant
Not drafted
match 57
Austin DorrisNot drafted
match 57
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. 10 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
His board on any day
Jun 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
19 dated moves since Jun 9, 2025
Official visit Iowa StateMay 28Committed Iowa StateMay 2Offered BaylorApr 29Offered UConnApr 17Offered Air ForceApr 12Offered Iowa StateApr 10Offered Northern IllinoisApr 7Offered NavyApr 6Show all 19 moves
Offered OhioApr 6
Unofficial visit MinnesotaApr 4Offered ArmyMar 25Offered YaleFeb 25Offered DartmouthFeb 22Offered ToledoFeb 20Offered LibertyFeb 18Offered North DakotaFeb 18Offered Western MichiganFeb 18Offered Washington StateFeb 17Offered South Dakota StateJun 9, 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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