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Class of 2027 · defensive lineman

John Archer

6-4, 315 · Seventy-First · Fayetteville, NC

Committed to South Carolina since Apr 29

88offer strength · No. 220
0.9322composite · 4-star, top 250
16offers · 14 power

His offers

16 offers · visited 5
South Carolina logoSouth Carolina
SEC · strength 82
Committed
offered Apr 30, 2025
Texas logoTexas
SEC · strength 91
cold
offered Feb 5
Ohio State logoOhio State
Big Ten · strength 93
cold
offered Sep 1, 2025
Florida logoFlorida
SEC · strength 85
cool
official visit Jun 4
Georgia logoGeorgia
SEC · strength 90
cold
camped Jun 17, 2025
Penn State logoPenn State
Big Ten · strength 86
cold
offered Aug 27, 2025
Show all 16 offersWake Forest logoWake Forest
ACC · strength 71
cold
offered Jul 31, 2025
NC State logoNC State
ACC · strength 66
cold
offered Sep 11, 2024
Auburn logoAuburn
SEC · strength 76
cool
official visit May 29
Kansas State logoKansas State
Big 12 · strength 66
cold
offered Jan 21
Virginia Tech logoVirginia Tech
ACC · strength 64
cold
offered Jan 20
West Virginia logoWest Virginia
Big 12 · strength 54
cold
offered Sep 19, 2024
North Carolina logoNorth Carolina
ACC · strength 58
cold
junior day Jun 22, 2025
Florida State logoFlorida State
ACC · strength 63
cold
offered Aug 28, 2024
App State logoApp State
Sun Belt · strength 29
cold
offered Nov 6, 2025
Charlotte logoCharlotte
American Athletic · strength 26
cold
offered Jan 29
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
South Carolina logoSouth Carolina Committed
Has started 2 defensive lines his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive line (11 with 2+ years left)
No. 1Florida logoFlorida
Thin at defensive line (8 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive lines his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2NC State logoNC State
Thin at defensive line (8 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive lines 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

124 of the 1,993 FBS starters at edge rusher and interior defender since 2022 were his size (6-3 to 6-5, 293 to 337 pounds): most in the SEC (35), Big Ten (20) and Big 12 (17). Programs that start it most: Georgia (6), Tennessee (5) and Oregon (5). Of his offers, Georgia (6), Kansas State (3), South Carolina (2) and Texas (2) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 16 offers, NC State has the thinnest room at defensive line: 8 with 2+ years left of 12, 2 in their last year, 7 portal exits in 3 seasons, 3 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Florida.

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, 1 in rounds 1-2
Montravius AdamsMontravius Adams
Class of 2013 · DT · signed Auburn
Both offered by Georgia and South Carolina; both about 6-4, 310
Drafted 2017, round 3, No. 93 · 1 NFL season as a starter
match 86
Jaynard Bostwick
Class of 2013 · DT · signing not on record
Both offered by Georgia and South Carolina; 6-4, 291
Not drafted
match 70
Missouri logoTerry Beckner Jr.
Class of 2015 · DT · signed Missouri
Both offered by Ohio State and Auburn; 6-4, 293
Drafted 2019, round 7, No. 215
match 69
LSU logoGlen Logan
Class of 2016 · DT · signed LSU
7 offers from top-25 programs; Archer had 6; 6-4, 290
Not drafted
match 69
Georgia logoJulian Rochester
Class of 2016 · DT · signed Georgia
Both offered by Ohio State, Georgia and Auburn; both about 6-5, 320
Not drafted
match 68
Show all 10
USC logoJacob Daniel
Class of 2015 · DT · signed USC
14 offers from top-25 programs; Archer had 6; both about 6-4, 310
Not drafted
match 68
Florida State logoShavar Manuel
Class of 2016 · DT · signed Florida State
Both offered by Ohio State, Texas and Georgia; 6-4, 290
Not drafted
match 67
A'Mauri WashingtonA'Mauri Washington
Class of 2023 · DL · signed Oregon
Both offered by Ohio State and Penn State; 6-4, 295
Not drafted yet
match 67
Derrick BrownDerrick Brown
Class of 2016 · DT · signed Auburn
Both offered by Texas and Georgia; both about 6-3, 315
Drafted 2020, round 1, No. 7 · 5 NFL seasons as a starter
match 67
Lamont GaillardLamont Gaillard
Class of 2014 · DT · signed Georgia
Both offered by Georgia, Florida and South Carolina; both about 6-3, 310
Drafted 2019, round 6, No. 179
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. 9 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

23 dated moves since Aug 28, 2024
South Carolina logoOfficial visit South CarolinaJun 19
Florida logoOfficial visit FloridaJun 4
Auburn logoOfficial visit AuburnMay 29
South Carolina logoCommitted South CarolinaApr 29
Auburn logoOffered AuburnApr 13
Florida logoOffered FloridaFeb 9
Texas logoOffered TexasFeb 5
Charlotte logoOffered CharlotteJan 29
Show all 23 moves
Kansas State logoOffered Kansas StateJan 21
Virginia Tech logoOffered Virginia TechJan 20
App State logoOffered App StateNov 6, 2025
Ohio State logoOffered Ohio StateSep 1, 2025
Penn State logoOffered Penn StateAug 27, 2025
Wake Forest logoOffered Wake ForestJul 31, 2025
North Carolina logoJunior day North CarolinaJun 22, 2025
South Carolina logoCamp South CarolinaJun 19, 2025
Georgia logoCamp GeorgiaJun 17, 2025
North Carolina logoOffered North CarolinaMay 6, 2025
South Carolina logoOffered South CarolinaApr 30, 2025
West Virginia logoOffered West VirginiaSep 19, 2024
Georgia logoOffered GeorgiaSep 18, 2024
NC State logoOffered NC StateSep 11, 2024
Florida State logoOffered Florida StateAug 28, 2024
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