Class of 2027 · safety
John Gay
6-1, 185 · Chaminade-Madonna · Hollywood, FL
Committed to Notre Dame since Apr 22
84offer strength · No. 338
0.8767composite · 3-star
12offers · 10 power
His offers
12 offers · visited 3Notre DameCommitted
offered Feb 18
Iowacold
offered Mar 9
Floridacool
official visit May 28
Texas A&Mcold
offered Jan 23
Minnesotacold
offered Jan 29
Pittsburghcold
offered Jan 22
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Mississippi Statecold
offered Feb 20
Louisvillecold
offered Mar 22
Vanderbiltcold
offered Feb 20
SMUcold
offered Jan 22
South Floridacool
official visit Jun 19
Florida Atlanticcold
offered Jan 22
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 12 offers
Best fits
Notre Dame CommittedNo. 1LouisvilleNo. 2SMUNo. 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
567 of the 1,120 FBS starters at safety since 2022 were his size (6-0 to 6-2, 172 to 198 pounds): most in the Big Ten (88), SEC (83) and ACC (77). Programs that start it most: Maryland (10), Toledo (10) and Missouri (9). Of his offers, Notre Dame (8), Florida (7), Pittsburgh (7) and Florida Atlantic (6) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 12 offers, SMU has the thinnest room at defensive back: 9 with 2+ years left of 20, 4 in their last year, 8 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle. Also thin there: Louisville.
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, 1 in rounds 1-2
Prince Aligbe
Not drafted yet
match 72
Troy WarnerNot drafted
match 70
Dariq Whitehead
Not drafted yet
match 69
Amier Ali
In college now
match 66
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Tyler Betsey
In college now
match 66
Dylan Sumner-GardnerNot drafted
match 65
Deshawn RaymondNot drafted
match 65
Ondre EvansIn college now
match 65
Marcus Goree Jr.In college now
match 65
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. 4 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
21 dated moves since Jun 15, 2025
Official visit South FloridaJun 19Official visit Notre DameJun 12
Official visit SyracuseJun 5Official visit FloridaMay 28Committed Notre DameApr 22Unofficial visit Notre DameApr 19Offered FloridaApr 3Offered LouisvilleMar 22Show all 21 moves
Offered IowaMar 9Offered Mississippi StateFeb 20Offered VanderbiltFeb 20Offered Notre DameFeb 18
Junior day Florida StateJan 31Offered MinnesotaJan 29Junior day South FloridaJan 24Offered Texas A&MJan 23Offered Florida AtlanticJan 22Offered PittsburghJan 22Offered SMUJan 22Offered South FloridaJan 22
Official visit Ole MissJun 15, 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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