Class of 2027 · defensive lineman
Joseph Buchanan
6-3, 260 · McDonogh School · Owings Mills, MD
Committed to Virginia Tech since Apr 16
87offer strength · No. 249
0.9059composite · 4-star, top 500
24offers · 23 power
His offers
24 offers · visited 2Virginia TechCommitted
offered Nov 23, 2025
Notre Damecold
offered Dec 2, 2025
Oregoncold
offered Nov 19, 2024
LSUcold
offered Jan 23
Ohio Statecold
offered Aug 25, 2025
South Carolinacold
offered Jan 24, 2025
Show all 24 offers
Georgiacold
offered Jan 25, 2025
USCcold
offered Jan 27, 2025
Penn Statecold
visited Oct 5, 2024
NC Statecold
offered Jan 23
Michigancold
offered Jun 11, 2025
Wisconsincold
offered Jan 10, 2025
Indianacold
offered Jan 23, 2025
Kentuckycold
offered Jan 23, 2025
Pittsburghcold
offered Jan 8, 2025
Tennesseecold
offered Jan 22, 2025
Dukecold
offered May 5, 2025
Rutgerscold
offered Jan 29, 2025
Arkansascold
offered Apr 3
West Virginiacold
offered Apr 23, 2025
Georgia Techcold
offered Jan 28, 2025
North Carolinacold
offered Jun 21, 2025
Michigan Statecold
offered Jan 23, 2025
UConncold
offered Apr 3
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 24 offers
Best fits
NC StateNo. 1Michigan StateNo. 2Virginia Tech CommittedNo. 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
411 of the 1,993 FBS starters at edge rusher and interior defender since 2022 were his size (6-2 to 6-4, 242 to 278 pounds): most in the ACC (69), SEC (54) and Big 12 (48). Programs that start it most: NC State (11), Clemson (8) and Kansas (8). Of his offers, NC State (11), Tennessee (7), Ohio State (6) and Duke (6) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 24 offers, Kentucky has the thinnest room at defensive line: 5 with 2+ years left of 10, 1 in his last year, 15 portal exits in 3 seasons, 4 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Oregon, Wisconsin and NC State.
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
5 of 10 drafted, 3 in rounds 1-2
Leonard Taylor IIINot drafted yet
match 82
Kyle PhillipsNot drafted
match 78
Joseph Jonah-AjonyeIn college now
match 75
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Jaxon HowardNot drafted yet
match 72
Melvin HillsIn college now
match 72
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
Sep 2024 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
27 dated moves since Sep 21, 2024
Official visit Virginia TechMay 29Committed Virginia TechApr 16Offered ArkansasApr 3Offered UConnApr 3Offered LSUJan 23Offered NC StateJan 23Offered Notre DameDec 2, 2025Offered Virginia TechNov 23, 2025Show all 27 moves
Offered Ohio StateAug 25, 2025Offered North CarolinaJun 21, 2025Offered MichiganJun 11, 2025Offered DukeMay 5, 2025Offered West VirginiaApr 23, 2025Offered RutgersJan 29, 2025Offered Georgia TechJan 28, 2025Offered USCJan 27, 2025Offered GeorgiaJan 25, 2025Offered South CarolinaJan 24, 2025Offered IndianaJan 23, 2025Offered KentuckyJan 23, 2025Offered Michigan StateJan 23, 2025Offered TennesseeJan 22, 2025Offered WisconsinJan 10, 2025Offered PittsburghJan 8, 2025Offered OregonNov 19, 2024Unofficial visit Penn StateOct 5, 2024Offered Penn StateSep 21, 2024Newest 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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