Class of 2027 · linebacker
Josiah Pouncy
6-2, 207 · Taft · Cincinnati, OH
Committed to Louisville since Feb 7
73offer strength · No. 655
0.8822composite · 3-star
22offers · 13 power
His offers
22 offers · visited 2LouisvilleCommitted
offered Apr 30, 2025
Iowacold
offered May 8, 2025
Washingtoncold
offered Jan 29
Illinoiscold
offered Apr 29
Indianacold
offered Jun 19, 2025
Virginiacool
offered May 8
Show all 22 offers
Kentuckycold
offered May 6, 2025
Cincinnaticold
offered Apr 1, 2025
Pittsburghcold
offered May 29, 2025
Tennesseecold
offered Jun 4, 2025
Marylandcold
offered May 1, 2025
Michigan Statecold
offered Oct 2, 2025
Purduecold
offered May 21, 2025
South Floridacold
offered Mar 31, 2025
Western Michigancold
offered May 1, 2025
Colorado Statecold
offered Mar 14
Toledocold
offered Mar 31, 2025
Libertycold
offered Sep 10, 2025
Marshallcold
offered Jun 17, 2025
Miami (OH)cold
offered Jan 9, 2025
Akroncold
offered Apr 17, 2025
Kent Statecold
offered Mar 31, 2025
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
Louisville CommittedNo. 1WashingtonNo. 2IndianaNo. 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
588 of the 1,118 FBS starters at linebacker since 2022 were his size (6-1 to 6-3, 193 to 221 pounds): most in the SEC (94), Big Ten (86) and ACC (73). Programs that start it most: Georgia (9), Minnesota (9) and Northwestern (9). Of his offers, Tennessee (8), Virginia (7), Illinois (6) and South Florida (6) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 22 offers, Michigan State has the thinnest room at linebacker: 4 with 2+ years left of 9, 1 in his last year, 10 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle. Also thin there: Purdue, Virginia and Indiana.
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
2 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
Asmar BilalNot drafted
match 85
Dee Crayton
Not drafted yet
match 75
Michael HutchingsNot drafted
match 69
Kaleb Spencer
Not drafted yet
match 69
Show all 10
Richard McBrydeNot drafted
match 66
Reggie NorthrupNot drafted
match 65
Trey JohnsonNot drafted
match 65
Gyasi AkemNot drafted
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. 8 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
His board on any day
Jan 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
25 dated moves since Jan 9, 2025
Official visit LouisvilleMay 29Offered VirginiaMay 8Offered IllinoisApr 29Offered Colorado StateMar 14Committed LouisvilleFeb 7Offered WashingtonJan 29Offered Michigan StateOct 2, 2025Offered LibertySep 10, 2025Show all 25 moves
Offered IndianaJun 19, 2025Offered MarshallJun 17, 2025Offered TennesseeJun 4, 2025Unofficial visit TennesseeMay 31, 2025Offered PittsburghMay 29, 2025Offered PurdueMay 21, 2025Offered IowaMay 8, 2025Offered KentuckyMay 6, 2025Offered MarylandMay 1, 2025Offered Western MichiganMay 1, 2025Offered LouisvilleApr 30, 2025Offered AkronApr 17, 2025Offered CincinnatiApr 1, 2025Offered Kent StateMar 31, 2025Offered South FloridaMar 31, 2025Offered ToledoMar 31, 2025Offered Miami (OH)Jan 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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