Class of 2027 · interior lineman
Kaden Buchanan
6-4, 330 · Friendship Christian · Lebanon, TN
Committed to Virginia Tech since May 25
62offer strength · No. 957
0.8988composite · 4-star, top 500
15offers · 10 power
His offers
15 offers · visited 4Virginia TechCommitted
offered Dec 18, 2025
NC Statecool
official visit May 8
Indianacold
offered Jun 17, 2025
Kentuckycold
offered Feb 5, 2025
Cincinnaticold
offered Mar 12
Missouricool
official visit May 29
Show all 15 offers
Coloradocold
offered Apr 24, 2025
West Virginiacold
offered Jun 25, 2025
Marylandcold
offered Sep 16, 2025
North Carolinacold
offered Aug 5, 2025
South Floridacold
offered Jun 6, 2025
Libertycold
offered Feb 10, 2025
Arkansas Statecold
offered Jun 1, 2025
Bowling Greencold
offered May 5, 2025
Middle Tennesseecold
visited Oct 16, 2024
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 15 offers
Best fits
MissouriNo. 1West VirginiaNo. 2ColoradoNo. 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
202 of the 1,253 FBS starters at interior lineman since 2022 were his size (6-3 to 6-5, 307 to 353 pounds): most in the SEC (51), Unknown (31) and Big Ten (29). Programs that start it most: PENN STATE (8), ALABAMA (6) and TENNESSEE (6).
Who needs him
Of his 15 offers, Colorado has the thinnest room at offensive line: 5 with 2+ years left of 17, 3 in their last year, 22 portal exits in 3 seasons, 5 commits this cycle. Also thin there: West Virginia.
Starter seasons 2022-2025: 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
Will LatuNot drafted
match 78
Aundrey WalkerNot drafted
match 75
Trai TurnerDrafted 2014, round 3, No. 92 · 7 NFL seasons as a starter
match 74
Denver KirklandNot drafted
match 74
James HamiltonNot drafted
match 73
Show all 10
Adam SheadNot drafted
match 70
Ed ChristianNot drafted
match 66
Jordan SimmonsNot drafted
match 65
Bryce Lovett
Not drafted yet
match 65
Jessamen DunkerNot drafted
match 64
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.
His board on any day
Apr 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
23 dated moves since Apr 25, 2024
Official visit MissouriMay 29Official visit Virginia TechMay 29Committed Virginia TechMay 25Official visit NC StateMay 8Offered CincinnatiMar 12Offered Virginia TechDec 18, 2025Offered MarylandSep 16, 2025Offered North CarolinaAug 5, 2025Show all 23 moves
Offered West VirginiaJun 25, 2025Offered IndianaJun 17, 2025Offered South FloridaJun 6, 2025Offered NC StateJun 2, 2025Offered Arkansas StateJun 1, 2025Offered Bowling GreenMay 5, 2025Offered MissouriMay 5, 2025Offered ColoradoApr 24, 2025
Unofficial visit AlabamaMar 20, 2025Offered LibertyFeb 10, 2025Offered KentuckyFeb 5, 2025Unofficial visit Middle TennesseeOct 16, 2024
Unofficial visit Mississippi StateAug 31, 2024Camp OklahomaJun 19, 2024Offered Middle TennesseeApr 25, 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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