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Class of 2027 · safety

Kaleb Elkins

6-1, 185 · Warren Central · Indianapolis, IN

Committed to Purdue since Jun 10

71offer strength · No. 694
0.8951composite · 4-star, top 500
21offers · 17 power

His offers

21 offers · visited 4
Oregon logoOregon
Big Ten · strength 89
cold
offered Jan 14
Ohio State logoOhio State
Big Ten · strength 93
cold
offered May 12, 2025
Penn State logoPenn State
Big Ten · strength 86
cold
offered Jun 17, 2025
Purdue logoPurdue
Big Ten · strength 50
Committed
offered Feb 13, 2025
Alabama logoAlabama
SEC · strength 87
cold
offered Apr 24, 2025
Wisconsin logoWisconsin
Big Ten · strength 74
cold
offered May 8, 2025
Show all 21 offersIndiana logoIndiana
Big Ten · strength 74
cold
offered Feb 2, 2025
Kentucky logoKentucky
SEC · strength 74
cold
offered Mar 31, 2025
Tennessee logoTennessee
SEC · strength 76
cool
official visit Jun 19
Missouri logoMissouri
SEC · strength 71
cool
official visit Jun 13
Louisville logoLouisville
ACC · strength 70
cold
offered Apr 30, 2025
Nebraska logoNebraska
Big Ten · strength 63
cold
offered May 13, 2025
Maryland logoMaryland
Big Ten · strength 54
cold
offered May 13, 2025
Vanderbilt logoVanderbilt
SEC · strength 54
cool
official visit May 29
Kansas logoKansas
Big 12 · strength 51
cold
offered May 5, 2025
Arizona State logoArizona State
Big 12 · strength 56
cold
offered May 1, 2025
Oklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Big 12 · strength 53
cold
offered Jun 30, 2025
Toledo logoToledo
Mid-American · strength 42
cold
offered Jan 29, 2025
Marshall logoMarshall
Sun Belt · strength 27
cold
offered Apr 29, 2025
Bowling Green logoBowling Green
Mid-American · strength 16
cold
offered Jan 24, 2025
Kent State logoKent State
Mid-American · strength 2
cold
offered Jan 22, 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 21 offers
Best fits
Tennessee logoTennessee
Has started 8 defensive backs his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive back (14 with 2+ years left)
No. 1
Purdue logoPurdue Committed
Has started 8 defensive backs his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive back (13 with 2+ years left)
No. 2
Indiana logoIndiana
Thin at defensive back (10 with 2+ years left); has started 6 defensive backs his size since 2022; 3 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

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, Maryland (10), Toledo (10), Missouri (9) and Purdue (8) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 21 offers, Oklahoma State has the thinnest room at defensive back: 9 with 2+ years left of 22, 5 in their last year, 25 portal exits in 3 seasons, 2 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Kansas, Louisville 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

4 of 10 drafted, 2 in rounds 1-2
TyShun White
Class of 2024 · CB · signing not on record
Both offered by Penn State and Tennessee
In college now
match 87
Tyler Betsey
Class of 2024 · SF · signing not on record
Both offered by Alabama and Penn State
In college now
match 81
Carlton DavisCarlton Davis
Class of 2015 · CB · signed Auburn
Both offered by Ohio State and Alabama; both about 6-2, 185
Drafted 2018, round 2, No. 63 · 8 NFL seasons as a starter
match 80
USC logoMarvell Tell III
Class of 2015 · S · signed USC
Both offered by Oregon and Tennessee; both about 6-1, 190
Drafted 2019, round 5, No. 144
match 78
Jason Asemota
Class of 2024 · SF · signing not on record
Both offered by Ohio State and Oregon
In college now
match 76
Show all 10
Jahki Howard
Class of 2024 · SF · signing not on record
7 offers from top-25 programs; Elkins had 4
In college now
match 76
Eli AppleEli Apple
Class of 2013 · CB · signed Ohio State
Both offered by Ohio State, Alabama and Wisconsin; both about 6-1, 185
Drafted 2016, round 1, No. 10 · 7 NFL seasons as a starter
match 75
Holton HillHolton Hill
Class of 2015 · CB · signed Texas
Both offered by Oregon and Alabama; both about 6-2, 185
Not drafted
match 75
Leon McQuay IIILeon McQuay III
Class of 2013 · S · signed USC
Both offered by Oregon and Alabama; both about 6-2, 185
Drafted 2017, round 6, No. 218
match 74
Micah AbernathyMicah Abernathy
Class of 2015 · CB · signed Tennessee
Both offered by Ohio State, Oregon and Alabama; both about 6-1, 185
Not drafted
match 74
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. 6 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

28 dated moves since Jan 22, 2025
Tennessee logoOfficial visit TennesseeJun 19
Missouri logoOfficial visit MissouriJun 13
Purdue logoCommitted PurdueJun 10
Purdue logoOfficial visit PurdueJun 5
Vanderbilt logoOfficial visit VanderbiltMay 29
Missouri logoUnofficial visit MissouriMar 14
Oregon logoOffered OregonJan 14
Tennessee logoUnofficial visit TennesseeSep 13, 2025
Show all 28 moves
Missouri logoOffered MissouriSep 1, 2025
Oklahoma State logoOffered Oklahoma StateJun 30, 2025
Penn State logoOffered Penn StateJun 17, 2025
Maryland logoOffered MarylandMay 13, 2025
Nebraska logoOffered NebraskaMay 13, 2025
Ohio State logoOffered Ohio StateMay 12, 2025
Wisconsin logoOffered WisconsinMay 8, 2025
Kansas logoOffered KansasMay 5, 2025
Arizona State logoOffered Arizona StateMay 1, 2025
Louisville logoOffered LouisvilleApr 30, 2025
Marshall logoOffered MarshallApr 29, 2025
Alabama logoOffered AlabamaApr 24, 2025
Tennessee logoOffered TennesseeApr 24, 2025
Kentucky logoOffered KentuckyMar 31, 2025
Purdue logoOffered PurdueFeb 13, 2025
Vanderbilt logoOffered VanderbiltFeb 13, 2025
Indiana logoOffered IndianaFeb 2, 2025
Toledo logoOffered ToledoJan 29, 2025
Bowling Green logoOffered Bowling GreenJan 24, 2025
Kent State logoOffered Kent StateJan 22, 2025
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