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Class of 2027 · safety

Malakai Taufoou

6-2, 200 · Junipero Serra · San Mateo, CA

Committed to Oregon since May 23

93offer strength · No. 110
0.8889composite · 3-star, top 500
23offers · 15 power

His offers

23 offers · visited 5
Oregon logoOregon
Big Ten · strength 89
Committed
offered Jan 30
Utah logoUtah
Big 12 · strength 88
cold
offered Jan 23, 2025
Washington logoWashington
Big Ten · strength 84
cool
official visit Jun 19
BYU logoBYU
Big 12 · strength 84
cold
offered May 18, 2025
Ohio State logoOhio State
Big Ten · strength 93
cold
offered Jun 17, 2025
UCLA logoUCLA
Big Ten · strength 79
cold
offered Jan 23
Show all 23 offersPenn State logoPenn State
Big Ten · strength 86
cool
official visit Jun 5
Iowa State logoIowa State
Big 12 · strength 72
cold
offered Jan 31, 2025
Minnesota logoMinnesota
Big Ten · strength 71
cold
offered Jan 29
Michigan logoMichigan
Big Ten · strength 78
cold
offered Jun 6, 2025
Arizona logoArizona
Big 12 · strength 66
cool
official visit Jun 5
Washington State logoWashington State
Pac-12 · strength 54
cold
offered Jan 27
Tennessee logoTennessee
SEC · strength 76
cold
offered Apr 28, 2025
California logoCalifornia
ACC · strength 52
cool
official visit Jun 11
Oregon State logoOregon State
Pac-12 · strength 48
cold
offered May 21, 2025
Kansas logoKansas
Big 12 · strength 51
cold
offered Sep 2, 2025
Arizona State logoArizona State
Big 12 · strength 56
cold
offered Jan 22, 2025
San Diego State logoSan Diego State
Mountain West · strength 42
cold
offered Jan 23, 2025
UConn logoUConn
FBS Independents · strength 38
cold
offered Jan 11, 2025
UNLV logoUNLV
Mountain West · strength 32
cold
offered Jan 21, 2025
San José State logoSan José State
Mountain West · strength 25
cold
offered Jun 7, 2025
New Mexico logoNew Mexico
Mountain West · strength 32
cold
offered Apr 28, 2025
Sacramento State logoSacramento State
FCS · strength 6
cold
offered Feb 1, 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 23 offers
Best fits
California logoCalifornia
Thin at defensive back (9 with 2+ years left); 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; has started 1 defensive back his size since 2022
No. 1Penn State logoPenn State
Thin at defensive back (12 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive backs his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2Washington logoWashington
Has started 2 defensive backs his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive back (11 with 2+ years left)
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

289 of the 1,120 FBS starters at safety since 2022 were his size (6-1 to 6-3, 186 to 214 pounds): most in the SEC (55), Big Ten (54) and ACC (36). Programs that start it most: South Carolina (8), Texas A&M (8) and Iowa State (7). Of his offers, BYU (7), Iowa State (7), Washington State (4) and San José State (4) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 23 offers, UCLA has the thinnest room at defensive back: 6 with 2+ years left of 23, 3 in their last year, 17 portal exits in 3 seasons, 5 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Kansas, California and Iowa 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

1 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
Keon Sabb
Class of 2022 · S · signing not on record
Both offered by Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan
Not drafted yet
match 80
Tarvarus McFaddenTarvarus McFadden
Class of 2015 · CB · signed Florida State
Both offered by Ohio State and Oregon; both about 6-2, 200
Not drafted
match 80
Cameron Holmes
Class of 2026 · SF · signing not on record
Both offered by Oregon, Washington and BYU
In college now
match 78
Joejuan WilliamsJoejuan Williams
Class of 2016 · CB · signed Vanderbilt
11 offers from top-25 programs; Taufoou had 8; both about 6-2, 195
Drafted 2019, round 2, No. 45
match 76
UCLA logoBrandon Burton
Class of 2016 · S · signed UCLA
12 offers from top-25 programs; Taufoou had 8; both about 6-2, 195
Not drafted
match 76
Show all 10
USC logoZion Branch
Class of 2022 · S · signed USC
Both offered by Ohio State and Michigan; both about 6-2, 195
Not drafted yet
match 74
Mississippi State logoJamal Peters
Class of 2015 · S · signed Mississippi State
8 offers from top-25 programs; Taufoou had 8; both about 6-1, 205
Not drafted
match 72
Penn State logoDaKaari Nelson
Class of 2023 · S · signed Penn State
Both offered by Oregon, Penn State and Michigan; both about 6-3, 205
Not drafted yet
match 71
Kevin Knox
Class of 2017 · SF · signing not on record
6 offers from top-25 programs; Taufoou had 8
Not drafted
match 71
Georgia logoDeangelo Gibbs
Class of 2017 · S · signed Georgia
Both offered by Ohio State and Michigan; both about 6-2, 205
Not drafted
match 71
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

29 dated moves since Jan 11, 2025
Washington logoOfficial visit WashingtonJun 19
California logoOfficial visit CaliforniaJun 11
Arizona logoOfficial visit ArizonaJun 5
Penn State logoOfficial visit Penn StateJun 5
Oregon logoOfficial visit OregonMay 29
Oregon logoCommitted OregonMay 23
Oregon logoOffered OregonJan 30
Minnesota logoOffered MinnesotaJan 29
Show all 29 moves
Washington State logoOffered Washington StateJan 27
UCLA logoOffered UCLAJan 23
Penn State logoOffered Penn StateJan 5
Kansas logoOffered KansasSep 2, 2025
Ohio State logoOffered Ohio StateJun 17, 2025
San José State logoOffered San José StateJun 7, 2025
Michigan logoOffered MichiganJun 6, 2025
Oregon State logoOffered Oregon StateMay 21, 2025
BYU logoOffered BYUMay 18, 2025
Washington logoOffered WashingtonMay 15, 2025
New Mexico logoOffered New MexicoApr 28, 2025
Tennessee logoOffered TennesseeApr 28, 2025
California logoOffered CaliforniaFeb 20, 2025
Sacramento State logoOffered Sacramento StateFeb 1, 2025
Iowa State logoOffered Iowa StateJan 31, 2025
Arizona logoOffered ArizonaJan 23, 2025
San Diego State logoOffered San Diego StateJan 23, 2025
Utah logoOffered UtahJan 23, 2025
Arizona State logoOffered Arizona StateJan 22, 2025
UNLV logoOffered UNLVJan 21, 2025
UConn logoOffered UConnJan 11, 2025
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