Class of 2027 · linebacker
Matthew Brady
6-4, 220 · Central Catholic · Bloomington, IL
Committed to Michigan State since Jun 3
66offer strength · No. 844
0.8633composite · 3-star
19offers · 7 power
His offers
19 offers · visited 3Michigan StateCommitted
offered Apr 24
Northwesterncool
offered May 21
Minnesotacool
official visit Jun 12
Illinoiscool
official visit Jun 19
North Dakota Statecold
offered Feb 25
Wisconsincold
offered Apr 29
Show all 19 offers
Virginia Techcold
offered Apr 25
Nebraskacold
offered Apr 29
Wyomingcold
offered Mar 4
Northern Illinoiscold
offered Apr 2
Western Michigancold
offered Mar 24
Toledocold
offered Jun 16, 2025
Miami (OH)cold
offered Jun 12, 2025
Armycold
offered Mar 18
Northern Iowacold
offered Mar 12
Illinois Statecold
offered Jun 18, 2025
Lindenwoodcold
offered Jun 5, 2025
South Dakotacold
offered Mar 12
Western Illinoiscold
offered Jul 25, 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 19 offers
Best fits
MinnesotaNo. 1Michigan State CommittedNo. 2NorthwesternNo. 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
188 of the 1,118 FBS starters at linebacker since 2022 were his size (6-3 to 6-5, 205 to 235 pounds): most in the Big Ten (35), SEC (31) and Big 12 (24). Programs that start it most: Alabama (7), Duke (5) and Northwestern (5). Of his offers, Northwestern (5), Minnesota (4), Wisconsin (4) and Toledo (3) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 19 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 (him included). Also thin there: Virginia Tech.
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
3 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
Brennen BeyerNot drafted
match 71
Christian JonesNot drafted
match 69
Branden JacksonNot drafted
match 66
Jeremiah TshimangaNot drafted
match 66
Josh ShirleyNot drafted
match 65
Show all 10
Holmes OnwukaifeNot drafted
match 64
Terrance SmithNot drafted
match 61
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. 10 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
His board on any day
Jun 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
24 dated moves since Jun 5, 2025
Official visit IllinoisJun 19Official visit MinnesotaJun 12Committed Michigan StateJun 3Official visit Michigan StateMay 29Offered NorthwesternMay 21Offered IllinoisMay 15Offered NebraskaApr 29Offered WisconsinApr 29Show all 24 moves
Offered Virginia TechApr 25Offered Michigan StateApr 24Unofficial visit MinnesotaApr 11Offered MinnesotaApr 11Offered Northern IllinoisApr 2Offered Western MichiganMar 24Offered ArmyMar 18Offered Northern IowaMar 12Offered South DakotaMar 12Offered WyomingMar 4Offered North Dakota StateFeb 25Offered Western IllinoisJul 25, 2025Offered Illinois StateJun 18, 2025Offered ToledoJun 16, 2025Offered Miami (OH)Jun 12, 2025Offered LindenwoodJun 5, 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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