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Class of 2027 · edge rusher

Mekai Brown

6-6, 235 · Greenwich Country Day · Greenwich, CT

Committed to USC since Apr 17

92offer strength · No. 138
0.9819composite · 4-star, top 100
29offers · 28 power

His offers

29 offers · visited 5
USC logoUSC
Big Ten · strength 85
Committed
offered Sep 13, 2025
Notre Dame logoNotre Dame
FBS Independents · strength 96
cold
offered Jan 22
Ohio State logoOhio State
Big Ten · strength 93
cold
visited Mar 30
South Carolina logoSouth Carolina
SEC · strength 82
cold
offered Dec 31, 2025
Florida logoFlorida
SEC · strength 85
cold
offered May 14, 2025
UCLA logoUCLA
Big Ten · strength 79
cold
offered Jan 14
Show all 29 offersGeorgia logoGeorgia
SEC · strength 90
cold
offered Oct 10, 2025
Texas A&M logoTexas A&M
SEC · strength 86
cold
visited Mar 29
Penn State logoPenn State
Big Ten · strength 86
cold
offered Jan 23
Ole Miss logoOle Miss
SEC · strength 83
cold
offered Oct 7, 2025
Michigan logoMichigan
Big Ten · strength 78
cold
offered Apr 2
Wisconsin logoWisconsin
Big Ten · strength 74
cold
offered Aug 3, 2025
Auburn logoAuburn
SEC · strength 76
cold
offered Oct 9, 2025
Indiana logoIndiana
Big Ten · strength 74
cold
offered Sep 30, 2025
Boston College logoBoston College
ACC · strength 59
cold
offered Jan 19, 2025
Kentucky logoKentucky
SEC · strength 74
cold
offered Jan 2
Virginia Tech logoVirginia Tech
ACC · strength 64
cold
offered Jan 2
Pittsburgh logoPittsburgh
ACC · strength 68
cold
offered Apr 9, 2025
Tennessee logoTennessee
SEC · strength 76
cold
visited Mar 21
Missouri logoMissouri
SEC · strength 71
cold
offered Jan 16
Rutgers logoRutgers
Big Ten · strength 52
cold
offered Feb 1, 2025
Nebraska logoNebraska
Big Ten · strength 63
cold
offered Oct 20, 2025
Syracuse logoSyracuse
ACC · strength 51
cold
offered Feb 2, 2025
West Virginia logoWest Virginia
Big 12 · strength 54
cold
offered Sep 23, 2025
Maryland logoMaryland
Big Ten · strength 54
cold
offered Oct 24, 2025
Georgia Tech logoGeorgia Tech
ACC · strength 47
cold
offered Aug 24, 2025
North Carolina logoNorth Carolina
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Jan 12
Florida State logoFlorida State
ACC · strength 63
cold
offered Nov 12, 2025
UConn logoUConn
FBS Independents · strength 38
cold
offered Apr 9, 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 29 offers
Best fits
Missouri logoMissouri
Thin at defensive line (8 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive lines his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1
USC logoUSC Committed
Has started 4 defensive lines his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; stocked at defensive line (14 with 2+ years left)
No. 2
Kentucky logoKentucky
Thin at defensive line (5 with 2+ years left); has started 3 defensive lines his size since 2022; 1 in his 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

136 of the 892 FBS starters at edge rusher since 2022 were his size (6-5 to 6-7, 219 to 251 pounds): most in the SEC (28), Big Ten (26) and ACC (23). Programs that start it most: Vanderbilt (6), Duke (5) and Texas A&M (5). Of his offers, Texas A&M (5), USC (4), Notre Dame (4) and Ohio State (4) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 29 offers, Maryland has the thinnest room at defensive line: 5 with 2+ years left of 13, 3 in their last year, 8 portal exits in 3 seasons, 3 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Kentucky, Missouri and Wisconsin.

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
Nyckoles Harbor
Class of 2023 · EDGE · signing not on record
Both offered by Ohio State, Georgia and Penn State
Not drafted yet
match 80
Miami logoCyrus Moss
Class of 2022 · EDGE · signed Miami
Both offered by Notre Dame, Georgia and Texas A&M; both about 6-6, 220
Not drafted yet
match 77
Elijah RushingElijah Rushing
Class of 2024 · EDGE · signed Oregon
Both offered by Notre Dame, Georgia and Texas A&M; 6-6, 251
In college now
match 76
Joseph Jackson
Class of 2016 · DE · signing not on record
Both offered by Notre Dame and Ohio State; both about 6-6, 245
Not drafted
match 76
Jordan SmithJordan Smith
Class of 2016 · WDE · signed Florida
Both offered by Notre Dame, Ohio State and Georgia; both about 6-5, 220
Drafted 2021, round 4, No. 121 from UAB
match 71
Show all 10
Jayden Wayne
Class of 2023 · EDGE · signing not on record
Both offered by Georgia, Texas A&M and Penn State
Not drafted yet
match 70
Lorenzo CarterLorenzo Carter
Class of 2014 · WDE · signed Georgia
15 offers from top-25 programs; Brown had 11; both about 6-5, 230
Drafted 2018, round 3, No. 66 · 4 NFL seasons as a starter
match 70
Arden KeyArden Key
Class of 2015 · WDE · signed LSU
Both offered by Georgia and USC; both about 6-5, 230
Drafted 2018, round 3, No. 87 · 4 NFL seasons as a starter
match 69
D.J. JohnsonD.J. Johnson
Class of 2017 · WDE · signed Miami
Both offered by Georgia and USC; both about 6-5, 240
Not drafted
match 69
Ohio State logoKenyatta Jackson
Class of 2022 · EDGE · signed Ohio State
Both offered by Notre Dame, Ohio State and Georgia; both about 6-5, 235
Not drafted yet
match 69
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. 5 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

35 dated moves since Jan 19, 2025
USC logoOfficial visit USCMay 29
USC logoCommitted USCApr 17
Michigan logoOffered MichiganApr 2
Ohio State logoUnofficial visit Ohio StateMar 30
Texas A&M logoUnofficial visit Texas A&MMar 29
Tennessee logoUnofficial visit TennesseeMar 21
Penn State logoOffered Penn StateJan 23
Notre Dame logoOffered Notre DameJan 22
Show all 35 moves
Missouri logoOffered MissouriJan 16
UCLA logoOffered UCLAJan 14
North Carolina logoOffered North CarolinaJan 12
Kentucky logoOffered KentuckyJan 2
Virginia Tech logoOffered Virginia TechJan 2
South Carolina logoOffered South CarolinaDec 31, 2025
Florida State logoOffered Florida StateNov 12, 2025
Maryland logoOffered MarylandOct 24, 2025
Nebraska logoOffered NebraskaOct 20, 2025
Tennessee logoOffered TennesseeOct 12, 2025
Georgia logoOffered GeorgiaOct 10, 2025
Auburn logoOffered AuburnOct 9, 2025
Texas A&M logoOffered Texas A&MOct 9, 2025
Ole Miss logoOffered Ole MissOct 7, 2025
Indiana logoOffered IndianaSep 30, 2025
Ohio State logoOffered Ohio StateSep 29, 2025
West Virginia logoOffered West VirginiaSep 23, 2025
USC logoOffered USCSep 13, 2025
Penn State logoUnofficial visit Penn StateAug 30, 2025
Georgia Tech logoOffered Georgia TechAug 24, 2025
Wisconsin logoOffered WisconsinAug 3, 2025
Florida logoOffered FloridaMay 14, 2025
Pittsburgh logoOffered PittsburghApr 9, 2025
UConn logoOffered UConnApr 9, 2025
Syracuse logoOffered SyracuseFeb 2, 2025
Rutgers logoOffered RutgersFeb 1, 2025
Boston College logoOffered Boston CollegeJan 19, 2025
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