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Class of 2027 · running back

Mikel Stephen

5-10, 185 · Lipscomb Academy · Nashville, TN

Committed to Duke since Apr 16

82offer strength · No. 376
0.8644composite · 3-star
16offers · 13 power

His offers

16 offers · visited 2
Duke logoDuke
ACC · strength 60
Committed
offered Jan 30
Notre Dame logoNotre Dame
FBS Independents · strength 96
cold
offered Nov 22, 2025
Oklahoma logoOklahoma
SEC · strength 87
cold
offered Jan 28, 2025
Ohio State logoOhio State
Big Ten · strength 93
cold
offered Jun 5, 2024
Florida logoFlorida
SEC · strength 85
cold
offered Aug 31, 2024
Georgia logoGeorgia
SEC · strength 90
cold
offered Jun 13, 2024
Show all 16 offersOle Miss logoOle Miss
SEC · strength 83
cold
offered Jul 27, 2024
Kansas State logoKansas State
Big 12 · strength 66
cold
offered Jan 16
Mississippi State logoMississippi State
SEC · strength 67
cold
offered Sep 21, 2024
Missouri logoMissouri
SEC · strength 71
cold
offered Feb 10
Arkansas logoArkansas
SEC · strength 61
cold
offered Mar 28, 2025
Florida State logoFlorida State
ACC · strength 63
cold
visited Aug 30, 2025
Oklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Big 12 · strength 53
cold
offered May 15, 2025
Memphis logoMemphis
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered Jan 28
Liberty logoLiberty
Conference USA · strength 32
cold
offered Feb 2
Georgia State logoGeorgia State
Sun Belt · strength 18
cold
offered Jun 20, 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 16 offers
Best fits
Duke logoDuke Committed
Has started 2 running backs his size since 2022; even at running back (3 with 2+ years left)
No. 1Florida logoFlorida
Thin at running back (3 with 2+ years left); has started 1 running back his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2Florida State logoFlorida State
Thin at running back (2 with 2+ years left); has started 1 running back his size since 2022
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

183 of the 529 FBS starters at running back since 2022 were his size (5-9 to 5-11, 172 to 198 pounds): most in the ACC (28), SEC (24) and American Athletic (22). Programs that start it most: Tennessee (5), Georgia Tech (4) and Temple (4). Of his offers, Oklahoma (3), Duke (2), Mississippi State (2) and Notre Dame (1) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 16 offers, Florida State has the thinnest room at running back: 2 with 2+ years left of 6, 4 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle. Also thin there: Oklahoma State, Florida and Missouri.

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

2 of 10 drafted
Ohio State logoDontre Wilson
Class of 2013 · APB · signed Ohio State
Both offered by Notre Dame and Oklahoma; both about 5-10, 180
Not drafted
match 72
Alvin KamaraAlvin Kamara
Class of 2013 · APB · signed Alabama
Both offered by Georgia and Florida; both about 5-10, 195
Drafted 2017, round 3, No. 67 from Tennessee · 9 NFL seasons as a starter
match 72
Oregon logoTaj Griffin
Class of 2015 · APB · signed Oregon
Both offered by Notre Dame, Ohio State and Georgia; both about 5-10, 175
Not drafted
match 68
Aneyas WilliamsAneyas Williams
Class of 2024 · RB · signed Notre Dame
Both offered by Notre Dame, Ohio State and Georgia; both about 5-10, 195
In college now
match 64
Racean Thomas
Class of 2014 · RB · signing not on record
9 offers from top-25 programs; Stephen had 6; both about 5-11, 200
Not drafted
match 62
Show all 10
Tavien FeasterTavien Feaster
Class of 2016 · APB · signed Clemson
Both offered by Notre Dame, Georgia and Florida; both about 5-11, 195
Not drafted
match 61
Oregon logoMalik Lovette
Class of 2015 · APB · signed Oregon
8 offers from top-25 programs; Stephen had 6; both about 5-11, 180
Not drafted
match 60
Jordan JamesJordan James
Class of 2022 · RB · signed Oregon
Both offered by Notre Dame, Georgia and Oklahoma; 5-10, 205
Drafted 2025, round 5, No. 147
match 60
Auston Anderson
Class of 2014 · RB · signing not on record
5 offers from top-25 programs; Stephen had 6; both about 5-9, 180
Not drafted
match 59
Notre Dame logoGreg Bryant
Class of 2013 · RB · signed Notre Dame
Both offered by Notre Dame, Ohio State and Georgia; both about 5-11, 195
Not drafted
match 59
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. 8 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

21 dated moves since Jun 5, 2024
Duke logoOfficial visit DukeMay 29
Duke logoCommitted DukeApr 16
Duke logoUnofficial visit DukeMar 28
Missouri logoOffered MissouriFeb 10
Liberty logoOffered LibertyFeb 2
Duke logoOffered DukeJan 30
Memphis logoOffered MemphisJan 28
Kansas State logoOffered Kansas StateJan 16
Show all 21 moves
Notre Dame logoOffered Notre DameNov 22, 2025
Florida State logoUnofficial visit Florida StateAug 30, 2025
Florida State logoCamp Florida StateJun 1, 2025
Oklahoma State logoOffered Oklahoma StateMay 15, 2025
Arkansas logoOffered ArkansasMar 28, 2025
Oklahoma logoOffered OklahomaJan 28, 2025
Mississippi State logoOffered Mississippi StateSep 21, 2024
Florida logoOffered FloridaAug 31, 2024
Ole Miss logoOffered Ole MissJul 27, 2024
Georgia State logoOffered Georgia StateJun 20, 2024
Georgia logoOffered GeorgiaJun 13, 2024
Florida State logoOffered Florida StateJun 5, 2024
Ohio State logoOffered Ohio StateJun 5, 2024
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