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Class of 2027 · cornerback

Roman Combs

6-4, 200 · Lakota West · West Chester, OH

Committed to Purdue since Jun 7

70offer strength · No. 728
0.8689composite · 3-star
18offers · 10 power

His offers

18 offers · visited 5
Iowa logoIowa
Big Ten · strength 88
cold
offered Feb 18
Penn State logoPenn State
Big Ten · strength 86
cool
official visit Jun 19
Iowa State logoIowa State
Big 12 · strength 72
cool
official visit May 28
Purdue logoPurdue
Big Ten · strength 50
Committed
offered Feb 17
Illinois logoIllinois
Big Ten · strength 71
cool
official visit Jun 12
Wake Forest logoWake Forest
ACC · strength 71
cool
offered May 7
Show all 18 offersIndiana logoIndiana
Big Ten · strength 74
cold
offered Feb 4
Pittsburgh logoPittsburgh
ACC · strength 68
cool
official visit Jun 19
Louisville logoLouisville
ACC · strength 70
cold
offered Jan 20
West Virginia logoWest Virginia
Big 12 · strength 54
cool
offered May 7
UConn logoUConn
FBS Independents · strength 38
cold
offered Feb 14
Western Michigan logoWestern Michigan
Mid-American · strength 41
cold
offered Nov 1, 2025
Buffalo logoBuffalo
Mid-American · strength 26
cold
offered Oct 25, 2025
Toledo logoToledo
Mid-American · strength 42
cold
offered Sep 15, 2025
Miami (OH) logoMiami (OH)
Mid-American · strength 23
cold
offered Sep 20, 2025
Ohio logoOhio
Mid-American · strength 25
cold
offered Jan 24
Bowling Green logoBowling Green
Mid-American · strength 16
cold
offered Jan 28
Kent State logoKent State
Mid-American · strength 2
cold
offered Sep 26, 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 18 offers
Best fits
Penn State logoPenn State
Thin at defensive back (12 with 2+ years left); 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; has not started his size at defensive back since 2022
No. 1
Iowa State logoIowa State
Thin at defensive back (9 with 2+ years left); 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; has not started his size at defensive back since 2022
No. 2
Illinois logoIllinois
2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive back (13 with 2+ years left); has not started his size at defensive back 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

22 of the 1,126 FBS starters at cornerback since 2022 were his size (6-3 to 6-5, 186 to 214 pounds): most in the SEC (5), Sun Belt (4) and Big Ten (3). Programs that start it most: Arizona State (2), Missouri (2) and Michigan State (1). Of his offers, West Virginia (1) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 18 offers, Louisville has the thinnest room at defensive back: 10 with 2+ years left of 19, 4 in their last year, 15 portal exits in 3 seasons, 2 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Iowa State, Indiana and Penn 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
Ryder Frost
Class of 2025 · SF · signing not on record
Both offered by Iowa and Penn State
In college now
match 67
Ramel Lloyd Jr.
Class of 2022 · SF · signing not on record
6 offers from top-25 programs; Combs had 2
Not drafted yet
match 63
UCLA logoTahaan Goodman
Class of 2013 · S · signed UCLA
10 offers from top-25 programs; Combs had 2; both about 6-3, 195
Not drafted
match 62
Ryan Dunn
Class of 2022 · SF · signing not on record
4 offers from top-25 programs; Combs had 2
Not drafted yet
match 61
Kevin Knox
Class of 2017 · SF · signing not on record
6 offers from top-25 programs; Combs had 2
Not drafted
match 61
Show all 10
Clemson logoCortez Davis
Class of 2011 · S · signed Clemson
8 offers from top-25 programs; Combs had 2; both about 6-3, 200
Not drafted
match 61
Montae NicholsonMontae Nicholson
Class of 2014 · S · signed Michigan State
5 offers from top-25 programs; Combs had 2; both about 6-3, 200
Drafted 2017, round 4, No. 123 · 3 NFL seasons as a starter
match 60
Texas logoDavante Davis
Class of 2015 · CB · signed Texas
8 offers from top-25 programs; Combs had 2; both about 6-3, 200
Not drafted
match 60
Texas Tech logoPayton Hendrix
Class of 2014 · S · signed Texas Tech
5 offers from top-25 programs; Combs had 2; both about 6-3, 190
Not drafted
match 59
Wendell Moore
Class of 2019 · SF · signing not on record
4 offers from top-25 programs; Combs had 2
Not drafted
match 58
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. 7 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

24 dated moves since Sep 15, 2025
Penn State logoOfficial visit Penn StateJun 19
Pittsburgh logoOfficial visit PittsburghJun 19
Illinois logoOfficial visit IllinoisJun 12
Purdue logoCommitted PurdueJun 7
Purdue logoOfficial visit PurdueJun 5
Iowa State logoOfficial visit Iowa StateMay 28
Wake Forest logoOffered Wake ForestMay 7
West Virginia logoOffered West VirginiaMay 7
Show all 24 moves
Illinois logoOffered IllinoisMay 5
Penn State logoOffered Penn StateMar 27
Iowa State logoOffered Iowa StateFeb 24
Iowa logoOffered IowaFeb 18
Purdue logoOffered PurdueFeb 17
Pittsburgh logoOffered PittsburghFeb 15
UConn logoOffered UConnFeb 14
Indiana logoOffered IndianaFeb 4
Bowling Green logoOffered Bowling GreenJan 28
Ohio logoOffered OhioJan 24
Louisville logoOffered LouisvilleJan 20
Western Michigan logoOffered Western MichiganNov 1, 2025
Buffalo logoOffered BuffaloOct 25, 2025
Kent State logoOffered Kent StateSep 26, 2025
Miami (OH) logoOffered Miami (OH)Sep 20, 2025
Toledo logoOffered ToledoSep 15, 2025
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