Class of 2027 · edge rusher
Ryan Paulsen
6-4, 230 · Central DeWitt · DeWitt, IA
Committed to Illinois since Jun 8
71offer strength · No. 713
0.8656composite · 3-star
13offers · 9 power
His offers
13 offers · visited 3IllinoisCommitted
offered Apr 4
Northwesterncold
offered May 6
Iowa Statecool
official visit May 28
Minnesotacool
official visit Jun 12
Wisconsincool
offered May 8
Missouricold
offered Apr 9
Show all 13 offers
Nebraskacold
offered May 5
West Virginiacold
offered Apr 10
Kansascold
offered Apr 6
North Dakotacold
offered Apr 4
Northern Iowacold
offered Feb 18
South Dakotacold
offered Apr 4
South Dakota Statecold
offered Apr 4
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 13 offers
Best fits
MissouriNo. 1Iowa StateNo. 2Illinois CommittedNo. 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
375 of the 892 FBS starters at edge rusher since 2022 were his size (6-3 to 6-5, 214 to 246 pounds): most in the Big Ten (61), ACC (55) and SEC (49). Programs that start it most: Wyoming (8), BYU (7) and Georgia Tech (7). Of his offers, Minnesota (6), Nebraska (6), Northwestern (4) and Wisconsin (4) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 13 offers, Missouri has the thinnest room at defensive line: 8 with 2+ years left of 21, 4 in their last year, 13 portal exits in 3 seasons, 2 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Wisconsin, Illinois and Kansas.
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
Chris MartinNot drafted
match 83
Lake Koa-Ka'ai
Not drafted
match 81
Ronald PowellDrafted 2014, round 5, No. 169
match 79
Devonte FieldsNot drafted
match 77
Show all 10
Anthony WilliamsNot drafted
match 72
Kevin RobbinsNot drafted
match 71
Quandeski Whitlow
Not drafted
match 71
Corey LemonierNot drafted
match 68
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
Feb 2026 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
18 dated moves since Feb 18, 2026
Official visit MinnesotaJun 12Committed IllinoisJun 8Official visit IllinoisJun 5Official visit Iowa StateMay 28Offered WisconsinMay 8Offered NorthwesternMay 6Offered NebraskaMay 5Offered Iowa StateApr 22Show all 18 moves
Offered West VirginiaApr 10Offered MissouriApr 9Unofficial visit MinnesotaApr 7Offered MinnesotaApr 7Offered KansasApr 6Offered IllinoisApr 4Offered North DakotaApr 4Offered South DakotaApr 4Offered South Dakota StateApr 4Offered Northern IowaFeb 18Newest 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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