Class of 2027 · safety
Samari Howard
5-11, 175 · St. Thomas Aquinas · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Committed to Colorado since Jun 7
76offer strength · No. 549
0.8733composite · 3-star
24offers · 14 power
His offers
24 offersColoradoCommitted
offered Jan 27, 2025
Oregoncold
offered Jan 26
Oklahomacold
offered Apr 1, 2025
Texas A&Mcold
offered Jan 26
Penn Statecold
offered Apr 1, 2025
Indianacold
offered Jan 31
Show all 24 offers
Boston Collegecold
offered Jan 26
Kentuckycold
offered Jan 26
Pittsburghcold
offered Apr 1, 2025
Mississippi Statecold
offered Jan 26
Californiacold
offered Jan 26
West Virginiacold
offered Jan 26
Oregon Statecold
offered May 15, 2025
North Carolinacold
offered May 5
Purduecold
offered Jan 26
East Carolinacold
offered Apr 1, 2025
South Floridacold
offered Mar 18, 2025
UConncold
offered Jan 26
Florida Internationalcold
offered Jan 26
Western Michigancold
offered Jan 26
Toledocold
offered Jan 26
Western Kentuckycold
offered Apr 1, 2025
Bowling Greencold
offered Jan 26
Middle Tennesseecold
offered Feb 13
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 24 offers
Best fits
Penn StateNo. 1IndianaNo. 2CaliforniaNo. 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
336 of the 1,120 FBS starters at safety since 2022 were his size (5-10 to 6-0, 163 to 187 pounds): most in the Sun Belt (47), Big 12 (42) and Big Ten (41). Programs that start it most: App State (10), Oklahoma (7) and Akron (6). Of his offers, Oklahoma (7), Kentucky (6), Western Kentucky (5) and Colorado (4) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 24 offers, California has the thinnest room at defensive back: 9 with 2+ years left of 19, 4 in their last year, 12 portal exits in 3 seasons, 3 commits this cycle. Also thin there: 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
Jayden BellamyNot drafted yet
match 79
Dennis Parker
Not drafted yet
match 78
King MackNot drafted yet
match 77
Antonio Robinson
Not drafted yet
match 77
Show all 10
Kendall RandolphNot drafted
match 74
Chris HawkinsNot drafted
match 73
Wesley GreenNot drafted
match 71
Jahki Howard
In college now
match 70
Brandon SimmonsNot drafted
match 70
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.
His board on any day
Jan 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
26 dated moves since Jan 27, 2025
Committed ColoradoJun 7Offered North CarolinaMay 5Offered Middle TennesseeFeb 13Offered IndianaJan 31Offered Boston CollegeJan 26Offered Bowling GreenJan 26Offered CaliforniaJan 26Offered Florida InternationalJan 26Show all 26 moves
Offered KentuckyJan 26Offered Mississippi StateJan 26Offered OregonJan 26Offered PurdueJan 26Offered Texas A&MJan 26Offered ToledoJan 26Offered UConnJan 26Offered West VirginiaJan 26Offered Western MichiganJan 26
Unofficial visit Florida StateOct 11, 2025Offered Oregon StateMay 15, 2025Offered East CarolinaApr 1, 2025Offered OklahomaApr 1, 2025Offered Penn StateApr 1, 2025Offered PittsburghApr 1, 2025Offered Western KentuckyApr 1, 2025Offered South FloridaMar 18, 2025Offered ColoradoJan 27, 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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