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Class of 2027 · linebacker

Sean Rice

6-2, 210 · St. Laurence · Evergreen Park, IL

Committed to Illinois since May 15

68offer strength · No. 779
0.8711composite · 3-star
15offers · 8 power

His offers

15 offers · visited 4
Illinois logoIllinois
Big Ten · strength 71
Committed
offered Nov 8, 2025
Iowa State logoIowa State
Big 12 · strength 72
cold
offered Oct 25, 2025
Minnesota logoMinnesota
Big Ten · strength 71
cool
official visit May 29
Wisconsin logoWisconsin
Big Ten · strength 74
cold
offered Jan 15
Indiana logoIndiana
Big Ten · strength 74
cool
official visit Jun 19
Kansas State logoKansas State
Big 12 · strength 66
cold
offered Jan 21
Show all 15 offersGeorgia Tech logoGeorgia Tech
ACC · strength 47
cool
offered May 14
Purdue logoPurdue
Big Ten · strength 50
cool
official visit Jun 5
Northern Illinois logoNorthern Illinois
Mid-American · strength 32
cold
offered Jan 25
Toledo logoToledo
Mid-American · strength 42
cold
offered Nov 14, 2025
New Mexico logoNew Mexico
Mountain West · strength 32
cool
offered May 14
Central Michigan logoCentral Michigan
Mid-American · strength 27
cold
offered Dec 3, 2025
Delaware logoDelaware
Conference USA · strength 24
cool
offered May 14
North Dakota logoNorth Dakota
cold
offered Jan 21
Illinois State logoIllinois State
cold
offered Jan 28
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 15 offers
Best fits
Indiana logoIndiana
Thin at linebacker (4 with 2+ years left); has started 4 linebackers his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1
Minnesota logoMinnesota
Has started 9 linebackers his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at linebacker (6 with 2+ years left)
No. 2
Kansas State logoKansas State
Thin at linebacker (5 with 2+ years left); has started 4 linebackers his size since 2022; 2 in their 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

565 of the 1,118 FBS starters at linebacker since 2022 were his size (6-1 to 6-3, 195 to 225 pounds): most in the SEC (93), Big Ten (83) and ACC (74). Programs that start it most: Georgia (9), Minnesota (9) and Northwestern (9). Of his offers, Minnesota (9), Wisconsin (7), Illinois (6) and Iowa State (6) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 15 offers, Purdue has the thinnest room at linebacker: 4 with 2+ years left of 9, 10 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle. Also thin there: Georgia Tech, Indiana and Kansas 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
TCU logoA.J. Hilliard
Class of 2012 · OLB · signed TCU
14 offers; Rice had 15; both about 6-2, 215
Not drafted
match 77
Franklin Shannon
Class of 2011 · LB · signing not on record
13 offers; Rice had 15; both about 6-2, 210
Not drafted
match 72
Texas logoAaron Benson
Class of 2010 · OLB · signed Texas
11 offers; Rice had 15; both about 6-2, 205
Not drafted
match 70
Pittsburgh logoDeaysean Rippy
Class of 2012 · OLB · signed Pittsburgh
16 offers; Rice had 15; both about 6-2, 205
Not drafted
match 66
Joseph Jackson
Class of 2012 · LB · signing not on record
19 offers; Rice had 15; both about 6-2, 210
Not drafted
match 64
Show all 10
Vosean JosephVosean Joseph
Class of 2016 · OLB · signed Florida
17 offers; Rice had 15; both about 6-2, 210
Drafted 2019, round 5, No. 147
match 64
Louisville logoKeith Brown
Class of 2012 · ILB · signed Louisville
20 offers; Rice had 15; both about 6-2, 220
Not drafted
match 64
Pittsburgh logoKaezon Pugh
Class of 2016 · OLB · signed Pittsburgh
24 offers; Rice had 15; both about 6-2, 205
Not drafted
match 64
Florida State logoReggie Northrup
Class of 2012 · OLB · signed Florida State
24 offers; Rice had 15; both about 6-2, 210
Not drafted
match 64
Florida State logoTyrell Lyons
Class of 2013 · OLB · signed Florida State
12 offers; Rice had 15; both about 6-2, 220
Not drafted
match 63
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.

Timeline

21 dated moves since Oct 25, 2025
Indiana logoOfficial visit IndianaJun 19
Illinois logoOfficial visit IllinoisJun 12
Purdue logoOfficial visit PurdueJun 5
Minnesota logoOfficial visit MinnesotaMay 29
Illinois logoCommitted IllinoisMay 15
Delaware logoOffered DelawareMay 14
Georgia Tech logoOffered Georgia TechMay 14
New Mexico logoOffered New MexicoMay 14
Show all 21 moves
Minnesota logoUnofficial visit MinnesotaMar 31
Indiana logoOffered IndianaFeb 26
Illinois State logoOffered Illinois StateJan 28
Northern Illinois logoOffered Northern IllinoisJan 25
Kansas State logoOffered Kansas StateJan 21
North Dakota logoOffered North DakotaJan 21
Purdue logoOffered PurdueJan 16
Wisconsin logoOffered WisconsinJan 15
Central Michigan logoOffered Central MichiganDec 3, 2025
Minnesota logoOffered MinnesotaNov 29, 2025
Toledo logoOffered ToledoNov 14, 2025
Illinois logoOffered IllinoisNov 8, 2025
Iowa State logoOffered Iowa StateOct 25, 2025
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