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Class of 2027 · tight end

Sydney Padilla

6-4, 218 · West Orange, NJ

Committed to Rutgers since Jan 23

48offer strength · No. 1240
0.8711composite · 3-star
12offers · 5 power

His offers

12 offers · visited 1
Rutgers logoRutgers
Big Ten · strength 52
Committed
offered Jun 11, 2025
Boston College logoBoston College
ACC · strength 59
cold
offered Jun 1, 2025
Kentucky logoKentucky
SEC · strength 74
cold
offered Nov 30, 2025
Syracuse logoSyracuse
ACC · strength 51
cold
offered Jun 23, 2024
West Virginia logoWest Virginia
Big 12 · strength 54
cold
offered Sep 15, 2025
Temple logoTemple
American Athletic · strength 43
cold
offered Mar 29, 2025
Show all 12 offersLiberty logoLiberty
Conference USA · strength 32
cold
offered Aug 28, 2025
Marshall logoMarshall
Sun Belt · strength 27
cold
offered Nov 30, 2025
Massachusetts logoMassachusetts
Mid-American · strength 10
cold
offered Nov 30, 2025
UAlbany
cold
offered Jun 3, 2025
Delaware State logoDelaware State
cold
offered May 10, 2025
Rhode Island logoRhode Island
cold
offered Apr 30, 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 12 offers
Best fits
Rutgers logoRutgers Committed
Has started 3 tight ends his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at tight end (4 with 2+ years left)
No. 1
West Virginia logoWest Virginia
Has started 2 tight ends his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at tight end (4 with 2+ years left)
No. 2
Boston College logoBoston College
Has started 2 tight ends his size since 2022; even at tight end (4 with 2+ years left)
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

247 of the 494 FBS starters at tight end since 2022 were his size (6-3 to 6-5, 203 to 233 pounds): most in the ACC (38), Big Ten (37) and SEC (32). Programs that start it most: Boise State (5), Duke (5) and Georgia (5). Of his offers, Rutgers (3), Syracuse (3), Boston College (2) and West Virginia (2) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 12 offers, Syracuse has the thinnest room at tight end: 4 with 2+ years left of 6, 1 portal exit in 3 seasons, 0 commits this cycle.

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, 1 in rounds 1-2
Connor Redmond
Class of 2015 · TE · signing not on record
11 offers; Padilla had 12; both about 6-4, 225
Not drafted
match 73
Darien Bryant
Class of 2011 · TE · signing not on record
13 offers; Padilla had 12; both about 6-4, 215
Not drafted
match 70
Syracuse logoAaron Batten
Class of 2013 · TE · signed Syracuse
Both offered by Kentucky, Syracuse and Temple; both about 6-4, 220
Not drafted
match 68
Devon CajusteDevon Cajuste
Class of 2011 · TE · signing not on record
Both offered by Boston College, Rutgers and Syracuse; both about 6-4, 220
Not drafted
match 65
Rutgers logoTaylor Marini
Class of 2013 · TE · signed Rutgers
Both offered by Rutgers and Temple; 6-2, 222
Not drafted
match 64
Show all 10
Troy FumagalliTroy Fumagalli
Class of 2013 · TE · signed Wisconsin
11 offers; Padilla had 12; both about 6-5, 225
Drafted 2018, round 5, No. 156
match 62
Darryl Long
Class of 2014 · TE · signing not on record
13 offers; Padilla had 12; both about 6-4, 225
Not drafted
match 61
Pittsburgh logoBrendan Carozzoni
Class of 2010 · TE · signed Pittsburgh
Both offered by West Virginia and Marshall; both about 6-4, 215
Not drafted
match 61
Devin FunchessDevin Funchess
Class of 2012 · TE · signed Michigan
9 offers; Padilla had 12; both about 6-4, 215
Drafted 2015, round 2, No. 41 · 3 NFL seasons as a starter
match 61
Grant Martinez
Class of 2013 · TE · signing not on record
12 offers; Padilla had 12; both about 6-5, 210
Not drafted
match 61
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

14 dated moves since Jun 23, 2024
Rutgers logoOfficial visit RutgersJun 5
Rutgers logoCommitted RutgersJan 23
Kentucky logoOffered KentuckyNov 30, 2025
Marshall logoOffered MarshallNov 30, 2025
Massachusetts logoOffered MassachusettsNov 30, 2025
West Virginia logoOffered West VirginiaSep 15, 2025
Liberty logoOffered LibertyAug 28, 2025
Rutgers logoOffered RutgersJun 11, 2025
Show all 14 moves
Offered UAlbanyJun 3, 2025
Boston College logoOffered Boston CollegeJun 1, 2025
Delaware State logoOffered Delaware StateMay 10, 2025
Rhode Island logoOffered Rhode IslandApr 30, 2025
Temple logoOffered TempleMar 29, 2025
Syracuse logoOffered SyracuseJun 23, 2024
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