Class of 2027 · safety
Trent Buttles
S
5-11, 185 lb · St. Francis HS · Hamburg, NY
Committed to Rutgers since Apr 1038Model gradeiBetter offers than 61% of his classOutside the top 1,000. Past boards here: 26% signed at a Power 4 school, 4% were drafted.
StarsiConsensus stars, as reported by CollegeFootballData.
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His offers, dated
His offers
19 offers · visited 1
Strongest program firstCommittedVisited
RutgersCommittedoffered Apr 4Templecoldoffered Oct 11, 2025James Madisoncoldoffered Apr 5UConncoldoffered Jan 27Navycoldoffered Apr 5Armycoldoffered Apr 5Buffalocoldoffered Oct 25, 2025Massachusettscoldoffered Oct 18, 2025Bryantcoldoffered Apr 5Colgatecoldoffered Apr 5Dartmouthcoldoffered Apr 5Fordhamcoldoffered Apr 5Lafayettecoldoffered Apr 5Lehighcoldoffered Apr 5Mainecoldoffered Apr 5New Havencoldoffered Nov 19, 2025Rhode Islandcoldoffered Apr 5Stony Brookcoldoffered Apr 5Akroncoldoffered Sep 5, 2025Strongest programs first (how strength is made). Warm: 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. These are the offers on record, not every offer made.
His board on any day
Sep 2025 to todaySep 2025DecMarJunSepNov 2026
Drag to any month: the offers, the timeline and the grade become what they were on the last day of it, on today's scale. How the grade is made.
Every dated move
21 dated moves since Sep 5, 2025Official visit RutgersJun 12Committed RutgersApr 10Offered ArmyApr 5Offered BryantApr 5Offered ColgateApr 5Offered DartmouthApr 5Offered FordhamApr 5Offered James MadisonApr 5Offered LafayetteApr 5Offered LehighApr 5Offered MaineApr 5Offered NavyApr 5Offered Rhode IslandApr 5Offered Stony BrookApr 5Offered RutgersApr 4Offered UConnJan 27Offered New HavenNov 19, 2025Offered BuffaloOct 25, 2025Offered MassachusettsOct 18, 2025Offered TempleOct 11, 2025Offered AkronSep 5, 2025Newest first, from recruit posts and the national recruiting data. An offer with no posted date sits in the offers list only.
His testing numbers
Testing numbers
none yetNo testing numbers for Trent yet. His family can add his 40, shuttle, jumps, bench and track times below, with proof.
How we know each number. Verified: a testing company or state meet result we matched to his name, class and date. Coach-confirmed: his coach said yes from a school email. Video-evidenced: a clip of the timer or tape that we watched. Self-reported, in grey: his family's word. Testing numbers here come only through this form.
Where he fits
Best fits
best 3 of 19 offersRutgers CommittedA spot opens at defensive back and they start players his size14 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 1 leaves after this season · 4 starters his size since 20222James MadisonThey start players his size3 starters his size since 20223ArmyThey start players his size2 starters his size since 2022Ranked by how thin each program is at his spot, whether it starts players his size, who leaves after this season and, while he is uncommitted, our odds. How it is made.
His role
Safety5-11, 185 lb. Built like Jaylen McClain (6-0, 185), a starter at Ohio State in 2026.
Read off his size at his position; schemes from each program's season article on Wikipedia (base defense) and our play-by-play (how much it throws). A guide to where he would line up, not a scouting report. How it is made.
Compare his offers
any 4 of 19Fit for him
No. 1of 19 offers
No. 2of 19 offers
No. 3of 19 offers
Program strength
51of 100
44of 100
24of 100
Players like him who went there: drafted
0 of 3closest: Wharton, 2014
-none with his board signed there
-none with his board signed there
Players like him there: a real season by year two
-the box score does not cover them
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Room at defensive back
Stocked14 with 2+ years left
-no roster on record
-no roster on record
Leaving after this season
1
-no roster on record
-no roster on record
2027 commits at defensive back
3Dextavion Reese, Moses Poku-Kankam +1
-no roster on record
-no roster on record
Starts players his size
4starters his size since 2022
3starters his size since 2022
2starters his size since 2022
Base defense
MultipleDC Travis Johansen since 2026
3-3-5DC Robert Bala since 2026
3-4DC Daryl Dixon since 2026
Coaches defensive back
Adam Cox
Brandon Bailey
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From home
272 miNJ
296 miVA
In state266 miles
Where it stands
Committed
Coldoffered Apr 5
Coldoffered Apr 5
His best-fitting offers first; pick any 4 of Trent's 19 to compare. Green is the best in each row. Room counts the players at his spot with two or more years left. Players like him: up to five past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his and who signed at that school, from classes whose careers are over; a real season means 100+ passes, 50+ carries, 15+ catches, 25+ tackles, 3+ sacks or 2+ interceptions. Offensive linemen and defenders from classes before 2016 are not in that row: the box score does not count linemen's work and has no tackles before 2016. History, not a forecast for him. How fit is made.
Schools that should be calling
8 that have not offered
Syracuse Even at defensive backOffered 7 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Brandon Napoleon2
Michigan State Even at defensive backOffered 5 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year · defensive backs coach James Adams3
Boston College Stocked at defensive backOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by January of junior year4
Wake Forest Stocked at defensive backOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by January of junior year5
Maryland Even at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year · defensive backs coach James Thomas Jr.6
Minnesota Even at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year7
NC State Even at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by September of junior year8
Duke Thin at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by October of junior year
Minnesota Even at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year7NC State Even at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by September of junior year8Duke Thin at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by October of junior yearPrograms that offered the recruits most like him (same position, size, home state and offers), have not offered him, and sit near the level of the offers he holds. How it is made.
Where his size starts
385of 1,110 FBS starters at safety since 2022 were his size5-10 to 6-0, 172 to 198 lb
- Most in
SEC58
Big Ten49
ACC43 - Start his size most
Vanderbilt9
App State7
Ohio State7 - His offers that doRutgers4James Madison3UConn3Navy3
Who needs him
Rutgers is thinnest at defensive back of his 19 offersStocked- 14 with 2+ years left of 29
- 1 leaves after this season
- 9 portal exits in 3 seasons
- 4 commits this cycle (him included)
He committed to a room that is stocked by our count.
A starter is six or more games in one of the position's starting slots, 2022-2026 (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is players with 2+ years left plus 2027 commits, against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame). How it is made.
Players like him, and how they turned out
How 50 boards like his turned out
classes 2010-20228%Transferred2 of 26 played for a second school
6%Drafted3 of 50, 2 in rounds 1-3
4%NFL starter2 of 50 started an NFL season
The 50 past recruits with the boards closest to his, from classes 2010 to 2022, whose careers are over. College seasons from CFBD rosters, on record for 26 of 50. No rate for a real season here: the stats can judge only 2 of those, because the box score has no tackles before 2016. History, not a forecast for him.
Boards that looked like his
0 of 10 drafted
Isaac Patterson SIn college nowmatch
Antavius Watts SIn college nowmatch
Omar Pierre-Louis CBNot draftedmatchTre Tarpley DBNot draftedmatch
Marcus Williams SNot drafted yetmatch
Eric Parks SIn college nowmatch
Trey Lubin SNot drafted yetmatch
Jarek Taylor CBNot draftedmatchOkezie Alozie SNot draftedmatchPast 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 12, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2025 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2026. 5 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
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