Class of 2027 · tight end
Xavier Ratica
6-6, 247 · Lakota West · West Chester, OH
Committed to Louisville since Mar 18
51offer strength · No. 1183
0.8511composite · 3-star
24offers · 5 power
His offers
24 offers · visited 1LouisvilleCommitted
offered Jan 20
NC Statecold
offered Feb 24
Washington Statecold
offered Feb 9
Syracusewarm
offered Oct 7
Marylandcold
offered Jan 17, 2025
Michigan Statecold
offered May 6
Show all 24 offers
James Madisonwarm
offered Oct 7
Western Michigancold
offered Feb 8
Buffalocold
offered Nov 3, 2025
Tulsacold
offered Feb 5, 2025
Charlottecold
offered Feb 3
Toledocold
offered Feb 20
Coastal Carolinacold
offered Feb 11
Navycold
offered Mar 19
Miami (OH)cold
offered Jan 14
Armycold
offered Feb 24
Air Forcecold
offered Feb 25
Bowling Greencold
offered Sep 11, 2025
Eastern Michigancold
offered Nov 23, 2025
Southern Misscold
offered May 20, 2025
Austin Peaycold
offered Feb 24
Dartmouthcold
offered Dec 31, 2025
Lehighcold
offered Feb 10
Kent Statecold
offered Apr 14, 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 24 offers
Best fits
Louisville CommittedNo. 1ToledoNo. 2BuffaloNo. 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
87 of the 494 FBS starters at tight end since 2022 were his size (6-5 to 6-7, 230 to 264 pounds): most in the Big Ten (16), ACC (11) and Big 12 (10). Programs that start it most: Minnesota (4), Tennessee (4) and Kansas (3). Of his offers, Buffalo (2), Toledo (2), Louisville (1) and Tulsa (1) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 24 offers, Louisville has the thinnest room at tight end: 2 with 2+ years left of 7, 2 in their last year, 6 portal exits in 3 seasons, 2 commits this cycle (him included). He committed to a spot that is even by our count.
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
0 of 10 drafted
Caleb SmithNot drafted
match 61
Josiah PriceNot drafted
match 60
Blake WhiteleyNot drafted
match 59
Tanner LemasterNot drafted yet
match 57
Will JohnsonNot drafted
match 55
Show all 10
AJ WilliamsNot drafted
match 55
Blake Barker
Not drafted
match 53
Alex SmithNot drafted
match 52
Blake HanceNot drafted
match 52
Eric MacLain
Not drafted
match 51
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. 9 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
27 dated moves since Jan 17, 2025
Offered James MadisonOct 7Offered SyracuseOct 7Official visit LouisvilleJun 12Offered Michigan StateMay 6Offered NavyMar 19Committed LouisvilleMar 18Offered Air ForceFeb 25Offered ArmyFeb 24Show all 27 moves
Offered Austin PeayFeb 24Offered NC StateFeb 24Offered ToledoFeb 20Offered Coastal CarolinaFeb 11Offered LehighFeb 10Offered Washington StateFeb 9Offered Western MichiganFeb 8Offered CharlotteFeb 3Offered LouisvilleJan 20Offered Miami (OH)Jan 14Offered DartmouthDec 31, 2025Offered Eastern MichiganNov 23, 2025Offered BuffaloNov 3, 2025Unofficial visit LouisvilleSep 20, 2025Offered Bowling GreenSep 11, 2025Offered Southern MissMay 20, 2025Offered Kent StateApr 14, 2025Offered TulsaFeb 5, 2025Offered MarylandJan 17, 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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