Class of 2027 · quarterback
Zachary Benitez
6-2, 210 · Granite Hills · El Cajon, CA
Committed to San José State since Jun 27
13offer strength · No. 1989
0.8650composite · 3-star
5offers · 0 power
His offers
5 offers · visited 1San José StateCommitted
offered May 16
UNLVcold
offered May 23, 2024
Nevadacool
official visit Jun 12
Georgia Statecool
offered May 15
Northern Arizonacold
offered Sep 11, 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 5 offers
Best fits
NevadaNo. 1San José State CommittedNo. 2UNLVNo. 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
168 of the 535 FBS starters at quarterback since 2022 were his size (6-1 to 6-3, 195 to 225 pounds): most in the SEC (33), Big Ten (24) and ACC (21). Programs that start it most: South Carolina (5), Missouri (4) and Wisconsin (4). Of his offers, San José State (3), Nevada (2), UNLV (1) and Georgia State (1) have started it.
Who needs him
None of his 5 offers is from a program on the need map yet (the power conferences and Notre Dame).
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
Gardner MinshewDrafted 2019, round 6, No. 178 from Washington State · 4 NFL seasons as a starter
match 70
Emiere ScaifeNot drafted
match 69
Brad Mayes
Not drafted
match 65
Chance ThrasherNot drafted
match 60
Nick BracewellNot drafted
match 59
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Cole GautscheNot drafted
match 57
Kyle YocumNot drafted
match 55
Evan Orth
Not drafted
match 55
Bryant ShirreffsNot drafted
match 54
Jimmy Fitzgerald
Not drafted
match 54
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.
His board on any day
May 2024 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
7 dated moves since May 23, 2024
Committed San José StateJun 27Official visit NevadaJun 12Offered San José StateMay 16Offered Georgia StateMay 15Offered NevadaJan 30Offered Northern ArizonaSep 11, 2025Offered UNLVMay 23, 2024Newest 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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