Class of 2027 · cornerback
Zachary Gleason Jr.
CB
6-0, 170 lb · Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS · Pittsburgh, PA
Committed to West Virginia since Jun 1172Model gradeiBetter offers than 80% of his classTop 1,000 board. Past boards here: 71% signed at a Power 4 school, 8% were drafted.
StarsiConsensus stars, as reported by CollegeFootballData.
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His offers, dated
His offers
30 offers · visited 4
Strongest program firstCommittedBacked outVisited
West VirginiaCommittedoffered May 29Penn StateDecommittedJun 11Ole Misscoldoffered Nov 21, 2025Indianacoldoffered Mar 8, 2025Wisconsincoldoffered Jun 3, 2025Kentuckycoldoffered Apr 27Cincinnaticoldoffered Mar 14North Carolinacoldoffered Aug 11, 2025Pittsburghcoldoffered Jun 4, 2024Virginia Techcoolofficial visit May 29SMUcoldoffered Apr 11, 2025Stanfordcoolofficial visit May 22Boston Collegecoldoffered Feb 4Rutgerscoldoffered Apr 24, 2025Syracusecoldoffered Jan 25, 2025Californiacoldoffered Oct 11, 2024Michigan Statecoldoffered Oct 1, 2025James Madisoncoldoffered Mar 6Toledocoldoffered Mar 14South Floridacoldoffered Jan 29UConncoldoffered Mar 14Delawarecoldoffered Mar 14Florida Internationalcoldoffered Mar 14Libertycoldoffered Sep 16, 2025Eastern Michigancoldoffered Mar 14Colorado Statecoldoffered Mar 14Miami (OH)coldoffered Mar 16, 2025Sacramento Statecoldoffered Mar 8, 2025Howardcoldoffered Mar 14Akroncoldoffered Jun 3, 2024Strongest 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
Jun 2024 to todayJun 2024NovAprSepFebJulNov 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
40 dated moves since Jun 3, 2024Decommitted Penn StateJun 11Committed West VirginiaJun 11Official visit Penn StateJun 5Official visit Virginia TechMay 29Official visit West VirginiaMay 29Offered West VirginiaMay 29Official visit StanfordMay 22Offered KentuckyApr 27Committed Penn StateMar 31Unofficial visit Penn StateMar 31Offered CincinnatiMar 14Offered Colorado StateMar 14Offered DelawareMar 14Offered Eastern MichiganMar 14Offered Florida InternationalMar 14Offered HowardMar 14Offered StanfordMar 14Offered ToledoMar 14Offered UConnMar 14Offered James MadisonMar 6Offered Boston CollegeFeb 4Offered South FloridaJan 29Junior day Penn StateJan 24Offered Penn StateDec 17, 2025Offered Ole MissNov 21, 2025Offered Michigan StateOct 1, 2025Offered LibertySep 16, 2025Offered North CarolinaAug 11, 2025Offered WisconsinJun 3, 2025Camp Penn StateJun 1, 2025Offered RutgersApr 24, 2025Offered SMUApr 11, 2025Offered Virginia TechMar 25, 2025Offered Miami (OH)Mar 16, 2025Offered IndianaMar 8, 2025Offered Sacramento StateMar 8, 2025Offered SyracuseJan 25, 2025Offered CaliforniaOct 11, 2024Offered PittsburghJun 4, 2024Offered AkronJun 3, 2024Newest 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 Zachary 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 30 offersPenn StateA spot opens at defensive back and they start players his size12 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 2 leave after this season · 7 starters his size since 20222Virginia TechA spot opens at defensive back and they start players his size11 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 3 leave after this season · 6 starters his size since 20223IndianaA spot opens at defensive back and they start players his size10 at defensive back with 2+ years left · 3 leave after this season · 4 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
Cornerback6-0, 170 lb. Built like Christian Gray (6-0, 175), a starter at Notre Dame 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 30Fit for him
No. 6of 30 offers
No. 1of 30 offers
No. 2of 30 offers
Program strength
54of 100
78of 100
62of 100
Players like him who went there: drafted
2 of 5Joseph, round 1
4 of 5Reid, round 4
1 of 5Fuller, round 3
Players like him there: a real season by year two
-the box score does not cover them
-the box score does not cover them
-the box score does not cover them
Room at defensive back
Stocked20 with 2+ years left
Thin12 with 2+ years left
Average11 with 2+ years left
Leaving after this season
2
2
3
2027 commits at defensive back
0
2Kei'Shjuan Telfair, Dhillon McGee
4Bryce Woods, Chase Johnson +2
Starts players his size
3starters his size since 2022
7starters his size since 2022
6starters his size since 2022
Base defense
4-2-5DC Zac Alley since 2026
4-3DC D'Anton Lynn since 2026
4-3DC Brent Pry since 2026
Coaches defensive back
Rod West
Jordan Lucas
Brayden DeVault-Smith
From home
55 miWV
In state115 miles
224 miVA
Where it stands
Committed
DecommittedJun 11
Coolofficial visit May 29
His best-fitting offers first; pick any 4 of Zachary's 30 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
7 that have not offered
Wake Forest Stocked at defensive backOffered 7 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by January of junior year2
Maryland Even at defensive backOffered 6 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by June of sophomore year3
Colorado Even at defensive backOffered 5 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by February of junior year4
Michigan Stocked at defensive backOffered 4 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by July of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Eddie Heckard5
UCLA Thin at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by January of junior year · defensive backs coach Eddie Whitley Jr6
Nebraska Even at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by May of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Addison Williams7
TempleOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by January of junior year
Nebraska Even at defensive backOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by May of sophomore year · defensive backs coach Addison Williams7TempleOffered 3 of the 10 recruits most like himusually offers defensive backs by January 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
503of 1,103 FBS starters at cornerback since 2022 were his size5-11 to 6-1, 158 to 182 lb
- Most in
SEC72
Big 1262
ACC61 - Start his size most
Ball State8
Oklahoma State8Ole Miss8 - His offers that doOle Miss8Penn State7SMU7Liberty7
Who needs him
SMU is thinnest at defensive back of his 30 offersThin- 9 with 2+ years left of 20
- 4 leave after this season
- 8 portal exits in 3 seasons
- 2 commits this cycle
- Also thin thereCalifornia9Indiana10Penn State12
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 2010-20220%Transferred0 of 34 played for a second school
14%Drafted7 of 50, 2 in rounds 1-3
6%NFL starter3 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 34 of 50. No rate for a real season here: the stats can judge only 1 of those, because the box score has no tackles before 2016. History, not a forecast for him.
Boards that looked like his
4 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
Josh Turner CBNot draftedmatch
Kenneth Crawley DBNot draftedmatch
Joshua Holsey CBNot draftedmatch
T.J. Davis CBNot draftedmatch
Cole Luke CBNot draftedmatch
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 12, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2025 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2026. 10 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
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