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Class of 2027 · offensive tackle

Zay'vion Smith

6-5, 260 · Harding · Warren, OH

Committed to Cincinnati since Apr 13

50offer strength · No. 1211
0.8633composite · 3-star
18offers · 5 power

His offers

18 offers · visited 3
Cincinnati logoCincinnati
Big 12 · strength 64
Committed
offered Nov 22, 2025
Iowa State logoIowa State
Big 12 · strength 72
cool
official visit Jun 12
Pittsburgh logoPittsburgh
ACC · strength 68
cool
official visit Jun 11
Arizona logoArizona
Big 12 · strength 66
cool
offered May 12
Michigan State logoMichigan State
Big Ten · strength 50
cool
official visit Jun 19
UConn logoUConn
FBS Independents · strength 38
cold
offered Mar 10
Show all 18 offersNavy logoNavy
American Athletic · strength 30
cold
offered Mar 15
Marshall logoMarshall
Sun Belt · strength 27
cold
offered Feb 16
Army logoArmy
American Athletic · strength 25
cold
offered Mar 4
Ohio logoOhio
Mid-American · strength 25
cold
offered Mar 4
Eastern Michigan logoEastern Michigan
Mid-American · strength 18
cold
offered Feb 24
Middle Tennessee logoMiddle Tennessee
Conference USA · strength 11
cold
offered Feb 18
Brown logoBrown
cold
offered Jan 22
Dartmouth logoDartmouth
cold
offered Nov 11, 2025
Fordham logoFordham
cold
offered Mar 5
Youngstown State logoYoungstown State
cold
offered Jun 18, 2025
Akron logoAkron
Mid-American · strength 4
cold
offered Nov 11, 2025
Kent State logoKent State
Mid-American · strength 2
cold
offered Oct 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 18 offers
Best fits
Iowa State logoIowa State
Thin at offensive line (9 with 2+ years left); 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1Michigan State logoMichigan State
Thin at offensive line (9 with 2+ years left); 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2Pittsburgh logoPittsburgh
4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at offensive line (10 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

148 of the 741 FBS starters at tackle since 2022 were his size (6-4 to 6-6, 242 to 278 pounds): most in the Unknown (48), ACC (19) and American Athletic (17). Programs that start it most: COAST CAR (6), UMASS (5) and TROY (4).

Who needs him

Of his 18 offers, Arizona has the thinnest room at offensive line: 7 with 2+ years left of 16, 1 in his last year, 12 portal exits in 3 seasons, 2 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Iowa State and Michigan State.

Starter seasons 2022-2025: 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
Penn State logoParker Cothren
Class of 2013 · OT · signed Penn State
13 offers; Smith had 18; both about 6-5, 265
Not drafted
match 67
Yodny CajusteYodny Cajuste
Class of 2014 · OT · signing not on record
11 offers; Smith had 18; both about 6-5, 265
Not drafted
match 60
Iowa State logoCole Anderson
Class of 2014 · OG · signed Iowa State
15 offers; Smith had 18; both about 6-4, 265
Not drafted
match 57
Maryland logoSal Conaboy
Class of 2010 · OG · signed Maryland
Both offered by Pittsburgh and Michigan State; both about 6-5, 255
Not drafted
match 56
Ole Miss logoLuke Shouse
Class of 2020 · OT · signed Ole Miss
Both offered by Cincinnati and Marshall; both about 6-6, 255
Not drafted
match 56
Show all 10
Brandon KnightBrandon Knight
Class of 2015 · OL · signing not on record
12 offers; Smith had 18; both about 6-5, 265
Not drafted
match 56
Vince Hughes
Class of 2015 · OL · signing not on record
12 offers; Smith had 18; both about 6-5, 260
Not drafted
match 56
Mason Friedline
Class of 2013 · OC · signing not on record
10 offers; Smith had 18; both about 6-5, 265
Not drafted
match 56
Eric Wilder
Class of 2022 · OT · signing not on record
12 offers; Smith had 18; 6-5, 280
Not drafted yet
match 56
Wisconsin logoDavid Moorman
Class of 2015 · OT · signed Wisconsin
11 offers; Smith had 18; both about 6-5, 275
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. 9 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

22 dated moves since Jun 18, 2025
Michigan State logoOfficial visit Michigan StateJun 19
Iowa State logoOfficial visit Iowa StateJun 12
Pittsburgh logoOfficial visit PittsburghJun 11
Arizona logoOffered ArizonaMay 12
Michigan State logoOffered Michigan StateMay 12
Pittsburgh logoOffered PittsburghMay 12
Cincinnati logoCommitted CincinnatiApr 13
Navy logoOffered NavyMar 15
Show all 22 moves
UConn logoOffered UConnMar 10
Fordham logoOffered FordhamMar 5
Army logoOffered ArmyMar 4
Ohio logoOffered OhioMar 4
Iowa State logoOffered Iowa StateMar 2
Eastern Michigan logoOffered Eastern MichiganFeb 24
Middle Tennessee logoOffered Middle TennesseeFeb 18
Marshall logoOffered MarshallFeb 16
Brown logoOffered BrownJan 22
Cincinnati logoOffered CincinnatiNov 22, 2025
Akron logoOffered AkronNov 11, 2025
Dartmouth logoOffered DartmouthNov 11, 2025
Kent State logoOffered Kent StateOct 11, 2025
Youngstown State logoOffered Youngstown StateJun 18, 2025
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