Highest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Massachusetts

Highest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Massachusetts

The recruiting race for college football is heating up — not just on the field, but in the increasingly complex ecosystem of modern college football, where NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals are reshaping how programs and players navigate early recruitment. For elite underclassmen, talent alone is no longer the only factor drawing attention; marketability, social media presence, and brand potential are now playing pivotal roles in how offers are extended and decisions are made. The top recruits in the 2027 cycle are not only physically advanced and highly skilled — they're entering high school with endorsement potential and media savviness.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Massachusetts using data from 247Sports. Players are ranked by their 247Sports composite ratings. Here's the players from Massachusetts set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.

#14. Kaiden Drinkwater (WR)

- National rank: #1,830 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #237
- College: Coastal Carolina
- Offers: Coastal Carolina, Holy Cross, Boston College, California, Duke
- High school: Tabor Academy (Marion, MA)

#12 (tie). Isaiah Green (ATH)

- National rank: #1,621 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #123
- College: Delaware
- Offers: Delaware, Syracuse, Memphis, Temple, Air Force
- High school: Lawrence Academy (Groton, MA)

#12 (tie). Quinn Vanneste (LB)

- National rank: #1,621 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #147
- College: Temple
- Offers: Temple, Syracuse, Buffalo, Fordham, Georgetown
- High school: Tabor Academy (Marion, MA)

#11. Michael Harden Jr. (LB)

- National rank: #1,569 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #140
- College: Boston College
- Offers: Boston College, Army, Navy, UMass, Albany
- High school: Xaverian Brothers (Westwood, MA)

#10. Dominic Maser (OT)

- National rank: #1,494 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #113
- College: Boston College
- Offers: Boston College, UCF, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, East Carolina
- High school: Tabor Academy (Marion, MA)

#9. Zahir Mitchell (CB)

- National rank: #1,460 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #135
- College: Boston College
- Offers: Boston College, Dartmouth
- High school: Milton Academy (Milton, MA)

#8. Grady Holmes (OT)

- National rank: #1,181 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #99
- College: Buffalo
- Offers: Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Syracuse, West Virginia
- High school: Tabor Academy (Marion, MA)

#7. McCoy Richardson (DL)

- National rank: #987 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #117
- College: Wake Forest
- Offers: Wake Forest, UConn, James Madison, Delaware, Tulane
- High school: Springfield Central (Springfield, MA)

#6. Botond Varga (OT)

- National rank: #876 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #79
- College: Syracuse
- Offers: Syracuse, Northwestern, UCF, Boston College, Duke
- High school: Tabor Academy (Marion, MA)

#5. Jackson Tucker (S)

- National rank: #749 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #72
- College: Boston College
- Offers: Boston College
- High school: Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, MA)

#3 (tie). William Wood (QB)

- National rank: #504 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #30
- College: Penn State
- Offers: Penn State, Arkansas, Boston College, Maryland, North Carolina
- High school: Xaverian Brothers (Westwood, MA)

#3 (tie). Brady Scott (ATH)

- National rank: #504 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #33
- College: Indiana
- Offers: Indiana, Boston College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Iowa
- High school: Tabor Academy (Reading, MA)

#2. Isaiah Rogers (RB)

- National rank: #193 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #14
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Boston College, Florida, Florida State, Indiana
- High school: Springfield Central (Springfield, MA)

#1. Peter Bourque (QB)

- National rank: #81 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #7
- College: Virginia Tech
- Offers: Virginia Tech, Michigan, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Colorado
- High school: Tabor Academy (Marion, MA)