Four-star defensive lineman Brayden Parks recently trimmed his list to eight schools, and the finalists are Illinois, Ohio State, Georgia, Miami, Oregon, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Michigan.
Parks is listed at 6-foot-2 and 305 pounds, and is a defensive tackle in the 2027 class.
NEWS: Four-Star DL Brayden Parks is down to 8 Schools, he tells me for @Rivals
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) February 25, 2026
The 6’2 305 DL from Chicago, IL is ranked as a Top 20 DL in the ‘27 Class (per Rivals)
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4-star defensive lineman Brayden Parks announces final 8 schools
On3/Rivals ranks him as the No. 167 player nationally, No. 20 on the defensive line and No. 8 in Illinois. On 247Sports, Parks is rated a 90 and shows up with a national rank of 128, DL rank of 12 and Illinois rank of 7. ESPN has him in its ESPN Jr 300 at No. 264 overall, with a scout grade of 80.
In 2025 season, Parks logged 44 total tackles and 2.0 sacks across 13 games.
Parks has been active on the visit trail. Parks has taken unofficial trips to Oregon (Jan. 24, 2026), LSU (Oct. 25, 2025), Notre Dame (June 13, 2025 and Sept. 13, 2025) and Ohio State (Aug. 30, 2025). On3's prediction model leans heavily toward Notre Dame right now.
4-star DL Brayden Parks' upcoming visits for the spring
- Notre Dame: March 21st
- Ohio State: April 4th
- Miami: March 28th
- Oregon: April 10th
- Michigan: April 2nd
- Georgia: April 6th-7th
- Tennessee: March 30th-31st
Where Miami's 2027 recruiting class currently stands
The Hurricanes have four commits and all four are Florida pledges: S Jaylyn Jones (McArthur, Hollywood, committed on June 23, 2025), WR Ah’Mari Stevens (Chaminade-Madonna, committed on Jan. 13, 2025), Edge Demarcus Deroche (Cardinal Gibbons, Fort Lauderdale, committed on Aug. 19, 2025) and OT Zaquan Linton (Palm Beach Central, Wellington, committed on July 8, 2025).
247Sports currently slots Miami's 2027 group No. 21 nationally (and No. 21 in the Composite). On3's industry comparison has the class No. 12 nationally and No. 2 in the ACC.