Aydan West
Minnesota Golden Gophers
79
Solid

Aydan West

Minnesota Golden GophersSolid
RCBDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Michigan State
Projected Starter

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Aydan West is the projected starter at RCB for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Quince Orchard, ranked #744 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 19 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #744 NatlTeam Share3%
Gaithersburg, MD
Jersey
#5
Class
SO/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
190 lbs
Transfer
Michigan State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—1901

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8764
National Rank
#744
High School
Quince Orchard
Hometown
Gaithersburg, MD

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 56th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.84 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 56% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 27% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.84)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

19 tkl · 1 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement33%

Depth at RCB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1579Aydan WestStarter
  2. 22161Naiim Parrish
Coach MinnesotaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.