Hey all. I've been asked a lot of "Who do you think will commit next." and "Who do you see in the class?" type questions. Thought I'd throw together a quick mock class to answer these questions. Remember these are MY opinions.
Quarterback (1):
J.T. Barrett, Wichita Falls (TX)--- Committed to Ohio State
Name(s) to watch: None
Running Back (1-2):
Ezekiel Elliott, St. Louis (MO)--- Committed to Ohio State
Derrick Green, Richmond (VA)--- Visiting for FNL.
Name(s) to watch: None
Wide Receiver (2-3):
Robert Foster, Monaca (PA)--- Will likely take official to OSU.
Shelton Gibson, Cleveland Heights (OH)--- Heavy Buckeye lean. Rumors are he needs to work on some things off the field before officially becoming a Buckeye.
Name(s) to watch: Levonte Whitfield, Corn Elder, James Quick, Taivon Jacobs.
Tight End (1):
Marcus Baugh, Riverside (CA)--- Committed to Ohio State
Name(s) to watch: None
Offensive Line (1-2):
Evan Lisle, Centerville (OH)--- Committed to Ohio State
Donovan Munger, Cleveland (OH)--- Could visit soon. Have heard rumors he's a silent verbal. Being recruited as offensive or defensive linemen.
Name(s) to Watch: Dennis Finley, Kyle Meadows, Lovell Peterson.
Defensive Line (4):
Billy Price, Youngstown (OH)--- Committed to Ohio State
Tracy Sprinkle, Elyria (OH)--- Committed to Ohio State
Joey Bosa, Ft. Lauderdale (FL)--- Committed to Ohio State
Michael Hill, Pendleton (SC)--- Committed to Ohio State
Name(s) to watch: None
Linebacker (1-2):
Mike Mitchell, Plano (TX)--- Deciding a Gridiron Kings. I've been told by a couple of people that he's saying he'll be a Buckeye.
Tyquan Lewis, Tarboro (NC)--- Visiting again for FNL. He wants him mom to see Columbus before deciding. Wouldn't be shocked if he committed shortly after this visit.
Defensive Back (3-4):
Cam Burrows, Trotwood (OH)--- Committed to Ohio State
Eli Woodard, Voorhees (NJ)--- Committed to Ohio State
Jayme Thompson, Toledo (OH)--- Committed to Ohio State
Vonn Bell, Rossville (GA)--- Feel this will be an OSU-Tenn. battle. Nowhere close to deciding. Like Buckeyes' chances though.
Names to watch: Vernon Hargreaves, Mackensie Alexander.
Athlete (1-2):
Jalin Marshall, Middletown (OH)--- Committed to Ohio State
Darron Lee, New Albany (OH)--- Committed to Ohio State (position subject to change)
Specialist (1):
Johnny Townsend, Orlando (FL)- Committed to Ohio State
Comments
Forgot Michael Hill!!
Fixed. He was originally in there, but my laptop didn't publish that, or my "Conclusion".... Still not publishing conclusion for some reason... I need a new laptop... Bad. Haha.
I would much rather see Whitfield or Jacobs instead of Gibson
I'd love to see Whitfield in the class, but I think he may wait too long to make a decision.
Forgot Darron Lee as well.
I wouldn't cheer for Michigan if they were playing the Taliban.
I know. Haven't decided where to put him... LB, S, ATH, or even a section for star are all possible.
I'll roll with ATH for now to avoid further confusion, may change though.
Townsend is obviously a commit too. My laptop cut it off too for some reason,
I think of Lee as a hybrid... Haha so I guess athlete. Seriously though he is probably gonna play both!
Do you not feel good about WR Devon Allen or just didn't want to name abunch of WR names?
Mike Farrell of Rivals just tweeted that Jacobs has us in his top 3 and will make a decision soon. Any info on which way he is leaning? If Jacobs, Mitchell, and Lewis commit does Gibson end up getting left out? We are holding a spot for Bell and I feel like those 3 kids committing would put pressure on kids like Whitfield to commit for fearing of spots being filled up. Anybody at 11W have an opinion or info?
Yeah, I saw that as well. His top 3 is OSU, Maryland, and West. Va.
Aside from flipping a big OL, I tihnk your prediction class is pretty much our best-case scenario. I don't see us getting both Foster and Green, but maybe one of the two. I'd be thrilled if it worked out this way.
Vonn Bell please.
vacuuming sucks
I don't see Foster and I'm not 100% sold on Shelton Gibson or Derrick Green, really.
Gibson needs to shape up quite a bit if he wants to be apart of the class I would think.
I'm surprised about Jacobs and that is news to me. I have not done a whole lot of digging on that one yet but I'd say we are on the outside looking in.
I haven't seen anything on snagging some already committed recruits from a school. You gotta think Meyer can swing in and possibly take Dorian Johnson from Penn State if sanctions loom.
I'm sure a potential flip will come up eventually. Highly doubt it would be Johnson though.
Devon Allen?
What is current revised total schollies for this class going into FNL.