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Ohio State Recruiting By Position: WR and TE

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February 7, 2015 at 9:18am
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Jalin Marshall is Urban Meyer's highest ranked wide receiver...to date.

Jalin Marshall is Urban Meyer's highest ranked wide receiver...to date.

Apologies to those who read the article before it went to Blog Heaven.

Urban Meyer's fourth recruiting class at Ohio State is in the books. How well has "The Closer" performed in recruiting during his tenure as Ohio State's head coach?

This article will look at the players Meyer has recruited at the wide receiver and tight end positions.

5 Things Wide Receiver Recruits

  1. The "average" Urban Meyer wide receiver is 6-1, 189 pounds, has a .914 composite rating and 3.73 stars.
  2. The recruited receivers come from six states: Ohio (4), Florida (3), Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi and Virginia.
  3. Jalin Marshall (.983) has the highest Composite Rating of the wide receivers Urban Meyer has recruited at Ohio State.
  4. Michael Thomas (.870) has the lowest Composite Rating of the receivers.
  5. Through the 2014 season, Jalin Marshall, Corey Smith and Michael Thomas have made the biggest contributions of the recruited wide receivers.

 

Wide Receives Recruited By Urban Meyer*
Year Player Height Weight Composite Rating* Stars* Location
2015 K.J. Hill 6-0 188 .930 **** North Little Rock, AR
2015  Alex Stump 6-3 195 .897 **** Lakewood St. Edward
             
2014 Johnnie Dixon 5-10 187 .964 **** Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2014 Parris Campbell 6-0 184 .936 **** Akron SVSM
2014 Terry McLaurin 6-0 190 .905 **** Indianapolis, IN
             
2013 Jalin Marshall 5-11 196 .983 **** Middletown
2013 James Clark 5-10 170 .911 **** New Smyrna Beach, FL
2013 Corey Smith 5-11 185 .903 **** Scooba, MS
             
2012 Frank Epitropoulos 6-3 195 .878 *** Upper Arlington
2012 Ricquan Southward 6-2 185 .876 *** Lakeland, FL
2012 Michael Thomas 6-4 200 .870 *** Fork Union, VA
             
Total 11 Players 798 Inches 2,075 Pounds 10.053 41 Ohio (4), Florida (3), Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Virginia
             
Average 3 6-1 189 .914 3.73  

*Per 247.com

 

Michael Thomas has not played like the lowest rated wide receiver recruited by Urban Meyer.

Michael Thomas has not played like the lowest rated wide receiver recruited by Urban Meyer.

 

Wide Receivers Listed By Composite Rating
Year Player Composite RaTing Stars Ohio State Stats
2013 Jalin Marshall .983 **** 16 Games
499 Receiving Yards
145 Rushing Yards
283 Punt Return Yards
8 Total Touchdowns
2014 Johnnie Dixon .964 **** 2 Games
20 Rushing Yards
5.0 YPC
2014 Parris Campbell .936 **** 1 Game
         
2015 K.J. Hill .930 **** -----
2013 James Clark .911 **** 5 Games
Broke ankle against Florida A&M
2014 Terry McLaurin .905 **** -----
         
2013 Corey Smith .903 **** 14 Games
255 Receiving Yards
2015 Alex Stump .897 **** -----
2012 Frank Epitropoulos .878 *** 1 Game
Quit August 2014
         
2012 Ricquan Southward .876 *** Quit October 2012
2012 Michael Thomas .870 *** 26 Games
821 Receiving Yards
14.4 YPR
9 Touchdowns

 

 

Hopefully A.J. Alexander does better than his predecessors.

Hopefully A.J. Alexander does better than his predecessors.

5 Things Tight End Recruits

  1. The "average" Urban Meyer tight end is 6-4, 228 pounds, has a .910 composite rating and 3.33 stars.
  2. The recruited tight ends come from three states: Ohio, California and Virginia.
  3. Marcus Baugh (.960) has the highest Composite Rating of the tight ends Urban Meyer has recruited at Ohio State.
  4. A.J. Alexander (.869) has the lowest Composite Rating of the tight ends.
  5. Through the 2014 season, Marcus Baugh is the only Urban Meyer tight end to make a catch. He has one catch for one touchdown.

 

Tight Ends Recruited By Urban Meyer*
Year Player Height Weight Composite Rating* Stars* Location
2015 A.J. Alexander 6-4 220 .869 *** Burke, VA
             
2013 Marcus Baugh 6-4 225 .960 **** Riverside, CA
             
2012 Blake Thomas 6-4 240 .874 *** St. Igantius
             
Total 3 Players 228 Inches 685 Pounds 2.703 10 Ohio, California, Virginia
             
Average 1 6-4 228 .901 3.33  
*Per 247.com

 

Blake Thomas' Ohio State career ended with a medical hardship.

Blake Thomas' Ohio State career ended with a medical hardship.

 

Tight Ends Listed By Composite Rating
Year Player Composite Rating Stars Ohio State Stats
2013 Marcus Baugh .960 **** 12 Games
2 Yards Receiving
1 Touchdown
         
2012 Blake Thomas .874 *** Quit August 2013 Due to Medical Hardships
         
2015 A.J. Alexander .869 *** -----

 

This Week's Schedule
Wed- Ohio State Recruiting: The Urban Meyer Years
Thrs- Recruiting: Athletes
Today- Recruiting: Wide Receivers and Tight Ends
Sat- Recruiting: RBs
Sun- Recruiting: Quarterbacks

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