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After doing this series for the past couple of weeks, what have we learned?

FIVE THINGS URBAN MEYER AND HIS RECRUITS

1. Urban Meyer's average player* is 6'3 tall, weighs 230 pounds, has a .918 composite rating and 3.75 stars.
2. Meyer signed 11 recruits at CB, OT and WR. The most of any position.
3. Noah Spence (.997) was Meyer's highest ranked signed player. Raekwon McMillan (.989) is now the highest ranked player on the team.
4. Meyer has signed 99 recruits from 24 different states.
5. Jalin Marshall (.983) is the highest ranked offensive player Meyer has signed. Marshall is sixth on the overall list.

*Does not include kickers, punters or long snappers.

DOES DEFENSE WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS?
Urban Meyer must believe in the adage that defense wins championships. Of Meyer's top ten signed players at Ohio State a whopping nine of them are on the defensive side of the ball. It appears that Urban and the other coaches put a premium on weak side defensive ends and cornerbacks as they account for half of the top ten.

Jalin Marshall is the only offensive player to crack the top ten.

Adolphus Washington will have the highest composite rating on the DL in 2015.

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT URBAN MEYER'S SIGNED OFFENSIVE PLAYERS

1. Urban Meyer's average offensive player is 6'3 tall, weighs 231 pounds, has a .910 composite rating and 3.59 stars.
2. Running back (.953) is the highest rated offensive position Meyer has signed. Quarterback (.890) is the lowest.
3. Jalin Marshall (.983) is the highest ranked offensive player Meyer has signed. Curtis Samuel (.970) is the second highest rated offensive player.
4. Meyer has signed 50 offensive players* from 17 different states.
5. Meyer signed 11 offensive tackles and wide receivers. The most of any offensive position.

*All signed athletes are counted as offensive players.

Ezekiel Elliott and the running backs are the highest rated offensive group.

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT URBAN MEYER'S SIGNED DEFENSIVE PLAYERS

1. Urban Meyer's average offensive player is 6'2 tall, weighs 229 pounds, has a .926 composite rating and 3.59 stars.
2. Outside linebacker (.951) is the highest rated defensive position Meyer has signed. defensive tackle (.900) is the lowest.
3. Noah Spence (.997) was Meyer's highest ranked signed player. Raekwon McMillan (.989) is now the highest ranked player on the team.
4. Meyer has signed 46 offensive players from 14 different states.
5. Meyer signed 11 cornerbacks; the most of any defensive position.  

Justin Hilliard and the outside linebackers are the highest rated defensive group.

TOP 10 PLAYERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL

Jamarco Jones is currently Ohio State's highest rated offensive lineman.

Raekwon McMillan is currently Ohio State's highest rated linebacker.

WHERE DID THESE PHYSICALLY, FREAKISH, PHENOMENAL YOUNG MEN COME FROM?

*Liam McCullough (LS) and Sean Nuernberger (K) are included.

Urban Meyer has signed 47 players from the great state of Ohio.

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