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

Ohio State has dominated That Team on the football field during the past decade. How have the Buckeyes fared against them in recruiting since 2012? Over the next couple of weeks I will compare Ohio State's and That Team's recruiting by position during the Urban Meyer era.

Ohio State recruited 7 Strong-side Defensive Ends and That Team recruited 4 Strong-side Defensive Ends.

2012-2015 SDE Averages

AVERAGES	CATEGORY	AVERAGE
6-4	HEIGHT	6-5
264	WEIGHT	240
.903	COMP. RATING	.893
3.43	STARS	3.25

Larry Johnson has many reasons to smile.

2015 SDE RECRUITS

TEAM	PLAYER	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	COMP. RATING	STARS	LOCATION
	JASHON CORNELL	6-4	260	.956	****	MINNESOTA
	DRE'MONT JONES	6-3	266	.938	****	ST. IGNATIUS
	SHELTON JOHNSON	6-5	220	.887	***	FLORIDA
	JOSHUA ALABI	6-5	295	.866	***	DETROIT
	REUBEN JONES	6-3	223	.854	***	FLORIDA

Jashon Cornell is the highest rated SDE since Joey Bosa.

2014 SDE RECRUITS

TEAM	PLAYER	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	COMP. RATING	STARS	LOCATION
	DYLAN THOMPSON	6-5	270	.872	***	ILLINOIS
	DARIUS SLADE	6-5	240	.846	***	NEW JERSEY

Dylan Thompson missed 2014 with a broken kneecap.

2013 SDE RECRUITS

TEAM	PLAYER	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	COMP. RATING	STARS	LOCATION
	JOEY BOSA	6-5	270	.981	****	FLORIDA
	TRACY SPRINKLE	6-4	250	.859	***	ELYRIA

Joey Bosa helped Ohio State win the title in 2014.

2012 SDE RECRUITS

TEAM	PLAYER	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	COMP. RATING	STARS	LOCATION
	CHRIS WORMLEY	6-5	250	.943	****	TOLEDO WHITMER
	MATT GODIN	6-5	265	.887	***	THAT STATE

2012-2015 SDE RECRUITS LISTED BY COMPOSITE RATING

TEAM	YEAR	PLAYER	COMP. RATING
	2013	JOEY BOSA	.981
	2015	JASHON CORNELL	.956
	2012	CHRIS WORMLEY	.943
	2015	DRE'MONT JONES	.938
	2012	MATT GODIN	.887
	2015	SHELTON JOHNSON	.887
	2014	DYLAN THOMPSON	.872
	2015	JOSHUA ALABI	.866
	2013	TRACY SPRINKLE	.859
	2015	REUBEN JONES	.854
	2014	DARIUS SLADE	.846

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