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2017 Ohio State Commits // Offers // Prospects 3-17-16

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by Matt Gutridge
March 17, 2016 at 6:46am
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Below you will find Ohio State's 2017 Ohio State commits, offers and prospects. This list will be updated monthly.

Two New Commits Between 2-17-2016 and 3-16-2016

APB // JK Dobbins // ★★★★ // .971 // TX 

LB // Antjuan Simmons // ★★★★ // .901 // MI

Jeremy Birmingham dropped these articles about JK Dobbins after his commitment on March 6th: Dobbins is No. 1, Dobbins' Impact, JK Dobbins Opens Up.

The Lord of Whispers also shared his knowledge on Simmons: Simmons is No. 12 and Looking At Simmons' Impact.

There Were Six New Offers Between 2-17-2016 and 3-16-2016

DT // Marvin Wilson // ★★★★★ // .997 // TX

DT // Jay Tufele // ★★★★ // .967 // UT

CB // Kary Vincent // ★★★★ // .912 // TX

OLB // Pete Werner // ★★★★ // .900 // IN

TE // Jake Marwede // ★★★ // .860 // IL

DT // Teair Tart-Spencer // NR // .699 // PA

Marvin Wilson is the top-ranked defensive tackle in the country. For more on Wilson go here.

Over the past month Ohio State's coaches focused on the defensive side of the ball as five of the six offers went Luke Fickell's and Greg Schiano's group. The biggest splash was the offer to the nation's top-ranked defensive tackle Marvin Wilson. For more on Wilson go here.

Check the bottom of the article as 13 players were added to the Radar List.

JK Dobbins
RB JK Dobbins became the second running back in the 2017 class when he committed on March 6th. There are now 13 players committed to the '17 class.

New additions to the lists are in bold.

2017 OHIO STATE COMMITS
 
2017 Ohio State Commits (13)
NAME POS HT WT stars 247  +/- STATE COMMITTED
DANNY CLARK QB 6-3 200 ★★★★ .902   OH 12-13-2013
SHAUN WADE CB 6-2 175 ★★★★ .991 -.001 FL 1-12-2015
JOSH MYERS OT 6-5 260 ★★★★★ .997   OH 1-25-2015
MARCUS WILLIAMSON CB 5-10 165 ★★★★ .955 -.004 OH 4-18-2015
TODD SIBLEY JR.  RB 5-11 205 ★★★★ .917 -.003 OH 4-19-2015
JAKE MORETTI OT 6-5 285 ★★★★ .968   CO 7-4-2015
JERRON CAGE DT 6-3 275 ★★★★ .913 -.001 OH 7-21-2015
BLAKE HAUBEIL PK 6-3 200 ★★★ .833 +.134 NY 7-24-2015
ISAIAH PRYOR S 6-2 185 ★★★★ .979 +.003 GA 7-27-2015
BRENDON WHITE S 6-2 195 ★★★★ .944 -.001 OH 10-2-2015
HASKELL GARRETT DT 6-2 280 ★★★★ .964 +.002 NV 2-9-2016
ANTJUAN SIMMONS OLB 6-1 205 ★★★★ .901   MI 3-1-2016
JK DOBBINS APB 5-10 200 ★★★★ .971   TX 3-6-2016
                 
CLASS AVERAGE*   6-2 223 4.1 .950 -.004    

*K, P, LS not included

2017 Ohio State Commit Position Breakdown
position NO. PLAYER PLAYER PLAYER
QB 1 DANNY CLARK    
RB 2 TODD SIBLEY JR. JK DOBBINS  
WR        
ATH        
TE        
OT 2 JOSH MYERS JAKE MORETTI  
OG        
C        
K 1 BLAKE HAUBEIL    
DEFENSE        
ILB        
OLB 1 ANTJUAN SIMMONS    
CB 2 SHAUN WADE MARCUS WILLIAMSON  
S 2 ISAIAH PRYOR BRENDON WHITE  
DT 2 JERRON CAGE HASKELL GARRETT  
WDE        
SDE        
P        
TOTAL 13      
2017 Ohio State Decommitments
NAME POS HT WT STARS 247 STATE DECOMMITTED
BRUCE JUDSON ATH 5-9 186 ★★★★ .940 FL 10-4-2015

2017 OHIO STATE OFFENSIVE OFFERS

New additions are in bold.
2017 commits are listed at the top and italicized.
 

2017 QB Offers // 1 COMMIT
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
DANNY CLARK 6-3 200 ★★★★ .904 OHIO COMMIT
SHAWN ROBINSON 6-3 207 ★★★★ .977 TEXAS TCU
TATE MARTELL 5-10 203 ★★★★★ .984 NEVADA TEXAS A&M
2017 RB Offers // 1 COMMIT
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
JK DOBBINS 70 200 ★★★★ .971 TX COMMIT
TODD SIBLEY JR. 5-11 205 ★★★★ .925 OHIO COMMIT
ROBERT BURNS 5-11 205 ★★★★ .951 FL MIAMI, FL / 7-22-14
ANTHONY DAVIS JR. 5-11 190 ★★★★ .955 FL 5-15-2014
COLIN WILSON 6-1 200 ★★★★ .966 FL 5-16-2014
ANTHONY McFARLAND JR. 5-9 189 ★★★★ .984 MD 9-9-2014
KHALAN LABORN 5-9 193 ★★★★ .978 VA 2-25-2015
KYSHAUN BRYAN 5-9 187 ★★★★ .922 FL 3-18-2015
NAJEE HARRIS 6-2 220 ★★★★★ .998 CA ALABAMA / 6-29-15
TREY SERMON 6-1 206 ★★★★ .966 GA 7-25-2015
CJ COTMAN 5-10 165 ★★★★ .909 FL 9-15-2015
TY CHANDLER 5-11 190 ★★★★ .949  TN 9-18-2015
CAM AKERS 5-11 210 ★★★★ .980 MS ALABAMA 9-24-15
ADARIUS LEMONS 6-2 180 ★★★ .897 GA 9-28-2015
D'ANDRE SWIFT 5-10 208 ★★★★ .985 PA 9-29-2015
JORDAN ANTHONY 6-0 220 ★★★★ .951 FL 11-9-2015
DANIEL CARTER 5-11 185 NR .699 FL 12-10-2015
 
QB Tate Martell (.984) was spotted wearing this Ohio State shirt a few months ago. Is there a chance for the Texas A&M commit to end up in Ohio State's '17 class?
2017 WR Offers 
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
KEYSHAWN JOHNSON 6-1 195 ★★★★ .919  CA 3-22-2014
JEFF THOMAS 5-10 170 ★★★★ .986  IL 4-30-2014
JAMES ROBINSON 6-2 190 ★★★★ .970 FL 5-15-2014
DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES 6-2 192 ★★★★ .990 TSUN 5-16-2014
JaCOBY STEVENS 6-2 193 ★★★★  .978 TN 5-20-2014
TREVON GRIMES 6-3 180 ★★★★★ .994 FL 7-26-2014
EMMANUEL GREENE 5-10 171 ★★★★ .931 FL 9-29-2014
TYJON LINDSEY 5-9 161 ★★★★ .989 NV 8-16-2015
TAHJ CAPEHART 5-11 185 ★★★★ .898 VA 2-25-2015
TEE HIGGINS 6-4 176   .982 TN TENNESSEE 2-4-16 / 4-14-15
JERRY JEUDY 6-1 174 ★★★★ .982 FL 5-6-2015
DAQUON GREEN 6-1 185 ★★★★ .929 FL FLORIDA / 5-20-15
JAYLEN HARRIS 6-5 210 ★★★★ .934 OHIO 6-13-2015
HUNTER RISON 5-11 183 ★★★★ .899 TSUN 12-11-2015
BO MELTON 6-0 180 ★★★ .889 NJ 1-28-2016
2017 ATH Offers 
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
RICHARD LECOUNTE 5-11 174 ★★★★★ .985 GA GEORGIA / 12-16-13
JACOBY STEVENS 6-2 200 ★★★★ .982   TN 5-20-2014
MALEIK GRAY 6-1 195 ★★★★ .982  TN 6-19-2014
MALCOLM ASKEW 6-0 175 ★★★★ .946 AL 9-22-2014
JUWAN BURGESS 6-0 175 ★★★★ .916  FL 2-9-2015
JAMYEST WILLIAMS 5-9 170 ★★★★ .974  GA 5-6-2015
BRUCE JUDSON 5-9 186 ★★★★ .940 FL 10-4-2015
AYINDE ELEY 6-5 205 ★★★ .867 MD 1-15-2016
DEVON HUNTER 6-3 210 ★★★★ .975 VA 1-20-2016
2017 TE Offers
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
MATT DOTSON 6-5 225 ★★★ .879 OHIO 6-13-2015
COLE KMET 6-5 230 ★★★★ .905 IL NOTRE DAME / 6-16-15
JAKE MARWEDE 6-5 238 ★★★ .860 IL 3-8-2016
2017 OT Offers // 2 COMMITS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
JOSH MYERS 6-5 260 ★★★★★ .998 OHIO COMMIT
JAKE MORETTI 6-5 285 ★★★★ .964 CO COMMIT
DILLAN GIBBONS 6-5 274 ★★★ .881 FL NOTRE DAME / 5-7-2014
JORDAN McNAIR 6-5 285 ★★★★ .912 MD 9-30-2014
CALVIN ASHLEY 6-7 307 ★★★★★ .997 FL AUBURN / 1-22-2015
MICAH CLARK 6-5 260 ★★★★ .970 NJ 5-6-2015
ISAIAH WILSON 6-7 322 ★★★★★ .987 NY 5-7-2015
TONY GRAY 6-4 269 ★★★★ .956 GA 5-8-2015
JEDRICK WILLS 6-5 315 ★★★★ .970 KY 7-22-2015
ROBERT HAINSEY 6-4 270 ★★★★ .932 FL 9-17-2015
TREY SMITH 6-5 290 ★★★★ .968 TN 9-24-2015
 
Josh Myers
Josh Myers (right) remains the highest rated commit in Ohio State's 2017 class with a .997 rating.
2017 OG OFFERS 
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
KAYDEN LYLES 6-3 290 ★★★★ .957 AZ WISCONSIN / 6-5-2014
MATT BOCKHORST 6-4 290 ★★★★ .899 OHIO CLEMSON
DILLAN GIBBONS 6-5 304 ★★★ .881 FL NOTRE DAME / 5-7-2015
CODY BOWES 6-4 270 ★★★ .839 FL 12-10-2015

 

2017 C OFFERS
NAME POS HT WT STARS 247 STATE
NONE            

 

2017 OHIO STATE DEFENSIVE OFFERS

New additions are in bold.
2017 commits are listed at the top and italicized.

2017 ILB Offers 
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
JOSH ROSS 6-1 210 ★★★★ .942 TSUN 5-21-2014
BARON BROWNING 6-3 220 ★★★★ .979 TX BAYLOR 5-21-2015
ANTHONY HINES 6-3 230 ★★★★ .967 TX 6-18-2014
DREW WHITE 6-1 220 ★★★ .839 FL 10-10-2015
2017 OLB Offers 
NAME HT WT * 247 STATE OFFERED
ANTJUAN SIMMONS 6-1 205 ★★★★ .901 MI COMMIT 
OFFERED 9-28-2015
DYLAN MOSES 6-2 220 ★★★★★ .999 LA 3-28-2014
DREW SINGLETON 6-2 215 ★★★★ .923 NJ 5-15-2015
LEONARD WARNER 6-4 219 ★★★★ .932 GA ?
SANTINO MARCHIOL 6-3 224 ★★★ .909 CO 6-9-2015
ANTHONY SOLOMON 6-1 185 NR .699 FL 12-10-2015
PETE WERNER 6-2 215 ★★★★ .900 IN 2-23-2016

 

2017 CB Offers // 2 COMMITS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
SHAUN WADE 6-2 175 ★★★★ .992 FL COMMIT
MARCUS WILLIAMSON 5-10 165 ★★★★ .971 OHIO COMMIT
DARNAY HOLMES 5-11 190 ★★★★★ .995 CA 5-24-2014
DEANGELO GIBBS 6-2 204 ★★★★★ .997 GA 8-12-2014
LAMONT WADE 5-10 185 ★★★★★ .970 PA 3-4-2015
DEON JONES 6-1 180 ★★★★ .967 DC 4-28-2015
AMBRY THOMAS 5-11 165 ★★★★ .943 TSUN 5-20-2015
CHEVIN CALLOWAY 5-10 180 ★★★★ .959 TX 5-27-2015
MARCO WILSON 5-10 163 ★★★★ .933 FL 6-22-2015
WILLIAM POOLE III 6-0 170 ★★★★★ .955 GA 9-1-2015
STANFORD SAMUELS 6-2 175 ★★★★ .982 FL 1-20-2016
AMIR RIEP 6-0 180 ★★★★ .906 OHIO 1-31-2016
KARY VINCENT 5-11 162 ★★★★ .912 TX 3-3-2016
Kary Vincent
On March 3rd, Kary Vincent (.912) became the 13th CB to be offered.
2017 S Offers // 2 COMMITS
NAME HT WT STARS 247  STATE OFFERED
ISAIAH PRYOR 6-2 185 ★★★★ .983 GA COMMIT
BRENDON WHITE 6-2 195 ★★★★ .909 OHIO COMMIT
RICHARD LeCOUNTE III 5-11 174 ★★★★ .986 GA 9-16-2013
JEFFREY OKUDAH 6-1 194 ★★★★ .993 TX 5-4-2015
DANIEL WRIGHT 6-2 175 ★★★★ .957 FL 5-19-2015
CYRUS FAGAN 6-0 170 ★★★★ .963 FL 12-2-2015
PARIS FORD 6-1 180 ★★★★ .957 PA PITT / 6-16-15
JAYLEN KELLY-POWELL 6-0 183 ★★★★ .882 TSUN 7-30-2015
ROBERT BARNES 6-2 185 ★★★★ .911 TX OKLAHOMA / 5-2-2015
2017 DT Offers // 2 COMMITS
NAME HT WT STARS 247  STATE OFFERED
JERRON CAGE 6-3 275 ★★★★ .917 OHIO COMMIT
HASKELL GARRETT 6-2 280 ★★★★ .962 NV COMMIT
DARNELL EWELL 6-3 298 ★★★★ .941 VA 11-3-2014
ERIC CROSBY 6-1 285 ★★★★ .961 VA 2-25-2015
CAM SPENCE 6-5 285 ★★★★ .939 FL 4-2-2015
FRED HANSARD 6-3 305 ★★★★ .951 NJ 5-6-2015
DALYN WADE-PERRY 6-4 310 ★★★ .881 NJ 5-6-2015
COREY BOLDS 6-3 260 ★★★★ .917 NJ 5-15-2015
DONOVAN JETER 6-4 260 ★★★★ .904 PA 7-28-2015
KIVON BENNETT 6-2 250 ★★★ .857 FL 10-10-2015
AUBREY SOLOMON 6-3 305 ★★★★ .948 GA 12-7-2015
EMMANUEL McNEIL 6-3 280 ★★★★ .890 GA 1-7-2016
TEAIR TART-SPENCER 6-4 295 NR .699 PA 2-24-2016
JAY TUFELE 6-3 284 ★★★★ .967 UT 3-1-2016
MARVIN WILSON 6-4 316 ★★★★★ .997 TX 3-14-2016
 
Marvin Lewis
Last month Marvin Lewis was added to the On The Radar list. Lewis now has an offer from Ohio State. Will the nation's No. 1 DT be a Buckeye commit in April's edition? 
2017 SDE Offers 
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
A.J. EPENESA 6-5 230 ★★★★★ .991 IL IOWA / 5-28-2015
MJ WEBB 6-3 260 ★★★★ .936 GA 5-28-2015
JOSHUA PASCHAL 6-4 255 ★★★★ .911 MD 10-24-2014
JONATHAN FORD 6-5 240 ★★★ .899 FL 5-19-2015
ZACHARY CARTER 6-4 240 ★★★★ .931 FL 11-30-2015
2017 WDE Offers 
NAME HT WT STARS 247  STATE OFFERED
COREY MALONE-HATCHER 6-3 246 ★★★★ .929 TSUN 7-31-2014
JOSHUA KAINDOH 6-6 237 ★★★★★ .985 FLORIDA 2-11-2015
ROBERT BEAL 6-4 230 ★★★★ .970 GA NOTRE DAME / 5-2-2015
CHASE YOUNG 6-5 220 ★★★★ .922 MARYLAND 9-10-2015
NIK BONITTO 6-4 200 NR .699 FL 10-10-2015
JAREZ PARKS 6-5 255 ★★★★★ .987 FL ?
LUIJI VILAIN 6-3 250 ★★★★ .945 VA 1-27-2016
2017 Ohio State K/P Offers // 1 commit
NAME POS HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
BLAKE HAUBEIL K 6-3 200 NR .699 NY COMMIT

 

2017 PLAYERS ON THE RADAR
 
2017 RANKED QB PROSPECTS
NAME POS HT WT STARS 247 STATE
BAILEY HOCKMAN PRO 6-2 210 ★★★★ .945 GA
JASON SHELLEY DUAL 6-0 178 ★★★ .869 TX
JAIRUS GRISSOM DUAL 6-2 190 ★★★ .843 TSUN
ALEX BARKER PRO 6-4 205 ★★★ .811 MD

 
2017 RANKED RB Prospects
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
ENO BENJAMIN 5-10 204 ★★★★ .935 TX
BRYANT KOBACK 71 191 ★★★ .850 OHIO
WESTON BRIDGES 5-11 190 ★★★ .844 OHIO
RA'VON BONNER 5-11 190 ★★★ .810 OHIO

 

2017 RANKED WR PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
TARIK BLACK 6-3 185 ★★★★ .956 CT
OMAR MANNING 6-3 208 ★★★★ .936 TX
JaVONTE RICHARDSON 6-3 200 ★★★★ .916 OHIO
DANNY DAVIS 6-3 178 ★★★★ .915 OHIO
M.J. WALKER 6-5 205 ★★★★ .912 GA
KD NIXON 5-8 181 ★★★★ .908 TX
ISAIAH ROBERTSON 6-3 190 ★★★★ .899 IL
JAYLON JACKSON 5-10 164 ★★★★ .894 TX
KJ HAMLER 5-9 155 ★★★ .889 TSUN
CODY WHITE 6-3 190 ★★★ .879 TSUN
CALEB STONEBURNER 6-4 180 ★★★ .803 OHIO

 

2017 RANKED Athlete PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247  STATE
LYNN BOWDEN 6-1 185 ★★★★ .932 OHIO
TYRELL AJIAN 6-1 185 ★★★★ .923 OHIO
DERREK PITTS 6-1 173 ★★★★ .923 WV
KENNY ROBINSON 6-2 200 ★★★ .868 PA
SEAN WALLACE 5-11 185 ★★★ .850 TX
CONNOR HEYWARD 6-1 202 ★★★ .839 GA
 
Caleb Stoneburner (.803) is the brother of former Ohio State TE Jake Stoneburner.
 
2017 RANKED TE PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247  STATE
CHARLES REEVES 6-5 230 ★★★ .880 OHIO
TREY PUGH 6-5 225 ★★★ .850 OHIO
KHALIL McCLAIN 6-3 212 ★★★ .844 GA
2017 RANKED OT PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
FOSTER SARELL 6-6 320 ★★★★★ .994 WA
KEVIN JARVIS 6-5 330 ★★★★ .898 IL
EMANI MASON 6-4 268 ★★★ .880 TSUN
JOEL HONIGFORD 6-6 262 ★★★ .860 OHIO
THAYER MUNFORD 6-6 325 ★★★ .860 OHIO
CALEB JONES 6-9 320 ★★★ .860 IN
ROBERT MARTIN 6-5 265 ★★★ .857 NJ
CARSON VAN LYNN 6-6 235 ★★★ .836 OHIO

 

2017 RANKED OG PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
BEN PETRULA 6-6 295 ★★★★ .892 NJ

 

2017 RANKED C PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
CESAR RUIZ 6-3 315 ★★★★ .934 FL
JOHNNY JORDAN 6-2 290 ★★★ .822 DC

 

2017 RANKED ILB PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
DAVID ADAMS 6-2 230 ★★★★ .954 PA
AVERY ROBERTS 6-1 215 ★★★★ .935 DE
GIOVANNI MOORE 6-2 258 ★★★ .867 GA
DYLAN MEEKS 6-2 220 ★★★ .832 FL
2017 RANKED OLB PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
BRUCE JORDAN-SWILLING 6-0 215 ★★★★ .960 LA
VANDARIUS COWAN 6-4 215 ★★★★ .953 FL
TYSHON FOGG 6-2 216 ★★★★ .924 MD
DE'ANDRE WILDER 6-2 198 ★★★★ .914 FL
JARELL WHITE 5-10 190 ★★★ .877 OHIO
BRYCE BRAND 6-1 235 ★★★ .844 FL
DORIAN ETHERIDGE 6-3 210 ★★★ .837 WV

 

2017 RANKED CB PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
SHAWN DAVIS 6-1 190 ★★★ .856 FL
JALEN COLE 5-9 160 ★★★ .830 CA

 

2017 RANKED S PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
DERRICK TUCKER 6-2 194 ★★★★ .963 TX
JONATHAN SUTHERLAND 6-0 193 ★★★★ .903 VA
DAMANI NEAL 5-11 175 ★★★★ .892 MD
Foster SarellFoster Sarell (.994) is a highly rated OT from Washington. Is the distance too far for him to receive an offer?

 
2017 RANKED DT PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
MARVIN WILSON 6-4 316 ★★★★★ .996 TX
DERRIUS MULLINS 6-5 315 ★★★ .846 OHIO
SEAN CLEASANT 6-2 275 ★★★ .837 KY
HOWARD WATKINS 6-5 280 ★★★ .833 OHIO

 

2017 RANKED SDE PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
DAMION BARBER 6-3 220 ★★★ .864 PA

 

2017 RANKED WDE PROSPECTS
NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
NAZ BOHANNON 6-5 215 NR .699 OHIO

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