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2018 Ohio State Commits // Offers // Prospects 5-25-2016

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May 25, 2016 at 11:02am
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Sometimes it's nice to see the big picture. Below you will find Ohio State's 2018 Ohio State commits, offers and prospects. Short on writing, long on information. This list will be updated monthly. 

Seventeen New Offers Between 4-26-2016 and 5-24-2016

In the last update quarterbacks Casey Thompson and  Artur Sitkowski were added to the Radar List. This month the quarterbacks along with TE Zack Kuntz collected offers from Ohio State. Fourteen other players also received the coveted golden ticket from the Buckeyes.

If you follow the math above you understand the last four weeks have been very busy for Urban Meyer and his recruiting staff. Ohio State offered seventeen new players in the 2018 class. Six of the 17 are five-star prospects.  

Two of the seventeen new offers are currently committed to other schools CB Derrik Allen of Marietta, GA is tied to his home state Georgia Bulldogs and four-star TE Malcolm Epps of Houston, Texas is committed to Alabama. Something to keep an eye on as they are both top-five players at their positions. 

Here are the details on the sixteen newest 2018 offers:

ZACK KUNTZ • CAMP HILL, PA • TE • ★★★★★ • .995

DERRIK ALLEN • MARIETTA, GA • CB • ★★★★★ • .994

JOSH BELK • RICHBURG, SC • DT • ★★★★★ • .990

AUSTIN FONTAINE • HYATTSVILLE, MD • DT • ★★★★★ • .989

EMORY JONES • FRANKLIN, GA • DUAL • ★★★★★ • .984

MICHAEL THOMPSON • SAINT LOUIS, MO • OT • ★★★★ • .983

ARTUR SITKOWSKI • MATAWAN, NJ • PRO • ★★★★ • .982

MAX WRIGHT • KATY, TX • SDE • ★★★★ • .979

DARRELL SIMPSON • JUSTIN, TX • OT • ★★★★ • .977

MALCOLM EPPS • HOUSTON, TX • TE • ★★★★ • .968

ELIJAH MOORE • FORT LAUDERDALE, FL • WR • ★★★★ • .962

CASEY THOMPSON • MOORE, OK • DUAL • ★★★★ • .941

STACY KIRBY • ORLANDO, FL • WDE • ★★★★ • .926

DYLAN WONNUM • STONE MOUNTAIN, GA • OG • ★★★★ • .919

ADRIAN JACKSON • DENVER, CO • OLB • ★★★★ • .915

JAMES OHONBA • STOCKBRIDGE, GA • OT • NR • NR

JEREMY RUCKERT • LINDENHURST, NY • TE • NR • NR

THANKS, BUT NO THANKS

During this cycle only one player who was offered to play at Ohio State decided to commit to another school. The lone player to choose another school was Phil Jurkovec who committed to Notre Dame. Jurkovec is currently the top rated dual-threat quarterback in the 2018 class:​

DUAL Phil Jurkovec // ★★★★★ // Committed to Notre Dame on May 16th.

Zack Kuntz
TE Zack Kuntz (.995) is the highest rated player to get an offer from Ohio State this cylce.
2018 OHIO STATE OFFENSIVE OFFERS

New additions are in bold.
2018 commits are listed at the top and italicized.
 

2018 OFFENSIVE OFFERS (31)
POS NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
DUAL JOEY GATEWOOD 6-3 206 ★★★★ .976 FL AUBURN
DUAL PHIL JURKOVEC 6-5 190 ★★★★★ 997 PA NOTRE DAME // 1-19-16
DUAL JALEN MAYDEN 6-2 205 ★★★★ 913 TX 2-9-16
DUAL EMORY JONES 6-1 193 ★★★★★ 983 GA 5-11-16
DUAL CASEY THOMPSON 6-1 184 ★★★★ 941 OK 5-17-16
PRO ARTUR SITKOWSKI 6-4 215 ★★★★ 982 NJ 5-19-16
               
APB RICKY SLADE 5-9 175 ★★★★★ 986 VA 10-1-14
RB ZAMIR WHITE 6-1 202 ★★★★★ 999 NC 3-12-15
RB BRIAN SNEAD 5-11 180 ★★★★ 979 FL 5-21-15
APB JAELEN GILL 6-0 165 ★★★★★ 993 OHIO 6-3-15
RB TY CHANDLER 5-11 194 ★★★★ 947 TN 9-17-15
RB JAMES COOK 5-11 190 NA NA FL FLORIDA STATE  // 1-17-16
RB T.J. PLEDGER 5-8 190 ★★★★ 923 CA 1-26-16
               
WR JERMAINE ESKRIDGE 6-3 180 ★★★★ 941 FL ???
WR BRIAN HIGHTOWER 6-3 195 ★★★★ 969 FL 3-1-16
WR JAHAN DOTSON 5-10 157 ★★★★ 967 PA 4-21-16
WR JALEN HALL 6-3 186 ★★★★★ 998 CA 4-22-16
WR ELIJAH MOORE 5-11 178 ★★★★ 962 FL 5-2-16
               
ATH L'CHRISTIAN SMITH     ★★★★ 963 OHIO 3-21-16
TE MUSTAPHA MUHAMMAD 6-4 213 ★★★★ 946 TX 4-20-16
TE MALCOLM EPPS 6-6 214 ★★★★ 968 TX ALABAMA // 5-2-16
TE ZACK KUNTZ 6-7 201 ★★★★★ 995 PA 5-4-16
TE JEREMY RUCKERT 6-5 220 NA NA NY 5-24-16
               
OT WILL LAWRENCE 6-4 280 NR 699 TN 12-11-14
OT JACKSON CARMAN 6-6 275 ★★★★ 992 OHIO 12-12-16
OT NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE 6-6 235 ★★★★ 968 FL 2-17-16
OT JAMES OHONBA 6-5 320 NA NA GA 5-4-16
OT DARRELL SIMPSON 6-7 330 ★★★★ 977 TX 5-12-16
OT MICHAEL THOMPSON 6-3 291 ★★★★ 983 MO 5-17-16
               
OG TYLER FRIDAY 6-3 250 ★★★★★ 986 NJ 12-9-15
OG DYLAN WONNUM 6-5 279 ★★★★ 919 GA 5-10-16

C not offered, yet.

Austin Fontaine and Josh Belk are the latest 5-star recruits at DT to receive an offer from Ohio State. The Buckeyes have only offered 5-star players at DT for 2018. 

 
2018 OHIO STATE DEFENSIVE OFFERS

New additions are in bold.
2018 commits are listed at the top and italicized.

2018 DEFENSIVE OFFERS (18)
POS NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE OFFERED
ILB TERADJA MITCHELL 6-2 205 ★★★★★ 993 VA 5-13-15
               
OLB PALAIE GAOTEOTE 6-2 205 ★★★★ 964 NV 3-23-16
OLB ADRIAN JACKSON 6-2 210 ★★★★ 915 CO 4-28-16
               
CB ASANTE SAMUEL JR 5-10 160 ★★★★ 922 FL 5-19-15
CB BENJAMIN SAPP 5-10 160 NR 699 FL 5-19-15
CB CHRISTIAN TUTT 5-11 171 ★★★★★ 987 FL 11-23-15
CB BRENDAN RADLEY-HILES 5-10 175 ★★★★ 968 CA 3-24-16
CB DERRIK ALLEN 6-1 185 ★★★★★ 994 GA GEORGIA // 5-11-16
               
SAF TYREKE JOHNSON 6-1 175 ★★★★★ 996 FL 5-16-14
               
SDE XAVIER THOMAS 6-3 242 ★★★★★ 999 SC 3-3-16
SDE MAX WRIGHT 6-4 235 ★★★★ 979 TX 5-5-16
               
WDE NIK BONITTO 6-4 200 ★★★★★ 980 FL 12-10-15
WDE STACY KIRBY 6-3 230 ★★★★ 926 FL 5-2-16
               
DT TARON VINCENT 6-2 285 ★★★★★ 994 FL 3-4-15
DT LEONARD TAYLOR 6-6 258 ★★★★★ 992 OHIO MICHIGAN
DT PJ MUSTIPHER 6-5 285 ★★★★★ 991 MD 3-31-16
DT JOSH BELK 6-3 282 ★★★★★ 990 SC 5-10-16
DT AUSTIN FONTAINE 6-2 312 ★★★★★ 989 MD 5-17-16

K and P not offered, yet.

 
CB Derrik Allen (.994) is the highest ranked defensive player to receive a 2018 offer this cycle.

2018 PLAYERS ON THE RADAR

Eight new players were added to the Radar List. The highest rated new addition was CB Patrick Surtain Jr from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Surtain Jr is a 5-star player (.996) and has offers from 30 different schools. Will the Buckeyes become the 31st school to offer during this cycle?

PATRICK SURTAIN JR • FORT LAUDERDALE, FL • CB    

JOSH BELK • RICHBURG, SC • DT

KAMRYN BABB • SAINT LOUIS, MO • WR  

BRIAN HIGHTOWER • BRADENTON, FL • WR  

HOUSTON GRIFFITH • CHICAGO, IL • CB   

DAX HOLLIFIELD • SHELBY, NC • ILB   

MARKESE STEPP • INDIANAPOLIS, IN  • RB   

SPENCER SANDERS • DENTON, TX • DUAL   

2018 OFFENSIVE PROSPECTS
pos NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
DUAL DORIAN THOMPSON-ROBINSON 6-2 195 ★★★★ 970 NV
DUAL CASEY THOMPSON 6-4 185 ★★★★ 941 OK
PRO ARTUR SITKOWSKI 6-2 205 ★★★★ 911 NJ
DUAL SPENCER SANDERS 6-2 190 ★★★★ 902 TX
DUAL BRENNAN ARMSTRONG 6-1 185 NR 699 OHIO
PRO TADAS TATARUNAS 6-4 200 NR 699 OHIO
PRO SHELTON APPLEWHITE 6-3 175 NR 699 NJ
PRO JOHN FOREBACK 6-3 201 NR 699 TN
             
RB MAURICE WASHINGTON 6-0 175 ★★★★ 932 CA
RB MARKESE STEPP 6-0 205 ★★★★ 916 IN
RB COLIN WILSON 6-1 225 ★★★★ 928 FL
RB BRYANT KOBACK 5-11 191 ★★★ 850 OHIO
RB MORGAN ELLISON 6-0 217 ★★★ 842 OHIO
RB RA'VON BONNER 5-11 190 ★★★ 822 OHIO
             
WR KAMRYN BABB 6-1 189 ★★★★★ 984 MO
WR BRIAN HIGHTOWER 6-3 195 ★★★★ 969 FL
WR MALIK HEATH 6-3 194 ★★★★ 964 MS
WR DANIEL GEORGE 6-2 195 ★★★★ 953 MD
WR SHAQUON ANDERSON-BUTTS 6-0 170 ★★★★ 903 PA
             
ATH DAKEREON JOYNER 6-1 170 ★★★★ 983 SC
ATH JAYSON ADEMILOLA 6-3 260 ★★★★ 963 NJ
ATH XAVIER HENDERSON 6-1 189 ★★★★ 939 OHIO
ATH KALON GERVIN 5-11 170 NR 699 TSUN
ATH GREGORY CLAYTON 5-11 175 NR 699 LA
ATH ANDREW CUNNINGHAM 6-0 192 NR 699 FL
ATH ALEX REIGELSPERGER 6-4 222 NR 699 OHIO
             
TE ZACK KUNTZ 6-7 201 ★★★★★ 994 PA
TE BREVIN JORDAN 6-3 210 ★★★★ 982 NV
TE TRENTON GILLISON 6-5 220 ★★★★ 954 OHIO
             
OT JAMES BAGNELL 6-5 300 NR 699 PA
OT JIMMY BELL 6-8 314 NR 699 TSUN
OT NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE 6-6 235 NR 699 FL
OG EMIL EKIYOR 6-3 285 ★★★★ 957 IN
OG BLAINE SCOTT 6-5 300 NR 699 OHIO

Casey Thompson, a dual-threat quarterback from Southmoore HS in Oklahoma was on the Radar List last month. This update the talented player received an offer from Ohio State.

 

2018 DEFENSIVE PROSPECTS
POS NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
ILB ANTWUAN JOHNSON 6-1 210 ★★★★ 968 OHIO
ILB DAX HOLLIFIELD 6-1 220 ★★★★ 951 NC
ILB JAYLIN GARNER 6-1 230 NR 699 OHIO
ILB MALIK VANN 6-3 245 NR 699 OHIO
             
OLB MATTHEW BAUER 6-2 200 ★★★★ 963 PA
OLB JUSTIN ADEMILOLA 6-3 225 ★★★★ 931 NJ
OLB EDWARD WARINNER 6-2 205 NR 699 OHIO
OLB DALLAS GANT 6-3 192 NR 699 OHIO
OLB CHRISTOPHER OATS 6-4 215 NR 699 OHIO
             
CB PATRICK SURTAIN JR. 6-2 181 ★★★★★ 996 FL
CB JAIRUS BRENTS 5-9 160 ★★★★ 981 KY
CB HOUSTON GRIFFITH 6-0 180 ★★★★ 972 IL
CB KYLER McMICHAEL 6-1 185 ★★★★ 947 GA
CB ISAIAH BOLDEN 6-1 170 ★★★★ 946 FL
CB REGGIE PEARSON JR 5-10 167 NR 699 TSUN
CB MARCUS HOOKER 5-10 175 NR 699 PA
CB JACQUIL REID 5-9 167 NR 699 NY
CB JEREMIAH WOOD 6-0 180 NR 699 OHIO
CB PRENTICE BARKER JR 5-10 140 NR 699 TSUN
             
SAF SHAYNE SIMON 6-3 195 NR 699 NJ
SAF ISAIAH HUMPHRIES 5-11 180 NR 699 TX
             
DT LEONARD TAYLOR 6-6 250 ★★★★★ 992 OHIO
DT MATTHEW JONES 6-4 290 ★★★★★ 992 NY
DT JOSH BELK 6-3 282 ★★★★★ 990 SC
DT PJ MUSTIPHER 6-5 27 ★★★★★ 986 MD
DT TREVOR TROUT 6-3 265 ★★★★ 955 MO
DT JAYSON ADEMILOLA 6-3 286 ★★★★ 929 NJ
DT DANTE STILLS 6-4 265 ★★★★ 905 NJ
DT TRAMEL WALTHOUR 6-4 260 NR 699 GA
             
SDE MARCELLUS EARLINGTON 6-5 240 NR 699 NJ
WDE JULIUS LEE 6-4 289 NR 699 TSUN

New additions to the lists are in bold.
Go here for 2017 commits, offers and prospects. 
 

2018 OHIO STATE COMMITS
 
2018 Ohio State Commits (0)
NAME POS HT WT STARS 247  STATE COMMITTED
NONE              
               
TOTAL*              
CLASS AVERAGE*              

*K, P, LS not included

 

2018 Commit Position Breakdown
position NO. PLAYER PLAYER PLAYER
QB        
RB        
WR        
ATH        
TE        
OT        
OG        
C        
K        
DEFENSE        
ILB        
OLB        
CB        
S        
DT        
WDE        
SDE        
P        
TOTAL NONE      

 

2018 Ohio State Decommitments
NAME POS HT WT * 247 STATE DECOMMITTED
NONE              

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