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2018 Ohio State Commits // Offers // Prospects 9-24-16

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by Matt Gutridge
September 24, 2016 at 5:33pm
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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. 

New Commits Between 5-25-2016 and 9-22-2016 

Dual QB Emory Jones // ★★★★★ // .985 // GA

RB Brian Snead // ★★★★ // .961 // FL 

29 New Offers Between 5-25-2016 and 9-22-2016

In the last update Maurice Washington, Kamryn Babb, Dallas Gant, Christopher Oats and Houston Griffith were added to the Radar List. Since then, all of them collected offers from Ohio State. 24 other players also received the coveted golden ticket from the Buckeyes.

Seven of the 29 new offers are five-star players and 22 are ranked as four star talents. 

THANKS, BUT NO THANKS

DT/DE/TE Leonard Taylor decommitted from Michigan on August 22, 2016 and currently holds an offer from Ohio State. One of the state's top players has offers from 14 schools. 

Leonard Taylor
DT / DE / TE Leonard Taylor (.992) is favored to commit to Ohio State after he decommitted from Michigan.
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 EMORY JONES 6-1 193 ★★★★★ 985 GA COMMITTED 7-29-16
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 ★★★★ 929 TX 2-9-16
DUAL CASEY THOMPSON 6-1 184 ★★★★ 943 OK 5-17-16
PRO ARTUR SITKOWSKI 6-4 215 ★★★★ 971 NJ 5-19-16
               
RB BRIAN SNEAD 5-11 180 ★★★★ 979 FL COMMITTED 7-22-16
APB RICKY SLADE 5-9 175 ★★★★★ 986 VA 10-1-14
RB ZAMIR WHITE 6-1 202 ★★★★★ 998 NC 3-12-15
APB JAELEN GILL 6-0 165 ★★★★★ 985 OHIO 6-3-15
RB TY CHANDLER 5-11 194 ★★★★ 947 TN 9-17-15
RB JAMES COOK 5-11 190 ★★★★ 982 FL FLORIDA STATE  // 1-17-16
RB T.J. PLEDGER 5-8 190 ★★★★ 923 CA 1-26-16
RB LORENZO LINGARD 72 175 ★★★★★ 988 FL 4-5-16
RB MAURICE WASHINGTON 72 175 ★★★★ 918 CA 6-10-16
               
WR JERMAINE ESKRIDGE 6-3 180 ★★★★ 934 FL ???
WR BRIAN HIGHTOWER 6-3 195 ★★★★ 980 FL 3-1-16
WR JAHAN DOTSON 5-10 157 ★★★★ 971 PA 4-21-16
WR JALEN HALL 6-3 186 ★★★★★ 999 CA 4-22-16
WR ELIJAH MOORE 5-11 178 ★★★★ 944 FL 5-2-16
WR MATTHEW HILL 6-2 175 ★★★★ 911 GA 6-16-16
WR KAMRYN BABB 6-1 189 ★★★★ 958 MO 6-17-16
               
ATH L'CHRISTIAN SMITH     ★★★★ 959 OHIO 3-21-16
ATH JALYNN WILLIAMS 5-11 185 ★★★ 857 FL 6-17-16
ATH XAVIER WILLIAMS 6-0 180 ★★★★ 979 FL 8-3-16
               
TE MUSTAPHA MUHAMMAD 6-4 213 ★★★★ 953 TX 4-20-16
TE MALCOLM EPPS 6-6 214 ★★★★ 958 TX ALABAMA // 5-2-16
TE ZACK KUNTZ 6-7 201 ★★★★★ 972 PA 5-4-16
TE JEREMY RUCKERT 6-5 220 ★★★★ 955 NY 5-24-16
               
OT WILL LAWRENCE 6-4 280 ★★★ 877 TN 12-11-14
OT JACKSON CARMAN 6-6 275 ★★★★ 987 OHIO 12-12-16
OT NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE 6-6 235 ★★★★ 970 FL 2-17-16
OT JAMES OHONBA 6-5 320 ★★★★ 934 GA 5-4-16
OT DARRELL SIMPSON 6-7 330 ★★★★ 973 TX 5-12-16
OT COLTEN BLANTON 6-5 271 ★★★★ 935 TX 5-25-16
OT WILLIAM BARNES 6-4 290 ★★★★ 950 FL 7-19-16
OT RICHARD GOURAIGE 6-7 330 ★★★★ 982 FL 7-20-16
OT RASHEED WALKER 6-5 280 ★★★★ 901 MD 9-6-16
               
OG DYLAN WONNUM 6-5 279 ★★★★ 945 GA 5-10-16
OG VERDIS BROWN 6-3 294 ★★★★ 937 IL 6-17-16
OG JAMAREE SALYER 6-3 327 ★★★★★ 994 GA 7-13-16
OG BARTON CLEMENT 6-2 304 ★★★★ 947 TX 8-18-16
OG CLEVELAND REED 6-4 295 ★★★★ 910 FL 9-1-16

C not offered, yet.

Kamryn Babb and Matthew Hill are the latest four-star wide receivers to get offers from Ohio State. 

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 ★★★★★ 986 VA 5-13-15
               
OLB PALAIE GAOTEOTE 6-2 205 ★★★★ 982 NV 3-23-16
OLB ADRIAN JACKSON 6-2 210 ★★★★ 929 CO 4-28-16
OLB DALLAS GANT 6-4 215 ★★★★ 914 OH 6-17-16
OLB CHRISTOPHER OATS 6-4 215 ★★★★ 914 OH 6-17-16
               
CB ASANTE SAMUEL JR 5-10 160 ★★★★ 949 FL 5-19-15
CB BENJAMIN SAPP 5-10 160 ★★★ 833 FL 5-19-15
CB CHRISTIAN TUTT 5-11 171 ★★★★ 954 FL 11-23-15
CB BRENDAN RADLEY-HILES 5-10 175 ★★★★ 971 CA 3-24-16
CB DERRIK ALLEN 6-1 185 ★★★★★ 994 GA GEORGIA // 5-11-16
CB HOUSTON GRIFFITH 6-0 180 ★★★★ 976 FL 6-10-16
CB ANTHONY COOK 6-1 168 ★★★★★ 985 TX 7-27-16
CB TRE DOUGLAS 6-2 180 ★★★ 874 GA 7-27-16
CB TYSON CAMPBELL 6-2 180 ★★★★ 956 FL 8-4-16
CB PATRICK SURTAIN JR. 6-2 181 ★★★★★ 995 FL 8-5-16
               
               
SAF TYREKE JOHNSON 6-1 175 ★★★★★ 996 FL 5-16-14
SAF JOSH PROCTOR 6-3 186 ★★★★ 963 OK 6-9-16
SAF JAIDEN WOODBEY 6-2 205 ★★★★★ 985 CA 6-16-16
SAF AMARI BURNEY 6-1 205 ★★★★ 951 FL 7-20-16
SAF ISHEEM YOUNG 5-11 195 ★★★★ 967 PA 9-7-16
SAF JORDAN MOORE 5-11 170 ★★★★ 913 TX 9-15-16
               
SDE XAVIER THOMAS 6-3 242 ★★★★★ 999 SC 3-3-16
SDE MAX WRIGHT 6-4 235 ★★★★ 978 TX 5-5-16
SDE DORIAN HARDY 6-5 245 ★★★★ 946 NJ 5-25-16
SDE GREG EMERSON 6-4 275 ★★★★ 977 TN 7-23-16
               
WDE NIK BONITTO 6-4 200 ★★★★★ 961 FL 12-10-15
WDE STACY KIRBY 6-3 230 ★★★★ 919 FL 5-2-16
WDE KJ HENRY 6-5 217 ★★★★★ 986 NC 5-10-16
               
DT TYLER FRIDAY 6-3 255 ★★★★ 979 NJ 12-9-15
DT TARON VINCENT 6-2 285 ★★★★★ 990 FL 3-4-15
DT LEONARD TAYLOR 6-6 258 ★★★★★ 992 OHIO MICHIGAN DECOMMITTED 8-22-16
DT MARVIN WILSON 6-4 329 ★★★★★ 997 TX 3-14-16
DT PJ MUSTIPHER 6-5 285 ★★★★★ 974 MD 3-31-16
DT JOSH BELK 6-3 282 ★★★★★ 939 SC 5-10-16
DT AUSTIN FONTAINE 6-2 312 ★★★★★ 974 MD 5-17-16
DT MICHAEL THOMPSON 6-3 291 ★★★★ 961 MO 5-17-16
DT RICK SANDIDGE 6-5 273 ★★★★ 965 NC 8-4-16
DT AENEAS HAWKINS 6-3 260 ★★★ 874 OHIO 9-5-16

K and P not offered, yet.

Patrick Surtain Jr.
CB Patrick Surtain Jr. (.995) is the highest rated player to get an offer from Ohio State this cycle.
2018 PLAYER ON THE RADAR

24 new players were added to the Radar List. The highest rated new addition was safety C.J. Smith from Palm Beach, Florida. Smith Jr is a 4-star player (.950) and has offers from 12 different schools. Will the Buckeyes become the 13th school to offer him?

2018 OFFENSIVE PROSPECTS
pos NAME HT WT STARS 247 STATE
DUAL DORIAN THOMPSON-ROBINSON 6-2 195 ★★★★ 970 NV
DUAL SPENCER SANDERS 6-2 190 ★★★★ 902 TX
DUAL BRENNAN ARMSTRONG 6-1 185 ★★★ 846 OHIO
PRO JOHN LANGAN 6-2 190 ★★★ 854 NJ
             
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 ANDREW CUNNINGHAM 6-0 205 ★★★ 844 FL
RB MORGAN ELLISON 6-0 217 ★★★ 842 OHIO
RB ZION CUSTIS 5-7 170 ★★★ 826 GA
RB GINO APPLEBERRY 5-8 183 ★★★ 812 GA
RB RA'VON BONNER 5-11 190 ★★★ 822 OHIO
             
WR MANUEL ALLEN 6-2 170 ★★★★ 955 CA
WR JOSEPH SCATES 6-3 175 ★★★★ 919 OHIO
WR SEAN RYAN 6-3 180 ★★★ 869 NY
WR KORY TAYLOR 6-5 195 ★★★ 836 OHIO
WR JALEN NAILOR 5-9 160 ★★★ 819 NV
WR NATE BAUER 6-1 185 ★★★ 817 OHIO
WR DASHON BUSSELL 6-2 185 ★★★ 812 IN
WR MALIK HEATH 6-3 194 ★★★★ 964 MS
WR DANIEL GEORGE 6-2 195 ★★★★ 938 MD
WR SHAQUON ANDERSON-BUTTS 6-0 170 ★★★★ 901 PA
             
ATH TRE TURNER 6-4 175 ★★★★ 939  
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 ★★★★ 919 TSUN
             
TE BREVIN JORDAN 6-3 210 ★★★★ 965 NV
TE TYNEIL HOPPER 6-2 217 ★★★★ 917 GA
TE TRENTON GILLISON 6-5 220 ★★★★ 954 OHIO
TE JACK CRAVAACK 6-5 224 ★★★ 807 OHIO
             
OT QADIR WHITE 6-7 291 ★★★ 876 NY
             
OG EMIL EKIYOR 6-3 285 ★★★★ 957 IN
OG BLAINE SCOTT 6-5 300 ★★★ 889 OHIO

Houston Griffith, a cornerback from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida 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 ALSTON ORJI 6-2 214 ★★★★ 938 TX
ILB ANTWUAN JOHNSON 6-1 210 ★★★★ 891 OHIO
ILB DAX HOLLIFIELD 6-1 220 ★★★★ 943 NC
ILB JAYLIN GARNER 6-1 230 ★★★ 797 OHIO
             
OLB MATTHEW BAUER 6-2 200 ★★★★ 963 PA
OLB JUSTIN ADEMILOLA 6-3 225 ★★★★ 931 NJ
OLB EDWARD WARINNER 6-2 205 ★★★ 829 OHIO
             
CB JAIRUS BRENTS 5-9 160 ★★★★ 926 KY
CB KYLER McMICHAEL 6-1 185 ★★★★ 933 GA
CB ISAIAH BOLDEN 6-1 170 ★★★★ 946 FL
CB MARCUS HOOKER 5-10 175 ★★★★ 903 PA
CB PATRICK LUPRO 5-8 184 ★★★ 867 MI
CB BENJAMIN SAPP 5-11 173 ★★★ 833 FL
CB JEREMIAH WOOD 6-0 180 ★★★ 850 OHIO
             
SAF C.J. SMITH 6-3 190 ★★★★ 950 FL
SAF KWANTEL RAINES 6-3 190 ★★★★ 946 PA
SAF MICHAEL DOWELL 6-0 195 ★★★★ 898 OHIO
SAF DeANDRE STILLS 6-4 265 ★★★★ 893 MI
SAF SHAYNE SIMON 6-3 195 ★★★ 869 NJ
SAF ATRILLEON WILLIAMS 6-2 180 ★★★ 850 NY
SAF ISAIAH HUMPHRIES 5-11 180 ★★★★ 917 TX
             
DT MATTHEW JONES 6-4 290 ★★★★★ 992 NY
DT TREVOR TROUT 6-3 265 ★★★★ 943 MO
DT JAYSON ADEMILOLA 6-3 286 ★★★★ 929 NJ
DT DANTE STILLS 6-4 265 ★★★★ 896 NJ
DT TRAMEL WALTHOUR 6-4 260 ★★★ 807 GA
             
SDE TAHJ RICE 6-3 287 ★★★★ 925 KY
SDE MALIK VANN 6-1 243 ★★★★ 896 OHIO
SDE ISAIAH MULLENS 6-6 255 ★★★ 844 OHIO
             
WDE TYREKE SMITH 6-4 241 ★★★★ 903 OHIO
WDE TYLER BAYLOR 6-5 220 ★★★★ 891 MD

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
EMORY JONES QB 73 193 ★★★★★ 985 GA 7-29-16
BRIAN SNEAD RB 70 175 ★★★★ 961 FL 7-22-16

*K, P, LS not included

 

2018 Commit Position Breakdown
position NO. PLAYER PLAYER PLAYER
QB 1 EMORY JONES    
RB 1 BRIAN SNEAD    
WR        
ATH        
TE        
OT        
OG        
C        
K        
DEFENSE        
ILB        
OLB        
CB        
S        
DT        
WDE        
SDE        
P        
TOTAL 2      

 

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

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