For those of us who follow recruiting, the 2021 class was one we knew would be full of contributors by their 3rd year. Not only was it a historically highly rated class, but it was one that was very balanced in terms of offense AND defense.
Looking back, however, the impact that class is having right now is even greater than what I expected. The "hit" rate is much higher than most other classes in terms of full time starters and consistent contributors, as much of this cycle has developed well by their junior year.
I haven't seen a single recruiting class have this much of an impact since the 2017 cycle's impact on the 2019 OSU team.
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Starter/consistent contributor
Transfer out
(number listed was their national ranking)
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QB Quinn Ewers, 5 star, #1
DE JT Tuimoloau, 5 star, #4
DE Jack Sawyer, 5 star, #5
WR Emeka Egbuka, 5 star, #10
OG Donovan Jackson, 5 star, #19
RB TreVeyon Henderson, 5 star, #23
QB Kyle McCord, 5 star, #28
CB Jakailin Johnson, 4 star, #50
DT Michael Hall, 4 star, #53
CB Jordan Hancock, 4 star, #73
RB Evan Pryor, 4 star, #83
LB Reid Carrico, 4 star, #87
WR Marvin Harrison Jr., 4 star, #97
WR Jayden Ballard, 4 star, #99
OL Ben Christman, 4 star, #124
DT Tyleik Williams, 4 star, #166
SAF Andre Turrentine, 4 star, #169
SAF Jantzen Dunn, 4 star, #172
CB Denzel Burke, 4 star, #199
OT Zen Michalski, 4 star, #306
TE Sam Hart, 4 star, #388
SAF Jaylen Johnson, 3 star, #406
P Jesse Mirco, 3 star, #1990
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