Buckeye Commits, Targets All Over ESPN Top 300 for 2017 Football Recruiting Class

By Jeremy Birmingham on July 20, 2015 at 1:06 pm
Richard LeCounte is No. 7 on ESPN's 2017 Top 300
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Urban Meyer's success at Ohio State has led to some pretty spectacular recruiting results, but conventional wisdom says the 2017 class for the Buckeyes could be his best yet. Already at seven commitments, the class sits atop the 247Sports.com team rankings and with today's release of the ESPN.com Top 300, it would appear the "worldwide leader" is in agreement: the Buckeyes are rolling.

Four of Ohio State's seven commitments are in the top 33 players of ESPN's list. Let's take a look at the names that could shape the future of Buckeye football.

  • No. 3 - Josh Myers // OL // Ohio
  • No. 8 - Richard LeCounte // DB // Georgia
  • No. 10 - Jeffrey Okudah // DB // Texas 
  • No. 12 - Donovan Peoples-Jones // WR // Michigan
  • No. 14 - Shaun Wade // DB // Florida
  • No. 17 - Marcus Williamson // DB // Ohio
  • No. 27 - Darnay Holmes // DB // California
  • No. 33 - Todd Sibley, Jr. // RB // Ohio
  • No. 38 - Isaiah Pryor // DB // Georgia
  • No. 41 - Daquon Green // WR // Florida 
  • No. 45 - Trevon Grimes // WR // Florida
  • No. 56 - Joshua Kaindoh // DE // Maryland
  • No. 69 - Aubrey Solomon // DT // Georgia
  • No. 73 - Robert Hainsey // OL // Pennsylvania
  • No. 76 - Tyrell Ajian // ATH // Ohio
  • No. 78 - Paris Ford // DB // Pennsylvania
  • No. 87 - Cam Spence // DL // Florida
  • No. 94 - Corey Malone-Hatcher // DE // Michigan
  • No. 102 - Tarik Black // WR // Connecticut
  • No. 112 - Jake Moretti // OL // Colorado
  • No. 118 - Lamont Wade // DB // Pennsylvania
  • No. 127 - Fred Hansard // DT // New Jersey 
  • No. 128 - Kayden Lyles // OL // Arizona 
  • No. 135 - Bruce Judson // ATH // Florida
  • No. 150 - Keyshawn Johnson, Jr. // WR // California
  • No. 157 - Jaylen Harris // WR // Ohio
  • No. 187 - Emmanuel Greene // WR // Florida
  • No. 190 - Darnell Ewell // DT // Virginia
  • No. 197 - Cole Kmet // TE // Illinois
  • No. 216 - Danny Clark // QB // Ohio
  • No. 233 - Santino Marchiol // LB // Colorado
  • No. 243 - Jaylen Kelly-Powell // DB // Michigan
  • No. 254 - Dayln Wade-Perry // DT // New Jersey
  • No. 284 - Matt Bockhorst // OL // Ohio

All seven Buckeye commitments are in the Top 300 and, as Urban Meyer has said, "the future is bright at Ohio State." 

It could be even brighter. 

LeCounte, Okudah, Pryor, Grimes, Paris Ford, Lamont Wade, Jaylen Harris, Darnell Ewell, Santino Marchiol and Emmanuel Greene all have the Buckeyes right at the top of their respective lists.

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