From Maurice Clarett to Austin Mack, the US Army All-American Bowl has always been a good place to see future Buckeyes in action and it's beginning to appear that the 2017 version will continue that tradition.
Tuesday night, Ohio State 2017 commitment Shaun Wade, a five-star cornerback from Jacksonville, Florida, became the fourth Buckeye pledge to make an early decision about making this bowl game his final high school contest.
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Wade, who has some doubting the strength of commitment to the Buckeyes after a number of visits to some of the country's premier programs in recent months, will join a trio of fellow Ohio State verbals on the early roster. Five-star Josh Myers, an offensive lineman from Miamisburg, Jake Moretti, a four-star lineman from Colorado and four-star defensive tackle Haskell Garrett, who lines up at Las Vegas' powerhouse Bishop Gorman High School, have already announced their intentions.
A number of players that have high Ohio State interest but aren't committed to Ohio State–and in some cases are committed elsewhere–have also already decided to head to San Antonio next January.
The country's top two running backs, Najee Harris and Cam Akers, each of whom visited Columbus this spring, will be on hand. The country's top-ranked defensive tackle, Marvin Wilson from Texas, has the Buckeyes in his top group despite never visiting the school, and he'll be there as well, along with five-stars like quarterback Tate Martell, defensive backs Darnay Holmes and Jeffrey Okudah and linebacker Baron Browning.
Stay tuned as more of the country's top players make their all-star game decisions. These games are often vital in the final few weeks of the recruiting class as commitments are made and in some cases, cemented.
