I'm trying to do an impossible task: predicting a final recruiting class 9 months before the early signing period. This is nearly impossible due to sudden de-commitments, commitments, interest changed, etc. However, this would be my current best guess at our final class.
These are not either prospects I love or dislike the most, just prospects who I feel like we have the most realistic chance to land. I imagine a combination of 21-24 juniors and seniors that will graduate, declare for the draft, or transfer by the end of the 2020 season, which means I'm going to be a little safe and max out my class at 23 players.
I imagine all out current commits will stay (10), just based on their dedication, and believe that our class, even though 23 is slightly low, will have a chance at the #1 spot atop 247 composite's class rankings.
All Rankings are based upon 247 composite rankings and players are listed in the order that they are listed on there.
| Player | Position | Position Rank, Overall Rank | Crystal Ball Prediction (247) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Sawyer | SDE | (#2, #2) | Committed |
| J.T. Tuimoloau | DT | (#1, #4) | 33% Ohio State, 33% Unknown, 33% Washington |
| Emeka Egbuka | WR | (#1, #7) | 25% Ohio State, 25% Unknown, 50% Washington |
| Kyle McCord | QB | (#4, #23) | Committed |
| JC Latham | OT | (#5, #35) | 75% Ohio State, 25% Unknown |
| Donovan Jackson | OG | (#1, #45) | Committed |
| Jakailin Johnson | CB | (#4, #57) | 100% Ohio State |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR | (#8, #60) | Committed |
| Jayden Ballard | WR | (#14, #77) | Committed |
| Evan Pryor | RB | (#5, #84) | 50% Ohio State, 50% Unkown |
| Jordan Hancock | CB | (#6, #85) | 100% Ohio State |
| Mike Hall | DT | (#8, #91) | Committed |
| Reid Carrico | ILB | (#2, #96) | Committed |
| Ben Christman | OT | (#14, #101) | Committed |
| Monkell Goodwine | SDE | (#7, #107) | No Predictions |
| Troy Stellato | WR | (#22, #127) | 100% Ohio State |
| Jager Burton | OG | (#8, #154) | 100% Ohio State |
| Corey Kiner | RB | (#10, #156) | 100% Unknown |
| Marcus Bradley | DT | (#11, #181) | 100% Ohio State |
| Hudson Wolfe | TE | (#9, #216) | No Predictions |
| Jaylen Johnson | S | (#20, #382) | Committed |
| Sam Hart | TE | (#17, #397) | Committed |
| Devonta Smith | CB | (#29, #450) | 50% Ohio State, 50% Unknown (No Offer) |
Now those are my realistic thoughts, and that is very good, and strong, class that I will be very pleased if that is our final list. However, this next list is my dream team list, a group of players, not listed above, who I really hope we have a way to land them. I'm keeping this one a little bit shorter though, there are obviously more, but these are my highest (we also have to have a shot to land them, I'm not just gonna list some random, already committed, anti-OSU players).
| Player | Position | Position Rank, National Rank | Chances out of 10 to land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Grimes | CB | (#1, #6) | 2.5/10 |
| Camar Wheaton | RB | (#1, #10) | .5/10 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | RB | (#2, #27) | 3/10 |
| Tunmise Adeleye | SDE | (#3, #31) | 4/10 |
| Damon Payne | DT | (#5, #37) | 2.75/10 |
| Donovan Edwards | RB | (#3, #33) | 3.25/10 |
| Derrick Davis Jr. | S | (#2, #44) | 2.5/10 |
| Demeioun Robinson | WDE | (#2, #46) | 2/10 |
| Rocco Spindler | OT | (#2, #47) | 1.5.10 |
| Barrett Carter | OLB | (#4, #53) | 2.75/10 |
And that concludes this whole section, and I'm probably very rarely going to make a similar list again, this took quite some time and thought. If you have any complaints or thoughts, tell me what I can fix! So agree or disagree?
