Three-Star 2025 Cornerback Jordyn Woods Commits to Ohio State

By Garrick Hodge on November 25, 2024 at 7:58 pm
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Tim Walton has made a promising late addition to Ohio State's 2025 recruiting class.

Ohio State has long been seeking a third cornerback to join Devin Sanchez and Na'eem Offord in the current class, and it found one on Monday. Three-star Georgia prospect Jordyn Woods committed to Ohio State, giving the Buckeyes their 26th overall commit in 2025 and their third cornerback verbal pledge. 

The Woods File

  • Class: 2025
  • Size: 6-3/175
  • Pos: Cornerback
  • School: Cartersville (Cartersville, Georgia)
  • Composite Rating: ★★★
  • Composite Rank: #1272 (#118 CB)

OSU had to flip Woods away from Cincinnati, where he had been committed since June. The process all came together very quickly, as Woods visited OSU for the Nebraska game in October, then got an offer from Walton about a week or so later.

He took an official visit to Columbus this past weekend for the Indiana game and felt comfortable enough on that visit to flip to Ohio State and trust the development plan Walton laid out for him.

It's unclear if Woods will be the final cornerback commit in the 2025 class or not, as it remains possible Offord could flip to a different school which would send Walton and company searching for a replacement. Even if he holds firm in the class, the Buckeyes could still take a fourth cornerback. Three-star Michigan State commit Aydan West is also a strong candidate to join the class after making an official visit this past weekend.

Per 247Sports' composite rankings, Woods is considered the No. 1,273 prospect and No. 117 cornerback in the 2025 class. He has 11 Division I offers, including Cincinnati, Boston College, Michigan State and Virginia.

Pos Name Rating Rank Size School
CB DEVIN SANCHEZ ★★★★★ #6 NATL | #1 CB 6-2 | 170 North Shore (Houston, Texas)
QB TAVIEN ST. CLAIR ★★★★★ #7 NATL | #3 QB 6-4 | 210 Bellefontaine (Bellefontaine, Ohio)
CB NA'EEM OFFORD ★★★★★ #11 NATL | #2 CB 6-1 | 185 Parker (Birmingham, Alabama)
LB RILEY PETTIJOHN ★★★★ #41 NATL | #2 LB 6-1 | 215 McKinney (McKinney, Texas)
S FAHEEM DELANE ★★★★ #50 NATL | #4 S 6-2 | 195 Good Counsel (Olney, Maryland)
WR QUINCY PORTER ★★★★ #56 NATL | #9 WR 6-3 | 190 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, New Jersey)
OT CARTER LOWE ★★★★ #60 NATL | #9 OT 6-5 | 290 Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio)
DE ZION GRADY ★★★★ #71 NATL | #5 Edge 6-4 | 235 Enterprise (Enterprise, Alabama)
LB TARVOS ALFORD ★★★★ #103 NATL | #9 LB 6-2 | 210 Vero Beach (Vero Beach, Florida)
RB BO JACKSON ★★★★ #122 NATL | #6 RB 6-0 | 205 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio)
DE LONDON MERRITT ★★★★ #144 NATL | #13 Edge 6-2 | 250 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)
TE NATE ROBERTS ★★★★ #161 NATL | #9 TE 6-4 | 235 Washington (Washington, Oklahoma)
WR PHILLIP BELL ★★★★ #232 NATL | #28 WR 6-2 | 195 Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, California)
DT JARQUEZ CARTER ★★★★ #272 NATL | #27 DL 6-2 | 284 Newberry (Newberry, Florida)
WR BODPEGN MILLER ★★★★ #292 NATL | #11 ATH 6-4 | 180 Ontario (Mansfield, OH)
TE BRODY LENNON ★★★★ #322 NATL | #15 TE 6-4 | 220 Gates Mills (Gates Mills, OH)
WR DE'ZIE JONES ★★★★ #332 NATL | #48 WR 6-0 | 180 DePaul Catholic (Wayne, New Jersey)
DT MAXWELL ROY ★★★★ #342 NATL | #46 DL 6-3 | 270 St. Joseph's Prep School (Philadelphia, PA)
DT TRAJEN ODOM ★★★★ #361 NATL | #39 DL 6-4 | 285 Weddington (Matthews, North Carolina)
S DESHAWN STEWART ★★★★ #369 NATL | #35 S 6-2 | 185 DePaul Catholic (Wayne, New Jersey)
OL JAYVON MCFADDEN ★★★★ #400 NATL | #26 IOL 6-5 | 300 Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, MD)
OL JAKE COOK ★★★ #477 NATL | #32 IOL 6-5 | 295 Westerville North (Westerville, OH)
S CODY HADDAD ★★★ #491 NATL | #28 ATH 6-1 | 175 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
LB ELI LEE ★★★★ #562 NATL | #58 LB 6-3 | 230 Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio)
RB ISAIAH WEST ★★★ #684 NATL | #49 RB 5-11 | 208 St. Joseph's Prep School (Philadelphia, PA)
CB JORDYN WOODS ★★★ #1273 NATL | #117 CB 6-3 | 175 Cartersville (Cartersville, GA)
Prospect Rating Data: 247Sports Composite

In 10 games for Cartersville High School (Cartersville, Georgia) this season, Woods has recorded 38 total tackles, three tackles for loss, three pass deflections and two forced fumbles. 

Woods is a unique prospect because of his build at 6-foot-3. For context, the tallest cornerback on Ohio State's current roster is Davison Igbinosun at 6-2. You can't teach size, and Woods has that in his tool set entering college. 

Of course, he's also entering one of the most talented rooms on the entire roster so he'll have to fight for every snap he gets on the field. Woods likely won't see the field right away, but could make significant contributions defensively if he develops properly under Walton's leadership. He could be a matchup problem for taller receivers on the outside and won't shy away from jump balls.

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