The Hurry-Up: Ohio State Offers Seven Top-200 Prospects in the 2027 Class, Including Two Top-60 Offensive Tackles

By Garrick Hodge on May 9, 2025 at 5:30 pm
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Ohio State coaches have hit the recruiting trail running this week.

A large collection of new offers has been extended over the last few days, including seven top-200 prospects in the 2027 recruiting class.

We’ve highlighted the most notable offers given out by the Buckeyes’ coaching staff this week below.

Kelsey Adams 

Offensive line coach Tyler Bowen certainly made the rounds this week. Four-star Georgia prospect Kelsey Adams is the highest-rated prospect Bowen offered this week, as he is considered the No. 49 player and No. 4 offensive tackle in the 2027 recruiting class per 247Sports’ composite rankings. 

The 6-foot-5, 287-pound Atlanta resident has played tackle since his freshman year and has picked up 24 Division I offers, including Alabama, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Nebraska, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

Adams is a multi-sport athlete and also plays basketball and competes in track and field.

Layton Von Brandt

Bowen has also entered the recruitment of an offensive tackle currently committed to a Big Ten rival. Four-star Delaware offensive tackle Layton Von Brandt earned an offer from the Buckeyes as they’ll now work to flip him away from Penn State, where he’s been committed since November. 

The 6-foot-6, 270-pound Von Brandt is ranked the No. 56 prospect, the No. 6 offensive tackle and the No. 1 prep player in Delaware in the 2027 class.

Von Brandt has been his high school’s starting left tackle since his sophomore year and also plays basketball.

Zane Rowe

Larry Johnson is taking his shot at one of the more talented defensive ends in the 2027 class. Four-star Texas product Zane Rowe, the No. 66 player and No. 10 edge prospect in the cycle, earned an offer from OSU this week.

He’s earned 34 Division I offers, including Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Florida State, Georgia, Kansas, Kansas State, Miami, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, SMU, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and USC.

Rowe had a breakout season as a sophomore, recording 75 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, nine sacks and four forced fumbles. He also plays basketball and competes in track and field.

Jaxon Dollar 

If nothing else, Dollar is guaranteed to make the first-team All-Name team in college football every season. But more importantly, he’s also a very talented tight end from North Carolina.

Dollar is considered the No. 85 player and No. 4 tight end in the 2027 class. He’s earned a slew of offers this spring and has 17 in total. Some of those schools include Alabama, Auburn, Cincinnati, Florida State, Michigan, Mizzou, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Penn State, South Carolina and Tennessee. 

The 6-foot-5, 208-pound tight end caught 13 passes for 224 yards and six receiving touchdowns last season.

Sean Tatum

The first two offensive line offers we discussed were tackles, but Bowen also offered four-star Florida prospect Sean Tatum, who’s projected to be an interior offensive lineman at the next level. Tatum is ranked as the No. 131 prospect and the No. 5 interior offensive lineman in the 2027 cycle. 

The 6-foot-5, 280-pound prospect holds 20 Division I offers, including Auburn, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, Penn State, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and UCF.

Danny Lang 

Considering the Mater Dei curse is now broken (right?) with the Kayden Dixon-Wyatt commitment, Ohio State is dipping its toes back into recruiting the California prep powerhouse by offering 2027 cornerback Danny Lang. 

Lang is considered the No. 182-ranked prospect and No. 20 cornerback in the 2027 class. The 6-foot-1, 165-pound cornerback has earned 22 Division I offers, including Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Florida, Louisville, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas and USC.

In his sophomore season, Lang recorded 33 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. 

Joshua Sam-Epelle

Rounding out the top-200 players offered is four-star prospect Joshua Sam-Epelle, an offensive tackle from Georgia. 

The 6-foot-9, 340-pound standout is considered the No. 189 prospect and No. 18 offensive tackle in the 2027 cycle. He holds 30 Division I offers, including Alabama, South Carolina, Auburn, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Indiana, Miami, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Penn State, SMU, Tennessee and Texas A&M.

Sam-Epelle also competes in track and field.

Another Henry coming to Ohio State?

Ohio State five-star wide receiver commit Chris Henry Jr.'s younger brother, DeMarcus Henry, also picked up an offer from the Buckeyes this week. But it's Jake Diebler and the Ohio State men's basketball team that have their eyes on the younger Henry.

The 6-foot-6, 180-pound Mater Dei small forward is considered the No. 52 prospect and No. 18 small forward in the 2027 class in the 247Sports composite rankings.

Between Henry Jr., DeMarcus and the pair's older sister Seini Henry, who plays for the OSU women's basketball team, there could be three members of the Henry family at OSU if Diebler can land the youngest Henry.

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