The Hurry-Up: Ohio State Offers Top-150 Prospect Jatori Williams and 5-star OSU Commit Jamier Brown Hosts a Backpack Giveaway

By Garrick Hodge on August 13, 2025 at 5:30 pm
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Tyler Bowen has offered a top offensive lineman in the 2027 recruiting class.

Four-star Alabama standout Jatori Williams received an offer from the Buckeyes on Tuesday and puts another top-150 target on OSU’s board. Per 247Sports’ composite rankings, Williams is considered the No. 150 prospect nationally and the No. 6 interior offensive lineman in the 2027 class per 247Sports’ composite rankings. 

Standing at 6-foot-5 and 320 pounds, Williams has 14 Division I offers, including Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Tennessee and USF. 

Jamier Brown hosts a backpack giveaway

Ohio State's commits giving back to the community has been pretty common of late. Earlier this month, wide receivers Chris Henry Jr. and Kayden Dixon-Wyatt hosted a back-to-school giveaway for children in need, handing out backpacks and signing autographs. 

Five-star 2027 wide receiver Jamier Brown did something similar this week, giving away meals and backpacks for deserving younger athletes. He also signed autographs at the event. 

Brown is ranked the No. 6 player and No. 1 receiver in the 2027 class. He’s emerged as the crown jewel for the Buckeyes in that cycle and he only lives an hour away from the school. Other schools will surely attempt to flip him until the end, but considering he already has a Block O tattooed on his arm, it would take something seismic to shift him off his commitment. 

“Coach Brian Hartline is a great coach, coach Ryan Day is a great coach,” Brown said of OSU in May. “Great people. Ohio State, it’s just lovely there, they’ve got a lot of great people and it’s a great environment. Hartline wants to see me just get better each and every day. He has a great connection with me and he’s loved talking to my family.”

Kelsey Adams puts Buckeyes in top 10

One of the top offensive tackles in the 2027 class is starting to narrow his recruitment. Four-star Georgia standout Kelsey Adams released a top 10 on Wednesday consisting of Ohio State, Georgia, Nebraska, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, Florida, LSU, South Carolina and Kentucky. 

OSU offensive line coach Tyler Bowen offered Adams on May 7. Adams is considered the No. 60 overall prospect and the No. 7 offensive tackle in the 2027 class.

247Sports releases initial top 100 prospects for 2028 class

In recruiting, teams must stay a few cycles ahead to be competitive. Ohio State certainly fits that mold and has already offered nearly 50 players in the 2028 class thus far. 

On Wednesday, 247Sports released its initial top 100 players for the cycle, with various Ohio State targets featured in the rankings. 

Notable Ohio State targets that cracked the top-10 players in the country in the rankings include quarterback Jayden Wade (No. 1), defensive tackle Marcus Fakatou (No. 3), wide receiver Brysen Wright (No. 5), cornerback A'mir Sears (No. 6), wide receiver Eric McFarland (No. 7), offensive lineman Major Green (No. 8), defensive lineman Jameer Whyce (No. 9) and wide receiver Jett Harrison (No. 10), the younger brother of former Ohio State standout Marvin Harrison Jr. Whyce, who plays for Trotwood-Madison High School, is ranked as the top player in Ohio.

Ohio State’s lone commit in the 2028 class, running back Elijah Newman-Hall, is ranked as the No. 65 player in the country. 

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