Ohio State’s final official visit weekend of the summer could be a big factor in determining what the Buckeyes’ 2027 recruiting class looks like at three key positions.
For the third time in four official visit weekends, Ohio State will host only three uncommitted official visitors: Wide receivers Blake Wong and Jordan Donahoo, and defensive tackle Karlos May.
That said, the Buckeyes will also host what could be their most consequential official visit of the entire summer as longtime quarterback commit Brady Edmunds makes an official visit that could determine whether he stays at Ohio State or flips to UCLA. Five-star wide receiver commit Jamier Brown will also make his official visit this weekend, the final weekend before the summer recruiting dead period begins.
As Ohio State’s last weekend of official visits commences, we take a look at all five of Ohio State’s final official visitors for the summer and where each of them fits or could fit into the Buckeyes’ 2027 recruiting class.
QB Brady Edmunds
Most of the focus around official visit weekends typically centers on uncommitted prospects, but Edmunds’ official visit is one of the biggest recruiting storylines of the entire summer for Ohio State. While Edmunds has been committed to Ohio State since December 2024, he enters this weekend on the fence about whether to stay committed to the Buckeyes after making an official visit to UCLA earlier this month.
Edmunds, who’s been in Columbus since Wednesday to participate in Ohio State’s final 7-on-7 tournament and final camp of the summer, has long dreamed of playing for the Buckeyes and said Thursday that Ohio State is still “where I want to be as of now.” That said, Edmunds has been exploring his options over the last few months after Ohio State ramped up its pursuit of other quarterbacks in the 2027 class.
Ohio State didn’t bring in any other quarterbacks for official visits this month, and Edmunds said this week that he’d be fine with Ohio State adding a second quarterback to the class. But Edmunds wants to make sure he goes to a school that truly wants him, so he’ll be asking plenty of questions to get a feel for just how valued he is by the Buckeyes.
“I think at this point in recruiting and in college football, it's a whole different game. So you've got to kind of look out for yourself in a sense, and that's kind of what I'm doing. At the end of the day, it's a business,” Edmunds said this week. “I just want to make sure we're on the same page with everything and how we go about this correctly, and I think it's been okay so far, but just making sure everything's good so I can make the best decision at the end of the day.”
The lack of a clear Plan B at the position could give Ohio State more reason to make sure Edmunds feels the love this weekend and stays committed to the Buckeyes as their quarterback for the 2027 class. If there are still lingering questions at the end of the weekend, however, a flip to the Bruins that would leave Ohio State without a 2027 quarterback less than six months before signing day is a real possibility.
DT Karlos May
A 6-foot-4, 305-pound defensive tackle ranked as the No. 130 overall prospect in the 2027 class, May is the only true defensive tackle who will make an official visit to Ohio State this month, making his visit the second-most important of the weekend behind Edmunds.
Ohio State’s top target at defensive tackle entering official visit season was Kasi Currie, but Currie ended up canceling his visit to Ohio State and committing to Texas last week. As such, landing May is now a top priority for Larry Johnson and the Buckeyes alongside closing the deal with five-star defensive lineman Marcus Fakatou, who could play either defensive end or defensive tackle.
The Buckeyes enter this weekend with some ground to make up with May, who told Rivals this week that Georgia is the current leader in his recruitment and that he plans to commit on July 18. But he described Ohio State as the school that’s recruiting him the hardest alongside Georgia, and the Buckeyes have a chance to make a lasting impression on him by hosting his final official visit. Pulling a prospect out of Alabama can be tough, but the Buckeyes have a track record of doing so in recent years; they’ve signed three players from the state in the last two recruiting classes, while also bringing in six transfers from the University of Alabama since 2024.
Securing a commitment from Fakatou remains the highest priority for Johnson, as Ohio State appears to be the leader in his recruitment after hosting him for an official visit three weeks ago. But landing a true defensive tackle is important, too, and the Buckeyes will have to expand their board to find one if they don’t win the battle for May.
WR Jamier Brown
We’ll start the wide receiver portion of this article with Brown, who became the first player in Ohio State’s 2027 class when he committed to the Buckeyes all the way back in November 2024 and remains one of the stars of the class.
Brown’s commitment to Ohio State has been firm ever since, and he told Ohio State this spring that he has officially shut down his recruitment. Still, he’s a five-star wide receiver, which means other schools will try to convince Brown to change his mind all the way up until signing day.
There doesn’t seem to be any reason for Ohio State to worry about those overtures right now, as Brown has been a frequent visitor to OSU since moving to Central Ohio earlier this year, so much so that he said Wednesday that his official visit will be “kind of just like another day for me up here.” That said, Ohio State will want to pull out all the stops this weekend nevertheless to show Brown why signing him is their top priority at wide receiver for the 2027 class.
WR Blake Wong
Going into this weekend’s official visit, Wong projects as the most likely uncommitted wide receiver to join Brown in the 2027 class. Ohio State has been a frontrunner to land Wong since it offered him last June, and interest between both sides has remained strong even with the wide receivers coach transition from Brian Hartline to Cortez Hankton.
That said, Wong has also made official visits this summer to Utah, UCLA, BYU and Oregon – all schools that are closer to home for the Norco, California, native than Ohio State. That means the Buckeyes still have work to do entering this weekend, but as with May, they have the advantage of hosting his final official visit before his commitment, as Wong – who is ranked as the No. 50 wide receiver and No. 345 overall prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2027 class – is scheduled to announce his decision next weekend on Saturday, June 27.
WR Jordan Donahoo
A three-star prospect ranked as the No. 149 wide receiver and 1,184th-overall prospect in the 2027 class, Donahoo has flown more under the radar as a recruit than the rest of Ohio State’s official visitors this summer. But as the Buckeyes have been more selective this year than ever before about who they bring to campus for official visits, they wouldn’t be hosting Donahoo if they didn’t see him as a potentially valuable addition to their 2027 class.
Ohio State just offered Donahoo a month ago, so this weekend will likely include some evaluation on both sides. Donahoo is also considering Minnesota, Cincinnati and Georgia Tech – whom he had selected as his final three before receiving his offer from the Buckeyes – but if Ohio State wins him over this weekend, the Buckeyes will have to decide whether they’re ready to take a commitment from him or if they’d rather wait for final decisions from top targets Monshun Sales and Benny Easter Jr.
In an ideal world, Ohio State’s receiver recruiting class would likely consist of a trio of Brown, Wong and either Sales or Easter. But with Indiana, Alabama, LSU and Texas also gunning for Sales and Easter still committed to Texas Tech, Donahoo is positioned as the next man up on the board to fill the need for a big-bodied receiver in the class at 6-foot-4 and 185 pounds.
