Almost half of Ohio State's most recent recruiting class is already enrolled.
Ten of its 21 members — nine freshmen and junior college transfer cornerback Kendall Sheffield — began their Buckeye careers at spring practice in March and April. #Select17 finished as the No. 2 class in the country behind Alabama, though the average recruit rating of 94.47 ranked first.
National Signing Day didn't provide any surprises nearly four months ago, just the addition of tackle Thayer Munford. But each member of the 2017 recruiting class is now on Ohio State's official team roster, as listed on its athletics website. The 11 players who didn't participate in spring football are scheduled to move in this weekend to their new dormitories and begin their lives as college student-athletes.
Only Sheffield has had his black stripe removed so far, so the others have work to do to become "official" Buckeyes in the eyes of their coaches. But each one of them has a new number, which you can see below. Note: Kendall Sheffield and Amir Riep were both initially listed as No. 10, but the former swapped to No. 8 at some point on Tuesday. Sophomore Demario McCall also said he is switching to No. 2 in the fall, which means a new number is coming for J.K. Dobbins.
Their social media profiles are added as well, so follow away:
| NUMBER | NAME | POSITION | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JEFFREY OKUDAH | CB | @TheJeffOkudah | @jokudah1 |
| 2 | CHASE YOUNG | DE | @youngchase907 | @youngera__ |
| 2 | J.K. DOBBINS | RB | @Jkdobbins22 | N/A |
| 5 | BARON BROWNING | LB | @baronbrwnng | @baronb6 |
| 8 | TREVON GRIMES | WR | @Trevongrimes8 | @t.g_8 |
| 8 | KENDALL SHEFFIELD | CB | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | AMIR RIEP | CB | @Riep_Amir | @fame_is_nothin |
| 14 | ISAIAH PRYOR | SAF | @D1Zay13 | @isaiah_pryor13 |
| 15 | JAYLEN HARRIS | WR | @JHarris5_ | @jayharris5_ |
| 18 | TATE MARTELL | QB | @TheTateMartell | @thetatemartell |
| 20 | PETE WERNER | LB | @petewerner23 | @pete_werner |
| 21 | MARCUS WILLIAMSON | CB | @WW_Marcus | @w.marcus5 |
| 24 | SHAUN WADE | CB | @shaunwade2017 | @sw_.1 |
| 52 | WYATT DAVIS | OL | @wyattdavis53 | @wyatt.davis76 |
| 71 | JOSH MYERS | OL | @joshmyers58 | @josh_myers58 |
| 75 | THAYER MUNFORD | OL | @TMunford_64 | @big_grizze |
| 80 | BRENDON WHITE | WR | @therealestbw0 | @bwhite0 |
| 87 | ELLIJAH GARDINER | WR | @ellijahgardiner | @gardiner_ellijah |
| 92 | HASKELL GARRETT | DT | @HASKELL_808 | @haskell_cba |
| 95 | BLAKE HAUBEIL | K | @blakehaubeil | @blake_haubeil23 |
| 98 | JERRON CAGE | DT | @CageJerron | @jerroncage |
