It was a heated day at Ohio State’s recruiting camp on Monday.
Not hot literally, the intermittent rain that colored the atmosphere at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center ensured that. But the competition between five-star 2027 Buckeye wide receiver commit Jamier Brown and the cornerbacks that lined up against him – mainly 2027 Mater Dei four-star Danny Lang – raged like fire. Especially as he often felt he was held.
“It makes me just want to do more, especially when the DB thinks he's really doing something, when he's just grabbing me the whole time,” Brown told Eleven Warriors after the camp. “Certain DBs, if they can't grab, they can't guard, he was one of them. But I ain't gonna trip. I mean, he’s good, he’s nice. Some reps, it was one-on-one, but there were just some reps where if he couldn't grab, he couldn't guard.”
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Alongside that competition, Brown continued building bonds with coaches and future teammates while honing his craft as the potential in-state superstar ramps up his Ohio State development, still 18 months away from signing with the Buckeyes.
“It's getting better, it's just growing each and every time I come up here, each and every time I talk to (the coaches),” Brown said.
Brown’s star has only risen since committing to Ohio State out of Wayne High School in Dayton, Ohio. He’s been a five-star prospect in the 247Sports composite since its release for the class of 2027 last September, but has since jumped those rankings to No. 5 overall and No. 1 at receiver in the country.
This past weekend, Brown – a sophomore – won the OHSAA Division 1 state championship in the boys 100-meter dash with a blistering time of 10.41 seconds, clearing second-place Tyrell Russell (Beechcroft) by .16. Brown posted an even faster 10.36-second time in prelims.
Brown also anchored two state-champion relay teams in Wayne’s 4x100-meter (40.82) and 4x200-meter (1:24.21) squads. He finished runner-up in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.9 for good measure. The Warriors won their third OHSAA Boys State Track and Field championship in school history and their first since 2000.
That speed was on full display as Brown knifed his way through drills, routes on air and one-on-ones on Monday. But it also showcased a lot of his technical prowess as a route runner, another trait that separated him from a camp stocked with other 2027 wideouts who hold multiple Power Four offers, including California product Blake Wong and Cleveland Glenville’s DeAnthony Crittenden.
“I felt like it went really good, really great competition,” Brown said of the camp.
Brown won a contested catch after a crisp drag route against Lang to start one-on-ones, then made a diving snag through an obvious hold from Lang on a comeback route. He gained separation on some other deep throws that were sailed out of bounds by the camp’s quarterbacks. Lang won some reps too, including one where he stuffed Brown near the line of scrimmage in press coverage, though there were more than a few jersey-pulls mixed in.
Echoing behind the action was a lot of trash talk from the camp participants and current Ohio State defensive backs and wide receivers like Jermaine Mathews Jr. and Brandon Inniss.
“Normally I don't really talk, so I was talking a lot,” Brown said. “But it definitely brings the best out of me, makes me just wanna go harder in each and every rep.”
Beyond the competition, Brown said he got to continue drilling down on “all the little details” with already-legendary Ohio State wide receivers coach Brian Hartline. His early development as a route runner is clear, and he continued learning the finer points of when to accelerate in certain patterns.
“Really just keeping balance in and out of my break, running out of my break at full speed, learning how to control my speed,” Brown said.
Brown also got his first chance to meet fellow 2027 commit and four-star quarterback Brady Edmunds in person, who he called a “really good quarterback.”
“We're gonna be the future of this team,” Brown said. “I just can't wait for it.”
As Brown keeps developing, he looks more and more like Ohio State’s future, indeed.
