State Recruiting
2016 Ohio High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Ohio prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 149
- Committed Programs
- 40
- Blue-Chips
- 13
Destination programs
- 41 recruits
- Ohio13 recruits
- Ohio State9 recruits
- Kentucky7 recruits
- Ball State6 recruits
Ohio recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Kraemer Elder | OT | Notre Dame | 5★ | 0.984 |
| 2 | Jonathon Cooper Gahanna Lincoln | WDE | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.981 |
| 3 | Demario McCall North Ridgeville | APB | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.977 |
| 4 | Liam Eichenberg St. Ignatius | OT | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.961 |
| 5 | Jake Hausmann Archbishop Moeller | TE | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.944 |
| 6 | Brendan Ferns St. Clairsville | ILB | West Virginia | 4★ | 0.938 |
| 7 | George Hill Hubbard | ATH | Pittsburgh | 4★ | 0.932 |
| 8 | Tyler Gerald IMG Academy | OG | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.929 |
| 9 | Justin Layne Benedictine | WR | Michigan State | 4★ | 0.925 |
| 10 | Luke Farrell Perry | TE | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.923 |
| 11 | Prince Sammons Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy | SDE | Auburn | 4★ | 0.919 |
| 12 | Messiah deWeaver Wayne | PRO | Michigan State | 4★ | 0.909 |
| 13 | Kierre Hawkins Maple Heights | TE | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.895 |
| 14 | Jonah Morris Archbishop Hoban | ATH | Indiana | 3★ | 0.884 |
| 15 | Gavin Cupp Leipsic | OT | Ohio State | 3★ | 0.882 |
| 16 | Thomas MacVittie Archbishop Moeller | PRO | Pittsburgh | 3★ | 0.879 |
| 17 | Jack Wohlabaugh Walsh Jesuit | OG | Ohio State | 3★ | 0.879 |
| 18 | Ruben Flowers Lima Senior | WR | Pittsburgh | 3★ | 0.879 |
| 19 | Jeremy Larkin La Salle | RB | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.876 |
| 20 | Griffin Grady Dublin Coffman | ILB | Wisconsin | 3★ | 0.874 |
| 21 | Ethan Tucky Rutherford B. Hayes | OLB | 3★ | 0.871 | |
| 22 | Seth Dawkins Franklin Heights | S | 3★ | 0.870 | |
| 23 | Tony Butler St. Edward | CB | 3★ | 0.868 | |
| 24 | Noah Davis St. Xavier | TE | 3★ | 0.864 | |
| 25 | Tommy Carnifax Howland | SDE | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.863 |
| 26 | Malik Harrison Walnut Ridge | ATH | 3★ | 0.859 | |
| 27 | Austin Andrews St. Francis de Sales | CB | Michigan State | 3★ | 0.858 |
| 28 | Alex Gellerstedt Dublin Coffman | OT | Penn State | 3★ | 0.858 |
| 29 | Deshaunte Jones Colerain | ATH | Iowa State | 3★ | 0.858 |
| 30 | Tobias Gilliam Wayne | CB | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.857 |
| 31 | Luke Campbell Olentangy | OT | Michigan State | 3★ | 0.856 |
| 32 | Drue Chrisman LaSalle | P | Ohio State | 3★ | 0.856 |
| 33 | Zach Sandwisch Central Catholic | OLB | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.856 |
| 34 | Nik Urban South | OG | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.855 |
| 35 | Dakota Holtzclaw Worthington Kilbourne | TE | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.855 |
| 36 | Darius Harper Springfield | OT | 3★ | 0.853 | |
| 37 | Gunnar Hoak Dublin Coffman | PRO | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.852 |
| 38 | Jaylin Bannerman Pickerington Central | WDE | 3★ | 0.851 | |
| 39 | Benny Snell Westerville Central | RB | 3★ | 0.851 | |
| 40 | Jake Saunders Loveland | DT | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.849 |
| 41 | Chawntez Moss Bedford | RB | Pittsburgh | 3★ | 0.849 |
| 42 | Kordell Looney Springfield | DT | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.849 |
| 43 | Sean Mahone Lakota West | CB | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.847 |
| 44 | Brandon Chapman Grove City | TE | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.846 |
| 45 | Joe Bachie Midpark | ILB | 3★ | 0.844 | |
| 46 | Zach Bycznski Berea | OC | 3★ | 0.843 | |
| 47 | AJ Arcuri Olentangy Liberty | OT | 3★ | 0.843 | |
| 48 | AJ Rose Garfield Heights | ATH | 3★ | 0.842 | |
| 49 | Gunnar Vogel Westerville South | OT | 3★ | 0.842 | |
| 50 | Peyton Ramsey Elder | PRO | 3★ | 0.841 | |
| 51 | Abu Daramy Choate Rosemary Hall | WR | 3★ | 0.840 | |
| 52 | Keevon Harris Labrae | ATH | 3★ | 0.840 | |
| 53 | Josh Sills Meadowbrook | OG | 3★ | 0.839 | |
| 54 | Jacob Long Hamilton | CB | 3★ | 0.838 | |
| 55 | A'Shon Riggins Hamilton | CB | 3★ | 0.838 | |
| 56 | Mark Gooden Reynoldsburg | OLB | 3★ | 0.837 | |
| 57 | Tyrece Speaight Upper Arlington | ATH | 3★ | 0.836 | |
| 58 | Seth Currens Pickerington Central | S | 3★ | 0.835 | |
| 59 | David Montgomery Mt. Healthy | RB | 3★ | 0.835 | |
| 60 | Terek Zingale Nordonia | OT | 3★ | 0.834 | |
| 61 | Adam Hensley Centerville | ILB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 62 | Cole Gest St. Edward | RB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 63 | Ty Sponseller William Mason | OLB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 64 | Terrance Landers Jr. Dunbar | WR | Purdue | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 65 | Roland Walder Trotwood-Madison | ILB | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 66 | Obi Anunike Olentangy | WR | Toledo | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 67 | Antonio Valentino Westerville North | DT | Penn State | 3★ | 0.831 |
| 68 | Luke Fortner Sylvania Northview | OT | 3★ | 0.830 | |
| 69 | Andrew Armstrong Cardinal Mooney | OLB | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.828 |
| 70 | Anthony Johnson Euclid | CB | Penn State | 3★ | 0.828 |
| 71 | Bryce Hargrove Coventry | SDE | Pittsburgh | 3★ | 0.828 |
| 72 | Justin Rigg Springboro | TE | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.828 |
| 73 | Grant McKinniss Findlay | P | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.827 |
| 74 | Matthew Coghlin Archbishop Moeller | K | Michigan State | 3★ | 0.823 |
| 75 | Lance Billings Clearview | S | Iowa | 3★ | 0.822 |
| 76 | Camaron Cheeseman Gahanna Lincoln | LS | Michigan | 3★ | 0.820 |
| 77 | Elijah Cunningham Springboro | PRO | Bowling Green | 3★ | 0.819 |
| 78 | Cameron Odom Bedford | WR | Ohio | 3★ | 0.818 |
| 79 | Jordan Overton Brush | ATH | Buffalo | 3★ | 0.817 |
| 80 | Jacob Harrison Centerville | DUAL | Navy | 3★ | 0.813 |
| 81 | Luke Doerger LaSalle | OG | Toledo | 3★ | 0.811 |
| 82 | Clayton Glasco Queen City Collegiate Prep | OLB | 3★ | 0.811 | |
| 83 | Drew Plitt Loveland | PRO | Ball State | 3★ | 0.811 |
| 84 | Ryan Smith Archbishop Moeller | OT | Indiana | 3★ | 0.809 |
| 85 | Chris Crumb Olentangy | DT | Ball State | 3★ | 0.809 |
| 86 | Tyler Tupa Brecksville-Broadview Heights | WR | Ohio | 3★ | 0.808 |
| 87 | Alex Hall Louisville | OT | 2230 | 3★ | 0.808 |
| 88 | Jatairis Grant Garfield | S | Iowa State | 3★ | 0.807 |
| 89 | Jake Sopko Avon | PRO | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 90 | Carl Jones St. Edward | WR | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.798 |
| 91 | Shakif Seymour Holy Name | RB | Toledo | 3★ | 0.797 |
| 92 | Chris Beech Archbishop Alter | OC | Ball State | 3★ | 0.797 |
| 93 | Jeffery Pooler Dunbar | DT | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.796 |
| 94 | Vincent Calhoun Middletown | S | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.793 |
| 95 | T.J. Beltavski Benedictine | OG | Ball State | 2★ | 0.791 |
| 96 | Hunter Polk Tri-valley | OT | 2★ | 0.790 | |
| 97 | Dalton Strunk Lakota East | OT | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 98 | Jared Dorsa Kings | OLB | Ohio | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 99 | Maximilian Roberts Salisbury School | OLB | 2230 | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 100 | Rashaun O'Neal Withrow | WR | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.788 |
| 101 | Ilyaas Motley Centerville | CB | Ohio | 2★ | 0.788 |
| 102 | Haydn Lewis St. Clairsville | OT | Ohio | 2★ | 0.783 |
| 103 | Jaylin Thomas Lima Senior | OLB | Ball State | 2★ | 0.783 |
| 104 | Andrew Homer St. Xavier | TE | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.783 |
| 105 | Austin Conrad Keystone | TE | Ohio | 2★ | 0.783 |
| 106 | Eric Popp Loveland | OLB | Ohio | 2★ | 0.779 |
| 107 | Adam Notestine Pickerington North | OG | Ohio | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 108 | Darryll Gardner Colerain | OLB | 2★ | 0.778 | |
| 109 | Jabbar Price Ursuline | SDE | 2★ | 0.778 | |
| 110 | Josh Stoner Worthington Kilbourne | APB | Air Force | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 111 | Cameron Jefferies Riverside | CB | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.775 |
| 112 | Zach Ford Cleveland Heights | CB | Toledo | 2★ | 0.775 |
| 113 | Dontez Rash Benedictine | APB | Ohio | 2★ | 0.774 |
| 114 | Xavior Motley Centerville | CB | Ohio | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 115 | Andrew Cree Labrae | OLB | Ohio | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 116 | Tre'Von Wade Central Catholic | APB | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 117 | Nick Meyer St. Xavier | OT | Georgia State | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 118 | Rodney Croom Winton Woods | SDE | Marshall | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 119 | Willie Ross Ravenna | FB | Toledo | 2★ | 0.772 |
| 120 | Mitchell Larsen Fairfield | S | Ball State | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 121 | Sharif Saleem Euclid | SDE | Massachusetts | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 122 | Davvel Moore-Meeks Benedictine | OLB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 123 | Warren Saba Benedictine | CB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 124 | Nick Sokolowski Brecksville-Broadview Heights | WDE | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 125 | Nic Martin Butler | ILB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 126 | Joe Schroer Elder | SDE | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 127 | Seth Crissman Glen Este | OT | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 128 | Jordan Williams Roger Bacon | WR | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 129 | Niko Lalos St. Vincent-St. Mary | TE | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 130 | Cedric Frierson Westerville Central | ATH | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 131 | Chaz Westfall Perrysburg | WDE | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 132 | Zack Smith Whitmer | WR | 125 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 133 | Tim Tanner-Blair Lakota West | OT | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 134 | Robbie Fusner Central Crossing | OLB | Ohio | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 135 | Nick Cavinee Newark Catholic | OT | 2198 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 136 | Daryl McCleskey Wayne | RB | 2198 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 137 | Lionell McConnell Winton Woods | WR | Liberty | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 138 | JT Timming Lakota East | DT | James Madison | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 139 | Dylan Murphy Bishop Watterson | OG | 322 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 140 | Demann Wilson Glenville | WDE | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 141 | Desmond Noel Colerain | OG | Ohio | 2★ | 0.764 |
| 142 | Jonathan Neeley Ursuline | OT | Akron | 2★ | 0.763 |
| 143 | Dalton Hicks Jefferson | ILB | Kent State | 2★ | 0.763 |
| 144 | Mandela Lawrence-Burke Steubenville | S | Kent State | 2★ | 0.763 |
| 145 | Tyler Gilchrist Archbishop Hoban | CB | Akron | 2★ | 0.758 |
| 146 | Zach Corrigall St. Vincent-St. Mary | OT | Kent State | 2★ | 0.758 |
| 147 | Sean Rattay St. John's Jesuit | OC | Navy | 2★ | 0.758 |
| 148 | Adam Gregoire Perry | ATH | Kent State | 2★ | 0.753 |
| 149 | Clayton Dryfuse Columbian | SDE | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.743 |