Ohio State Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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Recruiting context
Ohio State recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Ohio State commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2016 class includes 22 commits, including 17 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.82. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2016 Ohio State: Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 241.76
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 77.3%
- Top Position
- Offensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- OH
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
22
Average Stars
3.82
Blue-Chip Recruits
17(77%)
Top Pipeline State
OH • 9
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2016.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
22 recruits found in 2016.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bosa | SDE | 5★ | 99.7 | 6'4" | 265 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
| Jonathon Cooper | WDE | 4★ | 98.1 | 6'2" | 234 lbs | Columbus, OH | Gahanna Lincoln | Retained |
| Demario McCall | APB | 4★ | 97.7 | 5'10" | 171 lbs | North Ridgeville, OH | North Ridgeville | Retained |
| Austin Mack | WR | 4★ | 96.5 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | Fort Wayne, IN | Bishop Luers | Retained |
| Dwayne Haskins | PRO | 4★ | 95.6 | 6'3" | 198 lbs | Potomac, MD | The Bullis School | Retained |
| Binjimen Victor | WR | 4★ | 95.5 | 6'4" | 180 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Coconut Creek | Retained |
| Keandre Jones | OLB | 4★ | 95.4 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | Olney, MD | Our Lady of Good Counsel | Retained |
| Jake Hausmann | TE | 4★ | 94.4 | 6'5" | 230 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Archbishop Moeller | Retained |
| Michael Jordan | OT | 4★ | 94.1 | 6'6" | 305 lbs | Canton, MI | Plymouth | Retained |
| Jordan Fuller | ATH | 4★ | 94.0 | 6'2" | 196 lbs | Westwood, NJ | Northern Valley Regional - Old Tappan | Retained |
| Tyler Gerald | OG | 4★ | 92.9 | 6'5" | 300 lbs | Portsmouth, OH | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Antonio Williams | RB | 4★ | 92.9 | 5'11" | 210 lbs | New London, NC | North Stanly | Retained |
| Luke Farrell | TE | 4★ | 92.3 | 6'6" | 244 lbs | Perry, OH | Perry | Retained |
| Malik Barrow | DT | 4★ | 90.2 | 6'3" | 270 lbs | Tampa, FL | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Tuf Borland | OLB | 4★ | 89.6 | 6'2" | 225 lbs | Bolingbrook, IL | Bolingbrook | Retained |
| Kierre Hawkins | TE | 4★ | 89.5 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | Maple Heights, OH | Maple Heights | Retained |
| Wayne Davis | CB | 4★ | 89.4 | 5'11" | 190 lbs | Norfolk, VA | Lake Taylor | Retained |
| Gavin Cupp | OT | 3★ | 88.2 | 6'5" | 300 lbs | Leipsic, OH | Leipsic | Retained |
| Jack Wohlabaugh | OG | 3★ | 87.9 | 6'3" | 280 lbs | Stow, OH | Walsh Jesuit | Retained |
| Drue Chrisman | P | 3★ | 85.6 | 6'4" | 205 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | LaSalle | Retained |
| Rodjay Burns | CB | 3★ | 85.6 | 6'2" | 175 lbs | Louisville, KY | Trinity | Retained |
| Tre Avery | CB | 3★ | 85.4 | 5'11" | 170 lbs | Baltimore, MD | Franklin | Retained |
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