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 2018 class includes 27 commits, including 22 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.89. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2018 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
- 349.72
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 81.5%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- OH
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
27
Average Stars
3.89
Blue-Chip Recruits
22(81%)
Top Pipeline State
OH • 7
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2018.
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
27 recruits found in 2018.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Petit-Frere | OT | 5★ | 99.6 | 6'6" | 272 lbs | Tampa, FL | Berkeley Prep | Retained |
| Taron Vincent | DT | 5★ | 98.8 | 6'2" | 285 lbs | Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Tyreke Johnson | S | 5★ | 98.8 | 6'1" | 191 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | Trinity Christian Academy | Retained |
| Jaelen Gill | APB | 4★ | 98.3 | 6'1" | 182 lbs | Westerville, OH | Westerville South | Retained |
| Tyreke Smith | WDE | 4★ | 98.2 | 6'3" | 260 lbs | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Heights | Retained |
| Jeremy Ruckert | TE | 4★ | 98.1 | 6'6" | 238 lbs | Lindenhurst, NY | Lindenhurst | Retained |
| Teradja Mitchell | ILB | 4★ | 97.7 | 6'2" | 232 lbs | Virginia Beach, VA | Catholic | Retained |
| Tommy Togiai | DT | 4★ | 97.2 | 6'3" | 290 lbs | Pocatello, ID | Highland | Retained |
| Matthew Jones | OC | 4★ | 96.5 | 6'4" | 300 lbs | Brooklyn, NY | Erasmus Hall | Retained |
| Josh Proctor | S | 4★ | 96.4 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | Owasso, OK | Owasso | Retained |
| Kamryn Babb | WR | 4★ | 96.3 | 6'1" | 189 lbs | St. Louis, MO | Christian Brothers College | Retained |
| Brian Snead | RB | 4★ | 96.1 | 5'11" | 200 lbs | Seffner, FL | Armwood | Retained |
| Tyler Friday | DT | 4★ | 95.6 | 6'3" | 263 lbs | Ramsey, NJ | Don Bosco Prep | Retained |
| Max Wray | OT | 4★ | 94.7 | 6'7" | 289 lbs | Franklin, TN | Franklin | Retained |
| Blue Smith | ATH | 4★ | 94.5 | 6'6" | 205 lbs | Dayton, OH | Wayne | Retained |
| Dallas Gant | OLB | 4★ | 93.2 | 6'3" | 225 lbs | Toledo, OH | St. John's Jesuit | Retained |
| K'Vaughan Pope | ILB | 4★ | 91.7 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | Dinwiddie, VA | Dinwiddie County | Retained |
| Javontae Jean-Baptiste | OLB | 4★ | 91.7 | 6'5" | 215 lbs | Oradell, NJ | Bergen Catholic | Retained |
| Sevyn Banks | CB | 4★ | 91.7 | 6'1" | 180 lbs | Orlando, FL | Jones | Retained |
| Master Teague | RB | 4★ | 91.3 | 5'11" | 210 lbs | Murfreesboro, TN | Blackman | Retained |
| Cameron Brown | WR | 4★ | 89.7 | 6'1" | 175 lbs | St. Louis, MO | Christian Brothers College | Retained |
| Matthew Baldwin | PRO | 4★ | 89.6 | 6'3" | 195 lbs | Austin, TX | Lake Travis | Retained |
| Chris Olave | WR | 3★ | 88.8 | 6'1" | 170 lbs | San Marcos, CA | Mission Hills | Retained |
| Alex Williams | WDE | 3★ | 87.1 | 6'7" | 250 lbs | Pickerington, OH | Pickerington North | Retained |
| Marcus Hooker | CB | 3★ | 87.0 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | New Castle, PA | New Castle | Retained |
| Xavier Johnson | WR | 3★ | 84.8 | 6'1" | 215 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Summit Country Day School | Retained |
| Zaid Hamdan | DT | 2★ | 71.0 | 6'0" | 263 lbs | Mason, OH | William Mason | Retained |
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