Cincinnati Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati • OH
Recruiting context
Cincinnati recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Cincinnati 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 24 commits, including 1 blue-chip prospect, with an average star rating of 3.00. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2018 Cincinnati: Balanced class
Balanced class 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
- 89.44
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 4.2%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- OH
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
24
Average Stars
3.00
Blue-Chip Recruits
1(4%)
Top Pipeline State
OH • 14
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
24 recruits found in 2018.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Taylor | TE | 4★ | 90.0 | 6'6" | 246 lbs | Springfield, OH | Springfield | Retained |
| Tavion Thomas | RB | 3★ | 88.6 | 6'2" | 225 lbs | Dayton, OH | Dunbar | Retained |
| Josh Whyle | TE | 3★ | 88.6 | 6'6" | 215 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | LaSalle | Retained |
| Malik Vann | SDE | 3★ | 88.2 | 6'3" | 270 lbs | Fairfield, OH | Fairfield | Retained |
| Meechi Harris | WR | 3★ | 88.0 | 6'2" | 188 lbs | Xenia, OH | Xenia | Retained |
| Arquon Bush | CB | 3★ | 86.5 | 5'11" | 167 lbs | — | — | Retained |
| Ben Bryant | PRO | 3★ | 86.4 | 6'3" | 190 lbs | La Grange, IL | Lyons Township | Retained |
| Lorenz Metz | ATH | 3★ | 85.4 | 6'9" | 280 lbs | Germany, GERM | Germany | Retained |
| Charles McClelland | ATH | 3★ | 85.2 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Homerville, GA | Clinch County | Retained |
| Myjai Sanders | WDE | 3★ | 85.1 | 6'4" | 223 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | Raines | Retained |
| Daeshon Martin | SDE | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'3" | 240 lbs | Akron, OH | Archbishop Hoban | Retained |
| Ryan Montgomery | RB | 3★ | 84.8 | 5'11" | 190 lbs | Franklin, OH | Franklin | Retained |
| Alec Pierce | WR | 3★ | 84.7 | 6'3" | 196 lbs | Glen Ellyn, IL | Glenbard West | Retained |
| Yanez Rogers | ATH | 3★ | 84.1 | 6'2" | 179 lbs | Pompano Beach, FL | Blanche Ely | Retained |
| Ty Van Fossen | ILB | 3★ | 84.1 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | Columbus, OH | St. Francis de Sales | Retained |
| Blake Bacevich | WDE | 3★ | 83.7 | 6'4" | 215 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | St. Xavier | Retained |
| Taj Ward | CB | 3★ | 83.6 | 6'0" | 170 lbs | Solon, OH | Solon | Retained |
| Jeremy Cooper | OG | 3★ | 83.4 | 6'3" | 295 lbs | Mount Carmel, IL | Mount Carmel | Retained |
| Ja'von Hicks | WR | 3★ | 83.4 | 6'2" | 185 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Colerain | Retained |
| Jayshon Jackson | WR | 3★ | 83.2 | 5'10" | 165 lbs | Chicago, IL | Simeon | Retained |
| Darnell Shields | S | 3★ | 83.1 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | — | — | Retained |
| Colin Woodside | OT | 3★ | 80.9 | 6'5" | 265 lbs | Lancaster, OH | Fairfield Union | Retained |
| Dylan OQuinn | TE | 3★ | 80.5 | 6'5" | 255 lbs | Millbury, OH | Lake | Retained |
| Colin Thurman | RB | 2★ | 70.0 | 5'10" | 197 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Archbishop Moeller | Retained |
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