Listed below are Ohio State's commitments and main recruiting targets.
Offense: QB:
Miller - Jr. **** 6'2, 215, off-the-charts agility/quickness; good speed, great throwing release quickness, good arm strength
Guiton - Sr. *** 6'3, 215, good touch, accuracy, great poise and command of the offense
Jones - Fr. *** 6'5, 245 strong arm, good poise in the pocket
Barrett - Fr. **** 6'1, 230 quick release, good arm strength, good acceleration, good speed
Allen, Darlington, Harris
RB:
Hyde - Sr. **** 6', 245, 4.4 40, good vision, speed, and toughness
Smith - Jr. **** 6'3, 240, 4.55 40, good breakaway speed, good vision
Dunn - So. 6', 225 **** outstanding leg drive, balance, toughness
Ball - Fr. 6'1, 225 **** great balance, vision, toughness
Elliott - Fr. 6', 200 **** strong, speedy runner with good balance, good vision
Scott, Hilliman, Mixon, Chris Williams, Donte Williams, Chubb, Henry, James
H:
Hall - Sr. **** 5'8, 210, outstanding balance, agility and vision, great football sense
Fields - Sr. **** 6', 200 good combo of explosive running ability and toughness
Wilson - Fr. **** 5'10, 180 versatile player with great speed, balance and vision
Marshall - Fr. ***** 6', 205 excellent quickness, vision and speed, hybrid WR/RB type
Campbell - **** 6'1, 190 great elusiveness, quickness, balance, vision
Davidson, Scott, Dixon, Lattimore, Autry, Noil
X(Split-End):
D. Smith Jr. **** - 6'1, 200 great leaping ability, deceptive but fast high-end speed, "spectacular catch" type receiver
C. Smith Jr. **** - 6, 190 advanced route runner, smooth and quick in and out of moves, great hands in traffic
Thomas So. **** - 6'2, 205 great leaping ability, good body control
L. Johnson **** - 6'3, 190 very good agility, good speed and acceleration, strong runner
Stephens, Malone, Blacknall, Kief
Z(Flanker):
Brown - Sr. **** 6', 190 4.4 40, 10.4 100, smooth long-strider with excellent top-end speed
Spencer Jr. **** 6'2, 205 elusive runner, good balance, great hands
Clark - Fr. **** 5'11, 185 elite acceleration and speed, great vision
Thompson, Roberts, Kitt, Lloyd
TE:
Heuerman - Jr. **** 6'5, 250 4.8 40, good run blocker, good hands
Vannett - So. **** 6'6, 250 4.8, good hands
Thomas - Fr. *** 6'5, 250 4.9 40, tough player, good blocker
Baugh - Fr. **** 6'4, 230, athletic, shifty, good toughness
Andrews, Dickerson, Luatua, Dixon
T:
Mewhort - Sr. **** 6'7, 310, good finisher, large wingspan
Decker - So. **** 6'7, 315 raw prospect with good upside
Farris - So. **** 6'4, 300, explosive off the snap, strong at the point of contact
Balwin - Jr. **** 6'6, 320, 4.7 40, wide, rangy athlete
Dodson - Fr. **** 6'5, 330 wide-bodied, long-armed, could play guard or tackle
Lisle - Fr. **** 6'5, 300 raw, athletic tackle
Trout - **** 6'6, 280 lean, lanky tackle with good footwork
Prince, Braden Smith, Jones, Ward, Johnson, Mavety, Eluemunor, Blair, Bookser
G:
Norwell - Sr. ***** 6'6, 310, great footwork, great hand-strength
Hall - Sr. **** 6'6, 315 strong, athletic guard
Underwood - So. **** 6'2, 300, good acceleration, good upper-body explosiveness
Brown - So. **** - 6'4, 310 quick feet, fast for his size
Munger - **** Fr. 6'4, 290 tough, athletic player, quick first step, good football sense
Gardner - Fr. *** 6'5, 330 big body with great feet
Jones - **** 6'5, 330 wide, athletic, good quickness
Stanley, Curtis
C:
Linsley - Sr. **** 6'2, 310, 4.6 shuttle, 400 bench, great downfield blocker, great strength
Elflein - Fr. *** - 6'3, 290, strong, compact
Boren - So. **** 6'2, 290, great strength, mobility
Defense:
DT/NT(2-gap/2-tech, 1-tech, 0-tech):
Hale - So. **** 6'4, 320 massive frame, great motor
Schutt - So. **** 6'2, 310 very strong plugger type
Carter - So. **** 6'4, 340, powerful at the point of attack, large wingspan
Hill - **** Fr. 6'3, 320 wide-bodied space eater with good feet
DT(1-gap/3-tech, 4-tech/4i-tech, 5-tech):
Bennett - Jr. ***** 6'3, 290 explosive burst, very hard tackler, extremely competitive
Price - Fr. **** 6'4, 300 extremely strong, great intensity/effort level
Sprinkle - Fr. *** 6'3, 265, rangy, versatile, great motor, good athleticism
Ford, Brown, Shaw, Williams, Valentine
SSDE:
Washington So. ***** 6'3, 295, very explosive athlete, great quickness
Miller - Jr. ***** 6'3, 255, 4.7 40, good quickness, great in pursuit, great toughness
Moore - Jr. **** 6'3, 265, good bull rusher with a great motor, all-state DE as a HS Sr.
Bosa - Fr. ***** 6'5, 270 explosive, athletic end, great effort level on every play
Thompson - **** 6'5, 270 quick first step, very athletic big guy
McDowell, Street
LEO:
Spence - So. 6'3, 250 ***** rangy rush end with an excellent first step, great nose for the ball
Marcus - So. **** 6'2, 240 extremely fast first step, tenacious in pursuit, great closing speed
Lewis - Fr. **** 6'3, 240 very quick first step, long arms
Featherston, Hand, Sawyer, Williams, Carter, Marshall, Thomas, Aniebonam, Holmes
SLB:
Perry - So. **** 6'4, 250 good range, good athleticism
Worley - Fr. *** 6'2, 210 versatile, athletic, good closing speed
Lee - Fr. 6'2, 210 *** deceptively fast long-strider, good range and athleticism
Hubbard - **** 6'6, 230 fast, athletic big guy
Booker, Bates, Mouhon, Cobb, Ware, Wilson
WLB:
Shazier - Jr. 6'2, 230 **** explosive burst, hard hitter
Perkins - So. **** 6'2, 230 fast, explosive, physical all-around athlete with a knack for making big plays
Roberts - So. *** 6'1, 230 tough, intelligent player, strong at the point of contact
Johnson - Fr. **** 6', 220, good vision/anticipation, good overall athleticism
Berger - **** 6'3, 215, great quickness, efficient in pursuit
Crosby, Morgan
MLB:
Grant - Jr. ***** 6'3, 245, great strength, great instincts
Williams - So. **** 6'1, 230, solid all-around LB with a good sense of timing and positional resposibility
Mitchell - Fr. ***** 6'4, 220 elite level athleticism/explosiveness, gritty, tough player
Garrett, McMillan
FC:
Grant - Jr. **** 5'11, 195 great athleticism
Murray - So. **** 5'10, 190 athletic player with good instincts, good nose for the ball, physical corner
Burrows - Fr. ***** 6', 205 high-potential corner/safety/all-purpose back prospect, great agility
Conley - Fr. *** 6'2, 190 slippery athlete with good ball skills
Payne, Adams, Bonney, Smith, Lammons
BC:
Roby - Jr. 6', 190 *** elusive returner, aggressive at the point of attack, long-strider with elite top-end speed
Reeves - So. **** 5'10, 196 scrappy corner with good ball skills
Apple - Fr. **** 6'1, 190 smooth runner, good hitter
Webb - **** 6', 175 explosive athlete with great ball skills
Tabor, Westphal, Peppers, Watkins, Wilson, Brown, Freeman, Erick Smith, Juju Smith
NB:
Powell - Fr. 6'3, 200 **** rangy, all-around athlete
Griffin - Jr. 5'8, 180 *** shifty athlete who plays even lower than his height
FS:
Barnett - Sr. **** 6'1, 205 hard hitter
Brown - Sr. **** 6', 210 PSU NIKE Camp DMVP, good ball skills, agility
Tanner - Jr. **** 6'1, 205 good all-around player, good toughness
Thompson - Fr. **** 6'2, 200 fast, rangy DB with a physical edge
Nicholson, Gant
SS:
Bryant - Sr. **** 5'10, 190 good speed, agility, hard hitter
Bell - Fr. ***** 6', 200 knack for making big plays, very well-rounded player with few holes in his game
Bogard - So. **** 6, 200 good quickness, good hitter
Wood - Sr. **** 6'2, 210, 4.5 40, heavy hitter, good range
McDowell, Jones
Special Teams:
LS:
Haynes - So. **
K/P:
Basil - Jr. *** powerful leg
Epitropoulos Fr. *** - 6'1, 205 good speed, good all-around athlete, can also play wr/safety
KR/PR:
Hall - Sr. **** very quick, great vision
C. Brown - Sr. **** 10.4 100, outstanding top end speed, efficient runner
Clark - Fr **** 10.4 100, lightning quick acceleration
Wilson - Fr. **** 10.4 100, great vision, good quickness
