It was big news when Ohio State got a verbal commitment from one of the country’s best pro-style quarterback prospects out of the Philadelphia area. Kyle McCord, out of St. Joseph’s High School was a four-star class of 2021 prospect at the time when he committed to the Buckeyes back on April 30 last year.
You have to wonder if head coach Ryan Day knew he was getting a guy that was undervalued. The news didn’t exactly send ripple effects across the recruiting world, but it was still a solid land.
Now, it appears as though Day and staff knew what they were doing, because McCord has now been bumped up to a five-star prospect according to the composite rankings of 247Sports. Not only that, but he’s now rated as the No. 4 pro-style QB, and No. 24 overall recruit in the class of 2021.
247Sports updated its player rankings today. Some notable composite rankings:
-Kyle McCord now a 5-star, No. 16 overall. Would be OSU's first composite 5-star QB since Braxton Miller in 2011
-Mike Hall made a big leap, from No. 232 overall/No. 19 DT to No. 85 and No. 8 at DT
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As long as McCord stays with his commitment and heads to Ohio State, the Buckeyes are going to have quite the quarterback competition once Justin Fields moves on. Not only will the Pennsylvania native be coming to campus as a freshman, but another five-star prospect (at least according to some of the recruiting services) C.J. Stroud, as well as a high four-star signee Jack Miller will already be vying for the job after already being in the program for a year.
The quarterback room will have plenty of options down the line, meaning the program seems to be set up for success as we move on.