The recruiting cycle for 2022 is in the books and the Ohio State Buckeyes are a consensus top-five class in the country and are seen as the number one class in the Big Ten by a wide margin. It is no secret that Ohio State was less than stellar on defense last season and this class should go a long way in fixing that issue.
It should be noted for those that are not familiar, recruiting classes are not like NFL draft classes and many of these players will not see time as freshmen and will likely be redshirted. It should also be noted that in the age of the transfer portal it is likely several players from this class will not be here at the end.
I wanted to at least take a dive into some of the top studs and we’ll start at the top of the recruiting class with linebacker, C.J. Hicks.