Ohio State leads and USC is fringe contender for five-star DL from Georgia

A prospect who visited USC is likely heading to Columbus, Ohio.

Buford (Ga.) senior defensive lineman Eddrick Houston is a five-star recruit. He is the No. 22 player nationally, the No. 4 defensive lineman on the board, and the No. 5 prospect in Georgia in the 247Sports composite rankings.

Houston has been flooded with college offers over the past four years. His first two were from Florida State as a freshman, followed by his home state team, Georgia.

He took visits in May and June to USC, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama, and plans to announce his commitment on August 22.

The On3’s prediction model, which currently has the Buckeyes as the heavy favorite at 88.1%. The other main contenders for his commitment are Georgia (3.6%), Clemson (2.4%) and Alabama (2.0%).

Houston is ranked as high as No. 3 among defensive linemen in his class and No. 17 overall in the nation, both at Rivals. The other recruiting services all have him a bit lower, but he’s still ranked among the top 10 at his position at all four.

“The three main things are community, how I’m treated off the field by the fans and by the coaches, how they will they develop me into the player I want to be and after that I would just say the culture,” Houston said of the top factors going into his college decision.

As a junior last season, Houston earned MaxPreps Junior All-American second-team honors by racking up 64 tackles, 10 sacks, and 15 quarterback pressures.

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