Tag: Ben Roebuck

Early Signing Day: Ben Roebuck signs with Michigan football

When it’s all said and done, Ohio State is gonna be unhappy it passed on him. #GoBlue

Ratings

Stars Overall Position State
247Sports 3 – #52 OT #23
On3 3 – #71 OT #36
Rivals 4 – #39 OT #20
ESPN 3 – #43 OT #16
247Sports Composite 3 521 #41 OT #20
On3 Consensus 3 530 #32 OT #21

Vitals

Hometown Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward
Projected Position Offensive Tackle
Height 6-foot-7
Weight 340-pounds

Notable offers

Readiness Level

Already has requisite size, but will need a year or two to develop.

Notes

  • Committed March 22, 2023
  • From the same high school as former Michigan football guard Kyle Kalis

Scouting report

Via On3’s EJ Holland:

He loves to put guys in the dirt. He’s really mean in the run game. He is kind of the tackle version of Luke Hamilton in terms of a guy that’s a little heavy-footed, that’s not a super athlete, but is definitely a guy who can just bury people in the run game, and loves to get nasty. I think again, once he gets in the strength and conditioning program, once he cuts down some of that weight, that will help with his flexibility. That will also help him become more athletic, and help him become more comfortable in pass sets.

That’s not to say he’s bad in pass sets either. I think he’s a guy that just needs a little bit more work in that area.

Film

Original commitment story

Michigan football reels in yet another Ohio-based prospect

Ohio State and Michigan commits argue over who has better 2024 offensive line class

They not even on campus yet and the rivalry is still strong #GoBucks

The 2024 recruit class is still about 8 months from being able to officially sign with their schools, but that isn’t stopping [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] commit [autotag]Ian Moore[/autotag] and Michigan commit [autotag]Ben Roebuck[/autotag] from starting their rivalry early.

On Tuesday, On3’s Hayes Fawcett posed a question on Twitter asking which school had the better offensive line recruiting class. It’s an interesting question as both of them have four current commits, three 4-stars, and one 3-star.

Plenty of people chimed in, but it was Moore’s back-and-forth with Roebuck which really made waves. The future Buckeye didn’t get an offer from Michigan, same with Roebuck and Ohio State. Check out their back-and-forth below.

2 top prospects from Ohio commit to Michigan’s class of 2024

Michigan has had the best week so far in the recruiting business.

Michigan has had the best week so far in the recruiting business. On Sunday, they added four-star athlete Brandyn Hillman to their class of 2024. And over the last few days, they’ve added two more Junior recruits.

On Tuesday, Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) four-star running back Jordan Marshall committed to the Wolverines.

Marshall (5-foot-11, 185 pounds) had offers from 25 other schools, with other top contenders including Ohio State, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Going by the composite rankings, he’s No. 7 among running backs and third overall in the state of Ohio.

Then, this morning Michigan also got a commitment from St. Edward (Ohio) three-star offensive tackle Ben Roebuck.

Speaking with On3 about his decision, Roebuck credited Michigan’s rich history.

“Something that really stands out to me about Michigan is they have a rich history with winning… They’re the winningest program in college football history. Winning is something that I really like. I hate losing more than I like winning so going to a school that wins a lot is something that sounds really good to me.”

Roebuck (6-foot-7, 320 pounds) is ranked No. 31 among offensive tackles in his class and No. 15 overall in the state. He had offers from 23 programs, including Penn State, Wisconsin and Ohio State.

Michigan’s class of 2024 now has nine hard commits. They rank third in the nation behind Georgia and LSU.

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Exciting times in Ann Arbor. #GoBlue

Michigan football is on a tear, securing big-time commitments for the 2024 recruiting class.

The Wolverines gained a massive commitment Tuesday night from running back Jordan Marshall, who lives in Ohio. On Wednesday, the maize and blue gained another massive commitment from offensive lineman Ben Roebuck, who is also from Ohio.

Roebuck is a massive recruit, figuratively and literally. He stands 6 feet, 7 inches and weighs 320 pounds. He is a three-star in the cumulative rankings although Rivals has the Ohio native as a four-star recruit.

Once Roebuck announced his commitment to Michigan, Twitter took off. Media and recruits shared their thoughts on social media, and we are going to show the best of them.

Michigan football reels in yet another Ohio-based prospect

Another one! #GoBlue

Ever since Cameron Calhoun committed to Michigan football moments following the win over Ohio State, the Wolverines have made more than a concerted effort recruiting the Buckeye state. On Tuesday, the maize and blue got their biggest boost yet, having stolen four-star running back Jordan Marshall away from the scarlet and gray — a huge coup considering he’s from Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller.

The in-roads that the Wolverines have made have included four Ohio-based recruits in 2023 and three thus far in 2024 — Marshall, DT Ted Hammond, and OT Luke Hamilton. And on Wednesday, the maize and blue got a fourth.

Although Marshall is the only one of the above who has an offer from OSU, the newest commitment has been recruited by the Buckeyes. And that’s Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward three-star offensive tackle Ben Roebuck, one of Michigan’s top targets, who pledged to the maize and blue.

Roebuck chose Michigan over Penn State and Wisconsin, and is listed as a three-star — the No. 455 player in the country according to the 247Sports Composite. He’s listed at 6-foot-7, 320-pounds. He also has offers from Kentucky, Michigan State, Nebraska, Tennessee and others. His highest rating comes via Rivals, which has him as a four-star.

He’s the ninth commitment in 2024, and his pledge elevates the Wolverines to third in the 247Sports team rankings.

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Big Ohio OL says Clemson offer would be ‘one of the more special ones’

Ben Roebuck has been talking with Clemson’s first-year offensive line pretty consistently. With high school football right around the corner, the four-star rising junior from Lakewood’s (Oh.) St. Edward High School. has been getting a little busy …

Ben Roebuck has been talking with Clemson’s first-year offensive line pretty consistently.

With high school football right around the corner, the four-star rising junior from Lakewood’s (Oh.) St. Edward High School. has been getting a little busy with the start of preseason camp, but he’s been trying to talk to Thomas Austin as much as he can.

Speaking with The Clemson Insider in a phone interview Wednesday, Roebuck detailed his conversations with Austin, which usually have to do with how school’s going, how football and everything is coming along and how he’s doing in the weight room.

“I think it’s definitely developed a lot,” Roebuck said of his relationship with Austin. “When he came into our school, I was sick that day, so I didn’t really get to meet him until I went down there. I talked to him a lot there and it’s just grown a lot since then.

“He’s one of those coaches that really knows what he’s doing. He played at Clemson and went to the NFL, so he has all that experience under his belt. And just applying what he’s gone through, everything he’s learned, he’s a really great coach.”

Roebuck could have the chance to play for Austin at the next level. After handing out the first wave of offers to the 2024 class, which went to in-state prospects like Kam Pringle, Josiah Thompson and Blake Franks, Roebuck very well could be the next recipient of a scholarship from Clemson.

“When I was down there for the camp, he kind of talked about how they’re gonna offer some in-state kids first, but I’m pretty sure he said that I’m on that list for getting an offer,” Roebuck recalled.

What would that mean for Roebuck and his recruitment if Clemson and Austin pulled the trigger on a potential scholarship offer?

“That would mean a lot,” he said. “I know they don’t offer that many kids — it would be one of the more special ones — and Clemson’s a school that I could really see myself playing at.”

In all likelihood, Roebuck will have a chance to see what that looks like this upcoming fall for a game at Memorial Stadium. He also mentioned visiting places like Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan and Michigan State, so he can get a feel for those schools’ atmospheres as well.

“I definitely want to get down there and see a game at Death Valley,” Roebuck said. “That would be amazing.”

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Big Ohio OL was ‘completely blown away’ by Clemson visit

Among the standout offensive linemen who had the chance to showcase their talent on the first day of the Dabo Swinney Camp on Wednesday, June 1, was Ben Roebuck – a 6-foot-7, 320-pound four-star rising junior from Lakewood’s (Oh.) St. Edward High …

Among the standout offensive linemen who had the chance to showcase their talent on the first day of the Dabo Swinney Camp on Wednesday, June 1, was Ben Roebuck – a 6-foot-7, 320-pound four-star rising junior from Lakewood’s (Oh.) St. Edward High School.

“The visit was amazing,” Roebuck told The Clemson Insider. “I was completely blown away by the campus and everything. Then Coach (Thomas) Austin, he took me and my dad on a tour around the entire campus. It was a lot nicer than I thought it was going to be.”

Throughout the duration of last week’s Swinney Camp, Clemson’s offensive line coach paid close attention to Roebuck. After the conclusion of Day 1’s camp, Austin was explaining Clemson’s recruitment process to Roebuck.

“I think that goes a lot with their recruiting classes when kids eventually commit there,” Roebuck said when asked about Clemson’s way of doing things. “It gives you a stronger relationship with the coaches and makes you feel a lot more comfortable there.”

With that said, what would it mean for Roebuck to get a potential offer from a school like Clemson?

“I think it would definitely mean a lot because of what Coach Austin was saying, how they don’t throw around offers a lot like some other schools do,” he said. “I feel like their offers are more personalized and they’re like a bigger achievement than others.”

Roebuck has seen prospects like himself go from The Buckeye State to Clemson before. Take Clemson freshman offensive lineman Blake Miller or a past standout like Mack Bockhorst for example. 

“Definitely with Blake, Strongsville is near where I live,” Roebuck said. “So it was definitely cool to see somebody else go down there. It’s not a very close school (in terms of distance), but it definitely means a lot that he went from Ohio down to Clemson.”

“I got to talk to Blake Miller a lot,” he continued. “It was really cool seeing his perspective on Clemson.”

After his stop in Clemson, Roebuck camped at Notre Dame the following weekend. He’s also planning on getting up to Ohio State on June 15.

The 247Sports Composite rankings consider Roebuck to be the No. 8 offensive tackle and the nation’s No. 164 overall prospect regardless of position in the class of 2024.

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