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Ohio State Football Recruiting: Updated list of edge rusher offers in the 2025 class

Looking at Ohio State’s current edge rusher offers for 2025

This offseason has been a strong one for Ohio State football.  With multiple transfers coming in as well as multiple stars on both sides of the ball forgoing the NFL draft to come back to the Buckeyes for the 2024 season, hopes are high among Buckeye nation.

Ohio State has also gotten some good news on the recruiting front in the offseason. The Buckeyes wrapped up one of the best 2024 classes in college football by bringing in Julian Sayin, the top ranked quarterback in the class who transferred from Alabama after Nick Saban’s retirement.

The Buckeyes have also landed 2025 class commitments from five-star cornerback Devin Sanchez, and highly rated four-star edge rusher Zahir Mathis in January.

The Buckeyes have offered nine edge rushers in the 2025 class. We’ll walk through each of those using On3 who is one of the top college football recruiting resources that tracks player rankings on all four main websites and provides predictions, insights, and NIL valuations.

What to expect from newest Ohio State commit, 2025 WR, Jayvan Boggs

WRU is getting another top prospect #GoBucks

[autotag]Ohio State football[/autotag] received a surprise commitment on Monday morning, one it will gladly take.

Florida wide receiver, [autotag]Jayvan Boggs[/autotag], a 2025 prospect, made his commitment to the Buckeyes, giving them a second verbal in the class along with quarterback Tavien St. Clair.

The 6-foot, 188-pound pass catcher is ranked 50th at his position and 368th nationally on the 247Sports composite.

If offensive coordinator [autotag]Brian Hartline[/autotag] believes in Boggs ability, that should be enough of a selling point. After watching his junior and sophomore highlights it’s easy to see why the Buckeyes went hard after him. Find out what I saw from watching Boggs film below.

Ohio State offers 2025 Texas speedster running back

This Texan would look great in Scarlet and Gray #GoBucks

The need for a running back is starting to show for [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] in the 2025 recruiting class. The Buckeyes have already sent out an offer to six backs, seven if you count instate athlete [autotag]Bo Jackson[/autotag].

Another one went out to a running back today, as Texas native, [autotag]Tory Blaylock,[/autotag] has been offered by running back coach [autotag]Tony Alford[/autotag] according to the tweet. At 5 feet, 11 inches, and 175 pounds, Blaylock brings elite track speed to the gridiron.

Already holding over twenty offers from the likes of Georgia, Oregon, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and others, Blaylock fits what many collegiate programs are looking for, including the Buckeyes. Still, two classes away from signing, it seems like [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] and his staff are casting a wide net to find a back in the class.

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Ohio State active on recruiting trail, offer Alabama quarterback commit and more

Flip a Bama commit? Count me in #GoBucks

It looks like the [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] staff is hard at work on the recruiting trail once again after the dead period ended on Monday. Not only are the Buckeyes being active with offers, but coaches are visiting schools across the country, making inroads with prospects and their current high school coaches.

One massive offer went out on Tuesday. [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] is looking to fill the quarterback spot in the 2024 recruiting class after Dylan Raiola decommitted. While the Buckeyes are looking to flip an Alabama commit, they offered an offensive star, another defensive lineman and others. Find out what the Buckeyes did Tuesday while on the road recruiting.

Quick hitting Friday Ohio State Football recruiting update

The Buckeyes are at it again, with a bunch of offers out #GoBucks

The Buckeyes are at it again: Another flurry of offers has been sent out to high school prospects. The last time [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] and his staff offered a bunch of prospects, it was mainly along the defensive line on Wednesday.

It seems Day and his staff have been hard at work going over tape of high school football players and making decisions on scholarships. On Friday, another round went out and [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] learned it had missed on an Illinois tight end prospect.

Find out below who was offered, along with which prospect the Buckeyes missed on in another exciting recruiting day for the Buckeyes.

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Who Ohio State football offered within the last 24 hours

The Buckeyes have been busy #GoBucks

The Ohio State football recruiting machine has been burning a bit more gas over the last 24 hours. [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] head coach [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] and his staff have been extremely busy, as they have sent out a plethora of offers across the country.

The focus was mainly on the defensive line, but another position was offered as well. It seems like Day has identified a potential future weakness among the “Rushmen” and is looking for more bodies to join that group.

[autotag]Larry Johnson[/autotag], the defensive line position coach, missed out on more than a few of his top choices during the 2023 cycle. It seems like the Buckeyes are casting a much wider net in 2024. Find out who recently got an Ohio State offer below.

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Ohio State once again can’t close on a transfer portal prospect, commits to Alabama

The search for a transfer tight end continues

The Buckeyes have not had much luck with transfer portal prospects this cycle. Two of their offensive line targets ([autotag]Ajani Cornelius[/autotag] and [autotag]Jeremiah Byers[/autotag]) visited but opted to go elsewhere.

[autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] had a chance to change that narrative with Maryland tight end [autotag]CJ Dippre[/autotag], who was choosing between the Buckeyes and Alabama. Unfortunately, this one did not go Ohio State’s way. On Tuesday, Dippre chose the Crimson Tide as his next destination.

This isn’t how Day saw this going. Tight end might not be at the forefront of team needs, but it is on the list.

The Buckeyes will most likely lose [autotag]Cade Stover[/autotag], and there is not much returning depth behind him. It looks like Ohio State is back to searching for another tight end.

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Georgia running back has Ohio State in his top 4 schools

More good recruiting news for OSU! #GoBucks

When Florida running back [autotag]Mark Fletcher[/autotag] decommitted in the middle of last month, the Buckeyes were left in an odd position. They recruited Fletcher with the caveat that they would not go after any other players at the position, and [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] clearly had to scramble to get a much needed ball carrier in the 2023 class even though the team has some solid depth already on campus.

[autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] and his staff identified a few targets and it looks like they have made an impression on one of them. Georgia running back Jamarion Wilcox announced his top 4 on twitter and the Buckeyes made the cut along with [autotag]Auburn[/autotag], [autotag]Kentucky[/autotag], and [autotag]Clemson[/autotag].

Wilcox is listed at five-foot, ten inches, and 195-pounds, and also held offers from [autotag]Colorado[/autotag], [autotag]NC State[/autotag], [autotag]Louisville[/autotag], [autotag]Mississippi State[/autotag] and others. The Buckeyes offered the scholarship in the middle of November, so this relationship has formed quickly. Hopefully, it will end well with a Wilcox commitment in the near future.

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Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has been spotted recruiting in Indiana

Bring him home coach!

As the 2023 cycle is coming to an “end” (it seems like it with how many players ultimately sign during the early period), the Buckeyes and [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] have their sights on a few prospects that they would love to have join the fold.

One of those is [autotag]Joshua Mickens[/autotag], who is fresh off his official visit to Columbus after decommitting to LSU just before the trip. Mickens preps at Lawrence Central and it looks like Day was at his school today checking up on him (He did retweet the picture). The defensive end has yet to announce when he will make his final choice but the Bucks are going after him hard in recent weeks.

If I had to guess, Mickens will eventually commit to OSU, adding to their current class of 19 players, which is rated as one of the best in the country.

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ESPN names this 2023 Ohio State verbal as their key commit

Who do you believe is the most important commit in the ‘23 class for Ohio State? #GoBucks

With the early signing period just around the corner and the fact that many players opt to end their recruiting at this time, it is time to look at who will be linchpins for every class. ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren looked at the top 25 classes and selected one recruit from each as their key verbal (subscription may be required).

For Ohio State, it was defense end [autotag]Jason Moore[/autotag], ESPN’s 53rd overall ranked player. VanHaaren views Moore as “a player who has room to refine his game, can be important in the pass rush.” He also mentions the possibility of adding [autotag]Keon Keeley[/autotag] (don’t expect it) and [autotag]Damon Wilson[/autotag] to the defensive line haul. He fails to mention [autotag]Matayo Uiagalelei[/autotag], who I believe is much more likely to join the class than Keeley.

VanHaaren is correct about depth at the position, as the Buckeyes have three seniors ([autotag]Zach Harrison[/autotag], [autotag]Javontae Jean-Baptiste[/autotag], and [autotag]Tyler Friday[/autotag]) as the position. [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] will have to find some younger players to step up next year to play opposite [autotag]J.T. Tuimoloau[/autotag].

The improvements on the defense do warrant a defender to be selected, but in my eyes it’s a member of the secondary that needs to be highlighted. The defensive back commits of [autotag]Calvin Simpson-Hunt[/autotag], [autotag]Malik Hartford[/autotag], [autotag]Kayin Lee[/autotag], [autotag]Jayden Bonsu[/autotag], [autotag]Cedrick Hawkins[/autotag] or [autotag]Jermaine Matthews[/autotag] would be on the list, but they are ranked lower than Moore.

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