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Top ten 2024 recruit Dylan Stewart commits to South Carolina

South Carolina won a massive recruiting prize on Tuesday morning.

Here’s how Friendship Collegiate Academy (D.C.) five-star edge Dylan Stewart announced he was committed to South Carolina on Tuesday morning, amounting to the biggest recruitment in weeks for the 2024 cycle.

Stewart (6-foot-5, 235 pounds) is ranked first overall in Washington D.C., second at his position and No. 10 nationally in the class of 2024 going by the 247Sports composite rankings.

Needless to say, it’s a significant recruiting victory for the Gamecocks, as Stewart would have been a gem for any program. He had offers from 34 other schools, including Miami, Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas and USC.

Adding Stewart to their class of 2024 has resulted in a significant jump in South Carolina’s national ranking. They went into this week at No. 24 in the country, and now they’re at No. 16.

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Social media reactions to Ohio State missing out on 5-star Dylan Stewart

Not great, Bob #GoBucks

The 2024 [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] football class was supposed to bring in multiple high-level defensive ends after missing out on their top targets in the 2023 cycle.

Once again, that has not happened as on Tuesday, the Buckeyes missed out on yet another top target, this time Washington, D.C. defensive end [autotag]Dylan Stewart[/autotag], who choose South Carolina over Ohio State.

It’s another bad look for defensive line coach [autotag]Larry Johnson[/autotag], who, although has a 5-star commit in Justin Scott, has missed out on many of his top targets at edge rusher. Let’s take a look at some of the X, the website formerly known as Twitter, reactions to Ohio State missing out on Stewart.

Five-star defensive lineman chooses South Carolina over Ohio State

This was trending away and now it’s official. #GoBucks

It’s been a bit of a mixed bag in recruiting news for the Ohio State football program. That seems to be the nature of the beast in the world of big-time grocery shopping. The Buckeyes got some great news on 4-star cornerback Aaron Scott on Sunday but just received some not-so-great news about 5-star defensive end Dylan Stewart, who many had pegged to be a Buckeye before the trend started going toward another school.

On Tuesday, Stewart made it official by picking the South Carolina Gamecocks over Ohio State, Miami, Alabama, Georgia, and others. The writing seemed to be on the wall after the Buckeyes and Gamecocks appeared to be the two leaders prior to things turning towards the Palmetto State, so this doesn’t come as much of a shock.

At 6-foot, 5-inches, and 235-pounds, Stewart is ranked as the No. 2 edge rusher and tenth prospect in the 2024 recruiting cycle according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Ohio State still has Justin Scott in the class and would love to add another one or two defensive linemen to the class before it’s all said and done.

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South Carolina feels ‘really good’ about getting 5-star edge Dylan Stewart

As for the next-best edge recruit in this cycle, two other programs appear to be the frontrunners.

Defensive linemen are all the rage right now in the 2024 recruiting race. The battle to land the No. 1 ranked edge prospect in the class – Duncanville’s Colin Simmons – appears to be a two-team race between Texas and LSU. As for the next-best edge recruit in this cycle, two other programs are the frontrunners.

After Simmons, Friendship Collegiate Academy (D.C.) five-star edge Dylan Stewart is No. 2 at his position, going by the 247Sports composite rankings.

Stewart has offers from 35 programs so far. Right now, On3’s prediction model has Ohio State as the favorite to get his commitment at 51.6%. However, South Carolina (31.2%) feels really good about their chances to get him, per Adam Friedman at Rivals.

“Ohio State has reason to be confident but they aren’t running away in this race. The Gamecocks “feel really good” about their chances with Stewart, according to a source. South Carolina is the main opposition for the Buckeyes in their pursuit of Stewart and they aren’t going to stop recruiting him even if he announces a commitment to Ohio State.”

In addition to being second at his position, Stewart (6-foot-5, 235 pounds) is ranked the No. 1 overall player in Washington, D.C. and No. 9 in the nation.

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Who is next at defensive end for Ohio State in the 2024 recruiting cycle?

Which top defensive end target do you think lands in Columbus? #GoBucks

[autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] missed on one of its main defensive end targets when Illinois prospect Marquise Lightfoot committed to Miami (Florida).

Many, including myself, thought the 6-foot, 5-inch, 220-pound edge rusher would end up in Columbus. It was a recruiting loss for sure, especially since the coaching staff really put significant resources into getting Lightfoot’s attention.

The good news is the spot he would have taken frees up for another high-level prospect. Find out who the Buckeyes are still actively recruiting at the position and my guess as to how likely each will end up in Columbus on a scale of 1 to 5. (All rankings are from the 247Sports composite.)

2024 5-star edge rusher Dylan Stewart crystal balled to Ohio State

Is another big-time prospect close to committing? #GoBucks

Sunday was a big day for Ohio State football recruiting: It landed a commitment from five-star defensive tackle Justin Scott.

Scott is the top-ranked player in Illinois and the No. 14 overall player on the 247Sports composite. This a massive addition for the Buckeyes’ 2024 class, especially considering Michigan was also heavily in the mix to land Scott. (neener, neener)

Larry Johnson sealed the deal to make Scott a Buckeye commit, and it appears Ohio State is in the lead to land five-star edge rusher Dylan Stewart.

Stewart, who attends Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington D.C., was given crystal balls to the Buckeyes by three 247Sports site experts on Sunday. This includes director of football recruiting Steve Wiltfong, national recruiting analyst Brian Dohn and Ohio State insider Bill Kurelic.

Nothing is a done deal, but Ohio State is in a good position to add another highly touted defensive lineman to its 2024 class that is ranked second in the nation behind Georgia by 247sports.

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Washington, D.C. 5-star defensive end has Ohio State in top five

If the Bucks land him, it’d be a massive recruiting win #GoBucks

After hosting Washington, D.C. defensive end [autotag]Dylan Stewart[/autotag] on an official visit a few weeks ago, [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] made a very positive impression on the 5-star.

It was enough for Stewart to include the Buckeyes in the final five schools that he will be considering along with Miami, South Carolina, Georgia and Maryland.

The 6-foot, 5-inch and 235 pound elite prospect is rated as the 2nd edge defender and 9th overall prospect in the 2024 recruiting cycle by the 247Sports composite rankings.

Stewart in among the eleven players that would we looked at yesterday that could round out the Ohio State class and he’d be an absolute massive recruiting win.

He is visiting South Carolina this weekend and you’d have to expect a commitment date is on the horizon. Hopefully, he bleeds Scarlet and Gray like all of us.

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Miami just hosted several 5-star recruits in one weekend

Miami had a massive recruiting weekend with visits from elite players like Ellis Robinson, Colin Simmons, David Stone and Dylan Stewart.

Miami just had what will almost certainly go down as its biggest football recruiting weekend of the 2024 cycle — the Hurricanes hosted at least 10 recruits, including four five-star prospects, as it tried to wow potential members of its program.

Elite high school football prospects from across the country, including five-star edge Colin Simmons, five-star cornerback Ellis Robinson IV, five-star edge Dylan Stewart, five-star defensive lineman David Stone, four-star defensive lineman Aydin Breland and four-star running back Jerrick Gibson, ventured to Miami to get an in-person look the program head coach Mario Cristobal has put together over his first year-plus with the team.

Here’s a look at which players were on campus and what they said. All rankings are based on the 247Sports Composite.

Five-star 2024 defensive end will officially visit Ohio State

A huge visit in June for the Buckeyes #GoBucks

The search for an elite defensive end is one of [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag]’s top priorities for the 2024 recruiting class.

One of the those prospects, Washington, D.C.’s [autotag]Dylan Stewart[/autotag] is strongly considering the Buckeyes. The 6-foot, 5-inch and 235-pound edge rusher is one of the top prospects in the country, ranking No. 2 at his position and No. 10 overall on the 247Sports composite.

Stewart visited Columbus in March, and that trip really opened his eyes. It was enough for him to plan an official visit on June 16. He will make his way through all his top contenders during the month, and it will go a long way in determining s with his decision on where to play.

In the 2024 recruiting class, Ohio State does not yet have a commitment from a defensive end and if they land Stewart, it would be a huge recruiting win.

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Spring Recruiting Party: High-profile recruits expected in Eugene over the coming weeks

Between now and the end of April, some of the best prospects in the nation will be taking visits to Oregon.

It feels like the world of college football is starting to wake up from hibernation. Since the start of February when national signing day took place, there hasn’t been much going on in the news cycle. Recruiting has been on a dead period, the transfer portal window was closed, and spring football was still weeks out.

However, that’s starting to change. The Oregon Ducks start spring practice later this week, and recruits from all over the country are starting to flock to Eugene, with a number of high-profile visits announced over the next few weeks.

Of course, the biggest recruiting weekend for Dan Lanning and Co. will be on April 29th with the annual Spring Game bringing the likes of 5-star QB Dylan Raiola, 5-star KJ Bolden, 5-star Dylan Stewart, and the entirety of the Elite 11 Camp to town. There are some incredibly important visits taking place between now and then as well.

Below are the scheduled visits that we have confirmed will take place in the months of March and April so far. Of course, more will be added to the list as time goes on.