Ohio State football offers 2026 Linebacker

Ohio State offers 2026 Linebacker #GoBucks

The Ohio State Buckeyes are rolling during the recruiting cycle and while other Big Ten schools are struggling, Ohio State is thriving. It made another offer to a class of 2026 star in homegrown linebacker, Jakobe Clapper, a linebacker from St. Xavier.

Clapper has been receiving offers left and right according to his X (formerly Twitter) page and that includes other Big Ten teams like the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. I don’t expect every fan to be aware of Clapper’s game, but most fans from the Buckeye state are likely aware of the dominance of St. Xavier and the riches that Ohio State has been able to pull from that school in recent years like Paris Johnson Jr. and Justin Hilliard.

Clapper is currently listed as a three-star prospect according to 247 Sports, but based on his offer list, that is sure to change.

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Tennessee offers 2026 linebacker JaKobe Clapper

Tennessee offers 2026 linebacker JaKobe Clapper.

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 linebacker JaKobe Clapper.

“After a great conversation, I’m honored to say I’ve received a Division-1  offer from the University of Tennessee,” Clapper said.

The 6-foot-2, 196-pound linebacker prospect is from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.

There are not recruiting rankings currently for Clapper from Rivals, 247Sports, On3 or ESPN.

The Vols are the third Southeastern Conference school to offer Clapper. Kentucky offered a scholarship on Nov. 7, 2023.

Clapper has scholarship offers from Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Duke, UMass, Toledo, Oregon, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois and Vanderbilt.

Pittsburgh was the first school to offer Clapper on Oct. 13, 2023.