Ohio State Recruiting: Final Thoughts On The 2020 football Class … So Far

For all intents and purposes, the 2020 recruiting class for the Ohio State football team is in the books. Here’s some final thoughts.

The Ohio State football 2020 recruiting class is done … for now. It was a consensus top five class and there are some significant pieces to like across the board. There might be a change here or there when the traditional signing period finishes up in February, but for all intents and purposes, what you see is what you get for this recruiting cycle.

The Buckeyes may have turned their attention to the Fiesta Bowl, but now that the weekend is over, it feels like a good time to take stock in the haul that was the 2020 class Ryan Day and company brought in during the early signing period.

So off we go with some thoughts and observations.

Next … Thoughts and observations on the 2020 Ohio Sate football recruiting class

Ohio State Football Recruiting: 2020 early signing period tracker – Update: Smith-Njigba in!

It’s the official start of the early signing period in college football. We’ve got your updates for Ohio State as they happen.

We’re here to get this wacky early signing day period off and running for you. Ohio Stat expects to sign somewhere in the low to mid 20s during this first day of the early signing, and we’ll keep you up to date as it all happens.

From the locked and loaded commits that can’t wait to burn up the fax machine, to the surprises and last minute changes, we’ll have it in our early signing day tracker below.

We’ll keep updating it throughout the day, so stay with us.

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Officially Signed

Julian Fleming, 5-Star WR, St. Louis, Catawissa, Pennsylvania – Signed

Paris Johnson, Jr, 5-Star OL, Cincinnati, Ohio – Signed

Lejond Cavazos, 4-Star S, Bradenton, Florida – Signed

Jacolbe Cowan, 4-Star DL, Charlotte, North Carolina – Signed

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 4-Star WR, Rockwall, Texas – Signed

Cody Simon, 4-Star LB, Jersey City, New Jersey – Signed

Luke Wypler, 4-Star OL, Montvale, New Jersey – Signed

Jakob James, 3-Star OL, Cincinnati, Ohio – Signed

Trey Leroux, 3-Star OL, Norwalk, Ohio – Signed

Grant Toutant, 3-Star OL, Warren, Michigan – Signed

Mitchell Melton, 3-Star LB, Olney, Maryland – Signed

Ty Hamilton, 3-Star DL, Pickerington, Ohio – Signed

Joe Royer, 3-Star TE, Cincinnati, Ohio – Signed

Josh Fryar, 3-Star OL, Beech Grove, Indiana

Miyan Williams, 3-Star RB, Cincinnati, Ohio

Jake Seibert, 3-Star K, Cincinnati, Ohio

Hard Commit, Signing Pending

Gee Scott, Jr., 4-Star WR, Sammamish, Washington

Lathan Ransom, 4-Star S, Tucson, Arizona

Mookie Cooper, 4-Star WR, Maryland Heights, Missouri

Kourt Williams, 4-Star LB, Bellflower, California

Darriaon Henry, 4-Star DL, Cincinnati, Ohio

Ryan Watts, 4-Star CB, Little Elm, Texas

Jack Miller, 4-Star QB, Scottsdale, Arizona

Remaining Targets Possible/Waivering

Cameron Martinez, 4-Star ATH, Muskegon, Michigan

  • Martinez was expected to sign with Ohio State today, but news broke late in the game that he will not be signing today, but waiting until February. This seems to be a byproduct of some hesitancy because of Jeff Hafley being named head coach at Boston College.

Clark Phillips III, 4-Star CB, La Habra, California

  • Phillips is also one seemingly having second thoughts after Jeff Hafley accepted the head coaching gig at BC. Phillips went on an official visit to Utah just before signing day and the world is awaiting his decision. He is set to sign with either Ohio State or Utah today.

C.J. Stroud, 4-Star QB, Rancho Cucamonga, California

  • Ohio State would love to land stroud at the eleventh hour and it looks like it’s going to happen. Georgia and Michigan were in on him early, but a late push seems to have given the edge to the Buckeyes. The coaching staff would love to add another high-end quarterback to go with Jack Miller in this class. He should be signing later today, but we’ll see if the rumors are true. He’ll announce at 12:30 PM Eastern today.

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