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Mylan Graham commitment adds another 5-star WR for Ohio State

Ohio State gets another five-star wide receiver commit in Mylan Graham from Indiana.

Ohio State has become a veritable factory for producing top-notch NFL wide receivers in recent years. That’s a credit to Ryan Day’s staff, but it certainly doesn’t hurt that they continually recruit the top receiver prospects from around the country. They’re working hard to continue that trend, too.

The Buckeyes already had the best wide receiver in the class of 2024, with Jeremiah Smith on board. Yesterday, they added another five-star recruit at this position when New Haven (Ind.) wide receiver Mylan Graham announced his commitment to Buckeye Nation.

The scouting report on Graham (6-foot-1, 170 pounds) credits him for his technical expertise and sharp route running. Last season he put those qualities to work, racking up 48 catches, 1,149 receiving yards (that comes out to 23.9 yards per catch) and 13 touchdowns. 247Sports has his pro comparison pegged as CeeDee Lamb from Dallas.

According to the composite rankings, Graham is fifth among wide receivers, first overall in Indiana and No. 27 in his class.

Graham had offers from 24 other programs, including Alabama and Georgia.

Ohio State’s class of 2024 now ranks fifth in the country.

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What the commitment of Emeka Egbuka means for Ohio State

Ohio State recruiting continues to be on fire. Here’s what the commitment of the best receiver in the 2021 class means for the Buckeyes.

The No. 1 receiver in the class of 2021, Emeka Egbuka, has committed to Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Egbuka has long been crystal balled for Ohio State and the top-rated receiver made it official on Friday evening.

Egbuka took an official visit to Oklahoma recently, which led some to believe that Ohio State’s crystal ball was starting to look a little cloudy. But even after the visit to Norman, the recruiting gurus still felt confident that he’d ultimately pick the Buckeyes.

This is another big win for Ryan Day and especially wide receiver position coach, Brian Hartline. Hartline has been nabbing some of the nation’s best talent at the receiver position over the past several years. This marks two years in a row that the No. 1 rated receiver has picked Columbus to call home. Ohio State freshmen, Julian Flemming was the No. 1 receiver in the 2020 class.

It feels like Ohio State is becoming wide receiver U. Egbuka gives the Buckeyes another receiver who should be able to contribute right away. Chris Olave will most likely leave for the NFL after this season, but the cupboard will be anything but bare.

Egbuka will join the likes of Flemming, Garrett Wilson, Jackson Smith-Njigba, as well as fellow Washington state native, Gee Scott Jr. That is an absolute embarrassment of riches at the wideout position. And it doesn’t even count the verbal commitment Ohio State received from the nation’s top-rated 2022 receiver, Caleb Burton.

When you combine the talent at wide receiver along with the four and five-star quarterback prospects coming to Columbus, the Buckeye’s could be onto something special. The days of three yards and a cloud of dust at Ohio State are long gone. Woody is probably rolling over in his grave knowing OSU is becoming one of college football’s premier air attacks… but it might just be to get a better view of the action.

 

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