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Ohio State makes top schools for 2026 RB
Dan Hessler via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
2026 four-star RB Deshonne Redeaux | via Gerard Martinez, 247Sports
Ohio State made the cut for a 2026 four-star RB and a 2025 four-star DE commit reaffirms his pledge to the Buckeyes.
College football is only weeks away now, and with that Ryan Day and the Ohio State football team are very busy. The Buckeyes are hard at work preparing for the upcoming season, one in which the program has the highest of expectations from both Buckeye Nation and the national media.
With this increased focus on the new season, the majority of the storylines surrounding the team are on this current roster of Buckeyes — and rightfully so. However, the Ohio State coaching staff knows recruiting never stops, and is still hard at work trying to get the nation’s top high school talents to join the program.
Proving this true, the Buckeyes made multiple recruiting headlines to start the week.
Ohio State has had much success in the current recruiting cycle. The Buckeyes’ class sits atop of the 247Sports Class Rankings with 24 verbal commitments. Ohio State is not done adding to this class, but with the group being closer to full than not, the team has the fortune of being pickier in who they target.
The program also has the fortune of being able place more focus on next year’s cycle. Ohio State has just one commitment in next year’s class in five-star wide receiver Chris Henry Jr., and the team is hoping to add to that sooner than later, especially with the possibility of Henry re-classifying to the 2025 class.
Ohio State played host to dozens of recruits in next year’s cycle this spring and summer, and that work is already paying dividends. On Monday, 2026 four-star running back Deshonne Redeaux (Westlake Village, CA / Oaks Christian) released his top 12 schools, and the Buckeyes made the cut.
Ohio State has some stiff competition for Redeaux, as USC, UCLA, Washington, Oregon, Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M, Texas, Notre Dame, Michigan and Oklahoma all made his top schools alongside the Buckeyes.
Ohio State has not yet been able to get Redeaux on campus yet, but this obviously has not stopped them from being contenders for him. This is likely due to the connections he has established with new Buckeye running back coach, Carlos Locklyn. Locklyn previously recruited Redeaux while he was at Oregon and had offered him to play there as well. Locklyn and Ohio State quickly offered Redaux upon Locklyn joining the Buckeyes, offering him April 23.
The Buckeyes will need to continue to pursue Redeaux if they are going to secure a commitment from him. This will likely require multiple visits on campus in the coming year, including a game day visit so he can truly experience what the program has to offer. No team in his top schools has truly cemented themselves as the leader in his recruitment, but UCLA looks to have the early edge.
Redeaux is the No. 7 RB in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and is the No. 70 overall prospect. He is also the No. 11 recruit out of the talent-rich state of California.
Grady is a big piece of Ohio State’s 2025 recruiting class, and it would be a big blow if he were to leave.
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Dan Hessler via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
2026 four-star RB Deshonne Redeaux | via Gerard Martinez, 247Sports
Ohio State made the cut for a 2026 four-star RB and a 2025 four-star DE commit reaffirms his pledge to the Buckeyes.
College football is only weeks away now, and with that Ryan Day and the Ohio State football team are very busy. The Buckeyes are hard at work preparing for the upcoming season, one in which the program has the highest of expectations from both Buckeye Nation and the national media.
With this increased focus on the new season, the majority of the storylines surrounding the team are on this current roster of Buckeyes — and rightfully so. However, the Ohio State coaching staff knows recruiting never stops, and is still hard at work trying to get the nation’s top high school talents to join the program.
Proving this true, the Buckeyes made multiple recruiting headlines to start the week.
2026 four-star RB has Ohio State in his top schools
Ohio State has had much success in the current recruiting cycle. The Buckeyes’ class sits atop of the 247Sports Class Rankings with 24 verbal commitments. Ohio State is not done adding to this class, but with the group being closer to full than not, the team has the fortune of being pickier in who they target.
The program also has the fortune of being able place more focus on next year’s cycle. Ohio State has just one commitment in next year’s class in five-star wide receiver Chris Henry Jr., and the team is hoping to add to that sooner than later, especially with the possibility of Henry re-classifying to the 2025 class.
Ohio State played host to dozens of recruits in next year’s cycle this spring and summer, and that work is already paying dividends. On Monday, 2026 four-star running back Deshonne Redeaux (Westlake Village, CA / Oaks Christian) released his top 12 schools, and the Buckeyes made the cut.
Ohio State has some stiff competition for Redeaux, as USC, UCLA, Washington, Oregon, Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M, Texas, Notre Dame, Michigan and Oklahoma all made his top schools alongside the Buckeyes.
Ohio State has not yet been able to get Redeaux on campus yet, but this obviously has not stopped them from being contenders for him. This is likely due to the connections he has established with new Buckeye running back coach, Carlos Locklyn. Locklyn previously recruited Redeaux while he was at Oregon and had offered him to play there as well. Locklyn and Ohio State quickly offered Redaux upon Locklyn joining the Buckeyes, offering him April 23.
The Buckeyes will need to continue to pursue Redeaux if they are going to secure a commitment from him. This will likely require multiple visits on campus in the coming year, including a game day visit so he can truly experience what the program has to offer. No team in his top schools has truly cemented themselves as the leader in his recruitment, but UCLA looks to have the early edge.
Redeaux is the No. 7 RB in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and is the No. 70 overall prospect. He is also the No. 11 recruit out of the talent-rich state of California.
Quick Hits
- Ohio State 2025 four-star defensive edge commit Zion Grady (Enterprise, AL / Enterprise) recently visited with hometown school Auburn, and following the visit, rumblings began to arise that he was considering flipping his commitment to the Tigers. Grady took to Twitter this past weekend to put those rumors to rest and reaffirm his pledge to Ohio State.
Grady is a big piece of Ohio State’s 2025 recruiting class, and it would be a big blow if he were to leave.
Misunderstanding I’m 1000% lock-inhttps://t.co/nmAvLEc9jh
— Zion (Ziggy) Grady (@GradyZion) July 27, 2024
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