Buckeyes talking with top 2022 offensive tackle, pair of 2021 commits make all-state selections
Will Ohio State’s constant contact pay off with a top offensive lineman in the 2022 class?
OSU in contact literally everyday
Though it may not have been the original plan, Ohio State’s 2021 offensive line recruiting looks to be completed with plenty of talent to help reload the room. What didn’t go according to plan was the fact that the Buckeyes didn’t land their top targets at offensive tackle. Not a deal-breaker to the class by any means, it just would have been ideal for coach Greg Studrawa to land a five-star guy which would allow him to get a head start on future targets to keep the trenches in great shape.
With their experiences in 2021, Ohio State is looking at 2022 a bit differently and doing all they can to ensure the class has their top-rated guys along the offensive line early in the game. As mentioned, when you lock in those types of players it allows you to focus the attention to future classes and other areas of need, allowing greater time to build relationships — which are everything in recruiting. The plan in 2022 looks to be to land the top in-state guys first and continue trying to recruit nationally, bringing in the elite targets everyone is after from there.
One prospect the Buckeyes are clearly all in on is Indiana native Kiyaunta Goodwin. A name not new to Ohio State recruiting followers, Goodwin is the No. 24 offensive tackle in the class and the fourth-best player from his home state. With over 50 offers to his name, Goodwin’s stock speaks for itself, but perhaps his most impressive feature, especially in his own mind, is the incredible transformation he underwent in such a short time.
At 6-foot-7, 300 pounds, Goodwin may be one of the fiercest looking dudes on a football field. Not always as lean as he looks now, you can tell the OT has taken his training to heart and has been doing all he can to be the best player possible both currently and at the next level as well. At 425 pounds in eighth grade, Goodwin has put in an incredible amount of effort in the gym to reshape his body, now running a ridiculous 4.9 40-yard dash time at his size.
Ohio State came into the picture is from the very beginning. Having visited the Buckeyes twice unofficially both in 2018 and 2019, it wasn’t until this past August that Goodwin landed the OSU offer. Since then, he has clearly been one of the top targets for Studrawa, and Goodwin as well has made it pretty clear how highly he thinks of the Buckeye program.
In fact, Goodwin and Ohio State are in communication daily, and that has to make you feel pretty good about their chances at pulling this top-caliber lineman from Southern Indiana. There may only be three predictions on the 247Sports Crystal Ball for the nation’s No. 195 prospect, but with all three being in favor of the Buckeyes, this may be considered a job well done for Studrawa and company sooner than later.
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At 425 pounds in eighth grade