Aybar is a four-star prospect per 247, the seventh-ranked defensive end in the class of 2022 and Connecticut’s top recruit. Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon and Oklahoma are among the 26 programs that have already offered him. He also scored in the 94th percentile on his SSAT exam, takes notes when recruiters talk with him, answers questions like a NFL pro and has an interest in working for NASA some day.
“He’s off the charts,” Cheshire Academy coach David Dykeman said. “He wants to major in physics or engineering. He wants to work for NASA. When he will talk to [coaches], there is nothing I love more than when someone hears, ‘I want to major in physics or engineering.’ To see the look on these coaches’ faces like, ‘What?” I had one guy go like, ‘Uh, yeah, yeah, we got that.’ Every other kid says ‘I want to major in business or sports management.’ That’s him. That’s that maturity.”
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“He’s Chase Young,” Dykeman said, referencing the former Ohio State standout drafted second overall by the Washington Football Team in last year’s NFL Draft. “This is what he is. It’s the same frame, the same ability. Is he that good, who the hell knows. But I’ll tell you what, he’s pretty damn good. In the prep school landcape, [Suffield Academy alum and Miami Dolphins player] Christian [Wilkins] was the most dominating player I’ve ever coached against. This kid, I think, is similar. He’s a pro.”
Aybar sees the Chase Young comparison, too. Ohio State offered Aybar a scholarship in January of 2020.
“I don’t think there’s any better other place to get coached hard and compete against the best,” Aybar said of Ohio State.