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Ohio State four-star LB target set to announce commitment following official visit
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2026 four-star LB Cincere Johnson | via @JCincere8 on X
2026 four-star target Cincere Johnson will announce his commitment this week following a weekend official visit with the Buckeyes.
Ohio State is entering its final week of its summer recruiting camp schedule. It has been a busy month for the football team and the coaching staff. The Buckeyes have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming season, where Ohio State will try to run it back after a College Football Playoff National Championship run last season.
The coaching staff has also been busy hosting what feels like dozens of recruits every day in the last few weeks. This trend will continue this week, but before we get to that, Ohio State is hoping to earn a huge recruiting win this week as well.
2026 four-star linebacker Cincere Johnson (Cleveland, OH / Glenville) is scheduled to commit later this week on June 19, and he is coming off an official visit with Ohio State that seemed to have gone as well as possible.
Ohio State head coach has made it a priority to keep the best recruits in Ohio in-state, and because of this mantra, the Buckeyes have been recruiting Johnson for a while, offering him in September of 2024. He has found his way down to Columbus on multiple occasions, with the most recent being for his official visit.
The Buckeyes are not alone in his recruitment, as he has a final three of Ohio State, Penn State and Alabama. He has taken official visits with his three finalists, and he also officially visited with Oklahoma. He has an official visit with USC scheduled for June 20, but it is still to be seen if he will go through with it as he is scheduled to commit a day before this.
Johnson is viewed as one of the top linebackers in the 2026 recruiting class. 247Sports has him listed as a defensive edge however, and he is the No. 8 edge prospect in their composite rankings. He is also the No. 71 overall prospect and the No. 2 recruit from Ohio.
Make sure to follow Land-Grant Holy Land this week and the weeks to follow as we will keep you up-to-date on all things Ohio State recruiting.
As was mentioned above, Ohio State will be having its final summer recruiting camp this week. Because of this, the list of recruits scheduled to make the trip to Columbus is another long one, and it seems to be ever growing.
This will be a big recruiting week for the Buckeyes as they will have many of the nation’s top recruits on campus. Below are just some of the names scheduled to take an official or unofficial visit with Ohio State this week:
Five-star WR Kesean Bowman
Class: 2027
Hometown: Brentwood, TN / Brentwood Academy
Size: 6-foot, 174-pounds
Four-star LB Kaden Henderson
Class: 2027
Hometown: Tampa, FL / Jesuit
Size: 6-foot-2, 200-pounds
Three-star QB Emmett Queen
Class: 2027
Hometown: Fort Mitchell, KY / Beechwood
Size: 6-foot-4, 215-pounds
Ohio State four-star RB commit Favour Akih
Class: 2026
Hometown: Delaware, OH / Rutherford B. Hayes
Size: 6-foot, 190-pounds
Four-star S Adryan Cole
Class: 2027
Hometown: Atlanta, GA / Pace Academy
Size: 6-foot-2, 190-pounds
Three-star S Malaki Taufoou
Class: 2027
Hometown: San Mateo, CA / Junipero Serra
Size: 6-foot-2, 175-pounds
FL Edge Ismael Schiefer
Class: 2028
Hometown: Bradenton, FL / IMG Academy
Size: 6-foot-3, 225-pounds
Three-star OH RB Jonathan Brown
Class: 2026
Hometown: Columbus, OH / St. Francis DeSales
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
Ohio ATH Chris Bradley
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 5-foot-10, 160-pounds
Ohio RB Edmund McAllister
Class: 2029
Hometown: Pickerington, OH / Pickerington Central
Size: 5-foot-7, 170-pounds
TX LB Cam Pettijohn
Class: 2027
Hometown: Lewisville, TX / Lewisville
Size: 6-foot-1, 215-pounds
TX LB Kailer Pettijohn
Class: 2026
Hometown: McKinney, TX / McKinney
Size: 6-foot-2, 196-pounds
OH LB Judah Blair
Class: 2028
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
OH RB Kenyon Norman
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot, 195-pounds
FL WR Peter Pierre
Class: 2028
Hometown: Hollywood, FL / Chaminade-Madonna
Size: 6-foot-3, 215-pounds
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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 LB Cincere Johnson | via @JCincere8 on X
2026 four-star target Cincere Johnson will announce his commitment this week following a weekend official visit with the Buckeyes.
Ohio State is entering its final week of its summer recruiting camp schedule. It has been a busy month for the football team and the coaching staff. The Buckeyes have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming season, where Ohio State will try to run it back after a College Football Playoff National Championship run last season.
The coaching staff has also been busy hosting what feels like dozens of recruits every day in the last few weeks. This trend will continue this week, but before we get to that, Ohio State is hoping to earn a huge recruiting win this week as well.
2026 four-star linebacker Cincere Johnson (Cleveland, OH / Glenville) is scheduled to commit later this week on June 19, and he is coming off an official visit with Ohio State that seemed to have gone as well as possible.
June 19th! The Commitmentpic.twitter.com/1sK0hlxGWJ
— Cincere Johnson 4️ (@JCincere8) June 15, 2025
Ohio State head coach has made it a priority to keep the best recruits in Ohio in-state, and because of this mantra, the Buckeyes have been recruiting Johnson for a while, offering him in September of 2024. He has found his way down to Columbus on multiple occasions, with the most recent being for his official visit.
The Buckeyes are not alone in his recruitment, as he has a final three of Ohio State, Penn State and Alabama. He has taken official visits with his three finalists, and he also officially visited with Oklahoma. He has an official visit with USC scheduled for June 20, but it is still to be seen if he will go through with it as he is scheduled to commit a day before this.
Johnson is viewed as one of the top linebackers in the 2026 recruiting class. 247Sports has him listed as a defensive edge however, and he is the No. 8 edge prospect in their composite rankings. He is also the No. 71 overall prospect and the No. 2 recruit from Ohio.
Make sure to follow Land-Grant Holy Land this week and the weeks to follow as we will keep you up-to-date on all things Ohio State recruiting.
Ohio State’s visitor list continues to grow, and grow, and grow
As was mentioned above, Ohio State will be having its final summer recruiting camp this week. Because of this, the list of recruits scheduled to make the trip to Columbus is another long one, and it seems to be ever growing.
This will be a big recruiting week for the Buckeyes as they will have many of the nation’s top recruits on campus. Below are just some of the names scheduled to take an official or unofficial visit with Ohio State this week:
Five-star WR Kesean Bowman
Class: 2027
Hometown: Brentwood, TN / Brentwood Academy
Size: 6-foot, 174-pounds
I will be at The Ohio State University tomorrow️ @ryandaytime @brianhartline @CoachJordan82 @SWiltfong_ @samspiegs @TomLoy247 pic.twitter.com/UfoWHLkEAg
— Kesean Bowman (@K3B02) June 16, 2025
Four-star LB Kaden Henderson
Class: 2027
Hometown: Tampa, FL / Jesuit
Size: 6-foot-2, 200-pounds
Three-star QB Emmett Queen
Class: 2027
Hometown: Fort Mitchell, KY / Beechwood
Size: 6-foot-4, 215-pounds
Ohio State four-star RB commit Favour Akih
Class: 2026
Hometown: Delaware, OH / Rutherford B. Hayes
Size: 6-foot, 190-pounds
Four-star S Adryan Cole
Class: 2027
Hometown: Atlanta, GA / Pace Academy
Size: 6-foot-2, 190-pounds
Three-star S Malaki Taufoou
Class: 2027
Hometown: San Mateo, CA / Junipero Serra
Size: 6-foot-2, 175-pounds
I will be back in Columbus tomorrow!!!@MattGuerrieri @CoachMHunter @DariusBell_3 @coachmons @coachwalsh20 @ActivatedSP @OfficialKOBros @CoachMikeHillSF @Rivals @On3Recruits @Samchung_4 @Ogthetruth @BrandonHuffman @TheUCReport pic.twitter.com/bI6c1wmNrN
— Malakai Taufoou
FL Edge Ismael Schiefer
Class: 2028
Hometown: Bradenton, FL / IMG Academy
Size: 6-foot-3, 225-pounds
Three-star OH RB Jonathan Brown
Class: 2026
Hometown: Columbus, OH / St. Francis DeSales
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
Ohio ATH Chris Bradley
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 5-foot-10, 160-pounds
I’ll be camping at Ohio State tomorrow ️️!!!@OGWalt_ @CoachMHunter@TonyJCoach @N_Murph @etwill21 @Bill_Kurelic @mickdwalker @parkerwereb8 @kaleb_longhurst @BoominBuckeyes @BuckeyeBackers @AllenTrieu @SWiltfong_ @CoachTomBolden @LakotaWestFB pic.twitter.com/zLRmuOrAuk
— Chris Bradley ATH ‘27 (@Chris2Bradleyy) June 16, 2025
Ohio RB Edmund McAllister
Class: 2029
Hometown: Pickerington, OH / Pickerington Central
Size: 5-foot-7, 170-pounds
TX LB Cam Pettijohn
Class: 2027
Hometown: Lewisville, TX / Lewisville
Size: 6-foot-1, 215-pounds
TX LB Kailer Pettijohn
Class: 2026
Hometown: McKinney, TX / McKinney
Size: 6-foot-2, 196-pounds
I will be at Ohio state June 16-18.@JLaurinaitis55 #GoBucs
— 3
OH LB Judah Blair
Class: 2028
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
OH RB Kenyon Norman
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot, 195-pounds
FL WR Peter Pierre
Class: 2028
Hometown: Hollywood, FL / Chaminade-Madonna
Size: 6-foot-3, 215-pounds
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