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Ohio State football: Latest recruit could help at several spots
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Ohio State's practice of recruiting players who could play multiple positions hasn't changed. The commitment of Darryl Baldwin is a good example.

Baldwin, 6 feet 6, 265 pounds, from Solon, Ohio, is seen as a defensive end in the mold of current Buckeye Cameron Heyward. But with 4.7-second speed in the 40-yard dash, Baldwin also has shown the ability to play tight end, says recruiting analyst Bill Kurelic.

Baldwin sees himself as a defensive end at the moment, and as a Buckeye in the near future, becoming the ninth commitment to the 2010 recruiting class.

"It was important to make this decision now to get it out of the way so I could focus on my high school senior year," said Baldwin, who carries a grade-point average of 3.6.

Ranked as the No. 5 prospect in the state by Kurelic, Baldwin said he picked OSU in part because "It is my home state and I didn't really want to leave it that badly. Besides that, I felt the most comfortable when I went down there to Ohio State.

"I felt like I fit in well, and I had a lot of friends down there. I fit in perfectly."

On the field, he could fit in at a couple of spots.

"He definitely is going to Ohio State as a defensive end, but if need be he could move to tight end and I am sure be an effective player there," Kurelic said. "When you look at the depth chart at defensive end, though, his second year at OSU Cameron Heyward and Thaddeus Gibson will be gone, and Baldwin could be a big factor by then."
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Contender profile: Solon's Darryl Baldwin
by Bob Fortuna, The Plain Dealer
Wednesday August 26, 2009

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Special to The Plain Dealer
BaldwinDarryl Baldwin

Solon

Senior

Defensive end/tight end

6-6, 250 pounds

College status: Committed to Ohio State.

Plain Dealer preseason player ranking: 4

Credentials:

Totaled 37 tackles, including 19 for losses, last season. Caught eight passes for 109 yards and three touchdowns.

All-Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division first-teamer and Division I all-district honorable mention.

Ranked as fifth-best senior by Ohio High Magazine, 21st-best strongside defensive end nationally by Rivals.com and 46th-best defensive end nationally by Scout.com.

Off the football field: Secretary of Students Against Drunk Driving used to play the violin. Likes to swim, ride his bike and eat bacon cheeseburgers.
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Contender profile: Solon's Darryl Baldwin High School Gridiron Hero - The Plain Dealer's search for the area's best football player
 
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"Off the football field: Secretary of Students Against Drunk Driving used to play the violin. Likes to swim, ride his bike and eat bacon cheeseburgers."


I too like bacon cheeseburgers....:biggrin:......

Very excited to see how Darryl's senior year unfolds. Heres to a great year for a future Buckeye.

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I got to watch Darryl play last night as Solon cruised to an easy victory vs Massillon Jackson, 31-7. Solon's defense kept Jackson to mostly 3'n'outs for the majority of the game. Jackson's TD and much of their 186 total yards came in the 4th after Baldwin and the starters had left.

My take: he definitely has the body to be a Big10 DE. For as big as he was -every bit of 6'5", he moved very well. By our rough count, he finished with a sack, a few QB hurries, and 3 batted passes (almost picked off 2 of them). He also had a few receptions, playing sparingly on offense, but he did drop a TD catch. Overall, he didn't get as much action as I was hoping to see because of how quickly his defense got Jackson back off the field.
 
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