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S Kye Stokes (transfer to Cincinnati)

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STOKES MAKES A STOP
Kye Stokes expected to play against the Scarlet Knights, but found himself on the field a little earlier than expected. Tanner McCalister left the game in the first quarter due to an undisclosed injury and Stokes entered the foray.

On Rutgers' first drive of the fourth quarter, Evan Simon handed the ball off to Johnny Langan on what appeared to be a read-option. Langan sprinted to his right and found himself getting dropped by Stokes for a four-yard loss.

The tackle for loss was the first for Stokes with Ohio State and the fourth tackle of his career. Stokes was also on the field for Rutgers' lone field goal and on the kickoff team eight times.

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...gets-a-tfl-and-caden-curry-burns-his-redshirt
 
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brodybuck21 said:
STOKES MAKES A STOP
Kye Stokes expected to play against the Scarlet Knights, but found himself on the field a little earlier than expected. Tanner McCalister left the game in the first quarter due to an undisclosed injury and Stokes entered the foray.

On Rutgers' first drive of the fourth quarter, Evan Simon handed the ball off to Johnny Langan on what appeared to be a read-option. Langan sprinted to his right and found himself getting dropped by Stokes for a four-yard loss.

The tackle for loss was the first for Stokes with Ohio State and the fourth tackle of his career. Stokes was also on the field for Rutgers' lone field goal and on the kickoff team eight times.

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...gets-a-tfl-and-caden-curry-burns-his-redshirt
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Really think center field is going to be well taken care of for years to come with Styles and Stokes back there. Both are hard hitters and fly to the ball, and make plays at or behind the LOS. Incredibly rangy as well on top of the athleticism and propensity to lay a big hit. Great thing is both can get significant PT this year but not be forced into developing quickly with all the veteran depth we have at safety.
 
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RB07OSU said:
Really think center field is going to be well taken care of for years to come with Styles and Stokes back there. Both are hard hitters and fly to the ball, and make plays at or behind the LOS. Incredibly rangy as well on top of the athleticism and propensity to lay a big hit. Great thing is both can get significant PT this year but not be forced into developing quickly with all the veteran depth we have at safety.
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they both just have the look to them as OSU Safeties....plus you know the coaches trust them as both are playing in actual game situations. Especially Stokes. And heck Styles should technically still be in HS!
 
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brodybuck21 said:
they both just have the look to them as OSU Safeties....plus you know the coaches trust them as both are playing in actual game situations. Especially Stokes. And heck Styles should technically still be in HS!
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I was actually thinking the tandem has more length than I am used to seeing at safety, but the physicality sure is OSU caliber. The only safeties I can remember in recent memory having the length and ranginess of Styles and Stokes were Hooker and Tyvis Powell. More in the 5'11-ish range like Fuller, Coleman, Doss, etc...don't get me wrong, all great players, but I do love a safety with more length if they have the athleticism that Styles and Stokes have, just more ability to get to the ball and cover ground. Agreed the coaches seem to have full trust in both given their usage and I honestly forget Styles should be in HS just because of how quickly he has picked things up and just his sheer size. Then you have Stokes that was one of the lower rated recruits in his class, yet is showing out as one of the best starting with his Spring Game performance, I swore that Hooker had suited back up at safety for us. The future is bright here.
 
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RB07OSU said:
I was actually thinking the tandem has more length than I am used to seeing at safety, but the physicality sure is OSU caliber. The only safeties I can remember in recent memory having the length and ranginess of Styles and Stokes were Hooker and Tyvis Powell. More in the 5'11-ish range like Fuller, Coleman, Doss, etc...don't get me wrong, all great players, but I do love a safety with more length if they have the athleticism that Styles and Stokes have, just more ability to get to the ball and cover ground. Agreed the coaches seem to have full trust in both given their usage and I honestly forget Styles should be in HS just because of how quickly he has picked things up and just his sheer size. Then you have Stokes that was one of the lower rated recruits in his class, yet is showing out as one of the best starting with his Spring Game performance, I swore that Hooker had suited back up at safety for us. The future is bright here.
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add that to Proctor being healthy, McCallister and Hickman....woah
 
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Further proof of the brotherhood at OSU:

https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/l...terview-where-is-he-now-2002-season-buckeyes/

On being a sounding board for OSU commit Kye Stokes who's also from Tampa
“Yeah, I spoke with him on the phone a couple of times already — he’s excited. I talked to him after he gave his verbal, just a sounding board on what he’s going through and what to expect. I mean I was scared as a freshman going out there, so it was nice to give him an idea of what to expect. I mean, I never got homesick like some of the other guys, but I was leaving home. I had never even been on a plane up until the recruiting process, so it was scary.”
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2023 OUTLOOK​

With Hickman and McCalister both now preparing for NFL careers, Stokes could be a candidate to replace either of them in the starting lineup next season. But he’ll face plenty of competition to earn one of those roles.

If Ransom stays at strong safety, Stokes would likely be in line to start at free safety, as he took second-team reps behind Hickman at that position in 2022. Given that Ransom also played some snaps at the adjuster spot last year, though, the Buckeyes could move Ransom to free safety with Sonny Styles, Josh Proctor and Kourt Williams all being potential candidates to start at strong safety.

Stokes’ experience filling in at nickel safety as a freshman could make him an option to replace McCalister at that spot, too, though Syracuse transfer Ja’Had Carter and Martinez are the frontrunners there.

For both the near and long term, keeping Stokes at free safety seems like the most logical move even if Ransom ends up starting there this season. Outside of Ransom and Stokes, the only other safety on the roster who projects as likely to play free safety this year is true freshman Malik Hartford, positioning Stokes to be the next man up behind Ransom this year and his successor in 2024.

If Stokes isn’t a starter, he could still be a candidate to earn situational snaps as an extra safety in dime packages or in a rotational capacity. Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has said he prefers to lean on his starters in the back end, but with a deep group of returning safeties this year, that could theoretically change if the Buckeyes believe they have more than three safeties who belong on the field and can help them in different ways.

Regardless of what his role ends up being in 2023, Stokes appears to have a promising future as a Buckeye. While he arrived at Ohio State without a ton of fanfare as the No. 351 overall recruit in the 2022 class, Stokes has already bolstered his stock with the potential he showed as a freshman, setting himself up to push for a marquee role in the secondary sooner than later.
 
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Dallan Hayden Among Several Non-Freshmen Who Could Redshirt for Ohio State This Season

Ryan Day said Tuesday that Dallan Hayden is likely in line to redshirt this season, and four other non-freshmen could be candidates to join him.
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DALLAN HAYDEN AMONG SEVERAL NON-FRESHMEN WHO COULD REDSHIRT FOR OHIO STATE THIS SEASON​

KYE STOKES, S​

Stokes seemed to be on the fast track toward playing a major role in Ohio State’s secondary early in his career when he stood out in his first spring as a Buckeye in 2022. He didn’t take a redshirt last year as a result, playing in nine games as a true freshman, though most of that playing time came in games that were already decided.

Five games into his sophomore season, Stokes hasn’t seen the field once, so it seems unlikely he will play in more than four games this year. There are at least four safeties ahead of him on the depth chart – starters Josh Proctor and Lathan Ransom and backups Ja’Had Carter and Malik Hartford – and Stokes hasn’t gotten any action on special teams either.
 
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scarletngray said:
Really like Stokes. He has the talent to become a starter in the future.
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Same here and I think a redshirt works great. We are stacked at safety and you have the imminent departure of Ransom, Proctor and Martinez, so having an extra year on Stokes would be ideal. A trio of Styles, Stokes and Hartford next year could be awesome, ton of length and athleticism there. Carter would be in the mix as well.
 
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RB07OSU said:
Same here and I think a redshirt works great. We are stacked at safety and you have the imminent departure of Ransom, Proctor and Martinez, so having an extra year on Stokes would be ideal. A trio of Styles, Stokes and Hartford next year could be awesome, ton of length and athleticism there. Carter would be in the mix as well.
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I couldn't agree more!
 
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RB07OSU said:
Same here and I think a redshirt works great. We are stacked at safety and you have the imminent departure of Ransom, Proctor and Martinez, so having an extra year on Stokes would be ideal. A trio of Styles, Stokes and Hartford next year could be awesome, ton of length and athleticism there. Carter would be in the mix as well.
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Jahad Carter will be back next year too i believe
 
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