tOSU Recruiting Discussion

[pnuts34]

Gesicki isn't a position of need currently. We need all the help we can get in the secondary. Rogers and Roberts are great talents at positions of need.

Agreed, gesicki is a luxury. Having Baugh makes us able to wait on a TE until 2015, and there are a number of elite guys in that class(with cj Conrad and Chris clark heading the list). It shows this year that we need LB and DB depth. Booker, Berger, Hubbard and McMillan have greatly helped our LB depth, especially since we only play 2 at a time most of the time. Adding Rogers or Roberts would help in the cb or s department a lot. I am more partial to Rogers, but would be fine with Roberts as well, both play in talent rich states and have played against great compettition and are rated quite high and I think our staff could coach them up

 

[WaitingforKickoff]

I hope Jermaine Roberts finds his way into this class. I think he'd be a steal.

I'm with you. Has the hips that you need to play CB for sure.

 

[maximumblitz]

I think it is kind of interesting to see what the crystal ball is saying for tOSU, for the odds of each player ending up in Columbus. It is kind of sobering.

tony brown.............1%
solomon thomas.... 16%
damian prince..........2%
marshon lattimore.100%
malik mcdowell........2%
trevion thompson.....3%
erick smith...........100%
frank ragnow...........7%
petera wilson..........7%

http://ohiostate.247sports.com/Season/2014-Football/InstitutionPredictions

 

[stowfan]

I think it is kind of interesting to see what the crystal ball is saying for tOSU, for the odds of each player ending up in Columbus. It is kind of sobering.

tony brown.............1%
solomon thomas.... 16%
damian prince..........2%
marshon lattimore.100%
malik mcdowell........2%
trevion thompson.....3%
erick smith...........100%
frank ragnow...........7%
petera wilson..........7%

http://ohiostate.247sports.com/Season/2014-Football/InstitutionPredictions

I bet what Meyer may say to the above, couldn't be posted in the recruiting forum.

 

[pnuts34]

I think it is kind of interesting to see what the crystal ball is saying for tOSU, for the odds of each player ending up in Columbus. It is kind of sobering.

tony brown.............1%
solomon thomas.... 16%
damian prince..........2%
marshon lattimore.100%
malik mcdowell........2%
trevion thompson.....3%
erick smith...........100%
frank ragnow...........7%
petera wilson..........7%

http://ohiostate.247sports.com/Season/2014-Football/InstitutionPredictions

Outside of Thomas, none of these percentages is any surprise. Roberts/Rogers more than likely end our DB commits (after the glenville guys, of course) and Brady Taylor probably is our last o line commit. Any other commit is icing on the cake.

 

[MSURacerDT55]

So, who maybe might be that recruit that commits that is way out of left field?

 

[RB07OSU]

So, who maybe might be that recruit that commits that is way out of left field?

Johnny Dixon? Pretty out of left field until the final hour. My candidates for guys offered would be Knadi, Blanding, or maybe McDowell.

 

[pnuts34]

So, who maybe might be that recruit that commits that is way out of left field?

Depends on how far left field you're willing to venture. WAY left field would be guys like tony brown, malik mcdowell and juju smith, RB also named some left field names that possibilities. And at this point we can't totally rule out mike gesicki and (to a lesser extent) thomas Holley.
Last years left field pulls of James Clark, vonn bell, dontre wilson and Donovan munger show that this staff can pull rabbits out of hats that us avid fans don't even know about until it happens. It's such an awesome feeling knowing your staff on NSD could pull an elite player that fans hadn't heard of until weeks before

 

[kanton]

So, who maybe might be that recruit that commits that is way out of left field?

Whether we're talking about another OL or a recruit out of left field the thing we need to remember is the coaching carousel hasn't stopped spinning yet. You can bet between head & position coaches coming & going Coach Meyer & Co. will be ready to pounce on any left tackle or high level recruit that is given a reason to waiver on their current commitment.

 

[MSURacerDT55]

I hear a lot of people talking about Thomas or McDowell, but I see McDowell as an elite 3 tech and Thomas is a SDE. Two different capabilities

 

[pnuts34]

I hear a lot of people talking about Thomas or McDowell, but I see McDowell as an elite 3 tech and Thomas is a SDE. Two different capabilities

And I'm sure our coaches would turn neither down.

 

[OhioState001]

We are due for Meyer to have a "dream" to get us a surprise recruit.

 

[Muck]

QB:
Stephen Collier - Leesburg (GA) Lee County HS; 6'4" 210 lbs
Rivals *** #72 GA
Scout *** #52 QB
247 *** #12 Dual QB, #34 GA
ESPN *** #41 QB/PP, #88 GA

Percy Dontre:
Parris Campbell Jr. - Akron, St Vincent - St Mary HS; 6'0" 185 lbs
Rivals **** #14 Ath, #13 Ohio
Scout **** #12 RB, #82 National
247 **** #17 WR/Ath, #4 OH, #115 National
ESPN **** #22 Ath, #4 OH #174 National

Curtis Samuel - Brooklyn (NY), Erasmus Hall (HS); 5'11" 181 lbs
Rivals **** #8 WR, #1 NY, #46 National
Scout **** #14 WR, #76 National
247 ***** #2 Ath, #2 NY, #25 National
ESPN **** #20 Ath, #2 NY, #148 National

Wide Receiver:
Terry McLaurin - Indianapolis (IN), Cathedral HS; 6'0" 190 lbs
Rivals **** #44 WR, #3 IN
Scout **** #45 WR, #240 National
247 **** #27 WR/Ath, #2 IN, #181 National
ESPN **** #59 WR, #6 IN

Noah Brown - Sparta (NJ), Pope John XXIII HS; 6'2" 211 lbs
Rivals **** #9 Ath, #3 NJ, #216 National
Scout **** #24 WR, #125 National
247 **** #12 Ath, #8 NJ, #194 National
ESPN **** #40 Ath, #13 NJ

Johnnie Dixon - West Palm Beach (FL), Dwyer HS; 5'11 185 lbs
Rivals **** #17 WR, #18 FL, #109 National
Scout **** #29 WR, #151 National
247 **** #25 WR, #21 FL, #153 National
ESPN **** #4 WR, #8 OH, #39 National

Offensive Line:
Marcelys Jones - Cleveland Glenville; 6'3", 350 lbs
Rivals **** #9 OG, #11 OH, #240 National
Scout *** #37 OG
247 **** #5 OG, #3 OH, #103 National
ESPN *** #51 OG, #29 OH

Kyle Trout - Lancaster HS; 6'6" 294 lbs
Rivals **** #19 OT, #6 OH, #188 National
Scout **** #25 OT, #281 National
247 **** #22 OT, #11 OH, #232 National
ESPN *** #27 OT, #16 OH

Jamarco Jones - Chicago (IL), De La Salle HS; 6'5" 290 lbs
Rivals **** #11 OT, #4 IL, #110 National
Scout **** #6 OT, #61 National
247 **** #4 OT, #2 IL, #41 National
ESPN **** #7 OT, #3 IL, #67 National

Demetrius Knox - Fort Worth (TX), All Saints Episcopal School; 6'4" 300 lbs
Rivals **** #1 OG, #6 TX, #39 National
Scout **** #5 OG, #113 National
247 **** #11 OG, #18 TX, #144 National
ESPN **** #10 OG, #18 TX, #166 National

Defensive Line:
Dylan Thompson - Lombard (IL), Montini Catholic HS; 6'5" 270 lbs
Rivals *** #22 SDE, #17 IL
Scout *** #36 DE
247 *** #18 SDE, #15 IL
ESPN **** #37 DT, #14 IL

Jalyn Holmes - Norfolk (VA), Lake Taylor HS; 6'5" 235 lbs
Rivals **** #4 WDE, #5 VA, #57 National
Scout **** #13 DE, #109 National
247 **** #5 WDE, #4 VA, #89 National
ESPN **** #16 DE, #5 VA, #160 National

Linebacker:
Sam Hubbard Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller; 6'6" 225 lbs
Rivals *** #37 OLB, #29 OH
Scout ***** #2 OLB, #33 National
247 **** #15 Ath/S, #10 OH, #215 National
ESPN *** #40 OLB, #25 OH

Kyle Berger - Cleveland St. Ignatius; 6'2" 215 lbs
Rivals **** #18 OLB, #12 OH
Scout **** #5 OLB, #68 National
247 **** #9 OLB, #5 OH, #123 National
ESPN **** #22 OLB, #9 OH

Dante Booker - St Vincent-St Mary (HS); 6'3" 215 lbs
Rivals **** #4 ILB, #2 OH, #65 National
Scout **** #6 OLB, #81 National
247 ***** #1 OLB, #1 OH, #13 National
ESPN **** #7OLB, #3 OH, #127 National

Raekwon McMillan - Hinesville (GA), Liberty County HS; 6'2" 240
Rivals ***** #1 ILB, #1 GA, #19 National
Scout **** #5 MLB, #53 National
247 ***** #1 ILB, #2 GA, #17 National
ESPN ***** #1 ILB, #1 GA, #12 National

Defensive Back:
Damon Webb - Detroit (TSUN) Cass HS; 5'10" 180 lbs
Rivals **** #5 CB, #2 TSUN, #36 National
Scout **** #6 CB, #38 National
247 **** #8 CB, #2 TSUN, #73 National
ESPN **** #8 CB, #1 TSUN, #57 National

Malik Hooker - New Castle (PA) Senior; 6'2" 183 lbs
Rivals *** #54 S, #15 PA
Scout **** #47 WR, #254 National
247 **** #25 Ath, #8 PA
ESPN **** #50 Ath, #5 PA

Erick Smith - Cleveland, Glenville HS; 6'1" 185 lbs
Rivals **** #11 S, #3 OH, #122 National
Scout **** #6 S, #67 National
247 **** #21 S, #12 OH
ESPN **** #15 S, #7 OH, #228 National

Marshon Lattimore - Cleveland, Glenville HS; 6'0" 180 lbs
Rivals **** #3 Ath, #1 OH, #56 National
Scout **** #8 CB, #45 National
247 **** #5 CB, #2 OH, #34 National
ESPN **** #6 Ath, #1 OH, #50 National

Kicker/Punter:
Sean Nuernberger - Buckner (KY), Oldham Co HS; 6'2" 220 lbs
Rivals *** #8 K, #5 KY
Scout ***
247 ** #7 K, #9 KY
ESPN *** #9 K, #6 KY

Preferred Walk-On:
Jeff Greene - Fayetteville (GA), Starr's Mill HS; 6'4" 210 lbs - Transfer from Georgia Tech
Rivals ***
Scout *** #132 WR
247 ***
ESPN *** #96 WR, #81 GA

Welcome aboard Erick Smith!
Welcome aboard Marshon Lattimore!

 

[Bestbuck36]

This class can't be real. I'm having a hard time believing that this is really happening. Every hole on the current roster is being filled to overflowing. The defensive back 7 help is unbelievable. We are filling in the G slots of offense beautifully and I really believe that Trout will be THE next great Olineman at tOSU. We even picked a QB out of nowhere that is a ridiculous athlete and surrounded him with so much speed it's almost stupid. How can this be really happening? The BiG 10 sucks doesn't it? Why would these guys want to come to a BiG school that "chokes in big games" according to all of the media outlets? Is this a massive trolling effort by all of these recruits just to get our hopes up and dash them all on national signing day? It can't be possible that this coaching staff can put together this kind of class while we're on probation, struggling to stop anyone on defense and failing to get a conference or national championship, can it?!?!

How freaking sweet is it to be a BUCKEYE!!

 

[stowfan]

We now have, how many scholarships left?