The Ohio State University Recruiting Class of 2018
Ohio State signed 22 recruits during the early signing period, and if the Buckeyes had done nothing more they still would've finished with the #2 class in the country. But complacency is never Urban Meyer's style, and in the final seven weeks of the 2018 recruiting cycle Ohio State signed the #7 (Nicholas Petit-Frere), #93 (Tyler Friday), #219 (Javonte Jean-Baptiste), and #399 (Chris Olave) overall recruits in the nation.
Although Ohio State was edged out of the number one class by Georgia (323.31 points to 317.06 points in the 247 Composite), the Buckeyes did finish with the best class by average recruit rating (94.29 points to 94.23 points in the 247 Composite).
Eleven of the Buckeyes' 25 high school signees were in the top-5 of their respective positions, including three #1 (offensive tackle; defensive tackle; offensive center); four #2 (safety; all-purpose back; tight end; inside linebacker); two #3 (defensive tackle; running back); a #4 (weakside defensive end); and a #5 (athlete). Eight other high school signees were top-13 at their respective positions, and Ohio State also signed the #1 overall JUCO prospect in the country.
The Buckeyes signed only five players from the State of Ohio, but they landed the #2, #3, #4, #5, and #26 prospects. The Buckeyes also signed five players from Florida, including the #3, #5, #6, #18, and #42 prospects. Ohio State signed players from eleven other states: New York (#1, #2 prospects); Virginia (#2, #4 prospects); Tennessee (#3, #6 prospects); Missouri (#3, #6 prospects); New Jersey (#4, #6 prospects); Idaho (#1 prospect); Oklahoma (#2 prospect); Pennsylvania (#20 prospect); Texas (#43 prospect); California (#47 prospect); and Georgia (#1 JUCO prospect).
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Nicholas Petit-Frere | Tampa, Florida | OT | 5* | #7 | #1 | .9963 |
Taron Vincent | Baltimore, Maryland | DT | 5* | #20 | #1 | .9884 |
Tyreke Johnson | Jacksonville, Florida | S | 5* | #21 | #2 | .9876 |
Jaelen Gill | Westerville, Ohio | APB | 4* | #30 | #2 | .9831 |
Tyreke Smith | Cleveland Heights, Ohio | WDE | 4* | #34 | #4 | .9816 |
Jeremy Ruckert | Lindenhurst, New York | TE | 4* | #37 | #2 | .9810 |
Teradja Mitchell | Virginia Beach, Virginia | ILB | 4* | #44 | #2 | .9771 |
Tommy Togiai | Pocatello, Idaho | DT | 4* | #55 | #3 | .9721 |
Matthew Jones | Brooklyn, New York | OC | 4* | #68 | #1 | .9652 |
Josh Proctor | Owasso, Oklahoma | S | 4* | #71 | #7 | .9640 |
Kamryn Babb | St. Louis, Missouri | WR | 4* | #73 | #13 | .9629 |
Brian Snead | Armwood, Florida | RB | 4* | #80 | #3 | .9607 |
Tyler Friday | Ramsey, New Jersey | DT | 4* | #93 | #6 | .9560 |
Max Wray | Franklin, Tennessee | OT | 4* | #121 | #9 | .9473 |
L'Christian Smith | Dayton, Ohio | ATH | 4* | #126 | #5 | .9454 |
Dallas Gant | Toledo, Ohio | OLB | 4* | #166 | #10 | .9322 |
Antwuan Jackson, Jr. | Ellenwood, Georgia | DT | 4* | #1 JUCO | #1 JUCO | .9290 |
K'Vaughan Pope | Dinwiddie, Virginia | ILB | 4* | #217 | #9 | .9170 |
Javontae Jean-Baptiste | Oradell, New Jersey | OLB | 4* | #219 | #16 | .9168 |
Sevyn Banks | Orlando, Florida | CB | 4* | #221 | #23 | .9166 |
Master Teague III | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | RB | 4* | #228 | #11 | .9132 |
Cameron Brown | St. Louis, Missouri | WR | 4* | #323 | #54 | .8971 |
Matthew Baldwin | Austin, Texas | PRO | 4* | #331 | #12 | .8958 |
Chris Olave | San Marcos, California | WR | 3* | #399 | #68 | .8875 |
Alex Williams | Pickerington, Ohio | WDE | 3* | #616 | #33 | .8713 |
Marcus Hooker | New Castle, Pennsylvania | CB | 3* | #641 | #60 | .8701 |