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2021 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

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But using the 247 Class Calculator tool, it’s not hard to see the Buckeyes challenging for – or breaking the designation of the best class in history.

They are currently considered either the clear front-runner or strong contenders to land 5-star DE JT Tuimaloau, 5-star WR Emeka Egbuka, 4-star OL JC Latham, 4-star DE Tywone Malone, and 4-star CB Jaylin Davies.

If all five of those players ended up in the class, the Buckeyes would have 322.60 points with their 22 commits. That would rate as the fourth-best class in history in total points, and the best of those four in terms of average player rating.

OSU is likely to end up with roughly 24 players in the class, give or take a recruit.

Derrick Davis, Jr., a 4-star safety from Pennsylvania is a strong candidate. If he joined all of the above players and committed to OSU, it would push the Buckeyes’ class to a record-high 325.24 points.

Hudson Wolfe, a 4-star TE from Tennessee is one possibility. Adding him (but not Davis) to the class would bring it up to 323.93 points, behind only Meyer’s 2010 Florida class.

At that point, pretty much any additional player ranked higher than No. 450 in the nation would push the Buckeyes’ class to the top spot all-time.

If OSU added the players listed above, that would give them 14 recruits ranked in the top-75 of the 247 Composite. That’s more than Penn State (8) and Michigan (4) have on their 2020 rosters combined.
 
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Is now a good time to point out 247 sports is headquartered in Tennessee?

Not to say the kids committing aren’t highly rated, but to say when highly rated 4 star OSU commits start dropping in rankings, you’ll have an idea why.
 
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Also, to preemptively defend the “pot calling the kettle black” narrative based on Ohio State’s recent success...

Ohio State has been a top three school in recruiting, on the field, and in the draft for the past decade with the excitement of a new coach coming off an outstanding first season.

Versus a coach going into his third season with these results.

Last five seasons-

Ohio State
Record: 13-1, 13-1, 12-2, 11-2, 12-1
Recruiting rank: 5, 14, 2, 2, 4
AP rank: 2, 3, 5, 6, 4
Players drafted: 10, 9, 7, 7, 12

Tennessee
Record: 8-5, 5-7, 4-8, 9-4, 9-4
Recruiting rank: 10, 13, 21, 17, 14
AP rank: NR, NR, NR, 22, 22
Players drafted: 2, 0, 3, 6, 0

One of these things is not like the other.
 
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