2021 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

[NorthCoastKid]

Egbuka was injured. Didn't return kicks in the MSU game either.

 

[bucknut502]

Looking at the 2013 class that set a record with 6 first round picks, I could see the 2021 class match or even top that. This is an impressive group!

 

[billmac91]

Egbuka was injured. Didn't return kicks in the MSU game either.

It was a little weird in that Emeka dressed for UM game though and was not on injury report.

Secondarily, Julian showed significant stress in fielding kicks against MSU. He lost one in the sun, and looked really shakey on the other.

To put him deep when you could simply have JSN, Garrett Wilson, or even Olave just make a fair catch was odd…..especially after Fleming’s performance against MSU. And it was a killer…..we lost our opening drive because of the first muffed kick, and then lost field position on a second kickoff when he dropped a returnable kick, and could only muster a few yards before stepping OB short of the 20. It was painful to watch……beyond the loss of Emeka in that role, it’s just a head scratcher Julian was asked to backfill that critical position. And maybe I’m wrong, but it’s not like he is the proto-type return guy anyways…..he’s a bigger, more straight line speed WR, not the shifty, lateral speed returner you’d typically expect to see deep on kickoffs. Not to mention, his confidence in even catching the ball clean was clearly shot…..It was just an odd decision that went horribly wrong….

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[ScriptOhio]

Ohio State’s 2021 Class Has One More Chance to Become Legendary After Most of Its Stars Return for Senior Seasons

With eight of its biggest stars returning for their senior seasons, Ohio State’s 2021 class has one more chance to become the all-time great class it was expected to be.

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OHIO STATE’S 2021 CLASS HAS ONE MORE CHANCE TO BECOME LEGENDARY AFTER MOST OF ITS STARS RETURN FOR SENIOR SEASONS​

The expectations for Ohio State’s 2021 recruiting class were massive when those Buckeyes arrived in Columbus three years ago.

On paper, the 2021 class was the best Ohio State has ever signed. Including seven five-star recruits, it was the highest-rated recruiting class in school history per the 247Sports team composite rankings, with an average prospect rating of 95.05 that ranks as the third-highest all-time.
Jack Sawyer, one of the most highly touted prospects in the class, wasn’t bashful about setting expectations for what he and his recruiting classmates would accomplish.

“The direction of our program just continues to keep getting better and better,” Sawyer told Eleven Warriors before his enrollment at Ohio State in January 2021. “And I think we’re going to win a few national championships here. I think we’re gonna win five, six, maybe seven, eight in the ’20s. So I’m super excited.”

So far, that prophecy has gone unfulfilled. The Buckeyes haven’t even beaten Michigan once in the last three years, let alone won any national championships. But the 2021 class still has one more chance to achieve legendary status.
While it was expected when that group arrived at Ohio State – and even as recently as a couple of months ago – that most of its stars would only be Buckeyes for three years before entering the 2024 NFL draft, a majority of that class will be back with the Buckeyes in 2024 to make one final run at achieving championship glory.

Marvin Harrison Jr. and Mike Hall are the only two members of that crop of players who have opted to leave early for the 2024 NFL draft. Sawyer, fellow defensive end JT Tuimoloau, wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, running back TreVeyon Henderson, defensive tackle Tyleik Williams, cornerbacks Denzel Burke and Jordan Hancock and left guard Donovan Jackson all would have been drafted this year had they chosen to go pro, but all eight of them decided to stay at Ohio State for their senior seasons instead.
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OHIO STATE’S 2021 RECRUITING CLASS

POS	PLAYER	STARS	RANK	STATUS
QB	QUINN EWERS	★★★★★	#1	Transferred to Texas
DE	JT TUIMOLOAU	★★★★★	#4	Still at Ohio State
DE	JACK SAWYER	★★★★★	#5	Still at Ohio State
WR	EMEKA EGBUKA	★★★★★	#10	Still at Ohio State
LG	DONOVAN JACKSON	★★★★★	#19	Still at Ohio State
RB	TREVEYON HENDERSON	★★★★★	#23	Still at Ohio State
QB	KYLE MCCORD	★★★★★	#28	Transferred to Syracuse
CB	JK JOHNSON	★★★★	#50	Transferred to LSU
DT	MIKE HALL	★★★★	#53	Entered 2024 NFL Draft
CB	JORDAN HANCOCK	★★★★	#73	Still at Ohio State
RB	EVAN PRYOR	★★★★	#83	Transferred to Cincinnati
LB	REID CARRICO	★★★★	#87	Transferred to West Virginia
WR	MARVIN HARRISON JR.	★★★★	#97	Entered 2024 NFL Draft
WR	JAYDEN BALLARD	★★★★	#99	Still at Ohio State
OL	BEN CHRISTMAN	★★★★	#124	Transferred to Kentucky
DT	TYLEIK WILLIAMS	★★★★	#166	Still at Ohio State
S	ANDRE TURRENTINE	★★★★	#169	Transferred to Tennessee
S	JANTZEN DUNN	★★★★	#172	Transferred to Kentucky
CB	DENZEL BURKE	★★★★	#199	Still at Ohio State
OT	ZEN MICHALSKI	★★★★	#306	Still at Ohio State
TE	SAM HART	★★★★	#388	Still at Ohio State
S	JAYLEN JOHNSON	★★★	#406	Transferred to Memphis
P	JESSE MIRCO	★★★	#1990	Transferred to Vanderbilt
Stars/Rankings via 247Sports Composite

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