INSTANT PIPELINE
A trio of elite prospects from Washington D.C. St. John’s College also made their long-anticipated visit to Columbus, which includes five-star linebacker Mekhail Sherman, four-star wide receiver Rakim Jarrett and four-star defensive tackle Tre Williams. They arrived on Friday and stayed through Saturday afternoon.
“It was amazing,” Williams told Eleven Warriors. “Just seeing how much coach Meyer cares about his players as people, all the connections they have for after college and breaking down film with coach [Larry] Johnson. He changed my stance so I could get off the ball better and add different pass rush moves.”
This marked the first trip to campus for the 6-foot-3, 308-pound Williams, who is considered the ninth-best defensive tackle and No. 124 prospect overall in the Class of 2020. He grew up rooting for Ohio State — because of the scarlet on the Buckeyes’ uniforms — and included the program in his Top 10 last month alongside Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Virginia Tech.
While on campus, Williams and his teammates got the red-carpet treatment. They toured the university and the athletic facilities; met with Meyer; and had breakfast with defensive coordinator Greg Schiano, linebackers coach Bill Davis and the aforementioned Johnson.
“They just basically told me that if I wanted to get developed by the best defensive line coach in the country and play for a head coach who cares for his players outside of football, Ohio State is the place,” Williams said.
Williams isn’t particularly close to making a decision on his future, but admitted the Buckeyes are tied with another school at the forefront of his recruitment — he wasn’t willing to name the other, however.
“They check all of the boxes that are important to me,” Williams said. “[That includes] national championship chances, family, a great culture, a head coach who cares about his players as people, a good business school and historically great defensive line play.”
Williams plans to return to campus again in November for the annual rivalry game against Michigan, which he aptly referred to as "the team up north." He'll mostly likely be accompanied by Jarrett and Sherman, but we'll have more on them in the days to come.
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