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2027 TX LB Cooper Witten (Verbal Offer)

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Class: 2027
Position: LB
School: Argyle (TX) Liberty Christian
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210 lbs

Ohio State Buckeyes to receive visit from NFL legend’s son that will make everyone feel a bit old​

If the Ohio State Buckeyes recruit a player hard they are normally in the mix in the end. Ryan Day and his staff have continued the top level of recruiting since taking over for Urban Meyer over a half-decade ago.

In each and every class, the Buckeyes take big swings at landing the best players. Chris Henry Jr. is the big fish for the Buckeyes in the class of 2026 where their focus is primarily.

Ohio State has put some resources toward the class of 2027 as well. The Buckeyes are set to receive a spring visit from the son of an NFL legend.

2027 LB Cooper Witten will be in Columbus on March 21 visiting the Buckeyes, a day after he visits Michigan. Other spring visits for the son of former Dallas Cowboys tight end and 11-time Pro Bowler Jason Witten will be Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Clemson, SMU, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M.


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Just sayin':

1) Getting him on campus for an "unofficial visit" is a good start......8D

2) It appears that he is a safety not a LB (as shown in On3 picture).

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3) In case you wondered, C. J. Witten is a 3 star LB who signed a LOI with Rice per 24/7 and Rivals.
 
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wolves2002 said:
CJ Witten is a LB and was a junior this year. Cooper was a freshman and played safety and maybe WR also. So, I think he is actually class of 2028, not 2027. Both are about the same size.
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Hey, I believe that the photo might be a year old. I just posted it to clarify his position. I do know that CJ is listed as a 3 star LB in the class of 2025 who has signed a LOI to play at Rice and Cooper is listed as a 4 star S in the class of 2027 in both 24/7 and Rivals.
 
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https://www.on3.com/teams/ohio-stat...mes-laurinaitis-buckeyes-football-recruiting/

Four-star Argyle (Texas) Liberty Christian linebacker Cooper Witten will camp at Ohio State on June 12, sources tell Lettermen Row. He is son of 11-time Pro Bowl tight end and current Liberty Christian head coach Jason Witten. The younger Witten is the No. 19 overall prospect and No. 1 linebacker in the On3 Industry Ranking.
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Very cool that JL could get the #1 LB in 2027 to camp and compete at OSU's camp
 
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Five-Star 2027 Linebacker Cooper Witten, the Son of NFL Legend Jason Witten, Says Ohio State is in the Top Five of His Recruitment​

By Garrick Hodge on June 14, 2025 at 12:42 pm @garrick_hodge
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If you knew nothing about Cooper Witten other than who his father was, you’d probably be curious to see how he looks on a football field.
If you knew nothing of his lineage but saw the 6-foot-2, 210-pound prospect work out on a football field, you might assess he’s one of the best linebackers in the country in his recruiting class. And you’d be right.
The five-star Texas linebacker worked out at Ohio State’s fourth recruiting camp of the summer on Thursday and easily stood out as the camp’s best backer, excelling in drills and one-on-one competition.
“I learned a lot today,” Witten said after the camp. “James Laurinaitis is a great coach, he's played the position at a high level in the NFL, so he taught me a lot over the course of this camp. A lot of good points to bring back to my high school.”
Witten got a firsthand look at how OSU’s linebackers were built, noticing Sonny Styles’ physique as he enters his fourth season with the Buckeyes.
“Just see how much work it's going to take to compete at this level,” Witten said of his biggest takeaway of the day. “You see Sonny Styles and the way he looks and the work it's going to take to get there. It's motivating coming up to these camps, seeing how much you have to work in order to play here at this level.”

Per 247Sports’ composite rankings, Witten is considered the 17th-best prospect in the country and the No. 1 linebacker in the 2027 recruiting class. Thursday was Witten’s second time on Ohio State's campus, and he was offered by OSU in March.
“It meant a lot,” Witten said of the offer. “It was a huge honor, especially because they just came off a national championship. So yeah, it was a huge honor getting that offer.”
Cooper is the son of legendary NFL tight end Jason Witten, so he’s been around the game’s elite level his entire life. He’s relied on his father for advice and instruction heavily of late, especially considering Jason – an 11-time Pro Bowl tight end for the Dallas Cowboys – is the head coach of Witten’s high school, Liberty Christian (Argyle, Texas).
“He's been able to help me a lot with all the experience he has from college to the NFL,” Cooper said. “He's been able to give me huge pointers. I wouldn't be the player I am without him and his help to me.”
Witten says he’s intrigued by OSU and isn’t deterred about the possibility of playing far from home, saying he just wants to play somewhere he’s valued, where he fits the scheme and where he’d be developed.
“It’s definitely in the top five right now, for sure,” Witten said of OSU, also saying he has significant interest in Notre Dame, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Clemson and Oklahoma. “Just with all the experience coach Laurinaitis has playing at the level, and then (defensive coordinator) Matt Patricia winning Super Bowls in New England. There's no one who has been at a higher level than those two.
“I've had a pretty good relationship with (Laurinaitis). He was able to come down this spring, we were able to come and we were able to talk a little bit and then I came up here for spring practice, so this is my second time here. So we have a pretty good relationship.”
Witten is eyeing a commitment sometime next summer, but for now he’s focused on preparing for his junior year in high school.
“Just being versatile, my speed, being able to cover guys, and also fit the run,” Witten said of his best on-field attributes.
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Five-Star 2027 Linebacker Cooper Witten, the Son of NFL Legend Jason Witten, Says Ohio State is in the Top Five of His Recruitment

Five-star 2027 linebacker Cooper Witten, the son of former Dallas Cowboys star Jason Witten, says Ohio State is in the top five of his recruitment.
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