DONOVAN GREEN
A few weeks ago, we reported that Green is the Buckeyes’ No. 1 target at the position, and there is nothing we have heard this week that makes us believe any differently now.
Green is the top-ranked tight end in America’s 2022 class, and he is ranked No. 112 overall and No. 19 in the state of Texas, where the 6-foot-4, 220-pound athlete is a star on the football field and basketball court.
The athleticism Green possesses is what makes him such an intriguing player who the Buckeyes want to bring into the fold in order to produce changes to their usage of tight ends.
Green told Eleven Warriors that he has been in multiple Zoom meetings with Kevin Wilson, Ryan Day and the Ohio State coaching staff, and he has asked questions about how he would be used in their offense.
“They are looking to use the tight end more because now, in this age, it’s always a mismatch,” Green said. “We went over their offense a couple of times, and that is a big part of their offense they are trying to change.”
The Buckeyes used a lot of 12 personnel during the 2019 season, and when asked what Wilson and Day are hopeful to change in their offense, Green says they are looking to “get more vertical routes in the playbook and just look for the tight end more.”
Regardless of position, recruits are always asking questions during Zoom meetings, phone conversations and visits, and Green is no different.
“The real main questions I always ask a school is how would they use me in their offense? And how could their school help me with my shoe business? And they have answered both of those,” Green said.
As for how the familiarity and comfortability with the Buckeye coaches has progressed, Green said, “my relationship with those guys have been great. They make sure they talk to me a lot and are always checking up on me, and I appreciate it.”
Green says he is hoping to make a college decision around his senior year. He holds nearly 40 offers, including from Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, USC and Washington.
