Ranking the Ohio State recruiting class using On3 NIL Valuations

Ohio State currently has the fourth-ranked 2022 recruiting class, according to the On3 Team Recruiting Rankings. And even without playing a snap in college football yet, those Ohio State recruits have had opportunities to capitalize on NIL opportunities. On3’s NIL Valuation quantifies those NIL opportunities for each team and player.

Ohio State’s On3 NIL Valuation Top Dog

LB C.J. Hicks: Archbishop Alter (OH) – Five-star – $66,000

Hicks is Ohio State’s highest-rated recruit in the 2022 recruiting class, and he also comes in with the highest On3 NIL Valuation in the Buckeyes’ class. He is the second-highest-rated linebacker in the 2022 class.

The five-star prospect is also a top 15 recruit nationally according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Ohio State recruiting class On3 NIL Valuation ranked

QB Devin Brown: Corner Canyon (UT) – Five-star – $56,000

ATH Sonny Styles: Pickerington Central (OH) – Five-star plus+ – $56,000

WR Caleb Burton: Lake Travis (TX) – Four-star – $51,000

WR Kaleb Brown: St. Rita (IL) – Four-star – $39,000

WR Kyion Grayes: Chandler (AZ) – Four-star – $39,000

WR Kojo Antwi: Lambert (GA) – Four-star – $37,000

DL Omari Abor: Duncansville (TX) – Four-star – $34,000

EDGE Kenyatta Jackson Jr.: Chaminade-Madonna Prep (FL) – Four-star – $32,000

CB Jyaire Brown: Lakota West (OH) – Four-star – $31,000

CB Ryan Turner: Chaminade-Madonna Prep (FL) – Three-star – $30,000

LB Gabe Powers: Marysville (OH) – Four-star – $29,000

TE Bennett Christian: Allatoona (GA) – Four-star – $28,000

S Kye Stokes: Armwood (FL) – Four-star – $28,000

DL Caden Curry: Center Grove (IN) – Four-star – $23,000

DL Hero Kanu: Santa Margarita Catholic (CA) – Four-star – $18.2,000

OT George Fitzpatrick: Cherry Creek (CO) – Four-star – $18,000

IOL Carson Hinzman: Saint Croix Central (WI) – Four-star – $16.4,000

RB Dallan Hayden: Christian Brothers (TN) – Four-star – $12.4,000

IOL Tegra Tshaboloa: Lakota West (OH) – Four-star – $8,700

OT Avery Henry: St. Clairsville (OH) – Three-star – $7,200

More on On3’s NIL Rankings

On3 has multiple other NIL rankings available, including the On3 NIL 100, where multiple Ohio State stars are featured. There is also the On3 NIL High School Football Rankings, where Ohio State’s C.J. Hicks comes in at No. 23 overall.