Scarlet Sunrise: Ohio State returns to No. 2 in 2024 recruiting rankings

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Buckeyes return to No. 2 in 2024 recruiting rankings

Ohio State is back to being second nationally in the 2024 recruiting cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking. The Buckeyes hopped Florida with the commitment of four-star, in-state cornerback Bryce West Saturday and then solidified that jump with the commitment of West’s Glenville High School teammate — four-star, in-state tight end Damarion Witten — that night.

As of Saturday night, Ohio State is not only second in the country in recruiting class score (93.42), but the Buckeyes are also second in average rating (92.00).

Here’s how the top five of those two metrics compare…

RECRUITING CLASS SCORE

1. Georgia (94.74)
2. Ohio State (93.42)
3. Florida (93.12)
4. Alabama (92.35)
5. Michigan (91.93)

AVERAGE RATING

1. Alabama (93.01)
2. Ohio State (92.00)
3. Georgia (91.82)
4. Florida (91.01)
5. USC (90.86)

Ohio State has jumped to the No. 2 spot in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings after landing a commitment from four-star CB Bryce West🌰

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— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) June 24, 2023

Ohio State’s 2024 class is currently tied for first in five-star total (two commits) and tied for first in four-star total (12 commits).

The Buckeyes have 16 total commits so far: 12 on offense and four on defense. Two of their last two commits have come on the defensive side of the ball: West and four-star West Orange (N.J.) Seton Hall Prep safety Jaylen McClain.

Ohio State finished last recruiting cycle fourth nationally, according to the On3 Industry Ranking. The Buckeyes have had a top-five recruiting class every year since Ryan Day took over as full-time head coach in 2019.

Massive priority cornerback target Bryce West commits to Ohio State

A day after kicking off his official visit at Ohio State, four-star Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville corner Bryce West publicly announced his commitment to the Buckeyes.

He picked Ohio State over a mix of 30-plus schools, including Michigan, Oregon, USC and Oklahoma. West is the No. 56 overall prospect, the No. 6 cornerback and the No. 2 Ohio recruit this cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking.

He’s the fourth defensive prospect in the Buckeyes’ 2024 class. He joins linebacker duo Garrett Stover and Payton Pierce as well as safety Jaylen McClain.

For the full story on West’s commitment, go here.

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• What commitment of Bryce West means for Ohio State

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Predicting roles for Buckeyes freshmen on defense in 2023

Every year, Buckeyes true freshmen — some who enroll early and others who do not — make an impact.

Lettermen Row is looking at which first-year players on the defensive side of the ball could accomplish that feat in 2023.

Ohio State signed 10 defensive players in its fourth-ranked 2023 recruiting class. Of those 10, how many can make an immediate impact on defense? How about on special teams? Who is in line for a redshirt year?

We predict each of their roles here.

RELATED

• Top freshmen who could make offensive impact for Ohio State in 2023

Full Lettermen Row coverage of ‘Offensive Line Week’

Lettermen Row “Offensive Line Week” has come to an end. Here’s everything we wrote for our position-by-position preview series about Ohio State’s much-discussed O-Line:

• Five Questions as Buckeyes look to reload along offensive line

• Tale of the Tape: Knowing the basics of Buckeyes offensive line options

• How they got here: Mapping out career path of each Buckeyes upperclassman OL so far

• How they got here: Mapping out career path of each Buckeyes underclassman OL so far

• How PFF graded Buckeyes offensive linemen in 2022

• Buckeyes have talented options in ‘very healthy’ center competition

• Now healthy, Jakob James back in mix for starting center job

• Josh Fryar knows stakes of left tackle job at Ohio State

• Buckeyes impressed by early progress from freshman OL Austin Siereveld

• Prior relationship with OT Josh Simmons helped Justin Frye reel in SDSU transfer

• Projecting Buckeyes offensive line depth chart

• Making three predictions for Buckeyes offensive line

• Examining top offensive line NIL valuations for 2023 Buckeyes

Counting down

Buckeyes vs. Indiana: 70 days

Buckeyes vs. Michigan: 154 days

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