February 24, 2025

Recruiting Update: Ohio State Maintains Top 2021 Class

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Despite recently missing out on top prospects JC Latham (OT/Alabama) and Troy Stellato (WR/Clemson), Ohio State still remains atop the 2021 football recruiting class team rankings as mid-summer approaches for second-year head coach Ryan Day’s program. The Buckeyes, maintaining the top position by both Rivals.com and 247Sports, sit firmly ahead of Clemson, Tennessee, USC, North Carolina, Michigan and beyond following their most-recent commitment of ESPN Top 300 prospect Denzel Burke in late May. Burke, a four-star athlete from Scottsdale, Ariz., is ranked No. 262 through ESPN and considered a top-10 player at his position. The two-way Saguaro High School product, standing 6-0 and weighing roughly 190 pounds, will likely end up as a defensive back in college. Burke committed to the Buckeyes just a few weeks after releasing a top-five list that also featured Oregon, USC, Washington and Colorado. He received an offer from OSU in January…

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