COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.D. Johnson knows what his son, Jakailin Johnson, is capable of as a football player. Jakailin is the nation’s No. 40 overall player and No. 3 cornerback in the country going into his senior season at DeSmet High School in Missouri. In six months, he’ll arrive in Columbus as part of Ohio State football’s 2021 recruiting class looking to make an immediate impact. The goal is to get to the NFL as a first-round pick, and playing for Kerry Coombs is the first step in getting there. “He chose Ohio State because he wants to play against the best players in the country and be a part of B.I.A., J.D. Johnson told cleveland.com. “He wants to change it to B.I.W., Best in the World.” Every high school recruit has dreams of getting to the NFL, but some recognize that it can be a reality at earlier ages…
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