March 11, 2025

Top Ohio State Football Recruits in Program History


Ohio State’s 2021 football recruiting class already features plenty of standout names from across the country, as evident by the current No. 1 ranking. OSU boasts the likes of defensive end Jack Sawyer, running back TreVeyon Henderson, offensive lineman Donovan Jackson and plenty of other elite national prospects. As these names prepare to become Buckeyes, we take a look back at the top-10 recruits in program history (since the turn of the century) based on overall high school ranking in the 247Sports historical database and, now this year for Sawyer, the new Preseason SI99 list. Impressively enough, almost all of them panned out very nicely while a few others are waiting in the wings. Terrelle Pryor (No. 2, Class of 2008) – Quarterback from Jeannette, Pa. Ted Ginn Jr. (No. 2, Class of 2004) – Wide Receiver from Cleveland, Ohio Julian Fleming (No. 3, Class of 2020) – Wide Receiver…

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