@texanbuckeye has already issued his projected 2019 class, so this post is probably moot... instead of shelling out my guess at this point, which I know would be wildly off, below is what I believe is something close to a “big board” of (at least somewhat) realistic targets for 2019, mostly based off of what has been posted here. Also sharing my thoughts on amount of commits I think we will take at each position — conservatively guessing at 21-23 total commits in this cycle.
*Edit: prospects below are not necessarily meant to be in order of how I think OSU views them... and as always welcome any thoughts, especially related to any prospects you think I’m missing...
QB - 1
QB - Grant Gunnell Texas)
QB - Sam Howell (North Carolina)
QB - Max Duggan (Iowa)
QB - Grant Tisdale (Texas)
QB - Jalon Jones (Maryland)
Not offered:
QB - Connor Bazelak (Ohio)
RB - 1
RB - Noah Cain (Texas/Bradenton IMG)
RB - Kenny McIntosh (Florida)
RB - Sampson James (Indiana)
Not offered:
RB - John Bivens (Ohio)
RB - John Branham Jr (Ohio)
WR - 3
WR/ATH - Isaiah Williams (Missouri)
RB/H - Devyn Ford (Virginia)
WR - Mycah Pittman (California)
WR - Marcus Washington (Missouri)
WR - David Bell (Indiana)
WR - Garrett Wilson (Texas)
WR - Jalen Curry (Texas)
WR - Jashawn Sheffield (Georgia)
WR/ATH - Milton Wright (Kentucky)
WR - John Dunmore (Florida)
WR - Jake Smith (Arizona)
WR - Trey Knox (Tennessee)
WR - Jameson Williams (Missouri)
Not offered:
ATH/WR/S - Mershawn Rice (Ohio)
WR - Trevon Raphael (Ohio)
WR - Cameron Phillips (Ohio/Bradenton IMG)
WR - Jase Bowen (Ohio, ND baseball commit)
ATH - Andre Gordon (Ohio)
TE - 1
TE - Jude Wolfe (California)
TE - Jahleel Billingsley (Illinois)
TE - Brayden Liebrock (Arizona)
Not offered:
TE - Eric All (Ohio)
OL - 5 (or 6)
OT/OG - Devontae Dobbs (Michigan)
OT - Darnell Wright (West Virginia)
OT/OG - Doug Nester (West Virginia) (committed)
OT - Quinn Carroll (Minnesota)
OC - Harry Miller (Georgia)
OT - Xavier Truss (Rhode Island)
OT - Trevor Keegan (Illinois)
OT - Michael Tarquin (Florida)
OT/OG - Ryan Jacoby (Ohio) (committed)
OG - Zeke Correll (Ohio)
OT - Andrew Kristofic (Pennsylvania)
Not offered:
OG - Zach Carpenter (Ohio)
OT - Jonathan Allen (Ohio)
DE - 3
DE - Zach Harrison (Ohio)
DE/LB - Brandon Smith (Virginia)
DE - Ani Izuchukwu (Tennessee)
DE - Marcus Hicks (Kansas)
DE (or OT) - Noah Potter (Ohio)
Not offered:
DE - Dontay Hunter II (Ohio)
DT - 1
DT - Jowon Briggs (Ohio)
DT - Mazi Smith (Michigan)
DT - Tyler Davis (Florida)
Not offered:
DT - Faatui Tuitele (Hawaii)
DT - Rodas Johnson (Ohio)
DT - DeWayne Carter (Ohio)
DT/DE - Steven Facheaux (Ohio)
DT - Isaiah Gibson (Ohio)
LB - 2
ATH/LB - Bru McCoy (California)
LB/DE - Cade Stover (Ohio)
LB - Shane Lee (Maryland)
LB - Ge’mon Eaford (Florida)
LB - Kane Patterson (Tennessee)
LB - Lance Dixon (Michigan)
LB - Kalen DeLoach (Georgia)
LB - Keith Maguire (Pennsylvania)
LB - Marcus Tillman Jr (Florida)
LB - Jahmar Brown (Florida)
Not offered:
LB - Tommy Eichenberg (Ohio)
LB - Jamir Thomas (Ohio)
LB - Luke Fulton (Ohio)
LB - Jestin Jacobs (Ohio)
LB - Dezman Cooper (Ohio)
S - 1 (or 2)
S - Daxton Hill (Oklahoma)
S - Lewis Cine (Massachusetts/Texas)
S - Jaylen McCullough (Georgia)
ATH/S - Ronnie Hickman (New Jersey)
ATH/S - Cam’Ron Kelly (Virginia)
S - Jalen Catalon (Texas)
S - Nick Cross (Maryland)
S - Jordan Battle (Florida)
S - Kyle Hamilton (Georgia)
Not offered:
S - Moses Douglass (Ohio)
S - Nyquee Hawkins (New Jersey)
CB - 3
CB - Julian Barnett (Michigan, MSU commit)
CB - Sheridan Jones (Virginia)
CB - Woodi Washington (Tennessee)
CB - Jaden Davis (Florida)
ATH/CB - Jaylin Simpson (Georgia)
CB - John Dixon (Florida)
CB - Adonis Otey (Tennessee)
CB - MJ Devonshire (Pennsylvania)
CB - Shyheim Battle (North Carolina)
Not offered:
CB - Justin Harris (Ohio)
CB - Joey Porter Jr (Pennsylvania)
*Edit: prospects below are not necessarily meant to be in order of how I think OSU views them... and as always welcome any thoughts, especially related to any prospects you think I’m missing...
QB - 1
QB - Grant Gunnell Texas)
QB - Sam Howell (North Carolina)
QB - Max Duggan (Iowa)
QB - Grant Tisdale (Texas)
QB - Jalon Jones (Maryland)
Not offered:
QB - Connor Bazelak (Ohio)
RB - 1
RB - Noah Cain (Texas/Bradenton IMG)
RB - Kenny McIntosh (Florida)
RB - Sampson James (Indiana)
Not offered:
RB - John Bivens (Ohio)
RB - John Branham Jr (Ohio)
WR - 3
WR/ATH - Isaiah Williams (Missouri)
RB/H - Devyn Ford (Virginia)
WR - Mycah Pittman (California)
WR - Marcus Washington (Missouri)
WR - David Bell (Indiana)
WR - Garrett Wilson (Texas)
WR - Jalen Curry (Texas)
WR - Jashawn Sheffield (Georgia)
WR/ATH - Milton Wright (Kentucky)
WR - John Dunmore (Florida)
WR - Jake Smith (Arizona)
WR - Trey Knox (Tennessee)
WR - Jameson Williams (Missouri)
Not offered:
ATH/WR/S - Mershawn Rice (Ohio)
WR - Trevon Raphael (Ohio)
WR - Cameron Phillips (Ohio/Bradenton IMG)
WR - Jase Bowen (Ohio, ND baseball commit)
ATH - Andre Gordon (Ohio)
TE - 1
TE - Jude Wolfe (California)
TE - Jahleel Billingsley (Illinois)
TE - Brayden Liebrock (Arizona)
Not offered:
TE - Eric All (Ohio)
OL - 5 (or 6)
OT/OG - Devontae Dobbs (Michigan)
OT - Darnell Wright (West Virginia)
OT/OG - Doug Nester (West Virginia) (committed)
OT - Quinn Carroll (Minnesota)
OC - Harry Miller (Georgia)
OT - Xavier Truss (Rhode Island)
OT - Trevor Keegan (Illinois)
OT - Michael Tarquin (Florida)
OT/OG - Ryan Jacoby (Ohio) (committed)
OG - Zeke Correll (Ohio)
OT - Andrew Kristofic (Pennsylvania)
Not offered:
OG - Zach Carpenter (Ohio)
OT - Jonathan Allen (Ohio)
DE - 3
DE - Zach Harrison (Ohio)
DE/LB - Brandon Smith (Virginia)
DE - Ani Izuchukwu (Tennessee)
DE - Marcus Hicks (Kansas)
DE (or OT) - Noah Potter (Ohio)
Not offered:
DE - Dontay Hunter II (Ohio)
DT - 1
DT - Jowon Briggs (Ohio)
DT - Mazi Smith (Michigan)
DT - Tyler Davis (Florida)
Not offered:
DT - Faatui Tuitele (Hawaii)
DT - Rodas Johnson (Ohio)
DT - DeWayne Carter (Ohio)
DT/DE - Steven Facheaux (Ohio)
DT - Isaiah Gibson (Ohio)
LB - 2
ATH/LB - Bru McCoy (California)
LB/DE - Cade Stover (Ohio)
LB - Shane Lee (Maryland)
LB - Ge’mon Eaford (Florida)
LB - Kane Patterson (Tennessee)
LB - Lance Dixon (Michigan)
LB - Kalen DeLoach (Georgia)
LB - Keith Maguire (Pennsylvania)
LB - Marcus Tillman Jr (Florida)
LB - Jahmar Brown (Florida)
Not offered:
LB - Tommy Eichenberg (Ohio)
LB - Jamir Thomas (Ohio)
LB - Luke Fulton (Ohio)
LB - Jestin Jacobs (Ohio)
LB - Dezman Cooper (Ohio)
S - 1 (or 2)
S - Daxton Hill (Oklahoma)
S - Lewis Cine (Massachusetts/Texas)
S - Jaylen McCullough (Georgia)
ATH/S - Ronnie Hickman (New Jersey)
ATH/S - Cam’Ron Kelly (Virginia)
S - Jalen Catalon (Texas)
S - Nick Cross (Maryland)
S - Jordan Battle (Florida)
S - Kyle Hamilton (Georgia)
Not offered:
S - Moses Douglass (Ohio)
S - Nyquee Hawkins (New Jersey)
CB - 3
CB - Julian Barnett (Michigan, MSU commit)
CB - Sheridan Jones (Virginia)
CB - Woodi Washington (Tennessee)
CB - Jaden Davis (Florida)
ATH/CB - Jaylin Simpson (Georgia)
CB - John Dixon (Florida)
CB - Adonis Otey (Tennessee)
CB - MJ Devonshire (Pennsylvania)
CB - Shyheim Battle (North Carolina)
Not offered:
CB - Justin Harris (Ohio)
CB - Joey Porter Jr (Pennsylvania)
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