Good gracious, are we full up at offensive line. Here's how the group looks right now, by recruit class:
2016: Tyler Gerald, Jack Wohlabaugh, Michael Jordan, Gavin Cupp, Malcolm Pridgeon
2015: Isaiah Prince, Grant Schmidt, Kevin Feder, Matthew Burrell, Branden Bowen, Mirko Jurkovich
2014: Kyle Trout, Demitrius Knox, Brady Taylor, Jamarco Jones, Marcelys Jones
2013: Evan Lisle, Billy Price*, Timothy Gardner
2012: Patrick Elflein, Taylor Decker, Jacoby Boren, Kyle Dodson
* Price was recruited as a DT, but it was generally expected that he'd flip to OL
Remeber the Tressel/Bollman years, when every-other recruiting class seemed to have one or maybe two offensive linemen in it? Kirk Barton was all alone in 2003. Evan Blankenship was the lone blocker in 2007, and Andrew Norwell was a single in 2010. The 2005 class had just two blockers--Alex Boone and Jim Cordle--as did 2006 with Bryant Browning and Connor Smith. Think about that a moment. Over the three years from 2005 to 2007, OSU brought in a total of five OL, while the last three classes from 2014-2016 we've signed 15 offensive linemen. Amazing.
Cue complaints about DT recruiting in 3... 2... 1...
2016: Tyler Gerald, Jack Wohlabaugh, Michael Jordan, Gavin Cupp, Malcolm Pridgeon
2015: Isaiah Prince, Grant Schmidt, Kevin Feder, Matthew Burrell, Branden Bowen, Mirko Jurkovich
2014: Kyle Trout, Demitrius Knox, Brady Taylor, Jamarco Jones, Marcelys Jones
2013: Evan Lisle, Billy Price*, Timothy Gardner
2012: Patrick Elflein, Taylor Decker, Jacoby Boren, Kyle Dodson
* Price was recruited as a DT, but it was generally expected that he'd flip to OL
Remeber the Tressel/Bollman years, when every-other recruiting class seemed to have one or maybe two offensive linemen in it? Kirk Barton was all alone in 2003. Evan Blankenship was the lone blocker in 2007, and Andrew Norwell was a single in 2010. The 2005 class had just two blockers--Alex Boone and Jim Cordle--as did 2006 with Bryant Browning and Connor Smith. Think about that a moment. Over the three years from 2005 to 2007, OSU brought in a total of five OL, while the last three classes from 2014-2016 we've signed 15 offensive linemen. Amazing.
Cue complaints about DT recruiting in 3... 2... 1...
