The 2018 Ohio State recruiting class had the most points in program history (317.06). This year's recruits need 76.95 more points to take over the lead.
This little series will follow the rankings of Ohio State's 2022 commitment class. Going forward, Charting Ohio State's 2022 Committed Players will run on the last Friday of each month.
It is always interesting to see the ups and downs that each player's ratings will take between now and the first Wednesday of February.
| RANK | PLAYER | MAY | APR | MAR | FEB | JAN | 1M +/- | OVR +/- | |
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| 1 | QUINN EWERS | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | +0 | +0 | |
| 2 | JAHEIM SINGLETARY | 9918 | 9918 | 9921 | 9921 | 9921 | +0 | -3 | |
| 3 | CJ HICKS | 9890 | 9890 | 9816 | 9816 | 9818 | +0 | +72 | |
| 4 | CALEB BURTON | 9841 | 9841 | 9874 | 9874 | 9900 | +0 | -59 | |
| 5 | GABE POWERS | 9811 | 9811 | 9828 | 9828 | 9832 | +0 | -21 | |
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| 6 | JYAIRE BROWN | 9510 | 9510 | 9526 | 9526 | 9490 | +0 | +20 | |
| 7 | KYION GRAYES | 9399 | 9399 | 9472 | 9472 | 8950 | +0 | +449 | |
| 8 | TEGRA TSHABOLA | 9261 | 9261 | 9411 | 9411 | 9428 | +0 | -167 | |
| 9 | BENJI GOSNELL | 8958 | 8958 | 9050 | 9050 | 9050 | +0 | -92 | |
| 10 | BENNETT CHRISTIAN | 8925 | 8925 | 9050 | 8987 | 8789 | +0 | +136 | |
| 11 | RYAN TURNER | 8887 | 8887 | 8956 | 8956 | 8577 | +0 | +310 | |
| 12 | KYE STOKES | 8710 | 8710 | 8627 | 8627 | 8627 | +0 | +83 | |
| TEAM AVERAGE | 9426 | 9426 | 9610* | 9604* | 9600** | +0 | -181 |
New commits in bold.
Decommits are stricken out and italicized.
**Ryan Turner and Kye Stokes are not included in February's and March's team average.
*Kyion Grayes, Ryan Turner and Kye Stokes are not included in January's team average.
Five Notes
- It appears the recruiting sites took the month of May off. Not a single player had his rating change.
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Jaheim Singletary is currently the third-highest committed cornerback in Ohio State History. Only Ted Ginn Jr.* (9992) and Jeff Okudah (9955) had higher ratings.
- Since 2020, the Buckeyes have had seven players decommit.
- C.J. Hicks is Ohio State's highest-rated linebacker since the team signed Baron Browning (9940) in 2017.
- Only five Buckeyes recruited as athletes had lower ratings than Kye Stokes (8710). Darron Lee (8595) was one of those five players.
*Yes, Ted Ginn was signed as a cornerback.
| MONTH | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ | 2★ | NR | TOTAL |
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| JAN | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | ||
| FEB | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | ||
| MAR | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | ||
| APR | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | ||
| MAY | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
Ryan Day already has three 5★ recruits in the 2022 class. The only Ohio State recruiting classes to have more than three 5★ recruits were 2002 (4), 2008 (4), 2017 (5) and 2021 (5).
Decommitted Players
Dasan McCullough decommitted on April 25, 2021 and pledged to Indiana on the same day.
It's a Fact
Michigan has had 12 players decommit between 2020 and today. More impressive? Four players have already had a change of heart in 2022. The only Big Ten team to have more players decommit in that time frame is Minnesota with 13. Wisconsin has had zero.
Ohio State's Top Classes Since 2000
| RANK | CLASS | POINTS | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ | AVG | B1G RANK | NAT. RANK | COMMITS |
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| 1 | 2018 | 317.06 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 94.29 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | 2017 | 312.14 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 94.59 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 2021 | 309.47 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 94.52 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | 2013 | 303.35 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 93.14 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | 2014 | 296.08 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 90.59 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 2022 | 240.12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 94.26 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Four Fast Facts
- Ohio State has 239.73 points and is currently the second best class in the nation. Georgia leads with 242.53 points
- The Buckeyes have never had the nation's No. 1 recruiting class.
- 94.59 is the highest final player average for a Buckeye class that included at least 10 commits. The 2022 class currently has 12 commits and a player average of 94.26.
- Since 2000, Ohio State has had the Big Ten's best class 14 times. If things hold, 2022 will be the 15th class to take the top spot.
