Happy opening week, all.
As big of a game as this is for Ohio State considering it's a top-five matchup, it's truly a massive recruiting weekend. Saturday could see the most recruits in attendance out of any of Ohio State's eight games this season, and some highly touted prospects are expected to be in attendance.
To demonstrate how impressive this recruiting list is, I took the liberty of building a table with each expected visitor sorted by their 247Sports composite ranking in each of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 recruiting classes.
We'll have a piece that goes into what's at stake this weekend from a recruiting standpoint that runs Friday morning, but in the meantime, a full table of expected visitors is compiled below. If new visitors need to be added to the list, we'll add them throughout the week, and additionally, take names off if some recruits end up not being able to make it for whatever reason. Names were compiled from a combination of our own intel, reports from other outlets and announcements from recruits themselves. OSU commits are highlighted.
| Pos | Name | Rating | Rank | Size | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | KEON KEELEY | ★★★★★ | #9 NATL | #1 Edge | 6-6 | 242 | 2023 |
| WR | BRANDON INNISS | ★★★★★ | #22 NATL | #4 WR | 6-0 | 190 | 2023 |
| DE | MATAYO UIAGALELEI | ★★★★★ | #27 NATL | #3 Edge | 6-5 | 265 | 2023 |
| DE | DAMON WILSON | ★★★★★ | #32 NATL | #5 Edge | 6-4 | 230 | 2023 |
| WR | NOAH ROGERS | ★★★★ | #43 NATL | #7 WR | 6-2 | 180 | 2023 |
| OT | LUKE MONTGOMERY | ★★★★ | #49 NATL | #5 OT | 6-5 | 280 | 2023 |
| DL | JASON MOORE | ★★★★ | #52 NATL | #5 DL | 6-6 | 255 | 2023 |
| CB | CALVIN SIMPSON-HUNT | ★★★★ | #104 NATL | #11 CB | 6-0 | 175 | 2023 |
| TE | JELANI THURMAN | ★★★★ | #105 NATL | #6 TE | 6-5 | 230 | 2023 |
| S | MALIK HARTFORD | ★★★★ | #163 NATL | #9 S | 6-2.5 | 175 | 2023 |
| CB | KAYIN LEE | ★★★★ | #181 NATL | #21 CB | 6-2.5 | 175 | 2023 |
| IOL | JOSHUA PADILLA | ★★★★ | #187 NATL | #8 IOL | 6-4 | 265 | 2023 |
| LB | ARVELL REESE | ★★★★ | #228 NATL | #16 LB | 6-4 | 212 | 2023 |
| CB | JERMAINE MATHEWS | ★★★★ | #229 NATL | #15 ATH | 6-0 | 175 | 2023 |
| WR | BRYSON RODGERS | ★★★★ | #233 NATL | #29 WR | 6-0.5 | 175 | 2023 |
| OL | AUSTIN SIEREVELD | ★★★★ | #242 NATL | #10 IOL | 6-5 | 320 | 2023 |
| S | CEDRICK HAWKINS | ★★★★ | #243 NATL | #17 S | 6-0 | 175 | 2023 |
| RB | MARK FLETCHER | ★★★★ | #279 NATL | #16 RB | 6-1 | 225 | 2023 |
| QB | BROCK GLENN | ★★★★ | #381 NATL | #23 QB | 6-2 | 195 | 2023 |
| DL | WILL SMITH JR. | ★★★ | #468 NATL | #57 DL | 6-3 | 260 | 2023 |
| OT | MILES WALKER | ★★★ | #483 NATL | #40 OT | 6-6 | 285 | 2023 |
| WR | BRENDAN JENKINS | NA | NA | 6-2 | 190 | 2023 |
| QB | DYLAN RAIOLA | ★★★★★ | #1 NATL | #1 QB | 6-3 | 220 | 2024 |
| WR | JOSHISA TRADER | ★★★★★ | #3 NATL | #1 ATH | 6-2 | 170 | 2024 |
| S | KJ BOLDEN | ★★★★★ | #4 NATL | #1 S | 6-1 | 185 | 2024 |
| WR | RYAN WINGO | ★★★★★ | #5 NATL | #1 WR | 6-2 | 198 | 2024 |
| LB | SAMMY BROWN | ★★★★★ | #9 NATL | #1 LB | 6-3 | 225 | 2024 |
| WR | JEREMIAH SMITH | ★★★★★ | #10 NATL | #3 WR | 6-3 | 185 | 2024 |
| DE | EDDRICK HOUSTON | ★★★★★ | #20 NATL | #4 Edge | 6-3 | 255 | 2024 |
| S | PEYTON WOODYARD | ★★★★★ | #24 NATL | #2 S | 6-2 | 188 | 2024 |
| DE | KINGJOSEPH EDWARDS | ★★★★ | #33 NATL | #6 ATH | 6-5 | 245 | 2024 |
| CB | BRYCE WEST | ★★★★ | #36 NATL | #7 ATH | 5-11 | 177 | 2024 |
| DE | NIGEL SMITH | ★★★★ | #48 NATL | #6 DL | 6-5 | 260 | 2024 |
| WR | BRAUNTAE JOHNSON | ★★★★ | #77 NATL | #11 WR | 6-3 | 170 | 2024 |
| OL | DONOVAN HARBOUR | ★★★★ | #88 NATL | #3 IOL | 6-5 | 310 | 2024 |
| LB | KYNGSTONN VILIAMU-ASA | ★★★★ | #96 NATL | #6 LB | 6-3 | 225 | 2024 |
| OL | IAN MOORE | ★★★★ | #109 NATL | #5 IOL | 6-5 | 295 | 2024 |
| DE | BRIAN ROBINSON | ★★★★ | #122 NATL | #12 Edge | 6-4 | 230 | 2024 |
| CB | AARON SCOTT | ★★★★ | #123 NATL | #11 CB | 6-1 | 160 | 2024 |
| WR | MYLAN GRAHAM | ★★★★ | #150 NATL | #23 WR | 6-0 | 170 | 2024 |
| TE | CHRISTIAN BENTANCUR | ★★★★ | #177 NATL | #8 TE | 6-5 | 240 | 2024 |
| DE | ELIAS RUDOLPH | ★★★★ | #181 NATL | #18 Edge | 6-4 | 220 | 2024 |
| RB | COREY SMITH | ★★★★ | #185 NATL | #10 RB | 5-11 | 170 | 2024 |
| S | TYSHUN WHITE | ★★★★ | #226 NATL | #21 S | 5-11 | 187 | 2024 |
| S | GARRETT STOVER | ★★★★ | #231 NATL | #27 ATH | 6-2 | 195 | 2024 |
| LB | GABRIEL WILLIAMS | ★★★★ | #232 NATL | #18 Edge | 6-4 | 190 | 2024 |
| TE | DAMARION WITTEN | ★★★★ | #243 NATL | #31 ATH | 6-4 | 215 | 2024 |
| LB | ANTHONY SPECA | ★★★★ | #274 NATL | #17 LB | 6-2 | 220 | 2024 |
| RB | ANEYAS WILLIAMS | ★★★★ | #338 NATL | #49 ATH | 5-10 | 195 | 2024 |
| RB | SAM WILLIAMS-DIXON | ★★★ | #470 NATL | #31 RB | 6-0 | 194 | 2024 |
| TE | AIDAN STEINFELDT | ★★★ | #495 NATL | #23 TE | 6-5 | 235 | 2024 |
| OL | DEONTAE ARMSTRONG | NA | NA | 6-7 | 270 | 2024 |
| OL | DEVONTAE ARMSTRONG | NA | NA | 6-6 | 280 | 2024 |
| OL | DAVID SANDERS | ★★★★ | #1 NATL | #1 OT | 6-6 | 255 | 2025 |
| S | D.J. PICKETT | ★★★★ | #10 NATL | #2 S | 6-2 | 170 | 2025 |
| RB | GIDEON DAVIDSON | ★★★★ | #19 NATL | #1 RB | 6-0 | 190 | 2025 |
| RB | JORDON DAVISON | ★★★★ | #22 NATL | #3 RB | 5-10 | 210 | 2025 |
| WR | WINSTON WATKINS JR. | ★★★★ | #27 NATL | #7 WR | 5-10 | 172 | 2025 |
| LB | JADON PERLOTTE | ★★★★ | #33 NATL | #5 LB | 6-3 | 200 | 2025 |
| WR | JAIME FFRENCH | ★★★★ | #41 NATL | #10 WR | 6-1 | 175 | 2025 |
| QB | RYAN MONTGOMERY | NA | NA | 6-3 | 200 | 2025 |
| QB | TAVIEN ST. CLAIR | NA | NA | 6-3 | 190 | 2025 |
| TE | BEAR TENNEY | NA | NA | 6-5 | 226 | 2025 |
| TE | LANDON PACE | NA | NA | 6-2 | 200 | 2025 |
| CB | JONTAE GILBERT | NA | NA | 6-1 | 175 | 2025 |
| WR | MALACHI TONEY | NA | NA | 5-9 | 150 | 2026 |
| Prospect Rating Data: 247Sports | |||||
