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Ohio State lands the nation's No. 1 safety in the 2026 class as Blaine Bradford commits to the Buckeyes.
The next wave of basketball Buckeyes collected some honors this week with both E.J. Liddell and D.J. Carton picking up All-State honors, with Liddell also named the USA Today Illinois Player of the Year.
Liddell's honor comes after a dominating season where he averaged 20.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks a game to lead his Belleville West High School to the Illinois state title.
Four-star point guard Carton also made an all-state team, as he was named to Des Moines Register's All-Iowa team. Carton dominated Bettendorf High School, averaging 24.4 points per game on 54.5 percent shooting, adding 7.6 rebounds and six assists per game. He led his team to a 21-2 regular season record before it came one game shy of the state tournament.
Both players are part of Ohio State's top-10 2019 recruiting class which features four-stars Carton, Liddell and Alonzo Gaffney as well as the recent addition of three-star, 7-foot center Ibrahima Diallo.
