An initial look at the most recent Scout 300 rankings reveals a bunch of future Ohio State Buckeyes emerging among the nation's best recruits.
If you look a tad deeper, though, you'll notice a finite, yet appealing aspect in the rankings if you're a Buckeye fan.
Six of the seven players pledged to Urban Meyer and Ohio State in the top 100 play offense. Not only do they play offense, but they're offensive skill players. So needless to say, there's plenty of offensive talent headed to Columbus to try their hand at Meyer's electric offense.
If you're not into counting quarterback as a skill player because they handle the football on 99 percent of plays, then Tristen Wallace, No. 98 in the Scout 300, is out. Either way, there's a mountain of speed, quick hands and flair headed to Columbus to a program that just posted one of the most prolific offensive seasons in school history.
The Buckeyes set or tied 74 records during their improbable run at the first ever national championship in the College Football Playoff era.
Among them are conference and program marks for offensive plays ran (1,099), yards (7,674) and first downs (386). The 2014 Buckeyes also scored more points (672) and touchdowns (90) than any Ohio State team before it.
What's amazing (frightening?) is that those numbers could not only be surpassed in the 2015 season, but yet again when the players in the 2016 class arrive in Columbus.
The depth appears on paper to at least be staggering when the recruits below get to campus, regardless how many current players (hint: it will be a ton) either graduate or decide to leave early for the NFL following the 2014 season.
Kareem Walker
Walker is the top running back on the Scout 300 board, slotted at No. 21 overall and the lone five-star offensive commit the Buckeyes currently have for 2016.
From De Paul Catholic High School in Wayne, N.J., he's a powerful inside runner between the tackles with his 6-foot-1, 210-pound frame. Walker couples that with a quick burst that likens him to Carlos Hyde and Ezekiel Elliott, two backs who had (and are still having) great success under Meyer.
Demario McCall
No. 68 in the Scout 300, McCall is ranked as the fourth-best running back in the class and is known as someone who can take it the distance every time he touches the ball.
Expected to slide right into the fold at H-back following the departures of Dontre Wilson and Jalin Marshall, the North Ridgeville, Ohio, native is a slick runner similar to Curtis Samuel, another guy Meyer loves.
George Hill
Hill, No. 72 on Scout's board and the 13th ranked wide receiver, is a hybrid type player who once ran a 10.74-second 100-meter dash. He finished sixth overall at the Division II state meet last weekend, but has speed to burn and the potential to play multiple positions.
Another burner from Ohio — Hill attends Hubbard High School — the 6-foot, 200-pound speedster figures to be a guy who Meyer will put all over the field once he gets to Ohio State.
Austin Mack
Mack made waves last weekend when he committed to Ohio State in front of his future coaches prior to a camp, a big get for the staff as a four-star wide receiver from Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne, Ind.
He's ranked No. 85 in the Scout 300 and the 16th-best wideout, but Mack's size (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) and solid hands are what caused the Buckeyes to fall in love with him. Expect him to play on the outside in a similar role as Michael Thomas, who likely won't be around when Mack enrolls at Ohio State.
Jake Hausmann
Checking it at No. 89 in the Scout 300, Hausmann hails from Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati as a big-bodied tight end expected to be a contributor in the passing as well as the running game.
At 6-foot-5 and 235 pounds, Hausmann will eventually put on weight to be similar in size to current Ohio State tight end Nick Vannett, a guy who is already a viable pass-catching option for the Buckeyes.
Tristen Wallace
Down at No. 98, Wallace is listed as an athlete in the Scout 300. He committed as a quarterback in April, so it makes sense that's the way the Ohio State coaching staff sees him.
By the time Wallace makes his way from DeSoto, Texas, to Columbus, two current quarterbacks — Braxton Miller and Cardale Jones — are bound to be gone. Miller because of exhausting his eligibility and Jones likely because of his NFL stock. Wallace will fit right in among J.T. Barrett, Joe Burrow, Torrance Gibson and Stephen Collier upon his arrival, provided they're all still at Ohio State.
With how young Ohio State was when it won the national championship in January, offensive talent like Elliott, Marshall and Wilson were unable to explore their pro options even if they wanted to. Thomas and Jones could have left as third-year sophomores, but chose to stick around. Don't expect that to happen again next year.
A mass exodus is coming both in the form of graduation and early entrances in the NFL Draft following 2015, so the Buckeyes will need to find their replacements.
However, big-time playmakers are already prime to provide depth come 2016 and beyond.
