It’s been a busy time for Ohio State on the recruiting trail.
In the past 48 hours, the Buckeyes have offered four new prospects, three from the 2026 class and one from the 2027 cycle. We’ll delve into each new player Ohio State has offered below.
Rodney Dunham
Dunham is the most highly touted prospect of the four Ohio State offered, as he’s considered the No. 56 prospect and No. 6 edge player in the 2026 cycle per 247Sports’ composite rankings.
Blessed to receive an offer from THE hio State University!! @R2X_Rushmen1 @coachjames29 @Coach_I_Cooper @myersparkfball pic.twitter.com/WTUeIFQ8Ju
— Rodney Dunham (@RodDunham2) October 3, 2024
The 6-foot-4, 227-pound defensive end has racked up 23 Division I offers, including Auburn, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Dunham will be on campus this weekend for the Buckeyes’ game against Iowa. He’s also the high school teammate of four-star 2026 Ohio State wide receiver target Brody Keefe.
In three games so far this season, Dunham has recorded eight tackles, four sacks, eight quarterback hurries and one forced fumble.
Tommy Tofi
Justin Frye expanded his offensive line recruiting board for the 2026 class by offering Tofi, a 6-foot-6, 320-pound prospect.
Blessed to receive an offer from @OhioStateFB Grateful for the opportunity!!! pic.twitter.com/HUah68QvTL
— Tommy Tofi (@TommyTofi) October 3, 2024
He’s considered the No. 125 prospect and the No. 10 interior offensive lineman in the 2026 cycle. Tofi has earned 27 Division I offers, including Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, BYU, Cal, Duke, Florida, Iowa State, Miami, Nebraska, Oregon, Ole Miss, Penn State, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Utah and Washington.
Zaden Krempin
Tofi wasn’t the only offensive lineman Frye offered Thursday, as the 6-foot-5, 270-pound Krempin also earned an Ohio State offer.
Thank you @CoachJFrye for the offer to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes. @ProsperEaglesFB @CoachSteamroll @Coach_Hill2 @Dlem59 @FiveStrongOLine @samspiegs @TomLoy247 @MikeRoach247 @TFloss32 @BigDuke50 @LPAStrength pic.twitter.com/d4bgwf41WV
— Zaden Krempin (@zadenkrempin) October 3, 2024
Krempin is rated the No. 155 prospect and the No. 11 IOL in the 2026 class and has picked up more than 40 Division I offers. Some schools that have offered include Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Cal, Duke, Florida State, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
Check out my highlights from our 1st 4 games. @ProsperRecruits @CoachSteamroll @Coach_Hill2 @ScarboroughMike @Jason_Howell pic.twitter.com/pEo3FYkHxT
— Zaden Krempin (@zadenkrempin) September 29, 2024
Noah Roberts
Ohio State running backs coach Carlos Locklyn made Arizona prospect Noah Roberts the ninth running back to earn an offer from the Buckeyes in the 2027 cycle once he extended the opportunity on Thursday.
blessed to receive a offer from ohio state!! @Locklyn33 pic.twitter.com/hm3jUIXpYB
— Noah Roberts (@noahrobertsss) October 3, 2024
The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Roberts doesn’t hold a composite ranking from 247Sports as of yet, but has accumulated nine Division I offers. Some schools that have offered include Arizona, Arizona State, Central Michigan, Colorado State, Iowa State, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
In five games so far this season, Roberts has run for 393 yards on 46 carries and nine rushing touchdowns. He’s also added 11 catches for 135 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Roberts is the former high school teammate of Ohio State freshman cornerback Miles Lockhart.
Ohio State prepping for big recruiting weekend
In case you missed it from earlier on Friday, Ohio State is prepping for its first big recruiting weekend of the season, with a few dozen highly touted prospects expected to be in Ohio Stadium Saturday for the Iowa game.
Some of the key names who will be in attendance are 2025 linebacker commit Tarvos Alford, 2026 cornerback Dorian Barney and 2027 quarterback Brady Edmunds.
