Five-star 2027 Quarterback Brady Edmunds Commits to Ohio State

always been a buckeye. #gobucks pic.twitter.com/7HFcGWbSGY

— Brady Edmunds 2027 (@bradyedmunds9) December 2, 2024

And both of them have been big ones. 

Ryan Day and Chip Kelly have secured their quarterback for the 2027 cycle with the commitment of five-star California prospect Brady Edmunds on Monday. They'll pair him with five-star wide receiver Jamier Brown, who committed to the Buckeyes in the middle of the Indiana game. The 6-foot-5, 200-pound Edmunds committed to OSU shortly after taking a visit to Ohio Stadium for the Michigan game on Saturday.

Edmunds impressed Day and Kelly during a recruiting camp in June, which earned him an OSU offer. A few months later, Edmunds committed to the Buckeyes over Penn State, Michigan and Texas, which were his other finalists. 

“My family has been Ohio State fans forever,” Edmunds told Eleven Warriors in October. “My grandfather is actually from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, so he grew up an Ohio State fan and went to Ohio State for a short period of time, so that’s all my dad knew growing up and that’s all we knew growing up. That offer was definitely one where it was like ‘Holy S—,’ you know? It was a great feeling. I like envisioning things so I always thought I was going to get a chance to play at Ohio State and get that offer. Especially for my dad, my dad was really emotional and my grandfather was really emotional. So it was an awesome feeling for my family.” 

Ohio State made a major impression on Edmunds during his second visit to campus when he came to Columbus for a gameday experience against Iowa. Kelly and Day sold him on the developmental plan for his collegiate career and won over the 6-foot-5, 200-pound signal caller.

“Quite a bit,” Edmunds said on how much he spoke with Kelly and Day on the visit. “I even sat in on the quarterback meeting. Individually with my parents, I probably spoke with coach Kelly and coach Day each for about 45 minutes. I already know what I’m getting with Ohio State, so it’s not like they were really recruiting me or anything like that. We were talking about football, talking about their season, my season, life and stuff like that. It was pretty straightforward, simple stuff.” 

It seems a little odd the Buckeyes landed a 2027 quarterback before they secured one for the 2026 class, but now Edmunds will have the opportunity to become the vocal leader of this recruiting cycle for the Buckeyes, similar to what Tavien St. Clair did for OSU in the 2025 cycle.

“I’m getting a national championship contender,” Edmunds said in response to what he knows he’s getting from the Buckeyes. “I definitely fit into that offense. Especially this year. You have the balance of a run and your offense can easily go score or throw for 350, that year with C.J. Stroud especially. You have an explosive offense, the best receivers in the nation and the best running backs in the nation. It’s a family environment as well, that was the kind of thing that really stood out to me. You have good people around you, like-minded people and it was really great.” 

Day and Kelly can now take their time with 2026 quarterback recruiting and ensure whichever signal-caller they take is the right fit, even if the process goes late into next fall.

Edmunds has potential to be star signal-caller one day

Per 247Sports' composite rankings, Edmunds is considered the No. 10 prospect and No. 2 quarterback in the 2027 cycle.

This year, Edmunds completed 217 of 348 passes for 3,222 yards with 36 touchdowns and nine interceptions while running for 312 yards and nine touchdowns. In his freshman season, Edmunds threw for 2,691 yards and 24 touchdowns for Huntington Beach High School (Huntington Beach, California). He'll be in strong contention to finish as the No. 1 quarterback in his class.

“Some people might look at me like a pocket passer because I’m a 6-foot-5 or 6-foot-6, 200-plus pound guy,” Edmunds said. “But this year I feel like I’ve taken the next step in being not necessarily a dual-threat, but having the threat of running the ball. My first game of the season I threw for a little under 200 yards and ran for 160 and had a couple rushing touchdowns and broke a 60-yard run. 

“You’re getting a ballplayer, too. I’m not afraid to put my shoulder down. It’s almost a problem sometimes, I’ve had to get bribed to try and slide. I actually slid once and got my head taken off. But I’m not your typical quarterback, I’m a football player. I’m not here to just throw the ball around, I want to go put my shoulder down and put people and work hard. I’m always willing to do what it takes.”

Edmunds has a long way to go in his development, but at this current pace he could challenge for OSU's starting job within his first year or two depending on how things shake out with his pedigree. His arm talent leaves nothing to be desired, and his size is the envy of most signal callers. Like he alluded to, he's much more mobile than you'd expect for someone of his height, giving OSU many options on how they attack opposing defenses with his skillset.