Ohio State chasing history with this 2021 recruiting class

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Sitting at 13 commits right now including nine in the Top100 of the 247Sports Composite, this Buckeyes class would already have finished No. 13 in the 2020 class rankings and Day and his staff still have nearly half the class to go.

So with that, how special could this haul in Columbus really be?

For perspective, recruiting classes that finish with an average ranking per commit over 94 is pretty rare. We’ve only had five total hit that mark in the history of our 247Sports network dating back to 2010, and the Buckeyes have done it twice, once in 2017 and again the following year. The 2017 haul Urban Meyer and his staff put together headlined by Chase Young and Jeff Okudah is still pound-for-pound the highest-rated class when looking at average ranking per commit at 94.59. Alabama gave that a run in 2019 coming in at 94.38. No program hit the mark over 94 in 2020.

As we move forward, Ohio State is the 247Sports Crystal Ball leader for or has burn regarding the following prospects: Five-star defensive tackle J.T. Tuimoloau (.9972), top-ranked receiver Emeka Egbuka (.9944), five-star running back TreVeyon Henderson (.9888), running back Donovan Edwards (.9809), offensive tackle JC Latham (.9787), defensive end Tunmise Adeleye (.9787) and the No. 2 safety in the country Derrick Davis (.9780) who are all ranked inside the Top50 of the 247Sports Composite Player Rankings. OSU is also in the middle of it for five-star offensive tackle Tristan Leigh (.9899), defensive end Demeioun Robinson (.9764) and offensive lineman Rocco Spindler (.9761) who are Top50 prospects as well, with defensive tackle Tywone Malone (.9750) right outside at No. 53.

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