Terrell Hall Believes He’s ‘Best DE in America,’ Wants to Lead OSU’s Recruiting

Defensive end Terrell Hall hopes to eventually chase national championships at Ohio State. For now, he’s focused on helping the Buckeyes assemble a top-rated 2016 recruiting class.

“There are already a lot of great players committed, and I know there are more to come,” he told Bleacher Report. “Hopefully we can all help make this a legendary class.”

The defending national champions currently hold 12 commitments in a class that rates third overall in 247Sports’ composite rankings. Hall, a 4-star prospect from Washington, D.C., committed to the Buckeyes in early March and likes the way things are shaping up around him.

“I feel like we have the best class so far, and since these guys are going to Ohio State, you know they’re competitors,” he said.

Hall, who checked in at 6’5.5″, 254 pounds at a Nike regional camp in Virginia earlier this month, views competitiveness as the ultimate virtue in football. He’s focused on convincing fellow standout high school players to join him in Columbus, but they must be cut from the same cloth.

“First off, I don’t want to recruit anybody who isn’t ready to compete,” Hall said. “When it comes to the guys I am recruiting, I tell them about Ohio State’s huge student population, its great alumni and a support system that makes sure you succeed outside of football.”

He identified 5-star New Jersey defensive tackle Rashan Gary and 4-star Maryland linebacker Keandre Jones as prospects he’s particularly excited…

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