Ohio State already has seven elite defenders in its No. 1-ranked recruiting class, highlighted by 5-star cornerback Shaun Wade. But Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes are looking to tighten their grip on that top spot by recruiting some of the nation’s top blue-chip prospects.
These 5-star standouts, in particular, would not only help Ohio State maintain pole position in the recruiting standings, but they would also be perfect fits in an already-dominant defense.
Last week, we identified three players who would take Ohio State’s offense to the next level. This week, we’re providing a look at three recruits who would make the Buckeyes a defensive nightmare over the next four years.
Dylan Moses, 5-Star Linebacker
Ohio State has loaded up on linebackers in recent years, signing eight prospects in the last three classes, so the position group wasn’t one of the highest priorities for the 2017 recruiting cycle. That urgency lowered even more when the Buckeyes landed 4-star linebacker Antjuan Simmons from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
But when a kid as talented as 5-star linebacker Dylan Moses is interested in your school, those priorities change.
That’s the reality for Meyer and Ohio State after Moses tweeted about his desire (via Cleveland.com) to visit Columbus. Rated as the nation’s No. 1 outside linebacker and the No. 2 overall prospect nationally, Moses has offers from pretty much every school worth mentioning.
He’d be an incredible fit in Ohio State’s…
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