The Chances Each Early Enrollee in Ohio State's 2017 Class Has at Playing This Fall


You might have heard Ohio State’s banner 2017 recruiting class got even stronger over the weekend. Five-star defensive back Jeffrey Okudah announced his intentions to play for the Buckeyes during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.The seventh (!) 5-star player in the class, Okudah is a terrific talent and will help Ohio State’s smooth over the holes left behind in its secondary following Malik Hooker and Gareon Conley’s decisions to leave school and enter the 2017 NFL Draft. Cornerback Marshon Lattimore will almost assuredly join them, though his Twitter last week brilliantly kept all of us on edge. For reference, wide receiver Noah Brown and linebacker Raekwon McMillan have also declared themselves eligible for the NFL Draft. Regardless what Lattimore decides to do, there is significant opportunity on the back end of Ohio State’s defense for young players to make some noise. Half of the guys in the team’s 2017 class (nine total)…

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