June 19, 2026

Why is Julian Fleming a 5-star receiver? Ohio State football recruiting

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is one of five teams in the running to get a commitment from five-star receiver Julian Fleming of Southern Columbia (Pa.) High School. He is rated the top wide receiver in the 2020 class and the No. 6 overall prospect. If he chooses the Buckeyes he’ll be their second top-10 commit in the class. There are only two wide receivers listed as 2020 five-star prospects. The other — Demond Demas of Tomball (Texas) High School — has been committed to Texas A&M since September. But Fleming isn’t your everyday, run-of-the-mill five-star recruit. He’s a player that a team like Ohio State — who just hired a new head coach with an offensive system that requires top-notch receivers — needs. “He’s pretty unique,” his high school head coach Jim Roth told cleveland.com. 247Sports.com has Fleming listed at 6-foot-2 and 199 pounds, but Roth states that he’s…

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