COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio native Jaylen Johnson of La Salle High School isn’t shy about acknowledging where he sits as a recruiter in Ohio State football’s top-ranked 2021 class, and neither is defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs. “I’m the best recruiter, and he knows it,” Johnson told cleveland.com. “Words from him and other coaches on the coaching staff.” That best recruiter statement isn’t just limited to his 2021 peers, many of whom have been equally vocal in trying to get players to join. He answered with a confident “100 percent, yes” to the idea that the players are better at landing recruits than the coaching staff that is paid to do so. That includes Coombs, who in four months since returning to Columbus managed to land commitments from six players across the 2020, 2021 and 2022 recruiting classes. “He’s a very funny and energetic man,” Johnson said. “He gets me ready…
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