COLUMBUS, Ohio — Xavier Nwankpa of Southeast Polk High School in Iowa has elected to stay home as he’s committed to the Hawkeyes. As a result, Ohio State could miss on its final two defensive back targets in the 2022 class. The Buckeyes have been perceived as the leader for Nwankpa — the nation’s No. 42 player and No. 5 safety — for months. Nwankpa is the eighth top-100 recruit from Iowa since 2000. But he’s the first of that group to pick the Hawkeyes since offensive tackle Blake Larsen in 2001. He chose them out of a top three that also included OSU and Notre Dame. Nwankpa takes over as the highest-rated player in Iowa’s recruiting class, topping fellow top-100 defensive lineman Aaron Graves. They are the only two commits that are inside the top 400 and mark the first time since 2005 that the Hawkeyes have signed multiple…
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