Listed at 6-foot-2 and 285 pounds, Taron Vincent will likely come in and focus on playing the three technique position on the interior. Vincent is the son of former NFL cornerback Troy Vincent, so he has been around football his entire life. He understands the game very well, and understands the leverage that his position requires.
For his lofty recruiting ranking, Brian Snead has been one of quieter out-of-state recruitments in recent Ohio State football memory. Snead, ranked the No. 3 running back in the 2018 recruiting class, visited OSU for Friday Night Lights last year, committed the day after, took his official visit in October, and signed in December.
Ohio State offered Marcus Hooker on July 26 of last year. He committed on the 27th. Hooker didn’t need to learn much about Ohio State because he already knew all about it thanks to his brother Malik. Like his brother, Marcus (6-0 185) was a two-sport star at New Castle High School in New Castle , Pennsylvania.
Josh Proctor is a 4-star safety from Owasso, Oklahoma. He was ranked the No.7 safety and the No. 71 player overall in the 2018 recruiting class according to the 247Sports Composite. He doesn’t enroll until this summer, but he still has a good shot at landing a spot in the two-deep this season. Proctor (6-2 190) possesses…
Up next in our Freshman Focus series is Toledo linebacker Dallas Gant. Gant (6-3 225) played linebacker and receiver/tight end for his St. John’s high school team. The clips below were all taken from his senior season and you can see the entire highlight package at his HUDL page. Gant should begin his career as an outside linebacker…
Our Freshman Focus series now moves to offensive tackle Max Wray. Wray (6-6 289) comes to Ohio State from Franklin, Tennessee, where he played both right and left tackle for his Franklin High football team. Wray is ranked the No. 9 offensive tackle in the 2018 class and is a tall, mobile offensive line prospect…
This is the second in our series of closer looks at Ohio State’s incoming freshman class. Last week we dove in on cornerback Tyreke Johnson, and as we continue with the 2018 early enrollees, we move a whole lot closer to the ball with future center Matt Jones. Jones (6-4 315) comes to OSU from Erasmus Hall High School…
This is the first of 25 or so pieces on Ohio State’s incoming freshmen over the next 25 or so weeks. I plan on taking a closer look at each of the newest Buckeyes every week, and first up is Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy) defensive back Tyreke Johnson. A 5-star prospect, Johnson is ranked the No. 1 safety and the No. 21 player overall…
