Ohio State Football: Top National Signing Day targets

Who does Ohio State have at the top of their recruiting board heading into National Signing Day?

Ohio State’s season did not end the way that they thought it would. What started with dreams of hoisting the national championship trophy, ended with a big zero in the score column for the Buckeyes. They failed the score a single point against the eventually national champion Clemson Tigers.

Aside from the Buckeyes big flop in their second appearance in the College Football Playoff, their season was still very good. As previously mentioned, they did make the College Football Playoff and they also beat their most hated rival, Michigan. Ohio State finished as No. 6 in the AP poll as well.

It’s hard to say what went wrong in the last game against Clemson. Ohio State’s defense featured a very talented defensive backfield. Safety Malik Hooker and cornerback Marshon Lattimore both made very fast rises to the top in one year. Hooker and Lattimore both declared for the NFL draft quickly after the loss to Clemson, as did fellow defensive back Gareon Conley.

Along with the defense, the Buckeyes had a very powerful offense with the combo of QB J.T Barrett and RB/WR Curtis Samuel. To the dislike of almost all Ohio State fans, Curtis Samuel announced that he too was going pro back in early January. J.T Barrett on the other hand will be coming back for his final season. Barrett stated that it would be hard for him to leave after a blowout.

The 2017 Ohio State recruiting class is seen as the second-best class this year. They fall only behind Alabama. Since Urban Meyer became the head coach, Ohio State has been right back at the top of recruiting.

With the Buckeyes having the second best class in the nation, there isn’t much more they could ask for. Expect maybe two or three of these guys left on their recruiting boards.