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●  HORSESHOE BOARD CLASS OF 2027 · RATINGS VERIFIED AUG 16 · 247 COMPOSITE / ON3 / ESPN
Commits 19 1 in July 2026
Five Stars 03 Jacobs Brown Fakatou
On3 Rank 05 Industry table
ESPN Rank 11 Late June update
OL Commits 06 First 6-OL class since 2020

2027 Commit Board

19COMMITS
15BLUE CHIPS
NO. 5ON3
NO. 11ESPN
3FIVE STARS
6OL
01DEDJ Jacobs★★★★★
NO. 3 NATL / 6-5, 240 / Blessed Trinity Catholic / Roswell, GA
02WRJamier Brown★★★★★
NO. 19 NATL / 5-11, 192 / Wayne / Huber Heights, OH
03DLMarcus Fakatou★★★★★
NO. 31 NATL / 6-6, 275 / Sierra Canyon / Chatsworth, CA
04OTCaden Moss★★★★★
NO. 47 NATL / 6-5, 320 / Jackson Academy / Jackson, MS
05OLKellen Wymer★★★★★
NO. 55 NATL / 6-5, 265 / Liberty Center / Liberty Center, OH
06DEWyatt Smith★★★★★
NO. 76 NATL / 6-6, 235 / St. Thomas Aquinas / Fort Lauderdale, FL
07LBPrince Goldsby★★★★★
NO. 101 NATL / 6-3, 205 / Blue Springs South / Blue Springs, MO
08DTKarlos May★★★★★
NO. 123 NATL / 6-3.5, 305 / Ramsay / Birmingham, AL
09LBQuinton Cypher★★★★★
NO. 213 NATL / 6-2, 220 / Millbrook / Raleigh, NC
10QBBrady Edmunds★★★★★
NO. 235 NATL / 6-5, 220 / Huntington Beach / Huntington Beach, CA
11SEli Johnson★★★★★
NO. 246 NATL / 6-3, 200 / Cibolo Steele / Cibolo, TX
NO.PLAYERRATINGNATL RANKHIGH SCHOOL
01DEDJ Jacobs6-5, 240★★★★★NO. 3 NATLBlessed Trinity Catholic / Roswell, GA
02WRJamier Brown5-11, 192★★★★★NO. 19 NATLWayne / Huber Heights, OH
03DLMarcus Fakatou6-6, 275★★★★★NO. 31 NATLSierra Canyon / Chatsworth, CA
04OTCaden Moss6-5, 320★★★★★NO. 47 NATLJackson Academy / Jackson, MS
05OLKellen Wymer6-5, 265★★★★★NO. 55 NATLLiberty Center / Liberty Center, OH
06DEWyatt Smith6-6, 235★★★★★NO. 76 NATLSt. Thomas Aquinas / Fort Lauderdale, FL
07LBPrince Goldsby6-3, 205★★★★★NO. 101 NATLBlue Springs South / Blue Springs, MO
08DTKarlos May6-3.5, 305★★★★★NO. 123 NATLRamsay / Birmingham, AL
09LBQuinton Cypher6-2, 220★★★★★NO. 213 NATLMillbrook / Raleigh, NC
10QBBrady Edmunds6-5, 220★★★★★NO. 235 NATLHuntington Beach / Huntington Beach, CA
11SEli Johnson6-3, 200★★★★★NO. 246 NATLCibolo Steele / Cibolo, TX
12CBDeontay Malone6-0, 182★★★★★NO. 279 NATLMassillon Washington / Massillon, OH
13OLJimmy Kalis6-7.5, 290★★★★★NO. 291 NATLCentral Catholic / Pittsburgh, PA
14OLDavis Seaman6-3.5, 290★★★★★NO. 371 NATLBishop Watterson / Columbus, OH
15OLMason Wilt6-5, 295★★★★★NO. 388 NATLSt. Clairsville / St. Clairsville, OH
16OLBrody McNeel6-5, 285★★★★★NO. 423 NATLGodwin / Richmond, VA
17CBJaden Carey5-11, 175★★★★★NO. 582 NATLSt. Thomas Aquinas / Fort Lauderdale, FL
18WRJordan Donahoo6-4, 185★★★★★NO. 963 NATLOviedo / Oviedo, FL
19SAngelo Smith5-10, 170★★★★★NO. 1014 NATLChaminade-Madonna / Hollywood, FL
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12CBDeontay Malone★★★★★
NO. 279 NATL / 6-0, 182 / Massillon Washington / Massillon, OH
13OLJimmy Kalis★★★★★
NO. 291 NATL / 6-7.5, 290 / Central Catholic / Pittsburgh, PA
14OLDavis Seaman★★★★★
NO. 371 NATL / 6-3.5, 290 / Bishop Watterson / Columbus, OH
15OLMason Wilt★★★★★
NO. 388 NATL / 6-5, 295 / St. Clairsville / St. Clairsville, OH
16OLBrody McNeel★★★★★
NO. 423 NATL / 6-5, 285 / Godwin / Richmond, VA
17CBJaden Carey★★★★★
NO. 582 NATL / 5-11, 175 / St. Thomas Aquinas / Fort Lauderdale, FL
18WRJordan Donahoo★★★★★
NO. 963 NATL / 6-4, 185 / Oviedo / Oviedo, FL
19SAngelo Smith★★★★★
NO. 1014 NATL / 5-10, 170 / Chaminade-Madonna / Hollywood, FL
All 19 pledges. Rankings come from On3's Industry view of the Ohio State 2027 commits page, as of August 16, 2026. The ranks for Benny Easter Jr. (No. 72), Nigel Newkirk (No. 226) and Gabriel Osborne Jr. (No. 36) were read on August 16, 2026, from the 247Sports composite, on each man's own 247Sports player page. Monsanna Torbert Jr.'s No. 106 was read on July 7, 2026, from the 247Sports composite, via Eleven Warriors. Monshun Sales' No. 8 was read on July 17, 2026, from Eleven Warriors. David Gabriel Georges' No. 10 was read on July 22, 2026, from ESPN. Brayton Feister's No. 133 was read on August 11, 2026, from the 247Sports composite, on each man's own 247Sports player page. Heights and weights come from 247Sports' Ohio State 2027 commits page, as of August 12, 2026.

How the class was built

25 MOVES

2026

  1. MISS Brayton FeisterLB Four-star linebacker picks Oregon; the class stays at two linebackers
  2. TRANSFER Jamier Brown Back at Wayne in Huber Heights after one semester at Big Walnut; OHSAA eligibility undetermined
  3. MISS David Gabriel GeorgesRB Five-star running back picks Tennessee; the class is still at zero backs
  4. COMMIT Karlos MayDT Four-star tackle picks Ohio State over Auburn and Georgia
  5. MISS Monshun SalesWR Five-star receiver picks Indiana over Ohio State
  6. MISS Colton JohnsonTE The only uncommitted tight end with an Ohio State offer picks Ole Miss
  7. MISS Monsanna Torbert Jr.CB Cincinnati corner picks Michigan; the CB board thins
  8. COMMIT Marcus FakatouDL Five-star picks Ohio State over Georgia and Texas
  9. COMMIT Jordan DonahooWR
  10. COMMIT Caden MossOT No. 74 overall tackle joins the trench haul
  11. COMMIT Jaden CareyCB
  12. COMMIT Deontay MaloneCB
  13. COMMIT Prince GoldsbyLB
  14. COMMIT Wyatt SmithDE
  15. COMMIT Davis SeamanOL
  16. COMMIT Jimmy KalisOL

2025

  1. COMMIT DJ JacobsDE
  2. COMMIT Quinton CypherLB
  3. COMMIT Brody McNeelOL
  4. COMMIT Eli JohnsonS
  5. COMMIT Kellen WymerOL
  6. COMMIT Mason WiltOL
  7. COMMIT Angelo SmithS

2024

  1. COMMIT Brady EdmundsQB
  2. COMMIT Jamier BrownWR

Commit dates verified against the 247Sports and On3 commit pages. A miss is dated to the day the recruit pledged somewhere else, and a transfer to the day the move was reported. A move we covered links to the story; every other name links to its profile. See commit coverage.

On the board

Prospects Ohio State is still recruiting in the class of 2027: the uncommitted, and the pledges elsewhere the staff is working to flip. Each line carries the reporting it came from.

Off the board

Recruits Ohio State was in on this cycle who went somewhere else. A board is only honest if it shows the losses too.

Ohio's other two top-rated 2027 cornerbacks also left the state: Ace Alston to Notre Dame and Kei'Shjuan Telfair to Penn State (Eleven Warriors, July 1, 2026).

How this board works: every player listed here is verified against the 247Sports composite and cross-checked with published reporting before he appears. A blue chip in the band above is a four-star or five-star prospect, the line the recruiting services themselves draw between a top-class signing and a developmental one. Star ratings and national ranks move weekly during the cycle; the timestamp in the band above is the last verification date. Commits we cannot yet fully verify are counted in the totals but held off the list until sourcing is clean.

On the board and off the board track the recruits around the class rather than in it. A prospect appears there only when a named outlet has reported Ohio State's interest, and the outlet is printed on his line. Where a position or a rating has not been verified, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

When the dates on this board can move is set by the NCAA, not by us. Its published recruiting calendar decides which weeks a coach may visit a prospect, which weeks a prospect may visit campus, and which weeks nothing at all is permitted. We publish it, period by period, on the 2027 recruiting calendar.

Every name above has its own profile: the facts we have verified, the reporting behind them, and every story we have published on him. They are indexed together on the class of 2027 recruit page, and the board is broken down position by position on the 2027 recruiting needs page.

Ohio State is already building the class behind this one, and it is tracked separately: the 2028 commit board lists every 2028 pledge with what each outlet says about him, because in that cycle the services do not yet agree on a single rating. None of the totals on this page include them.

Board moves break first on @buckeye.recruits and land here with the full story. See commit coverage for the stories behind the board.

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