Ohio State has 2 defensive linemen committed in its 2027 class, and no name at the position is on the board today. Every name below links to its full profile, and every fact comes from the verified commit board.
2 COMMITS / 0 ON THE BOARDNo defensive lineman a named outlet has tied to Ohio State is uncommitted today. The full watch list is on the commit board.
What we have written about the defensive lineman job at Ohio State, beyond this class:
Donte Wheat in 1981, Willie Salter in 2001, and then nothing until Nick Saban retired. Eleven Warriors counted the roster this week. ESPN, reporting on one recruit in 2024, had already recorded the mechanism.
He chose the Buckeyes over Auburn and Georgia, and filled the last hole in the best defensive line haul since 2021. By his own account he was going to Georgia before he visited Columbus.
Nine defenders are pledged. Eleven Warriors calls the defensive line haul the program's best since the 2021 class that produced JT Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer. The secondary is short a top-100 corner for the first time in five years, and Karlos May's July 18 commitment closed the one hole left on the front.
Caden Moss on Friday, Marcus Fakatou over Georgia and Texas on Monday. Inside the best trench-recruiting stretch of the Ryan Day era.
How this reads: every defensive lineman above is grouped by the position board.json lists for him, the same grouping the needs page counts and the commit board publishes. Nothing on this page is a new claim: it is the same verified rows, gathered by position instead of by date. Ratings and national ranks carry the date they were read on each recruit's profile.
Looking for another position? The full picture is on 2027 recruiting needs, and every profile on the board is listed at 2027 recruits.
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