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Gabriel Osborne Jr.

Gabriel Osborne Jr. of Mustang is a 5-star cornerback, 6-2, 180 pounds, committed to Oklahoma and still on Ohio State's 2027 board.

CLASS OF 2027 / ON THE BOARD

What a flip would change

  • 2Cornerback commits in the class so far
  • Lastthe last cornerback left on Ohio State's board
  • No. 20where a flip would land him in a class of 19

Who Ohio State has at cornerback

Counted from the verified 2027 board, where he is committed to Oklahoma today. See the full position-by-position needs.

Position
CB Cornerback
Rating
★★★★★
Composite rank
NO. 36 NATL RATINGS VERIFIED
Height / Weight
6-2, 180 pounds SIZE VERIFIED
High school
Mustang
Status
Committed to Oklahoma

Committed to Oklahoma in June. Ohio State is still pursuing him. 247Sports moved him to five stars in its June 10 rankings update (News On 6, June 11, 2026).

Reporting: Eleven Warriors, July 1, 2026

Rating: News On 6 (Griffin Media), June 11, 2026, and the 247Sports Composite on his player page, read August 15, 2026.

Composite rank: the 247Sports composite, on each man's own 247Sports player page, as of August 16, 2026.

Height and weight: 247Sports' Oklahoma 2027 commits page, as of August 13, 2026.

High school: The Oklahoman, Colton Sulley, June 1, 2026.

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On the wire: Gabriel Osborne Jr.
08.16.26 Watch List

Ohio State's 2027 board is three men who already said yes to somebody else

Benny Easter Jr. has belonged to Texas Tech since November. Nigel Newkirk and Gabriel Osborne Jr. both pledged elsewhere at the turn of June, and Osborne's decision made Oklahoma the No. 1 class in the country that day. Read on their own 247Sports pages this weekend, the three of them are the No. 72, No. 226 and No. 36 players in the class.

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Quick answers: Gabriel Osborne Jr.

Every answer below is read from the verified 2027 commit board, the same source the grid at the top of this page renders. Nothing here is estimated or projected.

Is Gabriel Osborne Jr. committed to Ohio State?
No. Gabriel is committed to Oklahoma and is listed as an Ohio State flip target. He is on the 2027 watch list, and a target is not a commit.
What position does Gabriel Osborne Jr. play?
Cornerback (CB). Where that leaves the class is tracked on the 2027 needs page.
How tall is Gabriel Osborne Jr.?
Gabriel is listed at 6-2, 180 pounds, from 247Sports' Oklahoma 2027 commits page, as verified on . Heights and weights here are never estimated.
Where is Gabriel Osborne Jr. from?
Gabriel plays for Mustang.
What is Gabriel Osborne Jr.'s recruiting ranking?
Gabriel is a 5-star prospect, No. 36 nationally, from the 247Sports composite, on each man's own 247Sports player page, as verified on . Ratings move through a cycle, so the outlet and the date beside a number matter as much as the number.

How we track Gabriel: he is on the 2027 watch list because the reporting above says so, and this page carries nothing that reporting does not. A position or rating we have not verified is left off rather than guessed. We do not post measurables we have not read in print, film breakdowns or photos of high school recruits, and we do not publish predictions. A target is not a commit, and nothing here says otherwise until he signs.

Board moves break first on @buckeye.recruits and land here with the full story. See every recruit on the 2027 board or the full class of 2027 board.