Ohio State has found a quarterback in 2025, earning a commitment on Wednesday from Bellefontaine, Ohio, three-star signal caller Tavien St. Clair (6-4, 210).
St. Clair’s commitment comes after a busy summer at Ohio State. He was offered by the program in May and then made several visits to campus for recruiting camps throughout June, where he routinely impressed those in attendance in throwing drills and competitive outings.
It showed a significant improvement for St. Clair compared to his camp experience last summer, a full year before he would pick up his Ohio State offer. In the last year, he’s developed from a quarterback on Ohio State’s radar to one that is now in the class for the Buckeyes, choosing the school over the likes of Alabama, Michigan, Penn State and Tennessee.
“I’m kind of just taking what the defense gives me,” St. Clair said of his improvement over the last year. “I’m not necessarily trying to make all the perfect throws. I’m just going out there and playing, not really thinking as much. I’m here with my team, trying to get better and make the throws when they’re there.”
His impressive camp experience came after a successful sophomore outing at Bellefontaine, throwing for 2,453 yards and 25 touchdowns to just four interceptions. While considered just the No. 333 overall prospect in 2025 – as well as the No. 25 quarterback – his development and the relationship with Ohio State over the last year have both parties comfortable with a verbal pledge entering his junior year.
“The tradition, quarterback development, things like that,” St. Clair said of what draws him to Ohio State. “What’s going to put me in the best position to go the NFL?”
Putting St. Clair in position to go to the NFL will be in the hands of head coach Ryan Day and quarterbacks coach Corey Dennis, both of whom St. Clair said he has a great relationship. Dennis in particular has spent a lot of time with St. Clair, sticking close to him throughout the last month when St. Clair has visited Ohio State.
“I’d say it’s mostly his style of coaching,” St. Clair said of what he likes about Dennis. “He’s real relaxed and he knows what he’s talking about. I mean, the quarterback development here is better than anywhere else, so learning from him is nice.”
St. Clair’s commitment likely marks the end of Ohio State’s pursuit of Belleville, Mich., five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood (6-4, 205) and Findlay, Ohio, four-star quarterback Ryan Montgomery (6-3, 205), the other two signal callers offered by the Buckeyes in 2025. As for the rest of the 2025 class, St. Clair is just the second commitment for Ohio State, joining Atlanta Douglass five-star safety Jontae Gilbert (6-1, 175), who committed last July.
