Despite the regular season being in full swing, Ohio State and wide receiver Brian Hartline continue to make moves on the recruiting trail.
The Buckeyes extended an offer to Severn (Md.) Archbishop Spalding four-star 2027 wide receiver Myles McAfee (5-11, 165) following his gameday visit to Ohio State this past Saturday, the nation’s eighth-best wide receiver and 51st-best overall player in the class.
Ohio State is McAfee’s ninth collegiate offer, a list that includes Big Ten rivals Indiana, Penn State and Maryland along with Boston College, Charlotte, East Carolina, Virginia Tech and West Virginia. But despite the attention he has received throughout the country as just a high school sophomore, McAfee said that this offer is something special to him, especially when considering the NFL pipeline Hartline has created in his wide receiver room since taking over in 2019.
“Getting an Ohio State offer means a lot to me as they are known for producing high-level wide receiver talent,” he told 247Sports. “They also have produced lots and lots of NFL talent, in general, so it is a big blessing.”
McAfee was offered by head coach Ryan Day during his visit, who he spent time with along with Hartline and offensive assistant Devin Jordan. The four-star said he enjoyed the conversations he had with Ohio State’s staff, who he thinks puts their wide receivers in the optimal spots to succeed on the field.
“I like how they get their wide receivers in the right spots to make big-time plays and how they take pride in bettering themselves,” McAfee said. “I also like Brian Hartline as he is a wide receiver guru. They said keep up the good work and I need to come back up.”
As for the visit itself, McAfee said he enjoyed his time up in Columbus and was impressed by the energy inside Ohio Stadium for the Buckeyes’ game against the Herd.
“The experience was great,” he said. “The energy was awesome as there were 100,000-plus fans. I got to meet the coaches and the fans were showing mad love.”
McAfee is in the midst of a strong sophomore campaign with Archbishop Spalding while catching passes from four-star 2025 quarterback and Maryland commit Malik Washington (6-4, 215), and with that comes a busy fall of visits. The Maryland native took a visit to Penn State two weeks before coming to Columbus, and he also plans to travel to Duke this weekend for the Blue Devils home game against arch rival North Carolina.
McAfee was one of four recruits who were offered by Ohio State this past weekend. Joining McAfee was Cleveland Glenville four-star 2026 linebacker Cincere Johnson (6-3, 225) and Glassboro (N.J.) 2026 four-and-three star athletes and brothers Xavier Sabb (6-1, 180) and Amari Sabb (5-9, 155).
