Recruiting: Ohio State Offers First 2028 Quarterback, 2026, 2027 Skill Players After Recruiting Camp
Ohio State continued to stay busy on the recruiting trail this week, extending multiple offers to 2026, 2027 and 2028 prospects just hours after they participated in Ohio State’s third recruiting camp of the summer on Tuesday afternoon.
Perhaps the most notable offer from camp was Miami (Fla.) Ransom Everglades School 2028 quarterback Neimann Lawrence (6-1, 175). The Florida product is the first 2028 quarterback offered by head coach Ryan Day and his staff and the second overall, joining Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy wideout Eric McFarland (5-8, 170).
Despite being just an incoming freshman in high school, Lawrence held strong in quarterback drills in front of Day and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Chip Kelly during Tuesday’s camp, especially considering he was competing alongside the likes of Bellefontaine, Ohio, 2025 five-star and Ohio State commit Tavien St. Clair (6-4, 225) and Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage five-star Dia Bell (6-2, 195).
There is not much out there about Lawrence’s time playing quarterback in middle school, but his performance was strong enough to earn three significant offers including the Buckeyes, Miami (Fla.) and TCU.
Another notable Ohio State offer on Tuesday was Red Oak, Texas, 2026 four-star wide receiver Brayden Robinson (5-8, 160). The wideout, despite his 5-8 frame, is a coveted prospect in the 2026 class, coming in as the nation’s 33rd-best wideout and 206th-best overall player. He has made a significant impact for Red Oak in his first two high school seasons, totaling 77 catches for 1,175 yards and 18 touchdowns from 2022-23.
Ohio State is one of 34 FBS schools who have offered the four-star since his freshman season in 2022, joining an impressive list that includes Auburn, LSU, Penn State, Texas A&M, Michigan, Oregon and Ole Miss, among others.
Robinson was not the only wide receiver prospect offered by Ohio State after Tuesday’s camp. The Buckeyes also extended a scholarship to Harper Woods (Mich.) 2027 wideout Dakota Guerrant (6-1, 185) and Spring, Texas, Legacy the School of Sport Sciences 2026 prospect Mike Brown (6-1, 170). Both Guerrant and Brown are unranked by 247Sports, but they each have some notable offers.
Guerrant offers from schools such as Auburn, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Notre Dame, while Brown earned scholarships from Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State and Texas, among others.
Robinson is the 10th wide receiver prospects — not counting Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei five-star commit Chris Henry Jr. (6-5, 205) — to be offered by Brian Hartline and Ohio State in the 2026 class and the second in the past week. The Buckeyes also extended a scholarship to Fort Wayne (Ind.) Northrop three-star Jeruaden Guilford after he participated in Ohio State’s first recruiting camp last Wednesday.
Going back to the 2027 class, Ohio State also offered Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph tight end D’Angelo White (6-5, 229). The Ohioan is currently unranked by 247Sports, but he impressed those within the program on Tuesday with his unique length and athleticism, earning him his ninth overall FBS offer and his seventh since May 1. He also holds scholarships from schools such as Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Purdue and West Virginia, making the Buckeyes perhaps his most impressive offer to date.
White is the second tight end offered by Ohio State in the 2027 class, joining Mark Bowman of Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei (6-5, 215), who is also unranked. He and Brown are also the 15th and 16th overall 2027 prospect offered by the Buckeyes, a group that includes Dayton Wayne wide receiver Jamier Brown (5-11, 160) and Aliquippa (Penn.) cornerback Larry Moon III, who were each offered after Ohio State’s June 5 camp.