Recruiting: Ohio State To Host 10 Prospects On Official Visits This Weekend
As the second weekend of official visits begins, Ohio State is set to host 10 recruits on campus from June 7-9.
There will be three prospects who are already committed to Ohio State on campus with Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic four-star wide receiver De’zie Jones (6-0, 180), Cleveland St. Ignatius four-star safety Cody Haddad (6-1, 175) and Akron Archbishop Hoban four-star linebacker Eli Lee (6-3, 230) all coming to Columbus.
As for uncommitted recruits, the Buckeyes will host Olney (Md.) Our Lady Good Counsel four-star safety Faheem Delane (6-3, 195), Oradell (N.J.) Bergan Catholic four-star wide receiver Quincy Porter (6-3, 190), Indianapolis Warren Central four-star defensive end Damien Shanklin (6-4, 230), Carmel, Calif., four-star offensive tackle Jackson Lloyd (6-7, 290), Matthews (N.C.) Weddington four-star defensive lineman Trajen Odom (6-4, 285), Upper Marlboro (Md.) Riverdale Baptist three-star interior offensive lineman Jayvon McFadden (6-5, 300) and Roswell, Ga., three-star interior offensive lineman Andrew Stargel (6-4, 284).
Delane is the No. 2 safety in the nation and also has visits scheduled with Oregon (June 14-16) and LSU (June 21-23) later this month. He visited Maryland last weekend as well. In his junior season, he had 69 tackles and 18 passes broken up. The Buckeyes have already built a very good secondary in the 2025 recruiting class, and Delane would only make that much stronger.
Lloyd, one of three offensive linemen coming to Columbus this weekend, released his top six schools on Thursday, and along with the Buckeyes were Alabama, Oregon, Stanford, Tennessee and USC. He would be a solid addition to a class that already has a commitment from Toledo Whitmer four-star offensive tackle Carter Lowe (6-5, 290).
Odom said that he’s down to six schools as well with Colorado, Georgia, Oregon, UCLA and USC all in the mix with Ohio State. LSU is seen in the industry as the favorite to land Shanklin after his visit last weekend, but the Buckeyes will have the chance to change his mind. He has set his commitment date for Aug. 29.
McFadden and Stargel are being recruited as a guard and a center, respectively. Stargel was on campus previously in the spring.
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