After missing on David Sanders Jr. earlier in the month of August, Upper Marlboro (Md.) Riverdale Baptist four-star interior offensive lineman Jayvon McFadden pledged his services to the Buckeyes on Saturday.
247Sports composite ranking says that he is the No. 407 player in the country, the 25th-best at his position and the No. 11 player in the state of Maryland.
He is the third offensive lineman in the class to this point, joining Toledo Whitmer four-star offensive tackle Carter Lowe (6-5, 290) and Westerville (Ohio) North three-star interior offensive lineman Jake Cook (6-5, 295) in the 2025 cycle.
While adding a third solid recruit to the offensive line is a good step for the Buckeyes in strengthening their No. 1 overall recruiting class, this could be the second straight year in which Ohio State is only able to sign three on the line in a class if nothing changes. In the 2024 class, the Buckeyes signed Ian Moore along with Devontae and Deontae Armstrong.
However, in McFadden’s recruitment, the Buckeyes were able to come out on top over Colorado, Maryland and South Carolina, the other three schools that were included in his top four when he released them.
