Recruiting Class for Ohio State Football Heading Into 2025

Recruiting for the Ohio State football team is reviewed here. Fans were disappointed that Ohio State did not have the No. 1 overall recruiting class because they won the CFP National Championship. However, Ohio State’s 2025 recruiting class finished fifth nationally and is balanced and will be great.

National rankings for recruiting do not matter that much. There is not much of a difference between the top national class and the class ranked fifth. Likely the most important assets in a recruiting class are that it contains a quarterback, which Ohio State’s does. What do you think is the most important thing in a college football recruiting class?

Ohio State’s 2025 Football Recruiting Class

There are a few things about a college football recruiting class that one needs to know. First, recruiting is the lifeblood of college football teams. Second, the recruits in highly ranked college football programs are likely to be stars in the National Football League.

It is also thought that winning a national championship will attract the best recruits to a college football team. Finally, it is important to know that recruiting talented players from high schools is not the only way college football teams attract talent in this era of Name, Image, and Likeness. These programs also have talented players transfer to them. This article will present the members of Ohio State’s recruiting class. These players will make millions of dollars.

1. The top-ranked recruit in the 2025 Ohio State recruiting class is quarterback Tavion St. Clair.

2. Cornerback Devin Sanchez is expected to get significant playing time as a freshman.

3. Wide Receiver Quincy Porter is also a member of the class. He may also play.

4. Carter Lowe is an offensive lineman in the class. He is a bit buried on a deep offensive line and may not play much this year.

5. Safety Faheem Delane is another top 100 recruit in the Ohio State football class.

6. Linebacker Riley Pettijohn ranked just outside the top 100 recruits but should see playing time for the Buckeyes.

7. Zion Grady is an edge rusher in the Ohio State class.

8. Anthony “Turbo” Rogers could fill an X role for Ohio State this year, like Curtis Samuel.

9. Epi Sitanilei is another edge rusher in the Ohio State recurring class.

10. Bo Jackson is a running back in the Ohio State recruiting class. He also has a great name.

11. Bodpegn Miller is a wide receiver who fans will likely not see.

12. Tarvos Alford is a linebacker in the Ohio State class.

13. Nate Roberts is a tight end in the class. He enters a deep, tight end room.

14. Maxwell Roy is a defensive lineman in the class.

15. and 16. De’Zie Jones and Phillip Bell are a pair of wide receivers in the Ohio State class who probably will not see meaningful game action.

17. Isaiah West is a running back in the Ohio State class. He is probably fifth on the Ohio State depth chart.

18. Jarquez Carter provides Ohio State with some depth on the defensive edge.

19. Brody Lennon is another tight end in the class.

20. Deshawn Stewart is a defensive safety in the Ohio State class.

21. Trajen Odom provides Ohio State with even more defensive line depth.

22. and 23. Jake Cook and Jayvon McFadden are offensive linemen in the class.

24. Cody Haddad is a safety in the Ohio State class.

25. Eli Lee is a linebacker in the class.

26. Jordyn Woods is a cornerback who rounds out the Ohio State recruiting class.

Conclusion

Ohio State has become known as “wide receiver U” because of all the great wide receivers who come to Ohio State. Porter will not hurt that. Twenty-six members are a robust recruiting class. When one adds in the 11 transfers Ohio State has coming in, there will be many new key players for the Buckeyes.