Four-star QB Air Noland actively being recruited by Ohio State commit Deontae Armstrong
Coveted Fairburn (Ga.) Langston Hughes four-star quarterback Air Noland is set to make his college decision in just a few days. As the country awaits his decision, some committed prospects are doing what they can to recruit one of the nation’s top prospects.
Deontae Armstrong, a four-star Ohio State offensive tackle commitment out of Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward tweeted “NFL > NIL” with a smiley face Thursday afternoon.
Armstrong and his twin brother Devontae Armstrong are both recent Ohio State commitments.
Noland narrowed his list of top schools down to seven on March 25 and set a commitment date of April 8 at 8:45pm ET. Ohio State was one of the schools to make Noland’s seven alongside Alabama, Arkansas, Clemson, Miami, Oregon and Texas A&M.
“It speaks for itself,” Noland told On3 regarding why he included Ohio State in his top 7. “They get Heisman Trophy finalists almost every year. From a quarterback standpoint, they treat their quarterbacks like he’s in the NFL and they develop him like he’s in the NFL.
“I think the quarterback room at Ohio State has top tier competition. The guys there are really dialed in to Ohio State football and they love getting coached and developed.”
Noland visited Ohio State on March 31 and a day later he announced that he had picked up an offer from the Buckeyes.
“Sources have told me Ohio State wants him to be their guy,” Matt Parker of Lettermen Row said. “From what I heard, the visit this past weekend went very well.”
Following an expert prediction from On3’s Josh Newberg, Ohio State became the overwhelming favorite to land Noland’s commitment according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine as the Buckeyes sit at 84.2%.
Ohio State staying hot on the recruiting trail
The last month has been full of wins for Ohio State on the recruiting trail as the Buckeyes continue building their 2024 class.
Ohio State kicked off March picking up a commitment from three-star interior offensive lineman Marc Nave on March 8. The Buckeyes future offensive line got even stronger 19 days later as the Armstrong brothers committed to Ohio State on March 27.
April got off to an even better start for Ohio State with the commitment of top-100 running back James Peoples on April 2. Two days later they got a commitment from another five-star wide receiver in Mylan Graham.
With all of those commitments, Ohio State started March with the No. 4 class in the country and following Graham’s commitment they sit at No. 2 only trailing Georgia.
Air Noland recruiting info
Noland is the No. 111 overall prospect and No. 10 quarterback in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 20 player in Georgia.
On3 rates Noland higher than other recruiting services, according to the Industry Comparison. Per the 2024 On300, he is the No. 45 overall prospect, No. 4 quarterback and No. 8 player in Georgia.
The 6-foot-2.5 185-pounder has an On3 NIL Valuation of $254K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.