Ohio State set to host 5-star EDGE Eddrick Houston

Buford (Ga.) five-star EDGE Eddrick Houston is set to visit Ohio State on Friday according to BamaInsider’s Joseph Hastings. The visit to Columbus comes a few days after he visited Alabama (April 3), Georgia (April 4) and Clemson (April 5).

The visit to Ohio State will Houston’s third visit to campus and first time back in Columbus since Sept. 3. He also visited Oklahoma and Tennessee in March.

“That’s what this first impression will be about, just to see where they stand and just see things that you don’t usually see,” Houston told On3 prior to his spring visits. “Just meet the coaches in person instead of talking to them on the phone is just a different feel when you’re able to talk face-to-face with them.”

Following the Alabama visit, Houston also told Hastings that he moved his commitment date up from Dec. 9 to his birthday on Aug. 22.

Houston is the No. 10 overall prospect and No. 3 EDGE 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. 3 player in Georgia.

The 6-foot-3, 255-pounder holds several Power Five offers and the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine currently has Georgia as the favorite to land a commitment from Houston at 28.9%.

Houston announced his top 10 last November but told On3’s Chad Simmons on March 1 that the list has changed slightly changed with the additions of Michigan USC.

Houston currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $317K. 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.

Ohio State recruiting well in 2024

Ohio State wrapped up the 2023 recruiting cycle with the No. 4 class in the country and have carried that momentum into the 2024 cycle.

The Buckeyes latest win on the recruiting trail was landing a commitment from five-star wide receiver Mylan Graham. Graham is the second five-star receiver to commit to Ohio State joining  Five-Star Plus+ wide receiver Jeremiah Smith.

For more Ohio State recruiting intel, check out Lettermen Row.

The end of March and beginning of April was a huge time for Ohio State. Aside from landing a commitment from Graham, the Buckeyes also picked up commitments from four-star offensive tackles Devontae Armstrong and Deontae Armstrong on March 27 as well as a four-star running back James Peoples on April 2.

With those commitments, Ohio State eight commitments and the No. 2 class in the country.