Jelani Thurman

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Class: JR

Sport: fb

#: 15

Pos: TE

Ht: 6-6

Wt: 233

Status: Committed
Commitment Date: 1/11/2026

High School: Langston Hughes (Fairburn, GA)

NIL Value

NCAA ID:: -

Transfer Portal

Entered - 12/31/2025

Hard Commit - 1/11/2026

Transfer Portal Rating

88.72

Transfer Portal Rankings

Natl280

TE17

Experience2023 - 2025

2025

Ohio State

2022

Langston Hughes

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Distance

Class Rank

TE Drafted (5yr)

Total Drafted (5yr)

North Carolina
Committed
1/11/2026
N/A
358 mi.
17
0
17

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Thurman News

Ohio State Tight End Transfer Jelani Thurman Commits to UNC

Don Callahan•01/11/26

Jelani Thurman by Matt Parker -- Lettermen Row --

Ohio State TE Jelani Thurman plans to enter NCAA transfer portal

Nick Schultz•01/01/26

Jelani Thurman by Brooke LaValley/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK

Previewing the 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes

Ian Boyd•08/25/25

Why Texas' rematch against Ohio State will be a very different game

Ian Boyd•06/10/25

Julian Sayin by Mick Walker -- Lettermen Row --

Roster Reset: Buckeyes tight end room bursting with potential

Spencer Holbrook•01/30/25

Will Kacmarek by Mick Walker -- Lettermen Row --

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Reminds Us Of

Julius Thomas

TE/6-5/250

HS Class of 2006

2011Draft: Rnd4 /Pick32

Jelani Thurman's large catch radius and basketball background remind us of Julius Thomas. Both had power forward build and skill sets as tight end prospects.