Buckeyes set to welcome massive list of visitors for top-five showdown
COLUMBUS — Ohio State undoubtedly is setting a program record for the number of visitors in one weekend in the Ryan Day era.
No. 2 Ohio State hosts No. 5 Notre Dame in a primetime game inside Ohio Stadium with plenty of questions ready to be answered and new storylines ready to be written.
With that comes a crucial emphasis on recruiting. The Buckeyes will host anywhere from 50-75 prospects Saturday. It features a good mix of 2023, 2024 and 2025 prospects. Nearly the entire Ohio State 2023 class will be in Columbus too.
2024 five-star quarterback commit Dylan Raiola and 2025 four-star cornerback commit Jontae Gilbert will also be in Ohio Stadium this weekend.
It’s beneficial that plenty of the Buckeyes’ commits will be in town for the game Saturday. There will be plenty of opportunities for committed players to answer questions and build relationships with uncommitted prospects.
Specifically, four-star offensive lineman Luke Montgomery and five-star wide receiver Brandon Inniss will be in Columbus. Those two are this cycle’s ‘captains’ if you can coin the phrase for recruiting. And they are going to be called upon with some big recruitments.
Five-star EDGE Keon Keeley, five-star EDGE Damon Wilson and five-star defensive lineman Matayo Uiagalelei all will be on campus. According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, the Buckeyes only lead in Uiagalelei’s recruitment.
Anytime highly-rated uncommitted prospects make the trip, the salesmanship from committed players shines. Expect that to be the case this weekend with Keeley, Wilson and Uiagalelei.
The list of visiting prospects that have been confirmed by Lettermen Row:
2023
- Keon Keeley, five-star EDGE, uncommitted (Official)
- Damon Wilson, five-star EDGE, uncommitted (Official)
- Matayo Uiagalelei, five-star defensive lineman, uncommitted
- Brandon Inniss, five-star wide receiver, commit
- Noah Rogers, five-star wide receiver, commit (Official)
- Bryson Rodgers, four-star wide receiver, commit
- Brendan Jenkins, unranked wide receiver
- Brock Glenn, four-star quarterback, commit
- Mark Fletcher, four-star running back, commit
- Luke Montgomery, four-star offensive lineman, commit
- Austin Siereveld, four-star offensive lineman, commit
- Josh Padilla, four-star offensive lineman, commit
- Jelani Thurman, four-star tight end, commit
- Jason Moore, four-star defensive lineman, commit
- Will Smith Jr., three-star defensive lineman, commit
- Arvell Reese, four-star linebacker, commit (Official)
- Jermaine Mathews, four-star cornerback, commit
- Calvin Simpson-Hunt, four-star cornerback, commit
- Malik Hartford, four-star safety, commit
- Cedrick Hawkins, four-star safety, commit (Official)
2024
- Dylan Raiola, five-star quarterback, commit
- Corey Smith, four-star running back
- Sam Williams-Dixon, unranked running back
- Aneyas Williams, four-star athlete
- Christian Bentacur, four-star tight end
- Aidan Steinfeldt, four-star tight end
- Brady Prieskorn, four-star tight end
- Jeremiah Smith, five-star wide receiver
- Joshisa Trader, five-star wide receiver
- Ryan Wingo, four-star wide receiver
- Mylan Graham, four-star wide receiver
- Brauntae Johnson, four-star wide receiver
- Ian Moore, four-star offensive lineman
- Donovan Harbour, four-star offensive lineman
- KingJoseph Edwards, four-star EDGE
- Nigel Smith, four-star defensive lineman
- Eddrick Houston, four-star EDGE
- Elias Rudolph, four-star EDGE
- Brian Robinson, four-star EDGE
- Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, four-star linebacker
- Sammy Brown, four-star linebacker
- Anthony Speca, four-star linebacker
- Edwin Spillman, four-star linebacker
- Garrett Stover, four-star linebacker/safety
- Bryce West, four-star cornerback
- Aaron Scott, four-star cornerback
- Terhyon Nichols, four-star cornerback
- Peyton Woodyard, four-star safety
- K.J. Bolden, five-star safety
2025-26
- Ryan Montgomery, quarterback
- Tavien St. Clair, quarterback
- Gideon Davidson, running back
- Jordon Davison, running back
- Jamie Ffrench, wide receiver
- Winston Watkins Jr., wide receiver
- Landon Pace, tight end
- Bear Tenney, tight end
- David Sanders, offensive tackle
- Jadon Perlotte, linebacker
- Jontae Gilbert, cornerback, commit
- D.J. Pickett, safety
- Dayton Raiola, quarterback (2026)
