COLUMBUS — Ohio State hosted an impressive number of visiting prospects inside Ohio Stadium for the Buckeyes’ annual spring game.
Lettermen Row is still working on the final total, but at least over three dozen recruits and their families made it to the Horseshoe for the fifteenth spring practice. Team Scarlet, the offense, beat Team Gray, the defense, 34-33 in a sunny and windy atmosphere.
Recruits were treated to seeing one of the best defensive units in the country showcase exactly why that’s the case. Linebacker CJ Hicks led the stat sheet with eight tackles. A bunch of defensive backs made plays on Saturday too. Calvin Simpson-Hunt, Jaylen McClain, Brenten ‘Inky’ Jones and Dianté Griffin all had interceptions. Cornerback Jermaine Mathews had an excellent pass breakup in coverage of Jeremiah Smith that likely would have been a touchdown if caught.
Everyone of course wanted to see the quarterbacks and the fans in the stands saw much of what the media has this spring. Head coach Ryan Day and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly rolled the quarterbacks throughout the warm afternoon. Will Howard, Devin Brown, Lincoln Kienholz, Julian Sayin and Air Noland, all five of the Buckeyes scholarship quarterbacks, showed good and bad moments.
The recruits in the ‘Shoe, however, are what we’re looking at. Top-rated 2026 prospect Jahkeem Stewart made his debut visit to Ohio State and it didn’t disappoint according to On3’s Steve Wiltfong. Several members from the Buckeyes’ top-rated 2025 class were present as two new prospects committed with tight end Nate Roberts and safety Cody Haddad.
Ohio State will still have a few visitors trickling in throughout the end of April before coaches hit the road in May. June will bring more recruits on campus with camps and official visits and then it all comes to a halt once the summer dead period starts.
Lettermen Row rolls out a photo gallery of all the prospects we were able to capture Saturday before the game.
Five-star quarterback Tavien St. Clair and four-star offensive tackle Carter Lowe. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)Three-star Ohio State safety commit Cody Haddad. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2027 Detroit (Mich) County Day ATH Anthony Cartwright III. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 four-star Loganville (Ga) Grayson linebacker Anthony Davis. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 quarterback Brady Palmer. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2027 ATH Brayden Tyson. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 ATH Braylon Edwards. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 Charlotte (N.C.) wide receiver Brody Keefe. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 four-star Buford (Ga) defensive lineman Bryce Perry-Wright. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 defensive lineman Deuce Geralds. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2025 five-star Plus+ Houston (Texas) North Shore cornerback and Ohio State commit Devin Sanchez. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2024 Painesville (Ohio) Riverside defensive lineman and Ohio State signee Dominic Kirks. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 four-star Suwanee (Ga) Peachtree Ridge cornerback Dorian Barney. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2025 four-star Las Vegas (Nev) Bishop Gorman OT Douglas Utu. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2024 four-star Coopersville (Mich) IOL and Ohio State signee Gabe VanSickle. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2025 Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier defensive lineman Gordy Sulfstead. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 five-star Reserve (La) St. Augustine defensive lineman Jahkeem Stewart. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 ATH Jakob Weatherspoon. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)OT Jesse Moody. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2027 ATH Jorden Edmonds. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 prospect Joshua Pittman. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 four-star OL Max Riley. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 four-star OT Micah Smith. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 wide receiver Ryan Mosley. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 tight end Sam Hamilton. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2025 kicker Scott Starzyk. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 four-star running back Shahn Alston. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2025 four-star linebacker and Ohio State commit TJ Alford. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2026 three-star IOL Will Conroy. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2025 four-star EDGE/linebacker Xavier Griffin. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)2025 four-star EDGE and Ohio State commit Zahir Mathis. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)
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