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A continuously updated list of the high school recruits who are committed to Ohio State as part of the 2026 recruiting cycle.

Ohio State is again putting together one of the nation’s highest ranked recruiting classes.

Following the Fourth of July weekend, the Buckeyes had received verbal commitments from 21 high school players in the class of 2026.

The group was No. 6 in 247Sports’ composite national team rankings as of July 7 with three-quarters of the commits considered blue-chip recruits rated as four- or five-star prospects.

Wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. is the top-rated prospect in the Ohio State 2026 recruiting class.

The Buckeyes, who have signed a top-five class in six straight cycles, are bound to add more pieces over the rest summer and fall.

With the early signing period approaches in December still five months away, The Dispatch is keeping track of all the 2026 commits.

Ohio State football class of 2026 commitments

All rankings are from the 247Sports composite rankings and sorted in that order.

Chris Henry Jr.

Position: Wide receiver
High School: Mater Dei, Santa Ana, California
Rank: Five-star (No. 15 nationally, No. 3 wide receiver, No. 4 in California)
Committed: July 28, 2023

Blaine Bradford

Position: Safety
High School: Catholic, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Rank: Five-star (No. 26 nationally, No. 3 safety, No. 2 in Louisiana)
Committed: March 31, 2025

Cincere Johnson

Position: Linebacker
High School: Glenville, Cleveland
Rank: Four-star (No. 71 nationally, No. 8 edge defender, No. 2 in Ohio)
Committed: June 19, 2025

Kayden Dixon-Wyatt

Position: Wide receiver
High School: Mater Dei, Santa Ana, California
Rank: Four-star (No. 108 nationally, No. 13 wide receiver, No. 14 in California)
Committed: May 4, 2025

Simeon Caldwell

Position: Safety/linebacker
High school: The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida
Rank: Four-star (No. 106 nationally, No. 6 linebacker, No. 13 in Florida)
Committed: April 3, 2025

Sam Greer

Position: Offensive tackle
High school: Archbishop Hoban, Akron
Rank: Four-star (No. 109 nationally, No. 7 offensive tackle, No. 4 in Ohio)
Committed: March 25, 2025

Maxwell Riley

Position: Offensive tackle
High school: Avon Lake, Avon Lake
Rank: Four-star (No. 127 nationally, No. 8 offensive tackle, No. 6 in Ohio)
Committed: March 10, 2025

Favour Akih

Position: Running back
High school: Hayes, Delaware
Rank: Four-star (No. 167 nationally, No. 14 running back, No. 8 in Ohio)
Committed: June 8, 2025

Jakob Weatherspoon

Position: Safety
High school: Avon, Avon
Rank: Four-star (No. 173 nationally, No. 15 safety, No. 9 in Ohio)
Committed: Jan. 2, 2025

Jordan Thomas

Position: Cornerback
High school: Bergen Catholic, Oradell, New Jersey
Rank: Four-star (No. 176 nationally, No. 16 cornerback, No. 2 in New Jersey)
Committed: May 12, 2025

Damari Simeon

Position: Defensive tackle
High school: St. Augustine Prep, Richland, New Jersey
Rank: Four-star (No. 201 nationally, No. 26 defensive lineman, No. 3 in New Jersey)
Committed: June 27, 2025

Khary Wilder

Position: Defensive end
High school: Junipero Serra, Gardena
Rank: Four-star (No. 241 nationally, No. 23 edge defender, No. 24 in California)
Committed: June 10, 2025

Jaeden Ricketts

Position: Wide receiver
High school: Watkins Memorial, Pataskala
Rank: Four-star (No. 269 nationally, No. 45 wide receiver, No. 11 in Ohio)
Committed: Nov. 16, 2024

CJ Sanna

Position: Linebacker
High school: Olentangy, Lewis Center
Rank: Four-star (No. 295 nationally, No. 19 linebacker, No. 13 in Ohio)
Committed: April 4, 2025

Luke Fahey

Position: Quarterback
High school: Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo, California
Rank: Four-star (No. 357 nationally, No. 25 quarterback, No. 33 in California)
Committed: July 3, 2025

Brock Boyd

Position: Wide receiver
High school: Southlake Carroll, Southlake, Texas
Rank: Four-star (No. 381 nationally, No. 58 wide receiver, No. 49 in Texas)
Committed: April 15, 2025

Aaron Thomas

Position: Offensive tackle
High school: Mountain Pointe, Phoenix
Rank: Three-star (No. 441 nationally, No. 36 offensive tackle, No. 5 in Arizona)
Committed: June 25, 2025

Corbyn Fordham

Position: Tight end
High school: The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida
Rank: Three-star (No. 483 nationally, No. 24 tight end, No. 67 in Florida)
Committed: Nov. 28, 2024

Cameron Brickle

Position: Defensive tackle
High school: IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
Rank: Three-star (No. 541 nationally, No. 62 defensive lineman, No. 77 in Florida)
Committed: June 28, 2025

Tucker Smith

Position: Offensive lineman
High school: Sandra Day O'Connor, Glendale, Arizona
Rank: Three-star (No. 667 nationally, No. 57 interior offensive lineman, No. 10 in Arizona)
Committed: March 26, 2025

Jamir Perez

Position: Defensive tackle
High school: Glenville, Cleveland
Rank: Three-star (No. 681 nationally, No. 74 defensive lineman, No. 29 in Ohio)
Committed: July 4, 2025

Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Email him at [email protected] and follow along on Bluesky, Instagram and X for more.