Ohio State recruiting has been on a heater in the month of November, and that continued this weekend.
On Saturday, the Buckeyes got a commitment from Cibolo (Texas) Steele four-star safety Eli Johnson (6-3, 200) a few hours before the 48-10 win over UCLA. Then, on Sunday morning, they got a commitment from Buford, Ga., four-star defensive end Dre Quinn (6-4, 228).
Quinn had been committed to Clemson until the Tigers’ poor start to the season, and on his visit to Columbus for the win over the Bruins, he decided that he wanted to be at Ohio State.
A 2026 prospect, Quinn is rated the No. 391 player in the country, the No. 36 edge rusher and the No. 43 player in the state of Georgia. He is the sixth defensive lineman in the class, joining the most recent flip, Bessemer (Ala.) City four-star defensive lineman Emanuel Ruffin, who flipped to OSU from Colorado a week before Quinn did.
Johnson becomes the second-highest rated player in the Buckeyes’ 2027 class as the No. 114 player in the country, the No. 10 safety and the No. 15 player in the state of Texas.
He’s the sixth commitment in the class and the third of the month after Liberty Center, Ohio, four-star interior offensive lineman Kellen Wymer (6-5, 265) and St. Clairsville, Ohio, three-star interior lineman Mason Wilt (6-5, 295) both committed on Nov. 2.
It’s still early in the cycle, but Ohio State’s 2027 class ranks No. 3 overall according to 247Sports, while the 2026 class is still at No. 7 in the country after Quinn’s commitment.
