For Ohio State, June has been almost ideal, as it maintained its strong recruiting pace through the conclusion of official visits. The Buckeyes never let up after assuming the top place in the 247Sports Composite. Zion Grady, a four-star top-100 edge prospect, became Ohio State’s 19th pledge of the 2025 class on Monday. With fewer pledges, the class’s overall composite score of 297.68 is already greater than that of the final 2024 and 2023 classes. 2024 saw Ohio State place sixth in the country with 23 signees and a 289.10 score. Ohio State signed 21 players in 2023 and received a 290.72 rating.
That merely provides further context for the high caliber of the 2025 class. And with ten top-100 pledges and counting, it’s not even close to being done. Recruits will make some crucial decisions during the remainder of the summer that might guarantee Ohio State’s position as the top-ranked class in December. Let’s review June’s events and consider what might come next.
The most improved position is running back. In this class, running back was a position of need, and Tony Alford’s departure for Michigan after spring practice was a critical moment for the position coach to take over. In order to feel confident about the future, Ohio State’s new coach Carlos Locklyn needed at least two commitments when he took over in June of last year. That’s exactly what he got. On June 4, he triumphed over Bo Jackson in a significant match. Locklyn needed to acquire the four-star Cleveland native, who may make an impact on Day 1. Jackson was already a friend of his from when he recruited him to Oregon. When head coach Ryan Day combined it with Jackson’s steady recruitment efforts, the Buckeyes were able to lock.
