Five-star Oregon edge commit schedules Ohio State official visit

Ohio State was also named a top school for a 2026 four-star OT.

While the Ohio State coaches and players were spending time with family and loved ones on Memorial Day, the Buckeyes also found themselves in the middle of the college football recruiting headlines.

June is just around the corner and with June will be spring practices. These practices will be crucial as the team prepares to follow-up a championship run in the newly-expanded College Football Playoffs.

Summer practices will also be important when it comes to recruiting. The Buckeyes will be playing host to what feels like most of the nation’s top recruits in the coming months on both official and unofficial recruiting visits. On Monday, the Buckeyes learned of another blue-chip prospect that will be making the trip to Columbus this summer.

2026 five-star defensive edge Richard Wesley (Chatsworth, CA / Sierra Canyon) announced that he will be taking his official visits with Oregon, Texas, Texas A&M and Ohio State. The Buckeyes will be getting the third visit opportunity with him as his trip to Columbus is planned for Aug. 30.

The visit with the Buckeyes will not be the first, as he last visited with Ohio State in an unofficial capacity on April 5. Much has changed since that trip as Wesley committed to Oregon just over a couple weeks ago on May 10.

Despite the commitment to Oregon, Wesley has seemed to keep his recruitment at least partially open and he will be making sure Oregon is the school that is best for him with these visits. Ohio State has some ground to make up if it is going to pry him from out west, but it also is not an impossible task.

Wesley is the No. 2 edge in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and he is the No. 14 overall recruit. He is also the No. 3 recruit from the talent-rich state of California.

Ohio State makes the cut for 2026 four-star OT

Ohio State also made the recruiting headlines Monday when 2026 four-star offensive tackle Drew Evers (Flower Mound, TX / Flower Mound) announced his top six schools. Ohio State made the cut alongside SMU, LSU, Penn State, Texas A&M and Oregon.

Of his six finalists, he has official visits scheduled with Ohio State, Penn State and Texas A&M and he officially visited SMU earlier in May. His Ohio State visit will be his next and is scheduled for June 6.

Offensive tackle has been a position on priority for Ohio State in its 2026 recruiting class. The Buckeyes already hold offers from two recruits at the position in four-star Ohio OTs Maxwell Riley and Sam Greer. Ohio State also holds a commitment from three-star interior offensive lineman Tucker Smith as well.

The Buckeyes are looking to add multiple more commitments to this position haul in the class, and Evers would make an excellent addition alongside the commits listed above. Ohio State will continue to do their best in making Evers feel like a priority and the fast-approaching official visit will give them a great opportunity to do so.

Evers is the No. 13 IOL in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and he is the No. 208 overall recruit. He is also the No. 27 recruit out of the talent-rich state of Texas.