Top Ohio State cornerback target set to announce commitment on Monday

The Buckeyes also sent out a flurry of new offers over the weekend, including to one very familiar name…

We are officially deep in the heart of the college football offseason. Ohio State’s spring practice period wrapped up nearly a month ago already, and with the action of the spring transfer window now finished for the Buckeyes’ purposes, there isn’t all that much going on between today and the start of preseason camp.

That is, of course, besides recruiting. Ohio State’s 2026 class currently sits at 12 members, with a ton still to be done before the early signing period in December. A lot of the heavy lifting in this cycle will happen during these summer months, with the coaching staff now freed up to both hit the trail in search of new talent as well as host recruits on important visits of both the official and unofficial variety.

The Buckeyes will learn very soon if some of their prior efforts have paid off, as four-star cornerback Jordan Thomas is set to announce his commitment on Monday.

The 6-foot-1 defensive back currently ranks as the No. 16 CB and No. 124 player nationally per 247Sports’ rankings, as well as the No. 2 player out of his home state of New Jersey. Thomas plays his prep ball at Bergen Catholic, the same high school that produced current Ohio State freshman Quincy Porter — a five-star prospect in the 2025 class.

Thomas will choose between Ohio State, Auburn, Michigan, Notre Dame and Texas A&M on Monday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. ET. The Buckeyes appear to be in good position for the Garden State standout, having hosted Thomas for a pair of visits this spring. The top uncommitted corner left on position coach Tim Walton’s board, Ohio State is the current favorite per the On3 recruiting predictions, followed closely by the Aggies.

Should Thomas ultimately commit to the Buckeyes, he would join Ohio native Jakob Weatherspoon as well as safeties Blaine Bradford and Simeon Caldwell as a strong defensive back unit in this cycle, with five-star and No. 1 overall safety Bralan Womack still heavily considering Ohio State.

Elsewhere, Ohio State learned on Friday afternoon that it remains in the race for high four-star defensive lineman, Carter Meadows. The Washington, DC native has trimmed his list from around 30 schools down to a final four, with the B1G trio of Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State making the cut alongside South Carolina.

Meadows sits just outside of five-star status as the No. 33 overall prospect and the No. 4 EDGE in the country per 247Sports’ rankings. The Buckeyes brought in a pair of talented defensive ends in 2025 in Zion Grady and Epi Sitanilei, but have failed to land a top-10 player at the position since Eddrick Houston in 2024, who has since moved to tackle. Larry Johnson and company would love to change that narrative by landing Meadows.

Defensive line is probably the biggest area of concern for Ohio State right now both on its current roster and in recruiting. The numbers just haven’t quite been there for the last few cycles, and annual rumors of Johnson’s eventual retirement in addition to a noticeable downward trend in development have not helped matters. The Buckeyes need to right the ship in this 2026 class, but have yet to land any defensive lineman thus far.

A plethora of new offers

Ohio State was hot on the trail over Mother’s Day weekend, handing out a litany of offers over the past few days. Here are a few of the prospects to newly add the Buckeyes to their offer sheet. All rankings are via the 247Sports Composite unless otherwise noted.

• 2028 WR Jett Harrison — Marvin Harrison Jr.’s younger brother

• 2027 four-star TE Grant Haviland (No. 20 TE, No. 310 Natl.)

• 2026 DL Earnest Rankins (No. 12 DL, No. 114 Natl.)

• 2028 OT Koehn Dial

• 2028 LB Tahj Gray

Quick Hits

• After committing to Ohio State a little over a week ago, four-star wide receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt has announced that he is shutting down his recruitment. Like his Mater Dei teammate Chris Henry Jr., KDW knows he wants to suit up for the Buckeyes and play his college ball under Brian Hartline, and isn’t going to be entertaining further attempts to sway him elsewhere.