The Buckeyes completed a very successful national signing day with 24 signed letters of intent, five of which were early enrollments and the other 19 faxed their LOI to Columbus throughout the day. It was a long day for Urban Meyer, the entire coaching staff, the recruits, and the thousands of Buckeye fans that were glued to social media waiting for the next prospect to sign. Joey Bosa, the four- star defensive lineman from St. Thomas Aquinas High School (FL) started it off around 7:30 a.m., and Ezekiel Elliott, the four- star running back  from Saint Louis, Missouri finished up the night by announcing his decision to become a Buckeye around 5 p.m.
The majority of the prospects that faxed their LOI  today were committed to Ohio State for a while now, but there were a couple that were a nice surprise After losing out on WR James Quick last month to Louisville, tight ends coach Tim Hinton recruited James Clark, a speedy four- star WR away from his home state of Florida. Clark chose Ohio State over the Florida Gators. In an even bigger surprise, the Buckeyes lured Vonn Bell, a five-star safety out of Georgia, to Columbus. It was thought that Bell would commit to Tennessee but it was made clear today that Urban can close better than anyone. These two prized recruits were magnificent finishing touches on Urban Meyer’s first true recruiting class at Ohio State.
Rankings:
ESPN: Ranked 3rd; 1 five-star, 18 four-stars, 6 three-stars
Rivals: Ranked 2nd; 2 five-stars, 16 four-stars, 6 three- stars
247 Sports: Ranked 2nd; 1 five-star, 19 four-stars, 5 three-stars
Scout: Ranked 1st; 4 five-stars, 17 four-stars, 4 three-stars
Positional Breakdown (From 247sports):
All Purpose Backs: Ezekiel Elliott, Dontre Wilson
ATH: Darron Lee, Christopher Worley
CB: Eli Apple, Gareon Conley, Cameron Burrows
DT: Billy Price, Donovan Munger, Michael Hill
DE: Tyquan Lewis, Tracy Sprinkle, Joey Bosa
ILB: Trey Johnson
OLB: Mike Mitchell
OT: Timothy Gardner, Evan Lisle
QB: JT Barrett
S: Vonn Bell, Jayme Thompson
TE: Marcus Baugh
WR: Corey Smith (JUCO), Jalin Marshall, James Clark
*P: Johnny Townsend
*(committed but no LOI)