The Rich Get Richer
First year Buckeye coach Ryan Day is on a recruiting tear. In a summer of blue chip commitments for Day and the football Buckeyes, another top prospect joined an impressive looking 2020 Ohio State class when safety Lathan Ransom out of Salpointe Catholic in Tucson Arizona, announced for the Buckeyes Tuesday night.
Ransom is another major get for the Buckeyes. According to 24-7 sports, Ransom is the fourth best safety nationally in the 2020 class and is the 76th ranked prospect overall. He becomes the ninth top 100 prospect to commit to Day's 2020 class, which is currently ranked second nationally behind only Clemson. Overall, Ohio State currently has 21 players on board for 2020. Ransom is the 14th out of state prospect in that group.
The entire class is listed below, as is an interview with Ransom, following his commitment, by Sports 360 AZ, as well as some of Ransom's highlights.
Ohio State 2020 commits
Safety Lejond Cavazos
IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)
6-1 / 190
WR Mookie Cooper
Trinity Catholic (St. Louis, MO)
5'9 / 195
WR Julian Fleming
Southern Columbia (Catawissa, PA)
6-2 / 199
OL Josh Fryer
Beech Grove (Beech Grove, IN)
6'5 / 305
DE Ty Hamilton
Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH)
6-3 / 250
DT Darrion Henry
Princeton (Cincinnati, OH)
6'5 / 280
OT Jakob James
Elder (Cincinnati, OH)
6-5 / 275
OT Paris Johnson Jr.
Princeton (Cincinnati, OH)
6-7 / 290
OT Trey Leroux
Norwalk (Norwalk, OH)
6-8 / 355
WR/DB Cameron Martinez
Muskegon (Muskegon, MI)
5'11 / 185
LB Mitchell Melton
Good Councel (Olney, MD)
6'3 / 235
QB Jack Miller
Chaparral (Scottsdale, AZ)
6-4 / 210
DB Clark Phillips III
La Habra (La Habra, CA)
5-10.5 / 178
Safety Lathan Ransom
Salpointe Catholic (Tucson, AZ)
6'0 / 195
TE Joe Royer
Elder (Cincinnati, OH)
6'5 / 225
WR Gee Scott Jr.
Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, WA)
6-2.5 / 207
K Jake Seibert
La Salle (Cincinnati, OH)
6-1 / 190
LB Cody Simon
St. Peters (Jersey City, NJ)
6'1 / 220
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Rockwall (Rockwall, TX)
6-1 / 188
OL Grant Toutant
De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, MI)
6-7 / 320
OC Luke Wypler
St Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ)
6-3.5 / 285