Ohio State football lands No. 1 edge rusher in 2027 class

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  • Published: Dec. 29, 2025, 8:46 p.m.

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DALLAS, Texas -- Ohio State had a monolithic recruiting triumph connected Monday night, arsenic nan Buckeyes landed 2027 five-star separator rusher David “DJ” Jacobs.

He is nan No. 10 wide imaginable and No. 1 separator rusher successful nan 247Sports composite rankings. He attends Blessed Trinity Catholic successful Roswell, Georgia.

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Jacobs, astatine 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, represents 1 of nan biggest wins for Ohio State connected nan recruiting way successful caller memory. The Buckeyes hit retired Miami, Oregon, Florida State, and astir notably Georgia for his commitment.

He’s nan ninth wide committedness successful nan 2027 class, and nan first separator rusher to promise to nan Buckeyes. He’s nan second-ranked enlistee down five-star receiver Jamier Brown.

His committedness surely doesn’t mean that his recruitment is complete by immoderate means, but Ohio State landed a monolithic imaginable astatine a awesome position of request successful nan class.

On a week erstwhile nan Buckeyes are group to play successful nan College Football Playoff, they began it pinch a monolithic win.

Andrew Gillis covers Ohio State shot and recruiting for Cleveland.com. He provides updates connected Ohio State shot arsenic a whole, its prospects and nan Buckeyes each week. He antecedently covered nan Bengals for...

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