2011 National Signing Day is winding down and once again the Ohio State Buckeyes football program was infused with enough talent to make sure the Buckeyes are in National Championship contention for many years to come. With the late commitment of Virginia linebacker Curtis Grant, the Buckeyes propelled their class into a solid Top 10 group in three major recruiting portals – ESPN, Rivals, and Scout.
ESPN has the Buckeyes class at No. 7. Rivals gave the Buckeyes the lowest ranking of the three at No. 10. Conversely, Scout.com had the Buckeyes ranked all the way up at No. 3. All three services felt the Buckeyes class was the best in the Big Ten.
The full Ohio State recruiting class for 2011 is below:
Mike Bennett DL 6-3 280 Centerville, Ohio/Centerville
Brian Bobek OL 6-2 280 Inverness, Ill./William Fremd
Tommy Brown OL 6-5 320 Akron, Ohio/Akron Firestone
Jeremy Cash DB 6-2 190 Plantation, Fla./Plantation
Conner Crowell LB 6-1 220 Waldorf, Md./North Point
Chase Farris DL 6-6 265 Elyria, Ohio/Elyria
DerJuan Gambrell DB 6-2 180 Toledo, Ohio/Rogers
Curtis Grant LB 6-3 225 Richmond, Va./Hermitage
Doran Grant DB 5-11 180 Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary
Joel Hale DL 6-4 310 Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove
Kenny Hayes DL 6-5 240 Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer
Bryce Haynes LS 6-4 185 Cumming, Ga./Pinecrest Academy
Jeff Heuerman TE 6-5 240 Naples, Fla./Barron Collier
Cardale Jones QB 6-5 215 Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville
Braxton Miller QB 6-3 210 Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne
Steve Miller DL 6-4 245 Canton, Ohio/Canton McKinley
Ejuan Price LB 6-0 235 Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills
Ryan Shazier LB 6-2 210 Pompano Beach, Fla./Plantation
Devin Smith WR 6-3 190 Massillon, Ohio/Massillon Washington
Evan Spencer WR 6-1 190 Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills
Ron Tanner DB 6-1 190 Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy
Tony Underwood OL 6-3 305 Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights
Nick Vannett TE 6-6 235 Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central