2009 Football Recruiting Class

[Nate]

Signed Letter of Intent
C.J. Barnett   DB      6-1   181   -   5.9         Clayton, OH
Dorian  Bell    LB      6-0   226   4.5   6.1         Monroeville, PA
Adam Bellamy   DT      6-4   270   4.8   5.7         Aurora, OH
Jaamal Berry   RB      5-10   185   4.43   6.0         Miami, FL
Zach Boren   ATH      6-0   246   4.61   5.6         Pickerington, OH
Corey Brown    DB      6-0   180   -   6.1         Monroeville, PA
Duron Carter   WR      6-2   183   -   5.9         Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dominic Clarke   DB      5-10   183   4.41   5.8         Frederick, MD
Melvin Fellows   DE      6-5   245   -   5.8         Garfield Heights, OH
Reid Fragel   TE      6-8   251   4.74   5.7         Grosse Pointe, MI
Jordan Hall   ATH      5-9   180   -   5.8         Jeannette, PA
Marcus Hall   OL      6-5   290   -   6.0         Cleveland, OH
Adam Homan   RB      6-2   230   4.7   5.6         Coldwater, OH
Carlos Hyde   RB      6-1   230   4.55   5.8         Naples, FL
James Jackson   WR      6-0   175   4.31   5.8         Grand Ledge, MI
Storm Klein   LB      6-2   220   4.5   5.8         Newark, OH
Corey Linsley   OL      6-4   285   5.2   5.8         Youngstown , OH
Sam Longo   OL      6-5   270   4.7   5.7         Bellbrook, OH
Jack Mewhort   OL      6-6   292   5.35   5.8         Toledo, OH
Jonathan Newsome   DE      6-2   221   4.8   5.7         Cleveland, OH
John Simon   DT      6-3   274   4.7   5.7         Youngstown, OH
Jordan Whiting   LB      6-0   230   4.71   5.8         Louisville, KY
Jamie Wood   DB      6-2   190   4.48   6.0         Pickerington, OH
Chris Fields   WR      6-0   181   4.4   5.9                    Painesville, OH
Kenny  Guiton   QB      6-2   178   4.7   5.5                 Aldine, TX

[mjp28]

FB: Ohio State Football 2009 Signees 
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
            Release: 02/04/2009
 
         
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Twenty-five of the nation's top high school football players have signed to play at The Ohio State University, Coach Jim Tressel announced this afternoon.

"This class consists of young men who have been successful on the field and in school," says Tressel. "Nearly all of them were on a playoff team this fall, and overall, they bring close to a 3.0 GPA to Ohio State, a reflection of the work ethic they are developing to achieve those types of successes."

The class includes 14 players from Ohio, three from Pennsylvania and Florida, two from Michigan and one from Maryland, Kentucky and Texas. There are 13 offensive (4 OL, 4 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 QB) and 12 defensive (4 DB, 4 LB, 2 DT, 2 DE) players.

"This is a large class in terms of numbers, and a well-balanced class between Ohio and out-of-state players," says recruiting coordinator John Peterson. "At Ohio State, we know you win with people, and these are young people who know what it takes to succeed."
 
 

[FlaBuck]

Pretty impressive class. Tressel isn't skipping a beat, regardless of our stumbles in recent bowls/ National title games  we are still getting talent.

Is it April yet??? :cool:

[brooks1957]

I heard on the way home last night that academics might be an issue with Chris Fields. If so, hit the books young man!

[peber1971]

I heard on the way home last night that academics might be an issue with Chris Fields. If so, hit the books young man!
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found this on the web



[ftp][http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2009/02/05/sports/nh443400.txt/ftp]

[peber1971]

http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2009/02/05/sports/nh443400.txt

[Nate]

Class has been updated. 

25 signed with the Buckeyes.  4 are already enrolled in classes. Here are how the 3 major recruiting sites rank them.

Scout: #1
Rivals: #3
ESPN: #9

Anyway you slice it, it is a good class and we get a lot of what we need.  A lot of these kids will play right away as well.   The only thing we didn't get that we marginally needed was a 3rd QB.