BOOM! Ohio State lands a commit. Highlights of Wyatt Smith, Jamier Brown, Jett Harrison and more

0:00And welcome to Juck Unbuck's. Appreciate you so much for joining me as we are in the midst of college football season. But that does not stop our recruiting discussion as we are now past that threshold of three weeks, right? Three weeks into the high school football season. They want to see three weeks of film every college. And once they can see that, now we see the offers going out. We see potential commitments. We have seen a big boom at Ohio State. And I mean, big as in size. Tight end, Luke Sahida at six foot four, 250 pounds was on the sideline at the game against Ball State over the weekend. And I saw him and he is every bit of that six, four, two, 50, pretty lean as well. This is a class of 2028, tight end, not a 2027. There still is no tight end in 2027. And in that class of 2028, this is the fifth prospect now. The first one outside the top 100 as Luke is a three star, an athlete on 247, as he's a guy who has played offensive

1:04line, defensive line, and tight end. And he is the number 45 athlete, three star, number 527-ish. And then over on rivals, they got him as a tight end. And they haven't ranked as the number 24th tight end, which is probably much more in line with what I'm thinking here for him. So we don't get to see much from the film. As a lot of the film is on defense, whereas a sophomore in the WPIAL playing defensive line, he recorded about 40 tackles, which is really good. And that's a tough league. That's the league. Jay Timins just came from the best league in Western PA and probably one of the best in all definitely one of the best, if not the best, in the state of Pennsylvania. So we're talking about a guy who's playing competitive football, played as a sophomore, played a lot, all different positions, big, strong, in Ohio State got to see him in person over the summer at a 7 on 7 camp. They really liked him. And the truth is, man, when we talk about tight ends, this is kind of the perfect type of dude that you want here

2:06with their new philosophy. Ohio State is not going after guys anymore, like Max Sutter's or Nate Roberts or Jackson Dollar that are going to cost an arm and a leg. They're going after guys that they can bring in and develop with the visions of Wilkes Merrick's in their mind. And actually, this guy, you know what? That's a perfect comp for him. He's a Wilkes Merrick, a guy that she brought in from Ohio University out of the portal as a solid lump of clay with some skills and you turn them into a third round pick in the best blocking tight end in all of college football, who developed that guy, Keenan Bailey and his crew. So we keep that in mind when we talk about this three-star tight end and the position is just being recruited totally different than any other at Ohio State. When we look at these guys that are coming out that are big name dudes, the five-star guys, they're going to places that utilize them in the passing game a lot. I've been asked often, if Ohio State is leaning on tight ends

3:10now more than we've seen before, if they're utilizing tight ends more than we've seen before, why are we also seeing the recruiting strategy go backwards? Why aren't they getting more Nate Roberts? Why are they going with free stars, as you call them? Ohio State doesn't utilize them in the passing game like Georgia. They don't use them in the passing game like USC. Those guys are still spending money on those big time hybrid receiver tight end type dudes. The book guys aren't. They want to recruit tight end like Iowa recruits tight end. And how does Iowa recruit tight end just like this? They go find big kids and big kids at a young age who are playing tough, playing all different positions down on the line. And they say, we're going to make that due to tight end. And they bring them in and they develop them. And they're the best place in the country when it comes to putting out those NFL dudes. And that's this style of Ohio State's taken. And you know what? I can't knock it until we see the results here. There's been a couple times where I have disagreed with the way they have chosen to spend the money.

4:11And in the end, all you got to do is look at the results. The talent on the roster, the talent composite. They've stayed right at the pinnacle of college football doing it their way. So until it doesn't work, at this point, I got to give him the benefit of the doubt. I haven't seen Sahida. For all I know, he's an awesome player. I didn't see him at that 7 on 7. But the strategy I know has been often criticized with the lack of money spent on tight ends. And I just, I can't get irritated about it because when we look at the position, it's also one that has a tremendous amount of guys that are in the portal that you can bring in that are just grown men. Mason Williams, for instance, comes in, gonna be the number two tight end on the team for the rest of the year. And he's a guy that's, you know, was out of the mat. Like you just seem to always be able to grab these type of guys in the portal. And it's just like, you know, that's kind of the way this is gonna go. You're either gonna hit on them with guys like Sahida,

5:13with guys like Nick Lauder, who's a big hit, or you're gonna grab grown up dudes from the portal. And that's just the way I see this going for a little while at tight end and let's something changes. But the budget is, you know, all the available dollars are going to the big time positions to get the top tier talent. And I like it that way to be quite honest. Give me DJ Jacobs and Marcus Becateau and don't tell me that you need to get instead of those guys. The next rung at Edge, because you got to spend some at tight end. Like if that's my choice, I want the top tier guys at Edge. You know what I mean? So it's a constant balancing act and where you wanna put the money, where you wanna, you know, sacrifice. Sacrificing at tight end, I think is probably the best place to sacrifice if you're going to, because you can do a lot of different things, like pull guys like Sahida, hit on guys like Lauder, who would be a top 10 tight end if you re-ranked it right now, and do it the I will way. So I'm all for the I will way at tight end.

6:15Now, not just tight end, that we're talking here, as we have got some other prospects to discuss at a couple of different positions, and running back in wide receiver among them in the class of 2028, not 2027. Well, 2027 for running back, wide receiver for 2028. Cordell Ball, out of Oak Hills, we talked about them about two weeks ago. Cordell Ball is a six foot, one and a half, 190 pounder, who as a wide receiver, as a sophomore last year, absolutely tore it up down at Oak Hills. And in his junior year, the first three weeks of the season, also, he's been tearing it up, and I've got some film that we're gonna watch. The kid moves really slick, three star kid. I think I got his card pulled here, where is it here? So I'm at the game, he was at the game. I mean, the dude is just, he looks, he's got that star wide receiver look to him. And when you watch him on the field, I just love the way this guy moves.

7:16I can't believe he's a three star, but Ohio State also offered another guy, and that is, is there room for another jet in the class of 2028? This kid here, Joseph Jet Gibbs, is committed to South Carolina. Now you see right there, ranked as an athlete at 6-1-1-90, and he is a four star, the number 245 player in the country, the number 14 athlete in the country. So not rated as a wide receiver, why is that? It's because his sophomore year, when these rankings were compiled and put together, at that point, he had only caught six balls in his career. Well, since the season has started, that South Carolina commitment, from North Carolina, by the way, has caught 11 balls for 412 yards in six touchdowns, and I put together a little compilation of Jet. Could there possibly be two jets in the same class at the same position? I even had it music, guys.

8:17I mean, a verified 10.53 non-wind-aid, non-wind-aid, at 100 meter. The ball skills are legit as hell. I love the way he moves, shot out of a cannon, and then he hits full stride, and he's tough as nails. This is a dude now. Yeah. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Look at that adjustment. Are you kidding me? This one really shows the wheels, man. Watch when he hits it right here. Boom. Jet, baby. Right here. Jet. Oh, my God. So those guys, Buck Eye offers that Cortez Hankton interested in in the class of 2020, 28, Cordell Ball, three star out of Oak Hills, and four star Joe Gibbs, Jet Gibbs, out of North Carolina, also out of North Carolina, hopefully joining Jet Harrison in the class

9:18is going to be Braille and Clark, who is top 10 wide receiver in the class, and then you also have Lorenzo McMollan out of Cincinnati, another five star at the moment, and we'll see how it progresses with those guys. But a lot of options at wide receiver for Cortez Hankton in 2028. Let's move to running back, where we're still looking for a running back in the class of 2027, and three star Jordan Hall, out of Princeton High, was at the Ohio State game on the sideline. Got a chance to see him in person, talk to him, and he told me the night before he had four touchdowns and I got the film. I got the film, guys. Let me tell you, do you know when you're watching a school that is a much, this is going to sound pompous, but a much lesser school, a lesser football program, than Ohio State, and you're looking at him, and you see a running back on the roster, and you're like, why do they have that running back, and we don't? You know when that happens? How does it happen? I'll tell you how it happens. It happens because you got it under the radar guy, who's playing at a different position,

10:19runs the ball a little bit, and then a senior year, he gets the load, and all of a sudden, they realize, oh, this dude's a dude dude, right? This isn't a Miami of Ohio dude, and that is what has happened with Jordan Hall. A three star four now, I promise you, that's about to change. He's a blue chipper all the way. The molar film showed it, backed it up again here, in this game he had last week. I think who is it against? Was against Colorene? It might have been Colorene, but I'll just play it now. We got two out of the first three weeks, with Jordan Hall, just tearing it up, man. The dude's got great vision, great feet, great sharp cuts, and then the breakaway speed, and he's a legit two-ten, thick barrel chested. I'm so excited for him. This guy was just committed to Miami of Ohio. He's now got Ryan Day, pulling into his office, giving him an offer, and he's got Penn State after him, and now it's like his life has just changed. And that is a cool story, a really nice kid, and also a kid that I want to be a buckeye,

11:21and that has nothing to do with Trinard Roberts. Trinard Roberts, the number two running back in the country at one point, gets injured, and now he's back at the villages, looking really good. Here's a little clip of Trinard from over the weekend, and I had to slow this down, because it's just awesome. And we've seen a clip of Trinard like this before, but the guy is just a powerhouse. Just drags dudes, man. Just dragging you a couple of six yards into the end zone. Love Trinard. Unfortunately, not as much of him that I could find. Now, the question is, if you take Jordan Hall, can you still get Trinard? I think you can get both of these guys in the class. I think Ohio State will take both, if they can. And when you look at these two guys, we're talking about two backs that are, you know, the ideal running back size, 510, 511, 210 pounds, both of them, very fast, both very nimble, both very physical, and both hungry, right?

12:21Not normal Ohio State running back commits. These guys are hungry as hell. Trinard Roberts has North Carolina as really the only other school that's made any headway with him besides Ohio State. And Jordan Hall was committed to Miami until last week. Ohio. Hunger. I like that. I like that in these running backs, and I would be so happy coming out of a class where you don't get DGG, I would still feel happy with these two backs. I just really love them. I really do. No, they're not DGG, I'm not making that comp. I'm just saying, I think most people would look at their rankings and say, what an epic fail to go from DGG to this. And on paper, that would be true. But looking at these guys, just looking at them play, I don't feel that way. I don't feel that way at all. Remember Trinard Roberts was the number two running back for a reason, and now he's healthy. You might want to doubt that injury, which may make you go ahead and take a second. And if that's the case, and it's Jordan, I mean, I'm happy. I'm happy about it. So that's where we're at right now

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14:22in the class of 2027. And I think we got about six to go over. I gotta tell you, man, in this particular class, I usually end up with favorites, right? I get favorites in high school, and I kind of carry them on into their freshman year, and they're just kind of like my guys here on the show. Wyatt Smith is my guy. I love this kid. I have ever since he burst onto the screen, the scene is a top 100. And that was after showing what he could do. He's a junior at St. Thomas Aquinas, which was a ridiculous stat stuff in year. And a lot of people didn't really buy in until he went to the camps and showed the verified athletic testing on the camp circuit. Now, he's in this class committed at Edge with two five star edges in DJ Jacobs and Marcus Vecatillo. Both of them looking utterly dominant as they start the season. How about Smith? The guy who's essentially playing third fiddle here as just a measly top 100. He's now a top 50,

15:23and he doesn't play second fiddle to anybody. And I've been of the opinion for some time now that he's going to be a five star. I absolutely think we were ahead of that direction. And now, another comment from rivals director of Scouting and rankings over at rivals, my man Charles Power, who was at St. Thomas Aquinas' game for DeSoto. That was game number one, the one that was on TV where he looked amazing amongst all those other stars, where Charles Power said he was the best player on the field. Here's what he had to say this past Friday, when St. Thomas Aquinas took on Miami Columbus. Miami Columbus, another top 10 team. So, Charles Power on why it's Smith, quote, Ohio State commit why it's Smith off to a dominant start of the season. He totally took over the game in a huge national top 10 matchup against a mere series in Columbus last weekend. He goes hard every snap in his combo of size, athleticism, and play strength just where on opposing tackles.

16:24Power also says, if he keeps up this level of play, he's going to be heavily involved in the conversation for a fifth star. Power continues what makes why it's Smith's level of dominant so impressive, is there are still some areas for him to continue improving on from an overall skills perspective. Utterly dominant for a second year in a row against top competition and still a lot of room to grow. How about that? And a lot of body to grow. Remember his dad, who is shorter than him, was a 300 pounder in the NFL and looked the same as why it build wise at this age. Why it's a little bit thicker, a little more muscular. So here are some highlights from why it's Smith versus Miami. Why it's Smith number 88? Oh, we're looking at Jayden Kerry. We're looking at teammate Jayden Kerry first to just laid the boom. The hammer from St. Thomas Aquinas is Jayden Kerry. Lay it down. Let's watch that one more time. Jayden Kerry coming to the right side of your screen here. Droping down the shoulder pad right about there.

17:24That hurt. Excellent play by Jayden Kerry, the future Buckeye. Here we go, why it's Smith coming off the edge here. Big number 88, the length, the power, steamroll, wrap you up. Always the ball come flying. The dude is just an absolute monster. He's the third Bozer brother of St. Thomas Aquinas. And when he wraps up these running backs, he's like a full helmet taller than them. But the length can give you plays like this, where he can just lay out and catch you from behind. The motor never stops. The guy goes like he's got a crazy NFL dad yelling at him that you better keep going and not embarrassed the family name, which why it never does. The dude's an absolute hammer. He's going to be a five star. He had 12 tackles for loss in this game and four sacks. Are you kidding me? In a nationally ranked game, two top 10 teams, monster. How about a little jet Harrison, the five star number one or two wide receiver in the country, depending on where you look?

18:24That length there. Now starting to look a little more like Marv for for jet, who's about six to a little more, you know, put together, not quite as stretched out as Marv, but starting to get that long look to him. You can definitely see a big difference from last year's film to this just when you're staring at him. I mean, obviously the same skills as Marv, but maybe even a little bit different in the way that he plays. But you know what's interesting right there? When you see him, I mean, the polish, obviously the speed. But the polish, when he's catching that ball right there, he's catching that little swing and his feeder in the air when he's catching it. He's turning his hips back in the middle of the catch so that when his feet hit the ground, he's facing forward. Watch this right here. Watch his feeder already moving. Boom, when they hit, he's got the ball, he's got it tucked and he's ready to go forward. Really impressive. Obviously, you can tell that he is the son and brother of a couple nasty wide receivers.

19:24And the speed, man, Jett, is faster than Marv. How about a little linebacker play with Prince Gold's B, the Buck Eys top 10 linebacker, the number 101 prospect in the country, in the Braxton Rembrandt mole that about 6'3 and a half, 210 pounds, and James Luronitis trying to build himself the next star, Val Ries. And you can see that Prince very familiar with playing down on the ball, as that is primarily where they have him. Stick him out there wide and let him eat. And he's got some slick fluid motion. You see a little dip in right there. You love to see that. He's just a fluid athlete, makes a ton of tackles out here, and they fear him because he can lay the hammer for a kid that's only about 210 pounds. So, love to see him as we have not seen him all year, looking good. I mean, I was hoping he would be a little bulkier, but really, I don't ever care about that because the Ohio State Strength and Conditioning Program will get him straight in no time, flat.

20:24Moving on to one of the top 10 plays of the year in high school football, the insane Jameer Brown with a play against St. Ed's that we will watch forever and ever and ever that really highlights that ridiculous speed, the Ohio Records setter in the 100 and 200 meter and something we have not seen in a long, long time. I think I've watched this in three different angles and probably seen the play itself. I don't know, 20 times at this point. Slowed it down a little bit here. I mean, it's just absurd to think that you could get that done, that you could pull this off as absurd. And most people, this is cooked right now. Like, they've already caught enough to you and it's over. Jameer takes it the distance. When he hits full stride, it's just blinding speed. Blinding speed. Here's another angle I got of it. Take a look at this. One of them I thought I spliced together two separate angles and I thought I was really fancy, but I guess we don't have it. But look at him coming at you. He's also physical, guys.

21:24You don't want to get in front of Jameer. Jameer will hit you. He will hit you, buddy. Those uniforms are terrible, by the way. Absolutely awful. Are those Wayne uniforms there? Who do we got? Quentin Cypher, North Carolina linebacker, Quentin Cypher, a top 250 kid in the country. You can't see much from him. I wanted to show you more, but all the clips are shot from outer space. This is the best I got. And number, where number zero here? He wants to be the block owe. So that's it. That's what we got today. I'm shooting this 20 minutes before I'm to pack for Texas. Because I love you guys. Please subscribe. I'll talk to you soon. Have a good one. Jucka Bucks out.