The Ohio State Buckeyes may not be done with National Signing Day stil ongoing, but there's plenty to be celebrated already about what has been an impressive 2015 recruiting season for the defending (and first) College Football Playoff champions.
While the Buckeyes only have one five-star prospect to their credit in Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier outside linebacker Justin Hilliard, the almost-unnatural force and speed that he'll be able to generate around the edge will be enough to cover two or three four-star prospects at the same position.
Speaking of four-stars, the Ohio State Buckeyes have a staggering fourteen lined up to come to Columbus. The most-publicized get of the 4-star haul for OSU is Detroit (MI) Cass Tech running back Mike Weber, who shot down a late recruiting push by Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines to join the champs. He's the headliner of a four-star crop full of pure athletes, such as Cleveland's Jerome Baker and Fort Lauderdale's Torrance Gibson.
While there is plenty of offensive talent to be excited for in this class, it's Urban Meyer's work finding blue-chip defensive prospects that really sets the projected #6 class in the nation apart from the many programs below.
Besides Hilliard, 4-star DE Jashon Cornell (Saint Paul, MN) and 4-star CB Eric Glover-Williams (Canton, OH) are two perhaps underrated talents who have legitimate tangibles (and intangibles) to be near-instant game-changers.
Round out the 15 five and four-star prospects with 11 'takes' at the three-star level, and you have a class full of both character and straight football skills that could very well help the Buckeyes go from champions to a dynasty.
Check out the full recruit list, updated as National Signing Day goes, at this link.
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