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Buckeyes Make Final List for No. 1 Safety Target Xavier Nwankpa and DT Target Nick James, Top Remaining LB and CB Targets

The Hurry-Up is your nightly dose of updates from the Ohio State football recruiting trail, keeping tabs on the latest from commits and targets from around the country.

Nwankpa releases final list

Ohio State may have had a subpar draft when it comes to defensive backs this year, at least to the program's standards. But despite just one former Buckeye in the secondary (Shaun Wade) going in the fifth round, the program still has a high standard and reputation for being a factory of producing pro-ready players at the position.

That is one major factor in why the Buckeyes cracked the final list for four-star safety Xavier Nwankpa, the nation's No.