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Three-Star Safety Jaylen Johnson Commits to Ohio State

After previously making plans to wait to commit until May 22, three-star safety Jaylen Johnson could wait no longer.

The Cincinnati La Salle High School standout committed to Ohio State on Tuesday, becoming the eighth commitment in the Buckeyes' 2021 class.

Please respect my decision #Committed
Thank you to all the coaches that took their time to recruit me. pic.twitter.com/P1JKPXPY1T — Jaylen.Johnson (@JaylenJohnson21) January 7, 2020

Johnson, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound junior, had planned on committing on his dad's birthday in May, and then later he announced he would wait until the summer.