Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Ohio

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- National rank: #445 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #65
- College: Louisville
- Offers: Louisville, Boston College, Eastern Kentucky, Indiana, Kent State
- High school: Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH)
#20. Payton Cook (WR)
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- National rank: #443 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #38
- College: Clemson
- Offers: Clemson, Akron, Auburn, Cincinnati, Colorado
- High school: Olentangy (Lewis Center, OH)
#19. Kaden Gebhardt (S)
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- National rank: #367 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #25
- College: Texas A&M
- Offers: Texas A&M, Stanford, Akron, Boston College, Bowling Green
- High school: Strongsville (Strongsville, OH)
#18. Storm Miller (LB)
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- National rank: #334 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #52
- College: Ohio State
- Offers: Ohio State, Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Illinois
- High school: Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, OH)
#17. Jaeden Ricketts (WR)
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- National rank: #326 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #18
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Arizona, Auburn, Central Michigan, Cincinnati
- High school: Central Catholic (Toledo, OH)
#16. Preston Fryzel (TE)
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- National rank: #295 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #20
- College: Ohio State
- Offers: Ohio State, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana
- High school: Olentangy (Lewis Center, OH)
#15. CJ Sanna (LB)
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- National rank: #278 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #17
- College: Indiana
- Offers: Indiana, Boston College, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Cincinnati
- High school: Grandview Heights (Columbus, OH)
#14. Henry Ohlinger (ATH)
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- National rank: #245 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #22
- College: Clemson
- Offers: Clemson, Appalachian State, Arkansas, Auburn, Boston College
- High school: Miami Trace (Washington Court House, OH)
#13. Adam Guthrie (OT)
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- National rank: #235 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #20
- College: Miami
- Offers: Miami, Alabama, Arkansas, Campbell, Cincinnati
- High school: Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville, OH)
#12. Ben Congdon (OT)
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- National rank: #210 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #15
- College: Ohio State
- Offers: Ohio State, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa
- High school: Rutherford B. Hayes (Delaware, OH)
#11. Favour Akih (RB)
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- National rank: #177 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #26
- College: Miami
- Offers: Miami, Auburn, Oregon, Oklahoma, Iowa State
- High school: Walsh Jesuit (Stow, OH)
#10. Milan Parris (WR)
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- National rank: #161 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #12
- College: Kentucky
- Offers: Kentucky, Oregon, Alabama, Arkansas, Cincinnati
- High school: Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH)
#9. Matt Ponatoski (QB)
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- National rank: #151 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #12
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Ohio State, Akron, Cincinnati, Duke
- High school: Avon (Avon, OH)
#8. Jakob Weatherspoon (S)
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- National rank: #143 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #11
- College: Ohio State
- Offers: Ohio State, Alabama, Boston College, Clemson, Duke
- High school: Avon Lake (Avon Lake, OH)
#7. Maxwell Riley (OT)
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- National rank: #126 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #7
- College: Georgia
- Offers: Georgia, Penn State, LSU, Akron, Auburn
- High school: Lexington (Mansfield, OH)
#6. Brayden Fogle (TE)
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- National rank: #99 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #8
- College: USC
- Offers: USC, Minnesota, Akron, Auburn, Ball State
- High school: Harvey (Painesville, OH)
#5. Shahn Alston (RB)
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- National rank: #67 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #10
- College: Ohio State
- Offers: Ohio State, Alabama, Penn State, Akron, Bowling Green
- High school: Glenville (Cleveland, OH)
#4. Cincere Johnson (Edge)
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- National rank: #55 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #5
- College: Ohio State
- Offers: Ohio State, Auburn, Boston College, Central Michigan, Duke
- High school: Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH)
#3. Sam Greer (OT)
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- National rank: #54 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #6
- College: USC
- Offers: USC, Alabama, Oregon, Akron, Arizona State
- High school: Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH)
#2. Elbert Hill (CB)
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- National rank: #50 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #5
- College: Texas A&M
- Offers: Texas A&M, Akron, Arizona State, Bowling Green, Cincinnati
- High school: Central Catholic (Toledo, OH)
#1. Victor Singleton (CB)
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