National signing day has come and gone, which means we can begin to fully evaluate the recruiting haul each team collected. This week on the Big Ten blog, we’re looking at which player or position group has the potential to make an instant impact for each conference team in 2017.
Up next: Ohio State
Player: Cornerback Shaun Wade
The Buckeyes are once again in need of an overnight reload in the secondary after losing three more starters early to the NFL draft. But signing one of the most decorated classes of defensive backs in recent history should certainly help streamline that process, and it could put the nation’s top-ranked cornerback in position to potentially make an impact right away.