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Could a freshman corner make a big impact for Ohio State in 2020?

When it comes to high school football, the best athlete on the team usually finds himself playing both sides of the ball, and almost always winds up at quarterback. You want to have the ball in your best players hands as much as possible, and putting him at QB for that reason makes sense. But what happens on the rare occasion when your freak athlete isn't interested in offense all that much, and instead aspires to play cornerback at the highest level? Well, you wind up with Ryan Watts.

Watts, an Ohio State early enrollee, is a consensus four-star recruit in the 2020 class, and the No.