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On Wednesday morning — exactly one week after he teased an announcement of some sort — Owings Mills, Maryland, McDonogh School three-star defensive tackle D’Von Ellies included Ohio State in his Top 4 alongside Rutgers, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.
The 6-foot-2, 280-pound Ellies, who is considered the 27th-best defensive tackle and No. 418 prospect overall in the Class of 2019, visited Columbus for the first and only time last month.