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Eddrick Houston Becomes Eighth Five-star Defensive Lineman Larry Johnson Has Landed in His Ohio State Tenure

After not landing a five-star defensive lineman in the 2023 class, Larry Johnson has secured two in the 2024 cycle.

Ohio State pulled off a major recruiting win on Tuesday after five-star prospect Eddrick Houston committed to the Buckeyes, becoming the eighth defensive lineman to commit to the Buckeyes since Johnson's tenure with the program started in 2014.

Other five-star prospects Johnson has landed include Justin Scott (2024), Jack Sawyer (2021), J.T. Tuimoloau (2021), Zach Harrison (2019), Taron Vincent (2018), Chase Young (2017) and Nick Bosa (2016).

Houston has the second-lowest 247Sports composite score of the eight defensive linemen (0.