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Five-Star 2027 Linebacker Cooper Witten, the Son of NFL Legend Jason Witten, Says Ohio State is in the Top Five of His Recruitment

If you knew nothing about Cooper Witten other than who his father was, you’d probably be curious to see how he looks on a football field.

If you knew nothing of his lineage but saw the 6-foot-2, 210-pound prospect work out on a football field, you might assess he’s one of the best linebackers in the country in his recruiting class. And you’d be right.

The five-star Texas linebacker worked out at Ohio State’s fourth recruiting camp of the summer on Thursday and easily stood out as the camp’s best backer, excelling in drills and one-on-one competition.