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Hero Kanu Includes Ohio State in Top Five, Xavier Nwankpa Puts Buckeyes in Top Three

While Ohio State was busy turning in its usual thrashing of Rutgers on Saturday, two huge targets for the class of 2022 made key announcements about their recruitment.

We’ll delve into those first.

Kanu announces top five

After releasing nine finalists in July, Ohio State priority 2022 defensive tackle target Hero Kanu announced his top five finalists about an hour before the Buckeyes’ kickoff against Rutgers on Saturday. Ohio State made the cut along with LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Georgia.

Kanu is the 84th-best player nationally in the 2022 cycle and 13th-best defensive lineman, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings.