The future stars of Ohio State football officially begin their Buckeye careers as standouts from all over the country put pens to their National Letters of Intent.
If you tried to find Jonathon Cooper on a recruiting list before February of 2014, you'd have had to search far and wide to find him.
Then, at the Best of the Midwest recruiting combine, one of the region's biggest events held annually in Indianapolis, Cooper made himself extremely easy to find. On the heels of a breakout performance, the then 6-foot-3, 215-pound high school star was hailed by 247Sports analysts as "one of the most effective pass-rushers in attendance" thanks to his "elite edge speed.