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Ohio State Cracks the Top 12 for Top-100 2025 Prospects Zahir Mathis and Blake Woodby, Peyton Woodyard Flips to Alabama

Ohio State has made the cut in the trimmed-down schools list of one of the top defensive ends in the 2025 class.

Four-star Philadelphia prospect Zahir Mathis put out a top 12 on Monday that includes Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan, Texas A&M, LSU, South Carolina, USC, Penn State, Florida and Florida State.

Talk to me Nice ! Big 12
@Cywoodland @RivalsFriedman @BrianDohn247 @SWiltfong247 pic.twitter.com/llzkU15jEQ — Zahir Mathis (@ZahirMathis5) August 7, 2023

Mathis earned his OSU offer in May and attended an Ohio State recruiting camp in June to have the experience of working out with defensive line coach Larry Johnson.