On the first day of the Early Signing Period, three-star safety Kaden Gebhardt flipped his commitment from Clemson to Ohio State and signed with the Buckeyes.
A Lewis Center native, Gebhardt and four-star linebacker commit/signee CJ Sanna were teammates at Olentangy High School. Gebhardt is now one of 11 Ohioans in the 2026 class, joining Cincere Johnson, Sam Greer, Maxwell Riley, Sanna, Favour Akih, Nick Lautar, Jaeden Ricketts, Mason Wilhelm, Jamir Perez and Landry Brede.
While Gebhardt manned the back end of Olentangy’s defense, he had a nose for the football across four varsity seasons, recording 418 total tackles.