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Tyreke Johnson Plans to Make His Mark At Cornerback For Ohio State

If you look at Tyreke Johnson’s recruiting profiles on 247Sports or Rivals, you’ll see that both websites listed the new Ohio State defensive back as a safety.

If you ask Johnson himself what position he’ll play for the Buckeyes, however, he’ll tell you those recruiting profiles were simply incorrect.

"I’m playing corner," said Johnson, an early enrollee, while meeting with the media during Ohio State’s National Signing Day media availability last Wednesday. "I came to Ohio State because I’m a corner. I am a corner, and that’s what I was recruited as: a corner.