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What Jelani Thurman's Commitment Means for Ohio State’s 2023 Recruiting Class

Ohio State’s first commit of the 2023 cycle was a tight end.

The Buckeyes got their 2023 recruiting efforts off to a strong start when four-star tight end Ty Lockwood committed to OSU last August. But that wasn’t enough for Kevin Wilson.

Ohio State’s offensive coordinator and tight ends coach long had the desire to find another premier tight end to pair alongside Lockwood in the current class. His search for the second took a lot longer than the first.

Ohio State offered 11 total tight end prospects in the class. Wilson scouted countless others and evaluated several prospects hoping to land offers from the Buckeyes during OSU’s June recruiting camps.