There wasn’t quite as much recruiting action over the weekend as I would have liked but Ohio State did pick up TE Jeff Heuerman.

While Heuerman’s commitment was unexpected, it is always nice when kids visit Ohio State and the coaching staff and instantly know that it is for them.

No other players have committed yet, but I think the possibility of a few more deciding within the next week or two is high.

The weekend also created a lot of positive buzz for some highly touted players that I had previously written off. I am still going to write most of them off, but it is good when people say nice things about Ohio State.

Anyways, here’s the breakdown.

QB

Braxton Miller

Braxton Miller will be a Buckeye. The only questions here are when will he commit and if Cardale Jones will get an offer somewhere down the line.

RB

Still nothing.

I have mentioned it before, but the 2012 class has Brionte Dunn, Rushel Shell, and Warren Ball in it. All are elite backs and I would be shocked if Ohio State doesn’t land at least two of them.

Also, there have been some rumblings about ’10 Mr. Football running back Erick Howard transferring to Ohio State after a year at Fork Union.

I will believe that one when I see it, but the point is that Ohio State does not need a RB in this class anyways and next year is loaded, so no worries.

WR

Evan Spencer, Shane Wynn

I went with these two last week and I am sticking with them until I hear otherwise.

Someone that might be worth keeping an eye on is A.J. Sebastiano. He is close friends with Jeremy Cash and would commit to Ohio State in a heartbeat… if he had an offer.

It seems like Sebastiano is in a similar position to Cardale Jones and will probably have to play the waiting game.

TE

Jeff Heuerman, Nick Vannett

With the Heuerman commitment, Ohio State is looking for one more TE in this class and will probably be finished.

Interestingly, Vannett and Koyack did a little role reversal this weekend in terms of who I think will be a part of this class.

Vannett (who I had previously thought was a heavy Notre Dame lean) attended Ohio State’s spring game and came away impressed.

Meanwhile, Koyack (who has cut his list to Ohio State and Notre Dame, and I thought was an Ohio State lean) attended Notre Dame’s spring game instead of Ohio State’s and also came away impressed.

Some interesting goings on for sure, but the bottom line is that Ohio State takes one more TE in this class, and it will either be Vannett or Koyack (most likely whichever one decides first) and whoever doesn’t end up in scarlet and gray will probably be a domer.

[Update 1:30 PM] Koyack committed to Notre Dame this afternoon, Vannett it is.

LB

Trey DePriest, Conner Crowell

I hedged on linebacker last week by not choosing who I thought would be a part of the class, but what the hell, here are the two that I think will be Buckeyes (subject to change of course).

DePriest is the top target in the state of Ohio right now, and I am banking on the peer pressure from his fellow Ohio commits to bring him home. I am less than sure about that, but I am cautiously optimistic.

Crowell visited for the spring game and came away impressed. So much so that I am willing to call him a Buckeye lean at this point, or at least more of a lean then any other LB prospect at the moment.

There are plenty of other potential LB prospects out there, but right now these are the two that I am getting the best vibe about.

S

Jeremy Cash, Ronald Tanner

Cash is on board already, and Tanner is one of the guys that I think may commit within the next week or two (he says he wants to narrow his list by early summer).

There is still an outside shot that Wayne Lyons joins the class, but for now I will leave him off.

CB

DerJuan Gambrell, Doran Grant, Jabari Gorman

Gambrell is already on board, Grant will be eventually, and new to the list (at least the list of people I think will be a part of this class)  is Gorman.

I have mentioned Gorman previously as a possibility for this class, but recent updates are very positive for Ohio State and I think he will eventually be a Buckeye.

DE

Steve Miller, Kenny Hayes, Chase Farris

All three of these guys are already a part of the class, and unless something changes (which it obviously can) I think that is it at DE for this class.

Bigs

Chris Carter Jr., Antonio Underwood, Brian Bobek, Tommy Brown, Michael Bennett, Aundrey Walker

Walker and Bennett are the only two on this list that aren’t already committed.

Bennett (who has narrowed his list to Ohio State and Northwestern) is competing with Tanner to see who the next Buckeye commitment will be (I think).

Walker will do the usual Glenville thing and wait until late in the process before becoming a Buckeye.

Ohio State will take at least one more ‘Big’ in this class, but who it ends up being is anyone’s guess at this point.

Conclusion

That’s 22 guys, 10 of which are already a part of the class and the rest seem very likely to be (at least at the moment). There will be a few surprises before the ink is dried next February (like who the other ‘Big’ is going to be), but you have to like the way this class is shaping up.

I get the feeling that Bennett, Tanner, and possibly one of the tight ends  will commit within the next week or two (or three). If that happens this class will be in the homestretch (especially when you factor in the Glenville guys) and it isn’t even summer yet.

Very nice.