The Ohio State football team has eight linebackers on scholarship, but six of these prospects arrived on campus with bonafide outside linebacker designated rankings on 247Sports. Now the Ohio State scheme only has two linebackers and the rotation for both is likely going to be fluid, but to keep things simple I just wanted to recap the six that were rated as outside backers.
The star of the outside group is Steele Chambers who was debating whether or not to declare for the NFL, but has elected to return in an attempt to raise his draft stock. The funny part is that Chambers was actually recruited as a running back before making the positional switch two seasons ago, but it’s time to dive into what this unit was ranked.
C.J. Hicks, Sophomore
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet, 3-inches
Weight: 215 pounds
High School: Archbishop Alter (Dayton, OH)
Class of 2022
247Sports Rating: Five-Star (No. 10 overall, No. 2 LB)
Reid Carrico, Redshirt-Sophomore
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet, 3-inches
Weight: 225 pounds
High School: Ironton (Ironton, OH)
Class of 2021
247Sports Rating: Four-Star (No. 57 overall, No. 8 LB)
Gabe Powers, Redshirt-Freshman
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet, 4-inches
Weight: 230 pounds
High School: Marysville (Marysville, OH)
Class of 2022
247Sports Rating: Four-Star (No. 113 overall, No. 10 LB)
Steele Chambers, Redshirt-Senior
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet, 1-inches
Weight: 215 pounds
High School: Blessed Trinity Catholic (Roswell, GA)
Class of 2019
247Sports Rating: Four-Star (No. 145 overall, No. 7 ATH)
Mitchell Melton, Redshirt-Junior
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet, 3-inches
Weight: 235 pounds
High School: Good Counsel (Olney, MD)
Class of 2020
247Sports Rating: Four-Star (No. 184 overall, No. 11 OLB)
Arvell Reese, Freshman
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet, 3-inches
Weight: 212 pounds
High School: Glenville (Cleveland, OH)
Class of 2023
247Sports Rating: Four-Star (No. 205 overall, No. 18 LB)
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