Ohio State football: Don’t forget about Evan Pryor

The Ohio State football program is set to begin Spring drills later this month, and hold the Spring Game in mid-April. Running back Evan Pryor is someone to keep an eye on leading up to the start of the 2021 season.

Ohio State is remarkably loaded with offensive talent heading into the 2021 season, virtually at every position. Stars on the offensive line such as Paris Johnson Jr. and Nicholas Petit-Frere are back from last season.

Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson return and promise to be, once again, one of the most explosive wide receiver tandems in the country. Jeremy Ruckert is back and will be one of the top tight ends in the country, and two sophomore quarterbacks, C.J. Stroud and Jack Miller III, will compete for the starting job along with five-star freshman Kyle McCord.

McCord is one of many highly-recruited freshmen that will be putting on the Scarlet and Gray this fall. Three other five-stars join McCord on the Buckeyes’ offense, all of which are rated as the top player in the nation at their position, wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, guard Donovan Jackson, and running back TreVeyon Henderson.

Henderson certainly will compete for his fair share of playing time, along with returning running backs Master Teague, Miyan Williams, and Steele Chambers. One name, however, has not been mentioned enough. That name? Evan Pryor.

Evan Pryor is a four-star running back from Cornelius, North Carolina, and was the nation’s second-ranked all-purpose back. Pryor could have pretty much gone to school anywhere he wanted, as he held offers from 33 programs, and chose the Ohio State football program over schools such as Alabama, Florida, Michigan, and LSU.

Pryor stands at 5’10, 190 pounds, and will likely be putting on 10-20 pounds prior to the start of the fall season. 247Sports describes Evan as a “loose runner”, and a player who can quickly change directions without losing too much speed.

TreVeyon Henderson and Evan Pryor do have similar builds, Henderson does have the advantage in overall agility, but Pryor has a quicker 100-meter time. Both can also be utilized in the passing game and become short-to-mid range receiving threats.

Ohio State’s running back room will be crowded with talent in 2021, and years to come. Evan Pryor and TreVeyon Henderson could offer a lethal one-two punch from the Buckeye backfield in 2021, and many years beyond.