The Ohio State football program is trying to finish up its 2026 recruiting class. As of right now, they have the fourth-best recruiting class in the country. They are still trying to add to that class and have dreams of winning their first recruiting national championship.
In order to achieve that goal, they will have to land some more five-star recruits. No one in the country has more five-star recruits in this class than the Ohio State Buckeyes. While they have just two, they are looking to add a few more before the cycle ends.
There are three five-star recruits that the Buckeyes still have a realistic shot at landing in this class. Only one of them is projected to go to Ohio State at the moment, but they are very close on the other two. Let's start with the recruit they need to land the most.
1. Felix Ojo, T
Felix Ojo is rated as the second-best tackle in the country. He is someone that the Buckeyes have been hot after, especially after Jackson Cantwell chose Miami. Ojo has become one of the top prospects on their board. Tyler Bowen is in charge of recruiting Ojo.
Landing Ojo would give Ohio State its first five-star recruit on the offensive line in five years. That's a long time for a program as storied as Ohio State to go between five-star recruits. They are still trying to get Ojo to fix that issue. He would certainly be a good one to get.
Right now, the Buckeyes are not favored to get his commitment. Texas is the favorite to land Ojo, as that is his home-state school. He just visited the Longhorns in an official capacity last weekend. He did visit Ohio State last month, but they need a massive push to bring him to Columbus.
That doesn't mean they can't do it. He is someone that they would be okay with spending a lot of NIL money on. The second recruit Ohio State can still grab is a really good player on the offensive side of the ball.
2. Savion Hiter
The number-one running back in the 2026 class, Savion Hiter is someone that the Buckeyes have been recruiting for a while. Carlos Locklyn has proven himself to be a great recruiter in the last couple of years since coming to Columbus as the running backs coach.
Locklyn has been trying to land Hiter, who stands at 5'11 and 200 pounds. He visited Ohio State at the end of last month, but that wasn't the final visit he was making. Hiter also visited Georgia, Michigan, and Tennessee following that weekend. In fact, he's visiting Tennessee this weekend.
That is the main competition for the Buckeyes. The Vols are the favorite to grab Hiter, especially since this is the second time that he has been in Knoxville in the last couple of months. He clearly likes what Tennessee is able to offer him, so that's a high barrier the Buckeyes have to overcome.
Michigan fans will tell you that they are actually the favorites to land Hiter, but that's simply not the case. Ohio State football fans are very familiar with Tony Alford's recruiting, and it hasn't been the same since the 2021 recruiting class.
The final five-star recruit on this list is actually favored to pick the Buckeyes when everything is all said and done.
3. Bralan Womack
Earlier this spring, the Buckeyes were able to land a five-star safety recruit. Blaine Bradford is listed as the second-best safety in the country, and he is already a part of Ohio State's 2026 recruiting class. He might not be the only safety to commit to the Buckeyes, though.
Ohio State is still pursuing the top safety in the class, Bralan Womack. Womack is from the state of Mississippi and is slated to make his official announcement on August 22nd. He stands at 5'11 and 195 pounds and does everything that the Buckeyes are looking for at that spot.
Right now, Womack is predicted to pick the Buckeyes. He has had a crystal ball prediction for Ohio State for quite a while. Still, there are rumblings that the NIL package they have for him might not be exactly what he's looking for. That could end up changing his mind.
Matt Guerrieri has proven that he's a pretty good recruiter. If he could land the top two safeties in the country, that would further solidify that fact. He is working hard to land Womack before that late August commitment date that Womack has set.
If the Ohio State football program can land these three five-star guys, they have a real shot at landing the top recruiting class in the country.