Ohio State lost a 2021 class commitment on Tuesday when ESPN’s 300 defensive end Tunmise Adeleye announced that he was backing his commitment to the Buckeyes.
Adeleye is the No. 39-ranked recruit overall and the No. 6-ranked defensive finisher in the class. He is a 6-foot-3, 250-pound prospect from the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and was the fourth-highest ranked commitment in the Ohio State class.
– 🎲 (@TunmiseAdeleye) 11 August 2020
Adeleye has not said who is at the top of his new list, but he has been in contact with Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Florida, among others.
The Buckeyes still have defensive end Jack Sawyer, the no. 1-ranked recruit in general, committed, but losing Adeleye hurts the class. Adeleye, Sawyer and ESPN 300 defensive tackle Mike Hall provided an excellent defensive line class.
The staff still has a lot of time to find another recruit for defensive lines to fill that spot, and the coaches still have the No. 1 ranked class. Alabama is close behind at no. 2.
Even with the dismissal of Adeleye, Ohio State has 16 ESPN 300 liabilities, including Sawyer, no. 1 running back TreVeyon Henderson, the No. 4 ranked pocket-passing quarterback in Kyle McCord and Jayden Ballard, the fourth-best wide receiver.
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