For Ohio State football’s latest addition to its 2023 class, it returned to Maryland.
Six classes after former five-star defensive end Chase Young committed to the Buckeyes before becoming an All-American and a Pro Bowl defensive end for the Washington Commanders, the Buckeyes returned to DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, to get four-star defensive lineman Jason Moore.
The Buckeyes beat out Maryland, Notre Dame, Penn State and Michigan for the 6-foot-6, 255-pound lineman, who is the No. 1 player out of his state, the No. 53 prospect in the 2023 class and the No. 5 defensive lineman in the class, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings.
Moore is the first player the Buckeyes have secured from the state of Maryland since linebacker Mitchell Melton in the 2020 class.
Moore is the second defensive lineman in Ohio State’s 2023 class, along with three-star Dublin Coffman defensive lineman Will Smith Jr., whose father, Will Smith Sr., was an All-American defensive end for the Buckeyes from 2000-03.