Caught 35 passes for 500 yards and scored seven touchdowns as a senior ... picked off seven passes from his defensive back position as a senior ... totaled 30 catches and four touchdowns as a junior and added three interceptions.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Alex Boone
OT
6-8
315
Lakewood St. Edward
Will already be one of Ohio State's biggest offensive linemen and has terrific footwork and a frame capable of carrying more muscle ... 2003 and 2004 first-team All-Ohio ... is an aggressive blocker that enjoys driving defenders away from the line of scrimmage ... 50 knockdowns as a senior.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Jim Cordle
OL
6-5
275
Lancaster
Will enroll at Ohio State for spring quarter classes and participate in spring practice, therefore is not signing a national letter of intent at the present time ... bench presses nearly 350 pounds ... was a devastating pulling blocker on stretch and counter plays.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Todd Denlinger
TE/DL
6-3
265
Troy
Collected 60 tackles, including 13 behind the line of scrimmage and seven sacks, as a senior ... started at defensive tackle as a freshman and sophomore but moved to middle linebacker as a junior, totaling 125 tackles, including 17 stops behind the line of scrimmage, six sacks and an interception.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Brian Hartline
WR/CB
6-3
180
Canton GlenOak
As a senior, suffered a season-ending leg injury during the second quarter of the first game of the season ... as a junior, passed for 300 yards in the first four games before switching to receiver, where he caught 41 passes for 411 yards from his younger brother, Mike.
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Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Malcolm Jenkins
WR/CB
6-1
180
Piscataway (N.J.) HS
Totaled more than 300 yards receiving and scored seven touchdowns on offense as a senior ... has been timed at 4.43 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... had 65 tackles, eight interceptions and four pass break-ups as a junior and also had 178 yards receiving.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
James Laurinaitis
LB
6-3
235
Wayzata HS, Hamel, Minn.
Minnesota's Defensive Mr. Football as a senior ... collected 193 tackles, including 28 for loss, as a senior after totaling more than 160 tackles as a junior ... led Wayzata to the Minnesota 5A state championship game as a senior.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Freddie Lennix
RB/LB
6-0
193
Cle. Glenville
Totaled 85 tackles and two interceptions as a senior ... led Glenville in tackles in 2004 with 143, including 12 sacks, and returned two interceptions for touchdowns ... scored three defensive touchdowns as a senior.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Jamario O'Neal
WR/CB
6-1
180
Cle. Glenville
Collected 65 tackles, three interceptions and three quarterback sacks as a senior ... 2004 first-team All-Ohio defensive back ... helped led Glenville to the Ohio Div. I state semifinals in 2004.
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Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Brian Robiskie
WR
6-3
190
Chagrin Falls
Set Chagrin Falls career receiving records with 118 catches for 1,885 yards and 34 touchdowns ... caught 47 passes as a senior for 754 yards and 12 touchdowns ... led Chagrin Falls to a 9-3 overall record in 2004 and the conference championship.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Anderson Russell
RB/DB
6-1
190
Marist HS, Atlanta, Ga.
Averaged 8.4 yards per carry as a senior on 90 attempts ... rushed for 758 yards and scored 14 touchdowns as a senior in Marist's wishbone offense ... was Marist's leading receiver with seven catches for 171 yards and three touchdowns.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Rob Schoenhoft
QB
6-6
225
Cin. St. Xavier
As a senior completed 72-of-139 passes in eight games for 1,159 yards and 13 touchdowns with just three interceptions ... passed for 1,100 yards as a junior with 12 touchdowns and just four interceptions ... as a senior, helped lead St. Xavier to a 10-0 regular season record.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Austin Spitler
LB/TE
6-3
228
Bellbrook
As a senior totaled 132 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, seven quarterback sacks and two interceptions ... was named the conference linebacker of the year ... collected 120 tackles as a junior.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Donald Washington
DB/WR
6-1
185
Franklin Central HS, Indianapolis, Ind.
Caught 45 passes as a senior and scored 10 touchdowns ... averaged better than 17 yards per catch on 47 receptions with eight touchdowns as a junior.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Maurice Wells
TB
5-10
185
Sandalwood HS, Jacksonville, Fla.
Rushed for career totals of 5,955 yards and 55 touchdowns ... Led Florida in rushing as a junior with 3,076 yards and scored 31 touchdowns ... in nine games as a senior, rushed for 1,908 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Ryan Williams
DE
6-6
245
Mission Viejo (Calif.) HS
As a junior, totaled 75 tackles and six sacks for the 13-1 Diablos ... was Ohio State's first commitment to its 2005 recruiting class from outside the state.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Lawrence Wilson
DE
6-5
240
Akr. SVSM
Had 15 sacks as a junior and 10 as a senior ... also caught seven passes for three touchdowns as a senior ... has a 3.6 GPA ... averaged 15 points per game in basketball as a junior.
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Doug Worthington
DE
6-7
250
St. Francis HS, Athol Spring, N.Y.
Collected 67 tackles and five quarterback sacks as a junior ... totaled 74 tackles and seven sacks as a senior ... also a standout basketball player.