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Eli Lederman
With Ohio State making ready for a Faculty Soccer Playoff quarterfinal bout with Miami later this week, coach Ryan Day and the Buckeyes secured a five-star dedication Monday from 2027 defensive finish D.J. Jacobs, the No. 11 general prospect within the ESPN Junior 300.
Jacobs, a 6-foot-5, 225-pound cross rusher from Roswell, Georgia, gave his pledge to Ohio State over Georgia, Miami, Texas A&M, Notre Dame and Oregon, among the many main contenders from a deep checklist of Energy 4 finalists. If he in the end indicators with the Buckeyes subsequent 12 months, Jacobs will symbolize this system’s highest-rated defensive signee since Jack Sawyer arrived as the highest general recruit within the 2021 cycle.
Jacobs at present stands as ESPN’s No. 1 prospect within the state of Georgia and No. 5 general defender within the 2027 class. His dedication fingers No. 2 Ohio State a jolt of recruiting momentum forward of its Cotton Bowl bout with No. 10 Miami on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), 25 days after the defending nationwide champion suffered its first lack of the season towards No. 1 Indiana within the Large Ten title sport.
A 3-year starter at Blessed Trinity (Georgia) Excessive College, Jacobs is the son of former Georgia defensive sort out David Jacobs, who spent three seasons with the Bulldogs from 1999 to 2001. His godfather is former Georgia and Miami coach Mark Richt.
Jacobs was credited with 102 tackles and 16 sacks in his junior season this fall and has accounted for almost 300 complete tackles throughout his first three varsity seasons. He joins broad receiver Jamier Brown (No. 2 general) because the second five-star pledge amongst six ESPN 300 recruits at present dedicated to the Buckeyes’ 2027 class, a bunch that additionally features a pair of four-star defenders between security Eli Johnson (No. 141) and inside linebacker Quinton Cypher (No. 216).
Ohio State closed the 2026 early signing interval on Dec. 5 with ESPN’s ninth-ranked class, headlined by the addition of five-star cross catcher Chris Henry Jr. (No. 7 general).
