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Four-Star 2025 Edge Rusher Damien Shanklin Places Cincinnati in Top-12 Schools

The Bearcats are trying to stack good recruiting classes.

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CINCINNATI — The Bearcats cracked the top-12 schools for four-star 2025 edge rusher Damien Shanklin on Wednesday. The Warren Central (Indiana) star is down to Michigan, Washington, Notre Dame, USC, LSU, Texas, Miami (OH), Ohio State, Texas A&M, Oregon, and Tennessee are also involved.

According to On3, Shanklin is ranked 85th nationally and 11th among edge rushers.

Shanklin uses his 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame like a missile off the edge, doing a great job of setting the tone in the run-and-pass game.

He has a nice mix of speed rush and quick hand moves to punish teams on the right side. Check out his highlights.

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RUSS HELTMAN

Russ Heltman is a contributor for AllBearcats and AllBengals. He is the morning host and producer for 89.3 WMKV in Cincinnati, OH. Russ can be found on Twitter: @RussHeltman11 or you can reach him by email at Heltmandm@yahoo.com.

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