Ohio State Buckeyes Sign Class of 2021 Defensive End Jack Sawyer

Sawyer is a consensus 5-star prospect in Ohio State's back yard and is rated by ESPN as the No. 1 high school football player in America.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have officially signed defensive end JACK SAWYER.

SAWYER PROFILE

Hometown: Pickerington, Ohio
High School: Pickerington North

Height: 6-5
Weight: 248

2019 Stats: 37 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries ... did not play during team's 2020 season.

Offers: Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Virginia

Verbal Commitment Date: February 3, 2019

Recruited By: Larry Johnson, Al Washington

SI99 Rank: No. 3 Overall
ESPN: 5-star - No. 1 Overall
Composite: 5-star - No. 4 Overall
247Sports: 5-star - No. 5 Overall
Rivals: 5-star - No. 12 Overall

OHIO STATE OFFICIAL BIO AND STATS

Is the highest-rated prospect in Ohio State’s class according to 247Sports … a five-star player who is the No. 1 overall player in Ohio, the No. 4 player nationally and the nation’s No. 3-ranked defensive end … did not play his senior season at Pickerington Central … as a junior, was the OCC-Ohio Division Defensive Player of the Year for head coach Nate Hillerich … had 37 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 13.5 quarterback sacks … an exceptional athlete, Sawyer also played quarterback for Pickerington North and led then to the Division I, Region 3 playoffs … completed 79 of 135 passes for 1,056 yards and nine touchdowns before an injury cut his season short … also played basketball at Pickerington North where he made the varsity team as a freshman … his father, Lyle, played football at Findlay College and his mother, Michelle, was a star basketball player at Pickerington … his grandfather played in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system.

SI ALL-AMERICAN EVALUATION

Sawyer is a natural athlete who can impact the game on any given play. He is the type of edge disrupter an offense would have to account for before every snap. The future Buckeye looks to be a three-down dominator on defense with the room to grow into a traditional defensive end or even defensive tackle in a four-man front.

JOHN GARCIA, SI ALL-AMERICAN, ON SAWYER

A truly polished pass rusher, Sawyer has ideal snap quickness, long arms and active mitts on the edge. He possesses a varied pass-rush toolbox with alpha-rusher traits. It would not be surprising if Sawyer saw himself earn a role as a sub-package pass-rusher very early in his career in Columbus before he develops into the next three-down menace along the defensive front in Columbus.

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