Ohio State Buckeyes Sign Class of 2021 Running Back Evan Pryor

Evan Pryor was recruited by dozens of schools across the nation, but the highly-rated running back is coming to Ohio State.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have signed running back Evan Pryor.

PRYOR PROFILE

Hometown: Cornelius, NC
High School: William Amos Hough

Height: 5-10
Weight: 190

2019 Stats: 1,130 rushing yards with 86.9 rushing yards per game, 19 touchdowns, 164 carries. 

Offers: Akron, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Duke, East Carolina, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi State, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, West Virginia, Wisconsin 

Verbal Commitment Date: March 16, 2020

Recruited By: Tony Alford

SI99 Rank: No. 52 Overall
ESPN: 4-star - No. 127 Overall
Composite: 4-star - No. 81 Overall
247Sports: 4-star - No. 99 Overall
Rivals: 4-star - No. 71 Overall

OHIO STATE OFFICIAL BIO AND STATS

Is the nation’s No. 2-ranked all-purpose back … a top-100 player who checks in at No. 84 in 247Sports composite rankings … is the No. 4-ranked player in the state of North Carolina … did not play his senior year at William Amos Hough High School as the state of North Carolina postponed high school football to the spring due to COVID-19 … as a junior in 2019, Pryor had 1,130 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns while adding 646 receiving yards and eight more TDs in 13 games … finished his high school career with 4,233 all-purpose yards and 42 total touchdowns … also ran track and field where he had a personal best time of 10.84 in the 100 meters … is the son of Inid and Erik Pryor.

SI ALL-AMERICAN EVALUATION

Pryor has a versatile skill set to impact the game as a runner, receiver and returner. He has good foot quickness, athleticism and vision, to go along with good hands and ball skills when working as a receiver. The Tar Heel state native is between a traditional bell-cow back and a lightning back at the moment, as he will need to add more strength and bulk. Look for him to start off as a lightning/COP back with terrific pass-game value, and perhaps ascend to an offense’s No. 1 runner later in his college career.

JOHN GARCIA, SI ALL-AMERICAN, ON PRYOR

Pryor has proven three-down ability to line up with the modern asks of the position with great quickness and plenty of top-end speed to go along with open field awareness and strong hands. He plays a sturdy vertical game in between the tackles but features flashes of elusiveness and occasional off-hand power in the open field.

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