Video: Ohio State coach Jake Diebler after exhibition loss at Cincinnati
Ohio State coach Jake Diebler after an exhibition loss at Cincinnati
Caleb Wilson, a five-star, top-10 prospect in the 2025 class, is on an official visit to Ohio State.
Listed as the No. 5 national recruit in the 247Sports.com composite, the 6-9, 205-pound Atlanta native was one of seven recruits at Ohio Stadium to watch the Buckeyes host Nebraska on Saturday. Accompanied by his family, Wilson spent time talking with Ohio State coach Jake Diebler and watching the two football teams go through pregame warmups.
Wilson has recently taken visits to Tennessee, North Carolina and Kentucky. In July, he named a list of his top 12 schools consisting of Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Duke, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oregon, Tennessee, UCF, and USC.
Ohio State has two commitments for 2025: Dorian Jones, a four-star guard from Richmond Heights, Ohio, and A’mare Bynum, a four-star power forward from Omaha, Nebraska, who is playing at Branson (Missouri) Link Academy this season.
Wilson plays for Atlanta Holy Innocents Episcopal School.
Here’s the list of other recruits on unofficial visits at Ohio State this weekend. Players are listed in alphabetical order.
Justin Caldwell
As-yet unranked by 247Sports, Caldwell is a 6-8, 215-pound power forward in the class of 2026 from Fayetteville (North Carolina) Trinity Christian School. He has landed an offer from Ohio State while on his unofficial visit.
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Christian Cast
A 2027 prospect, Cast is a 6-3 point guard from Detroit Country Day School. He is not yet ranked by any of the national recruiting services.
Cole Cloer
A 6-6, 180-pound small forward from Greensboro (North Carolina) Caldwell Academy, Cloer is the No. 23 national prospect in the 2026 class according to 247Sports. He’s the top player from his state and the No. 10 player at his position.
Illinois, North Carolina, Louisville and Miami (Florida) are known to have also offered.
Dezhon Hall
A previous visitor to Ohio State, Hall is a 6-3, 180-pound point guard in the 2026 class. Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas A&M and Ohio are known to have offered. Originally from Fishers, Indiana, Hall plays for Greenville (South Carolina) Legacy Early College and is the No. 2 player from his state and No. 20 point guard in his class according to 247Sports. He is a three-star prospect.
Marcus Johnson
An Ohio State commitment for 2026, Johnson is a four-star point guard prospect from Garfield Heights, Ohio. He is the No. 2 prospect from Ohio, the No. 6 point guard in his class and the overall No. 28 player nationally per 247Sports. He’s listed at 6-1, 175.
Tristan Reed
The 6-8, 210-pound Reed has ties to the Big Ten: his older brother, Tarris, played two years for Michigan and was recruited by Ohio State. A four-star power forward in the 2026 class, Reed is the No. 63 national prospect, the No. 11 power forward in the country and the top player in Missouri while playing for St. Louis John Burroughs School.
