Ohio State’s top-ranked 2025 recruiting class gained its newest top-50 expertise Monday morning with a dedication from four-star defensive finish Zion Grady (No. 45 within the ESPN 300).
Grady, a flexible pass-rusher from Enterprise, Alabama, is the No. 7 defensive finish in his class and the fifth-ranked prospect within the state of Alabama in 2025. After decommitting from Alabama, Grady gave his pledge to the Buckeyes over finalists Tennessee and Florida State. His dedication comes in the future after Grady completed an official go to to Ohio State over the weekend.
“Let’s go Bucks,” Grady wrote in a publish on X.
The 6-foot-4, 230-pound edge rusher burst onto the nationwide recruiting scene with a pair of standout seasons at Charles Henderson Excessive Faculty in Troy, Alabama, the place Grady totaled 82 tackles, 23 hurries and 10 sacks in his junior season.
Grady initially dedicated to Alabama in November 2023 earlier than pulling his pledge and reopening his recruitment in January following Nick Saban’s departure from the Crimson Tide. Grady additionally introduced his switch to Enterprise Excessive Faculty in January as properly.
Together with his dedication, Grady is now the 14th ESPN 300 commit and the fourth-highest prospect within the Buckeyes’ upcoming class. Ohio State is now as much as 5 top-50 commits for 2025, greater than some other program on this cycle.
Grady additionally joins a star-studded defensive unit headed to Ohio State within the 2025 cycle, a bunch headlined by Na’eem Offord (No. 1 cornerback in 2025), Devin Sanchez (No. 2 cornerback) and London Merritt (No. 5 defensive finish in 2025). Zahir Mathis (No. 8 defensive finish), Faheem Delane (No. 4 security), Tarvos Alford (No. 6 exterior linebacker) and Twenty fourth-ranked cornerback DeShawn Stewart fill out the loaded crop of defenders headed for Columbus within the prime recruiting class, based on ESPN’s newest group rankings.