Pickerington North High School junior Jack Sawyer HighlightsWatch the Ohio State-commit and the nation's No. 1 Class of 2021 prospect in action as a sophomore. Who are Ohio's top returning high school football players entering the 2019 season? The Buckeye State has a deep talent pool. These are some of the sharks. Kickoff is coming.
Pickerington North junior Jack Sawyer is considered the No. 1 overall junior prospect in the country according to the 247sports.com Composite Rankings.
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Key names to know Fridays this fall.
Player, School, Ht, Wt, Graduating Class
* Jasiyah Robinson, Groveport-Madison, 6-3, 225 (2020)Third team
OPSWA Division I All-Ohio. Had 79 tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss and 7.5 sacks.
* Jack Sawyer, Pickerington North, 6-4, 217 (2021)Ohio State commit is considered No. 1 overall junior prospect in the country and No. 1 SDE prospect nationally according to the
247sports.com Composite Rankings. Third team
OPSWA Division I All-Ohio.
* Vinny Sciury, Perry (Massillon), 6-5, 260 (2020)First team
OPSWA Division II All-Ohio. Had 82 tackles and 15 sacks.
* Ja'kobe Crowell, Central Catholic (Toledo), 5-11, 210 (2020)First team
OPSWA Division II All-Ohio.
* Dontrez Brown, Ross (Fremont), 6-2, 269 (2020)First team
OPSWA Division II All-Ohio. Had 15 sacks. Holds several MAC offers.
* Darrion Henry, Princeton (Cincinnati), 6-5, 279 (2020)Ohio State commit is considered No. 12 overall prospect in Ohio and 17th best DT prospect nationally according to the
247sports.com Composite Rankings. Had 61 tackles, 8.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
2018 Ohio HS Football Statewide Postseason Brackets* Brandon Taylor, Lima Senior, 6-3, 250 (2020)Penn State commit considered No. 22 overall prospect in Ohio and 26th best SDE prospect nationally according to the
247sports.com Composite Rankings.
* Ty Hamilton, Pickerington Central, 6-3, 250 (2020)Ohio State commit considered No. 27 overall prospect in Ohio and 40th best SDE prospect nationally according to the
247sports.com Composite Rankings.
* Justin Wodtly, Cleveland Heights, 6-3, 271 (2020)Considered No. 30 overall prospect in Ohio according to the
247sports.com Composite Rankings. Holds 18 offers including Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue, Indiana and Cincinnati.
* Najee Story, Solon, 6-4, 235 (2021)Considered No. 9 overall junior prospect in Ohio and No. 10 SDE prospect nationally according to the
247sports.com Composite Rankings.
2018 Ohio HS Football Statewide Statistics* Gage Keys, Hilliard Davidson, 6-5, 240 (2020)Minnesota commit.
* Chris Mayfield, Hilliard Bradley, 6-2, 250 (2020)Michigan Sate commit.
* Jeff Pietrowski Jr., St. Edward (Lakewood), 6-1, 235 (2020)Michigan State commit.
* Abraham Alabi, Pickerington Central, 6-4, 315 (2020)Holds six offers including Kentucky, Rutgers and Tennessee State.
* Jaiden Cameron, Northmont (Clayton), 6-4, 221 (2020)Holds 15 offers including Michigan State, Minnesota, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Baylor and Pitt.
2018 Ohio HS Football Pictures
* Noah Nunn, Medina, 6-3, 220 (2020)First team All-Northeast Inland District.
* Matthew Fortner, Northview (Sylvania), 6-4, 280 (2020)Bowling Green offensive line recruit was first team All-Northwest District on defense last season.
* Patrick Rourke, Chillicothe, 5-9, 230 (2020)First team All-Southeast District.
