Class of 2027 security Angelo Smith, the brother of Ohio State star vast receiver Jeremiah Smith, has dedicated to the Buckeyes, a supply confirmed to ESPN Sunday night time.
The youthful Smith is a 5-foot-10, 165-pound junior at Florida’s Chaminade-Madonna School Preparatory College. Along with Ohio State, he held affords from Miami, Oklahoma State, Georgia State and Toledo. Information of Smith’s pledge was first reported by Rivals.com.
Jeremiah was a three-time state champion at Chaminade-Madonna and landed with the Buckeyes within the 2024 class as one of many highest-ranked vast receiver prospects within the ESPN recruiting rankings period, which started in 2006.
A second-team All-American final fall, Jeremiah shattered Ohio State’s freshman receiving information with 76 catches for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns in a starring function on the Buckeyes’ 2024 nationwide title staff. He has logged 20 receptions for 315 yards with three receiving scores over the preliminary three video games of his sophomore marketing campaign in 2025.
Angelo adopted in his brother’s footsteps at Chaminade-Madonna, the place he was credited with 40 tackles, 11 move break ups and three interceptions as a sophomore final fall.
He now lands because the third member of Buckeyes coach Ryan Day’s 2027 recruiting class. 5-star vast receiver Jamier Brown, the No. 2 prospect within the ESPN Junior 300, has been dedicated to Ohio State since November. Quarterback Brady Edmunds, who gave his pledge to the Buckeyes on Dec. 2, 2024, is ESPN’s second-ranked pocket passer within the cycle.
Ohio State holds 13 ESPN 300 pledges in this system’s 2026 recruiting class, which at present sits at No. 9 in ESPN’s nationwide class rankings for the cycle. After a bye week in Week 4, the Buckeyes remained at No. 1 within the newest AP High 25 on Sunday forward of a Week 5 go to to Washington on Saturday.