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High School Football 2022 preview: Ranking Ohio’s top defensive backs
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The highschool soccer season kicks off Aug. 19. In preparation for Week 1 cleveland.com will have a look at nationwide recruiting information, returning OHSAA All-Ohio awardees and use our personal experience to find out Ohio’s prime gamers.
We’ve already regarded on the state’s prime working backs, quarterbacks and receivers/tight ends. Now, we’ll bounce to the defensive aspect of the ball as we have a look at the state’s prime defensive backs.
Listed below are Ohio’s prime corners and safeties.
10. Terhyon Nichols, Cincinnati Withrow, Junior
Top, weight: 6-0, 180
Nichols is the seventh-ranked recruit in Ohio’s 2024 class, and holds provides from Tennessee, Notre Dame, Cincinnati and Michigan State amongst others. He largely performed cornerback throughout his sophomore season, and can probably flourish in a bigger position this yr.
9. Aaron Scott, Springfield, Junior
Top, weight: 6-1, 160
Scott had an enormous sophomore yr for Springfield on its strategy to the state title sport. The No. 2 recruit within the 2024 class, Scott has provides from Notre Dame, Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and extra. He completed his sophomore season with 20 tackles and was particular point out All-Better Western Ohio Convention.
8. Ben Minich, Lakota West, Senior
Top, weight: 6-0, 185
Minich is the sixth-ranked recruit in Ohio’s 2023 class and holds provides from Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Stanford. He performed all around the defensive backfield for regional finalist Lakota West, and completed his junior season with 45 complete tackles and two interceptions.
7. Malik Davis, Glenville, Senior
Top, weight: 5-10, 150
It received’t be straightforward to throw towards Glenville this season with Davis and Bryce West within the secondary. Davis was a Division IV first-team All-Ohio and Northeast Lakes District first-team choice in his junior season. He at present holds provides from Central Michigan and Marshall.
6. Carson Cheek, Hamilton Badin, Junior
Top, weight: 5-10, 150
Cheek was a star for Badin in his junior season. He earned first-team all-conference, Division III Southwest District and All-Ohio. He hung out at free security and cornerback, and completed the 2021 season with 62 tackles, seven picks, and two defensive touchdowns throughout Badin’s state runner-up season.
Chardon defensive again Trey Liebhardt scoops up a West Holmes fumble for a landing within the first half of their 2021 Division III state semifinal sport at Twinsburg Excessive College.John Kuntz, cleveland.com
5. Trey Liebhardt, Chardon, Senior
Top, weight: 6-0, 175
Liebhardt was a first-team All-Ohio and Northeast Lakes District honoree in his junior season. He had 34 tackles, 18 move break-ups, three interceptions, two fumble-recovery touchdowns and a kick return landing as a junior. Liebhardt won his second consecutive state championship enjoying cornerback for the Hilltoppers.
4. Josiah Jackson, Fairfield, Senior
Top, weight: 6-1, 175
Jackson is Ohio’s Seventeenth-ranked senior and is dedicated to West Virginia. He performs nook and was named to the Southwest District second staff and Division I All-Ohio honorable point out in his junior season.
3. Cameron Calhoun, Cincinnati Winton Woods, Senior
Top, weight: 6-2, 175
Calhoun was given a three-star ranking by 247Sports, and obtained provides from Kentucky, West Virginia and Purdue, amongst others, earlier than committing to Cincinnati. Calhoun made his mark as one in all Ohio’s prime corners in 2021, incomes Division II second-team All-Ohio and first-team All-Southwest District honors for the state champion Warriors.
Glenville’s Bryce West pedals again throughout a drill Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Avon.(Matt Goul, cleveland.com)
2. Bryce West, Glenville, Junior
Top, weight: 6-0,180
West is the highest recruit in Ohio’s 2024 class and has provides from Ohio State, Notre Dame, Alabama and plenty of others. He was named to the All-Ohio second staff and Northeast Lakes District first staff as a cornerback, but additionally returned kicks for the Tarblooders.
1.Malik Hartford, Lakota West, Senior
Top, weight: 6-3, 180
Hartford, an Ohio State commit, is Ohio’s second-ranked participant within the 2023 class in line with 247Sports. He was a first-team All-Better Miami Convention choice, and a Division I Southwest District second-team member for the convention champion Firebirds. He largely performed security and completed his junior season with 58 tackles, six blocked kicks, two picks and a sack.
Honorable Point out
Jasir Fortunate, Elyria, Senior
Sal Romito, Stow-Munroe Falls, Senior
Jack Moore, New Richmond, Senior
Andrew Holden, Sheridan, Senior
Elijah Thomas, Sylvania Southview, Senior
Ja’ontay O’Bryant, Mansfield Senior, Junior
Ben Hamm, Dover, Senior
Alex Williams, Dresden Tri-Valley, Senior
Andrew Bruce, Chardon, Junior
Leo Colombi, Chardon, Junior
Thomas Ware, Collinwood, Senior
Blake Brumbaugh, West Milton Milton-Union, Senior
Jake Kavcic, Gates Mills Gilmour, Junior
Luke Yoder, Navarre Fairless, Senior
Connor Pressure, Girard, Senior
Brady Woltz, Vinton County, Junior
Brady Roden, Sugarcreek Garaway, Senior
Will Sayle, Kirtland, Junior
Tommy Gogolin, Kirtland, Senior
Tony Karp, Rootstown, Junior