2013 3-Star Safety Jayme Thompson Commits To Ohio State

Thompson adds depth to the '13 safties

Very late last night, according to Bucknuts ($), Ohio State received their 7th commitment for the 2013 class. That commitment came from 3-star safety Jayme Thompson (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic). The 6'2",183-pound Thompson originally committed to West Virginia.

Thompson had scholarship offers from West Virginia, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Missouri, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Louisville, Toledo, Bowling Green, Buffalo and a couple others before committing to the Mountaineers in early February.

However, an Ohio State scholarship offer last Tuesday has turned into a commitment for the Buckeyes.

Thompson played free safety and returned kickoffs during his junior season, his first as a varsity starter. Thompson averaged over 11 tackles per game and had three interceptions.

Thompson becomes the third 2013 defensive back to commit to Meyer joining to super cornerbacks, Cam Burrows (Trotwood, Ohio/Madison) and Eli Woodard (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern). Meyer is still looking to add one more great corner and another great safety to his 2013 class.

He joins Ezekiel Elliott as another commit for the Buckeyes on Sunday. Thompson runs a 4.69 40-yard dash, which isn't as fast as Elliott's 4.4 speed, but safety was an area for concern coming into the 2013 class. Now that the Buckeyes have nabbed Thompson, the depth is slightly getting better. 

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Fickell Grabs Murray, Makes 9

Murray makes Fickell's first verbal

Luke Fickell may have a tough job this summer being a new head coach and all, but he has certainly taken over the reins of recruiting with ease thus far. Najee Murray, a defensive back out of Steubenville, Ohio, has great "SEC"-like speed and can just about cover anyone, anywhere.


Murray stands at 5'11", at 180 pounds and mainly plays Free Safety. He had offers from Kent State, Toledo, Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami of Ohio, Akron, Buffalo, Indiana, Ohio State. He runs a 4.41 40, can bench 300 pounds, and squat 450. Murray is also on the honor roll, which shows Fickell is on the right track for athletes looking to get in to Ohio State.


After Tyvis Powell committed just about a week or two ago, Fickell needs to keep the train rolling, and I think that he will with about 11 spots left in the 2013 recruiting class. While most recruiting will have to wait until August, (for obvious reasons), Fickell has shown he can get the job done and also to make sure to grab good, smart kids to have around the school.


We have some more video of Murray, for your viewing pleasure, after the jump.