While Ohio State football has torn it up on the recruiting trail over the last few years, the offensive line continues to be a sore spot for many Buckeye fans. Whether it’s because of the recruiting pitch, emphasis put on skill positions, or a lack of emphasis with NIL money, Ohio State just hasn’t been able to land some of the premier talent on the offensive line coming out of high school.
That trend continued on Thursday when four-star offensive tackle Drew Evers chose SMU over Ohio State in a bit of a late surprise. Many experts and analysts leading up to Evers commitment thought the recruiting battle would boil down to Ohio State or Texas A&M, but SMU became a player late in the game and was eventually able to land his services.
Out of Flower Mound, Texas, Evers was ranked as the No. 14 interior offensive lineman and 208th player in the country according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He was a priority target for the OSU coaches, but now that he’s off the board, Ohio State will continue to look elsewhere, including landing another offensive lineman on Thursday.
BREAKING: Four-Star OL Drew Evers has Committed to SMU, he tells me for @on3recruits
The 6’4 302 OL from Flower Mound, TX chose the Mustangs over Ohio State, Texas A&M, Penn State, & LSU
“214…I’m staying home. Let’s work #PonyUp”https://t.co/sTRY28LBbbpic.twitter.com/H44IUEsscK
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 26, 2025
We’ll continue to keep an eye on what Ohio State continues to do on the recruiting trail as it looks to put the finishing touches on its 2026 class. It’s looking to be another very good class, but where it finishes will all depend on plugging some of those holes of need still out there.
This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State football misses on 4-star offensive lineman from Texas
