Welcome to the Skull Session.
Lathan Ransom, Caden Curry and Joey Velazquez have been DUDES in the weight room this June.
Have a good Monday.
ANOTHER BOOOOOOOM. College football doesn’t have offseason championships, but — man, oh, man — Ohio State would win the 2024 title.
After a stellar January, February, March, April and May that included Buckeyes returning and commitments from transfers and high schoolers, the Buckeyes continued their offseason momentum in June, landing four-star running back Bo Jackson on June 4 and four-star defensive back Faheem Delane on Sunday. A 6-foot-3, 200-pound athlete from Olney, Maryland, Delane is the No. 2 safety and No. 34 overall prospect in the 2025 class. He chose Ohio State over Oregon, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Tennessee and LSU.
Here is 247Sports director Andrew Ivins’ scouting report for Delane:
An aggressive back-seven defender who can cover the pass, defend the run, and get home on the blitz. Owns a college-ready frame, having measured roughly 6-foot-3, 200 pounds the summer before junior season. Quick to trigger and tends to play with tons of confidence. Has been utilized primarily as a box safety and a slot corner at the prep level and found plenty of success in both roles. Physical more times than not and always looking to deliver a blow. Serviceable in man-to-man situations and held his own at Under Armour’s Future annual event, producing a pair of takeaways. However, can lose track of wide receivers in the deeper third and lacks the foot speed to recover. Should be viewed as a potential impact player in the secondary for a Power Five program that can do a little bit of everything. Likely to find the most success in a defensive scheme that has him forward-facing and constantly puts him in a position to make plays. Has what it takes to get on the field sooner rather than later like his brother, Mansoor, who starred as a freshman at Virginia Tech.
Delane’s commitment gave Ohio State 14 total commitments in the 2025 class, all of whom are four stars or higher. His pledge also nudges Ohio State past Notre Dame for the No. 1 spot in the 247Sports composite team rankings despite the Buckeyes having seven fewer commits than the Irish.
POS NAME RATING RANK SIZE SCHOOL
CB DEVIN SANCHEZ ★★★★★ #5 NATL | #1 CB 6-2 | 170 North Shore (Houston, Texas)
CB NA’EEM OFFORD ★★★★★ #6 NATL | #2 CB 6-1 | 185 Parker (Birmingham, Alabama)
QB TAVIEN ST. CLAIR ★★★★★ #14 NATL | #3 QB 6-4 | 210 Bellefontaine (Bellefontaine, Ohio)
S FAHEEM DELANE ★★★★ #34 NATL | #2 S 6-2 | 195 Good Counsel (Olney, Maryland)
LB TARVOS ALFORD ★★★★ #47 NATL | #5 LB 6-2 | 210 Vero Beach (Vero Beach, Florida)
OT CARTER LOWE ★★★★ #54 NATL | #7 OT 6-5 | 290 Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio)
DE ZAHIR MATHIS ★★★★ #60 NATL | #5 Edge 6-6 | 225 Imhotep Institute (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
RB BO JACKSON ★★★★ #81 NATL | #5 RB 6-0 | 205 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, OH)
DE LONDON MERRITT ★★★★ #116 NATL | #13 DL 6-2 | 250 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)
TE NATE ROBERTS ★★★★ #132 NATL | #6 TE 6-4 | 235 Washington (Washington, Oklahoma)
S DESHAWN STEWART ★★★★ #295 NATL | #26 S 6-2 | 185 DePaul Catholic (Wayne, New Jersey)
WR DE’ZIE JONES ★★★★ #313 NATL | #42 WR 6-0 | 180 DePaul Catholic (Wayne, New Jersey)
S CODY HADDAD ★★★★ #376 NATL | #18 ATH 6-1 | 175 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
LB ELI LEE ★★★★ #380 NATL | #41 LB 6-3 | 230
