The Buckeyes have landed commitment No. 16 for their 2022 recruiting class as wide receiver Kojo Antwi from Suwanee (Ga.) Lambert has announced he is headed to Ohio State to play for the Buckeyes. Antwi announced his decision on his Twitter account.
“I like how they run their program,” Antwi said about Ohio State. “They are always competing for a national championship. I like how they produce a lot of NFL players as well.”
Antwi also had plenty of great things to say about Buckeye wide receivers coach Brian Hartline and head coach Ryan Day.
“Coach Hartline loves to talk ball and that’s what I like about him,” Antwi said. “He was straight up with me and he also wants to get to know me as a person and not many coaches do that. He is a really cool dude. You can talk to him about anything. Coach Day I feel like is a really good coach. I’ve seen some of the hype videos for the games and stuff and the speeches get you fired up. I think coach Day is a great guy. I like talking to him. He’s pretty cool.”
Antwi made his official visit to Ohio State on the June 18-20 weekend. Antwi, who the Buckeyes offered a scholarship on November 18, 2020, becomes receiver No. 4 in the very, very talented Ohio State 2022 recruiting class.
The 6-foot-1 and 185-pound Antwi is a 4-star prospect in the 247Sports rankings. He is the country’s No. 73 overall 2022 prospect, the No. 8 wide receiver and the No. 7 prospect in Georgia.
Antwi picked Ohio State over Georgia, Texas A&M and USC, who he also made official visits to. He also had scholarship offers to many other schools across the country including Oregon, LSU, Baylor, Notre Dame, Michigan and South Carolina.
The Buckeyes have long been aiming to sign at least three class of 2022 receivers and possibly four if they could get a great one for the fourth spot. And they have absolutely done that with Antwi who has been a huge target for months and months. Day, Hartline and the staff now have four top receivers in this class in 5-star Caleb Burton from Texas as well as 4-star Kyion Grayes from Arizona, 4-star Kaleb Brown from Illinois and now Antwi. Hartline signed a spectacular group of four 2020 receivers, signed three of the country’s best in the class of 2021 including the country’s No. 1 wide receiver in Emeka Egbuka, and now has four very, very talented ones from the class of 2022.
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247Sports recruiting analyst Gabe Brooks has this evaluation of Antwi:
Athletically built receiver with good size and mass, plus space to add more. Can line up outside or in the slot and fit myriad personnel groupings. Gets off the line quickly and on top of corners. Shows good top-end vertical play speed. Functional athleticism is a strength, whether competing in the air, coming back to the ball, or in run-after-catch situations. Good acceleration and reaches top speed quickly. Generally a hands catcher and combines that with body control to enlarge his catch window. Shows ball-winning ability greater than size. Displays very good short-area suddenness as a route-runner, along with separation-inducing downfield route subtlety on deeper throws. Productive through sophomore and junior seasons with requisite volume and above-average big-play ability (16.0 ypc). Could provide return game value in college. Play speed is good but lacks ideal verified context. Very limited track data includes an underwhelming 11.88 100 as a sophomore. Gears down to redirect, particularly in run-after-catch scenarios. High-floor receiver who fits various offensive attacks and plays the position like a natural. Projects to the high-major level as a potential multi-year impact starter with an NFL Draft ceiling.
