By the numbers
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There will be a lot of in depth talk about Ohio State's 2015 recruiting class in the coming days, weeks, and months.
However, today we're going to take a look at some of the numbers from the class that people might not see at first glance. Let's take a look at the Buckeyes' 2015 recruiting class by the numbers.
0: The number of five-star prospects the Buckeyes landed in their still very strong 2015 recruiting class. It's the first class in which Urban Meyer failed to land a five-star prospect.
1: The number of touchdowns quarterback signee Joe Burrow threw to himself in the 2014 football season.
2: The number of prospects the Buckeyes landed from Detroit Cass Tech high school (Mike Weber and Joshua Alabi).
2: The number of prospects committed to Ohio State's class before May 27th, 2014.
3: The number of prospects rivals schools were able to flip from Ohio State in the 2015 recruiting cycle, including Josh Moore (Kansas, then to Missouri), Tyler Green (Indiana), and Carlton Davis (Auburn).
4: Number of early enrollees for the 2015 class.
4: Number of top ten classes Urban Meyer has signed since taking the Ohio State coaching job in 2011.
6: Number of offensive linemen Ohio State signed in 2015.
6: Commitments Ohio State landed in the month of June, which was the most they landed in any single month.
9: Where Ohio State's recruiting class ended up being ranked, according to Rivals.com.
11: The number of Rivals250 recruits the Buckeyes landed in their class.
11: States that Buckeye signees represent.
12: The number of flips Urban Meyer and is staff were able to execute in the class, including the likes of Kevin Feder (Miami), Alex Stump (Kentucky), Jerome Baker (Florida), Josh Norwood (Cincinnati), Branden Bowen (Utah), Robert Landers (West Virginia), Mirko Jurkovic Jr. (Nebraska), Mike Weber (Michigan), DaVon Hamilton (Kentucky), Damon Arnette (South Carolina), K.J. Hill (Arkansas), and Isaiah Prince (Alabama).
27: Number of prospects Ohio State signed in their 2015 recruiting class.
68: Number of touchdowns Joe Burrow totaled en-route to winning the state of Ohio's Mr. Football award.
112: Offensive tackle signee Grant Schmidt's broad jump, in inches, at Ohio State's camp in June. (9-foot-4 for those who don't want to do the conversion).
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