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Every five-star recruit to transfer out of Ohio State

Tyreke Johnson became the fifth five-star to transfer out of Ohio State since 2002 this week.
Tyreke Johnson became the fifth five-star to transfer out of Ohio State since 2002 this week. (© Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports)

It’s not every day that a one-time five-star recruit transfers out of Ohio State, but such was the case this past week when fourth-year cornerback Tyreke Johnson turned up in the transfer portal.

Johnson, a Jacksonville, Florida, native that Rivals.com ranked as the No. 5 overall player and No. 1 safety in the class of 2018, couldn’t seem to put it all together in Columbus, as the prized talent never played more than 77 snaps in a season and didn’t come particularly close to cracking the starting lineup.

So just how rare is it for a five-star recruit to transfer away from the Buckeye program? Well, from the dawn of the Rivals.com era in 2002 through the 2020 recruiting class, Ohio State has pulled in 33 five-star prospects, and including Johnson, just five have transferred before the end of their tenure with the Scarlet and Gray.

For more on Johnson’s transfer, click right here. As for the other four, we’ll jog your brain with information on all of them down below.

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