Signed: Trey Leroux

Ohio State put an emphasis on the state of Ohio for its 2020 offensive line class, coming away with three Ohioans when the dust settled. Norwalk product Trey Leroux was the third and final Ohioan to join the class, doing so back in March.

Leroux did not take long to think about his offer from Ohio State. Despite amassing some early offers from the likes of Indiana, Kentucky, Purdue, and West Virginia. Leroux took just three days to contemplate the offer from the Buckeyes before pulling the trigger on a visit for spring practice.

The massive 6-foot-7 lineman will get a head start on his college career by enrolling early and he can't wait to get to work.

"I am very excited to sign," Leroux told BuckeyeGrove.com. "It’s not every day that someone gets to go to their dream school and play football. I get that honor and I don’t plan to waste it."

There was very little mystery in Leroux's recruitment. He committed just days after receiving his offer and never wavered on his pledge. He was the definition of a low maintenance recruit.

"I’m signing with Ohio State because I have continuously felt that coach Day and the rest of the staff has become a second family," he added. "Along with that, I believe that they have a great educational program and i couldn’t think of a reason to not become a Buckeye."

Leroux is a massive offensive line prospect who probably best projects to guard at the next level. There is always concern with guys who are 6-foot-7 and how they'll be able to avoid playing too high and understanding leverage, but Leroux's wrestling background has been a huge help for him in that area.

He has a good strong base and will enter Ohio State more adept at run-blocking than pass-blocking so he'll need to continue to work on his pass sets and his footwork. The frame and strength are there and like most high school offensive linemen, it will be important that he invests himself fully in the strength and conditioning program.

There are very few plug and play offensive linemen each year and so Leroux is probably a redshirt candidate in year one with the long term upside to turn into a contributor after a year or two in the program.