Kickin’ It: Top Kickers and Specialist in Ohio

<h2>Top Ohio Kickers in 2021</h2> <span id="more-33276"></span> <h4>The State of Ohio has been known to produce high-quality specialist year after year. It’s safe to say that in 2021 recruitment of kickers has heated up and will continue to as the year moves along. Here’s a list of some of the top kickers in the class of 2021 who should be the radar of many college coaches.</h4> &nbsp; <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li><strong>Matthew Depore</strong>: <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>6’0 180lb Five-star prospect from Springboro HS is rated on multiple sites as the number one kicker in Ohio and 7th best in the nation. Matthew has offers from Air Force and Penn.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Graham Nicholson:</strong> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>6’1 172lb Five-star prospect from Summit country day HS is one of the best kickers in the nation. Graham is also listed as a 5-star punter which will help his stock in the recruiting process.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Caleb Junko:</strong> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>6’2 180lb Five-star prospect from Hudson HS has the potential to have a breakout season in 2021. Caleb performed very really well at multiple ranking camps earning a 4 1/2 star at punter as well.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Drew Petersen:</strong> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>6’3 205lb four-star prospect out of Walnut Hills HS. Drew has the leg strength to become one of the most dominant kickers/punters in the state with his 315lbs max squat.</li> </ul> </li> <li><b>Arlin Bengu</b> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>5’11 180lb Five-star prospect from Avon HS found his stride in the punting aspect of the kicking game. In recent camps, he has shown why he is one of the top punters in the state in the country.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> &nbsp; <h5>With Special Teams being one of the most important parts of the game, here is a list of some of the under the specialist in Ohio’s 2021 class:</h5> <ul> <li>Ethan Mullins - Perrysburg - K</li> <li>Brendon Kilpatrick - Lakeview - P</li> <li>Ryan Hawk - Bishop Hartley - K</li> <li>Mitchell Tomasek - Worthington Killborne -P</li> <li>Jax Hudson - Perrysburg - K</li> <li>Magnus Hanies - Massillon - K</li> <li>Matt Kling - Canton Central Catholic - K</li> <li> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs"> <div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-1b6yd1w r-1vr29t4 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Zachary Zoglio - Anderson - LS</span></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs"> <div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-1b6yd1w r-1vr29t4 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Triston O’Brien - NDCL - LS</span></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs"> <div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-1b6yd1w r-1vr29t4 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">[player_tooltip player_id="34324" first="Eric" last="Meeks"] II - Walnut Hills - LS</span></div> </div> <div dir="auto"></div> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2"></div></li> </ul> This is only the pre-season list so stay tuned for more content on Kickers, Punters, and Long Snappers. &nbsp;