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Around the State: Southeast Ohio

Around the State: Southeast Ohio
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Bryan Ault
Bryan Ault May 30, 2025 @ 07:01 AM
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Daeyonn Moss
Daeyonn Moss 5'6" | 150 lbs | DB/ATH | 2027
OH
Jonathan Jackson Jr.
Jonathan Jackson Jr. 5'11" | 195 lbs | LB | 2027
OH
Chimdi Eze
Chimdi Eze 6'3" | 190 lbs | WR/LB | 2027
OH
Deontre Long
Deontre Long 5'6" | 160 lbs | RB | 2026
OH
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southwest Ohio features some of the top prospects in the state and Midwest region as a whole.  With so many big-time prospects in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas, talent is bound to shine.  Here are five underclassmen (2026, 2027, 2028) names you haven't heard of yet but likely will this fall:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1341101"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68399dfcc15e5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Good outside linebacker prospect with great pursuit and chase. Can drag down ballcarriers, takes great angles in pursuit, displays a high motor and plays hard and with great effort. Can stick his nose in a pile v. The run. Great size, strength and has the frame to get bigger.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Maddix Markel","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"185","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2495","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Ironton","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68399dfcc16a4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Tough safety prospect with outstanding ball skills in coverage. Can go up, high-point the ball and pick it off with ease. Good closing speed and is quick to get downhill. Under-the-radar recruit who could shine at college camps.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1163009"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68399dfcc16f4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Strong between-the-tackles running back with good running strength.&nbsp; Finishes forward on contact, effective around the goal line.&nbsp; Decisive, one-cut runner.&nbsp; Normally don't see a player of his size run inside that much, but he is very good as an inside runner.&nbsp;Key returning starter on a very good and talented team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1355521"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68399dfcc173a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Tough, rugged linebacker; undersized yet plays with a chip on his shoulder.&nbsp; Very instinctive, accelerates through tackles and makes good open-field wrap-ups in space.&nbsp; Team captain.<br>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1726901' first='Daeyonn' last='Moss']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'6u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"150","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2495","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"St Bernard Elmwood Place","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68399dfcc17d0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Lacks size for the position, but is still an absolute ballhawk in spite of it. Can high-point the ball and displays excellent midair adjustment. Strong hands allows him to snatch the ball out of the air effectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->

Southwest Ohio features some of the top prospects in the state and Midwest region as a whole.  With so many big-time prospects in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas, talent is bound to shine.  Here are five underclassmen (2026, 2027, 2028) names you haven't heard of yet but likely will this fall:

Chimdi Eze

Chimdi Eze

OH
WR/LB
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 190
POS WR/LB
CLASS 2027
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Eze WR/LB
Class
2027
Height
6'3"
Weight
190
HS
Archbishop Alter
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OH
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Maddix Markel

Maddix Markel

HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 185
POS DB
CLASS 2026

Maddix Markel

School: Ironton
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Deontre Long

Deontre Long

OH
RB
HEIGHT 5'6"
WEIGHT 160
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CLASS 2026
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Deontre
Long RB
Class
2026
Height
5'6"
Weight
160
HS
Springfield
|
OH
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Strong between-the-tackles running back with good running strength.  Finishes forward on contact, effective around the goal line.  Decisive,...
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Deontre Long

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School: Springfield
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Jonathan Jackson Jr.

Jonathan Jackson Jr.

OH
LB
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 195
POS LB
CLASS 2027
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Jonathan
Jackson Jr. LB
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2027
Height
5'11"
Weight
195
HS
Walnut Hills
|
OH
Around the State: Southeast Ohio
Tough, rugged linebacker; undersized yet plays with a chip on his shoulder.  Very instinctive, accelerates through tackles and...
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