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FCS RECRUITING: Top 30 OVC Recruits

HERO Sports by HERO Sports
February 15, 2018
FCS RECRUITING: Top 30 OVC Recruits

We're one week removed from the late national signing period opening up, and the recruiting classes of the Ohio Valley Conference have come into better focus. The OVC is loaded with outstanding incoming high school prospects, and this conference will figure prominently into our national rankings next Wednesday.

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2018 FCS RECRUITING: HERO Sports ranked the Top 25 recruits
2017 FCS RECRUITING: HERO Sports ranked the Top 250 recruits
2017 FCS RECRUITING: HERO Sports ranked the Top 50 teams

Here are a couple of things to know:

  • HERO Sports will publish an FCS national Top 50 classes piece and a FCS Top 250 incoming freshmen piece on Feb. 21. Leading up to that, we'll be breaking down each conference — all 13 — from an "top individuals" standpoint.
  • How did we come up with our ranking list below? Simple — it's subjective, but all recruiting rankings are that way. We combined 247Sports, Rivals, the players' offer lists and our own thoughts to come up with our version of the FCS recruiting rankings. We provide some of their other top offers in the charts. This is our third year doing this. 
  • We don't include junior college or 4-year school transfers in any of this work. This is strictly incoming high school graduates.

So below are the rankings for the Ohio Valley Conference.

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QUICK THOUGHTS ON THE OVC: Unraveling this conference for a good solid ranking is brutally tough to do — sort of like unraveling a pot of spaghetti noodles. Jacksonville State has been the leader of this group for many years, and the Gamecocks were stellar in recruiting. Austin Peay used its incredible 2017 story to bring in an outstanding class also, while Murray State may be the true wildcard here for No. 1 honors in the league with 34 recruits and serious quality from top to bottom. And let's not forget what Eastern Kentucky pulled off. This is incredible haul for these four programs and really the entire league in general. The OVC is loaded in this class, and while we believe Jacksonville State won the mythical 2018 OVC recruiting competition, it truly wasn't by much. We'll put them in order with our national ranking on Wednesday, Feb. 21. (PS – Keep in mind, as mentioned higher up in this story, we do not include junior college or 4-year transfers in our recruiting assessment — the OVC does receive a slew of solid transfers each year.).

[divider]Swipe left to right on mobile devices to see "other offers":

THE OVC TOP 30

RK FCS SCHOOL POS PLAYER HOMETOWN HGT WGT OTHER OFFERS/NOTES
1 MURRAY STATE DB Davonta Wilson Miami, FL 6'0" 185 Indiana, Kentucky, Miss. St – 10 offers
2 JACKSONVILLE STATE CB Cagan Campbell Tuscaloosa, AL 5'10" 170 Marshall, Umass, Army, FAU – 17 offers
3 TENN.-MARTIN DE Nonte Davis Columbia, TN 6'5" 260 Tulane, Old Dom. – 10 offers
4 AUSTIN PEAY TE Blake Watson Maryville, TN 6'3" 220 Duke, UAB –  6 total offers
5 MURRAY STATE WR Jacob Bell Vero Beach, FL 6'4" 170 Syracuse, Akron
6 JACKSONVILLE STATE DE Tacorrie Russell Munford, AL 6'3" 230 Iowa State – 7 offers (5 FBS)
7 TENNESSEE STATE OL Cedric Banks Baton Rouge, LA 6'2" 320 La-Monroe – 6 total offers
8 TENN.-MARTIN QB John Bachus Pulaski, TN 6'2" 210 None – committed early
9 AUSTIN PEAY WR Arthur Brantley Sarasota, FL 6'2" 165 Ga. Southern decommit, Eastern Mich.
10 AUSTIN PEAY RB Jalyn Shelton Rossville, GA 5'11" 220 Navy decommitment
11 JACKSONVILLE STATE WR Ahmad Edwards Alabaster, AL 6'2" 185 S. Alabama – 7 offers
12 TENNESSEE TECH QB Drew Martin Franklin, TN 6'2" 190 Dayton – 5 offers
13 SEMO RB Zion Custis Hampton, GA 5'7" 180 Alabama State
14 MURRAY STATE QB Garrett Bass Woodstock, GA 6'2" 185 5 total offers
15 JACKSONVILLE STATE OL Cameron Hill Montgomery, AL 6'3" 280 S. Alabama, Umass, Bowling Green
16 JACKSONVILLE STATE WR Cam McKinney Birmingham, AL 6'3" 185 Ga Southern, Arkansas St – 9 offers
17 TENNESSEE STATE OL Noah Shattuck Enterprise, AL 6'6" 295 Virginia – 6 total offers
18 EASTERN ILLINOIS DB Darius Waddell Sherwood, AR 6'0" 165 6 offers
19 TENNESSEE STATE OL Anthony Williams Missouri City, TX 6'2" 300 UCF – 5 total offers
20 EASTERN KENTUCKY QB D.J. Irons Loganville, GA 6'4" 200 7 FCS offers
21 EASTERN KENTUCKY DB D.J. Mitchell Knoxville, TN 5'9" 170 Navy, Army – 9 offers
22 AUSTIN PEAY QB LaDerrick Bell Anniston, AL 6'2" 180 SoAlabama, Jville St., Central Ark.
23 TENNESSEE TECH RB Tai Carter Spring Hill, TN 5'10" 180 Toledo, UTSA
24 TENNESSEE STATE OL Raymond Horton Daytona Beach, FL 6'3" 325 FIU decommit – 3 FBS offers
25 SEMO QB Jacob Buie Memphis, TN 6'5" 205 Eastern Illinois
26 AUSTIN PEAY DE Kwame Sutton Blacksburg, SC 6'1" 235 Ga Southern – 9 total offers
27 AUSTIN PEAY WR Darius Nalls Fayette, AL 6'2" 175 Jax State, UCA, KSU, Murray St.
28 EASTERN KENTUCKY WR Caleb Martin Oak Ridge, TN 6'4" 190 8 FCS offers
29 TENNESSEE TECH S Brian Thompson Nashville, TN 6'1" 180 Navy, Mercer, Ind St, Holy Cross, Citadel
30 AUSTIN PEAY DT Darius Shipp Olive Branch, MS 6'1" 295 La-Monroe – 5 total offers
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