Ohio State’s 2027 class took a strange hit in the latest Rivals update, with wide receiver commit Jamier Brown sliding from five-star status to four stars in a move that doesn’t make much sense on the surface.
Brown has been tied to the Buckeyes since November of 2024, and he had held onto that five-star label since then. Even after Rivals knocked him out of its five-star group, 247Sports and ESPN still list him as a five-star prospect. Rivals also now has him pegged as the 13th-best receiver in the country, a steep fall that stands out even more because the composite still keeps him in five-star territory.
The drop is hard to explain based on the information at hand. Brown hasn’t added any new game film lately, so the change appears to be tied to what Rivals saw from him in camp settings.
For Ohio State, Brown remains one of the key pieces in the 2027 class. He gives the Buckeyes another elite receiver to build around, and his commitment is a notable win for Cortez Hankton, even though Brown originally pledged while Brian Hartline was still the receivers coach when he committed.
Brown isn’t the only major name Ohio State is trying to keep and add. The Buckeyes are still pushing for five-star running back David Gabriel Georges, whom they’ve chased for the last two seasons.
They’re also in the mix for Monshun Sales, the top receiver in the class, who is set to announce his decision on Friday. Ohio State is battling the Hoosiers for Sales, and the race sounds tight enough that neither side knows what’s coming.
Ryan Day and his staff are still working to stack more four- and five-star talent into the class before December, when recruits can officially sign with the Buckeyes. And Brown, despite the Rivals slide, is likely to be back in five-star territory when those final rankings come out.
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