On Monday, he received his Ohio State offer.
Two days later, Avery Henry announced his commitment to Ohio State.
100% committed. @CoachStudOL @ryandaytime @CoachCookOL #LETSSGOOOO #FAMILY #JUSTTHEBEGINNING pic.twitter.com/Ap3rRwq6JH
— Avery_Henry_73 (@AveryHenry731) October 20, 2021
Henry becomes the second Ohio State commit in as many days, becoming the 16th commit to join Ohio State’s 2022 class after four-star defensive end Kenyatta Jackson committed to the Buckeyes on Tuesday.
The Henry File
- Class: 2022
- Size: 6-foot-6/305 lbs.
- Pos: OT
- School: St. Clairsville (Saint Clairsville, Ohio)
- Composite Rating: ★★★
- Composite Rank: #1323 (#134 OT)
The 6-foot-6, 305-pound offensive tackle visited Ohio State on Sept. 25 for the Buckeyes’ 59-7 victory against Akron. Offensive line coach Greg Studrawa attended Henry’s game last Friday and presented the offer on Monday evening.
With Henry’s commitment, he becomes the third offensive lineman commitment in the 2022 class, joining George Fitzpatrick and Tegra Tshabola. According to 247Sports’ composite rankings, Henry is the 1,323rd-ranked prospect and the 134st-rated offensive tackle in the cycle.
Henry becomes the fifth in-state addition to Ohio State’s 16-man 2022 class, joining Tshabola, five-star linebacker C.J. Hicks, four-star linebacker Gabe Powers and four-star cornerback Jyaire Brown.
| Pos | Name | Rating | Rank | Size | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | C.J. HICKS | ★★★★★ | #17 NATL | #2 LB | 6-3 | 215 | Archbishop Alter (Dayton, OH) |
| CB | TERRANCE BROOKS | ★★★★ | #38 NATL | #9 CB | 5-11 | 190 | Little Elm (Little Elm, TX) |
| WR | CALEB BURTON | ★★★★ | #40 NATL | #4 WR | 6-0 | 165 | Lake Travis (Austin, TX) |
| LB | GABE POWERS | ★★★★ | #46 NATL | #5 LB | 6-4 | 230 | Marysville (Marysville, OH) |
| WR | KALEB BROWN | ★★★★ | #67 NATL | #8 WR | 5-11 | 177 | St. Rita (Chicago, IL) |
| DE | KENYATTA JACKSON | ★★★★ | #78 NATL | #7 Edge | 6-5 | 235 | Chaminade-Madonna Prep (Hollywood, FL) |
| WR | KYION GRAYES | ★★★★ | #99 NATL | #13 WR | 6-0 | 175 | Chandler (Chandler, AZ) |
| WR | KOJO ANTWI | ★★★★ | #127 NATL | #18 WR | 6-0 | 190 | Lambert (Suwanee, GA) |
| CB | JYAIRE BROWN | ★★★★ | #132 NATL | #16 CB | 6-0 | 178 | Lakota West (West Chester, OH) |
| OT | TEGRA TSHABOLA | ★★★★ | #181 NATL | #18 OT | 6-6 | 350 | Lakota West (West Chester, OH) |
| RB | DALLAN HAYDEN | ★★★★ | #274 NATL | #26 RB | 5-11 | 195 | Christian Brothers (Memphis, TN) |
| OT | GEORGE FITZPATRICK | ★★★★ | #319 NATL | #28 OT | 6-6 | 285 | Cherry Creek (Englewood, CO) |
| ATH | KYE STOKES | ★★★★ | #341 NATL | #20 ATH | 6-2 | 185 | Armwood (Seffner, FL) |
| TE | BENNETT CHRISTIAN | ★★★★ | #347 NATL | #14 TE | 6-6 | 235 | Allatoona (Acworth, GA) |
| CB | RYAN TURNER | ★★★★ | #355 NATL | #34 CB | 6-0 | 180 | Chaminade-Madonna Prep (Hollywood, FL) |
| OT | AVERY HENRY | ★★★ | #1323 NATL | #134 OT | 6-6 | 350 | St. Clairsville (Saint Clairsville, OH) |
| Prospect Rating Data: 247Sports | |||||
Henry had six Division I offers total, including Iowa State, West Virginia, Akron, Eastern Michigan and Syracuse. He’s a legacy at West Virginia, with his grandfather playing for the Mountaineers in the early 1960s. Before Henry took his visit to Columbus in September, he was committed to Iowa State, but then decided to decommit shortly after attending a game at Ohio Stadium.
When he arrives on campus, Henry will definitely be a developmental project, but the Buckeyes have taken occasional chances on players with lower recruiting rankings if they believe in their upside, particularly on the offensive line. Comparable additions include in-state three-star prospects Trey Leroux and Jakob James in the 2020 class and 2019 three-star signee Dawand Jones, who is now Ohio State’s starting right tackle even though he was ranked outside the top 1,000 prospects in his class.
Henry becomes the first three-star prospect in Ohio State’s recruiting class of 2022. 14 of the other 15 commits are four-stars, while Hicks is currently the lone five-star commitment.
OSU’s 2022 recruiting class, which was at one point the top-ranked class of 2022, ranked fifth in the nation before Henry’s commitment. With his commitment, OSU now has the No. 4 recruiting class nationally, though it still ranks second in the Big Ten behind Penn State.
