2025 three-star tight end Brody Lennon was used to watching the tight end position. For most of his first two high school football seasons at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio, Lennon, a defensive end, was tasked with stopping one.
But as a junior, Lennon found a home as a “complete tight end,” he said, one could be an in-line blocker on duo or power run plays, or flex out wide as a receiver. To Lennon, tight end was his opportunity to showcase what he loved about football.
“You have to be physically talented, mentally talented,” Lennon said. “It’s just a challenge to play the game, and it’s competitive all the time. So it’s fun.”
Ohio State was always Lennon’s dream school. And once he earned an offer to join the Buckeyes’ top-ranked 2025 recruiting class at OSU’s summer recruiting camp June 13, it was a no-brainer. Lennon announced his commitment Thursday after his Ohio State official visit June 21-23.
It did not matter to Lennon that in Ohio State’s 2025 class, he would share the limelight with Oklahoma four-star tight end Nate Roberts, who committed to the program in April. If anything, Lennon viewed it as an opportunity to do what he loves.
“I’m just going to compete,” Lennon said. “I don’t really care who’s in the room or not. Doesn’t matter with stars or what anybody says. I’m just going to compete and try to be the best player I can be. It didn’t really matter how many guys were in the room or not.”
But throughout his recruiting process, Lennon said tight ends coach Keenan Bailey and Ohio State were clear. Both Lennon and Roberts were going to be weapons for the Buckeyes, sometimes even in the same formation.
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Author : The Columbus Dispatch
Publish date : 2024-06-28 10:07:15
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