Four-star receiver Kyion Grayes commits to Ohio state

“I am the diamond in the dirt, which has not been found.”

Well Brian Hartline just dug and found this diamond.

Chandler, Ariz. Four-star wide receiver Kyion Grayes, previously hired from Arizona, signed to the Buckeyes about two months later. his clearance from the Wildcats.

1000% commitment allows you to get to work !!! # zone6 @GarretsonRick @ HIT4ATHLETES pic.twitter.com/feXJFFrBC9

– Kyion Grayes II (@KyiongrayesII) February 28, 2021

Grayes was ranked # 521 overall (# 68 WR, # 6 Arizona) in the 2022 class at the time of his engagement with the Wildcats, and that rose to # 421 overall (# 59 WR, No. 3 Arizona) when Hartline proposed to him. That eventually rose to No.313 overall (No.47 WR, No.3 Arizona) as the standings increased along with his infatuation with the Ohio State program.

It was a very unreported prospect that Hartline and Co. found, but now the old three-star prospect has been unearthed. He has now signed up with the Buckeyes as a four-star prospect ranked No.127 overall, No.17 WR and No.2 in Arizona.

Not that he cares.

“Honestly, I don’t even look at the standings like that anymore,” said Grayes. Eleven warriors. “I just feel like I control what I can control and that’s how I play on the pitch and how I act and stuff. Honestly, the ranking for me, I stick to that. If you are a good player, you are a good player. That’s what Coach Hart said: “If you’re a good player, I’ll come find you.” And that’s what he did with me.

Grayes gave his verbal promise to Hartline and Co. around the time of his high school semifinal game on December 5, but waited to announce his decision publicly until he pulled out of Arizona. and after he finally visited the state of Ohio to be 100%. sure of his decision.

“(Hartline) just said,” Take your time and whenever you’re ready to make a decision we’ll take you, “Grayes said.” So I let everything cool and kept it low and then I left. of the.

“(Hartline said) all I needed to know was, ‘As long as you told me that, you’re good. Your place is good, you are here and here with us. Don’t rush the process. ”

Ohio State 2022 commits

LAST NAME	POSITION	OVERALL RANKING	CLASSIFICATION OF POSTS	COMMITMENT DATE
JYAIRE BROWN	CB	112	13	APRIL 22, 2020
TEGRA TSHABOLA	OT	142	16	APRIL 23, 2020
CJ HICKS	OLB	41	3	MAY 1, 2020
POWERS OF GABE	OLB	39	2	AUGUST 1, 2020
DASAN MCCULLOUGH	OLB	60	7 (ATH)	AUGUST 18, 2020
BENNETT CHRISTIAN	AT	316	14	SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
BENJI GOSNELL	AT	274	11	4 NOVEMBER 2020
QUINN EWERS	QB	1	1	NOVEMBER 19, 2020
CALEB BURTON	WR	23	4	NOVEMBER 23, 2020
SINGLET JAHEIM	CB	9	4	JANUARY 2, 2021
KYION GRAY	WR	127	17	FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Initially, Grayes wanted to make it official until he traveled to the state of Ohio, which he planned to do around February, so he could see the campus and get a feel for the city. But he admitted that if he couldn’t figure out a time for the visit, he would pull the trigger and pull the trigger he did.

Now that he’s in the fold, Grayes joins five-star Texas wide receiver Caleb Burton as second receiver and fourth wide receiver in the class. Grayes and Burton are joined on receiver by Benji Gosnell and Bennett Christian, as the Buckeyes form a nucleus around five-star quarterback Quinn Ewers to add to what has been a formidable attacking scout race in the 2020 and 2021 classes.

Once Grayes was offered by the Buckeyes on October 20, news began to emerge from people we spoke with that it would only be a matter of time before he announced a clearance from Arizona. and “reopens” its recruitment. But it was never really so open. Even though Oregon offered after Ohio State and even though Texas and Penn State called him after his clearance, it was all Buckeyes.

“Let’s face it, every time the state of Ohio makes an offer, it’s a huge deal. It’s fair, ”said Chandler head coach Rick Garretson. Eleven warriors. “And then a lot of times people are going to fall in line where it’s all of a sudden like, ‘Oh, shoot, I have to take a look at that kid.’

“A school like the state of Ohio is doing due diligence towards children. So when they make an offer, that’s a big deal. There’s the state of Ohio, Alabama, Clemson and maybe I would throw Notre Dame in there, it’s the big dogs. That’s when people are like, ‘Oh, he must be a four or five star guy.’ ”

The Buckeyes were at the top of Grayes’ list at No.1 once the offer was received, and his entry now gives Hartline his ninth entry as a wide receiver in the 2020, 2021 and 2022 classes.

“It’s a machine,” Garretson said. “It’s a recruiting machine and a football machine. No question.”

And while Grayes is likely to end up as the lowest rated prospect among those nine, it’s clear Hartline saw something off the Arizona coast, just like Ryan Day saw something in the Coast product. west Chris Olave – an unannounced former prospect with a like. profile like Grayes.

Header photo – Kyion Grayes (right) – Patrick Breen / USA Today