The No. 20 overall recruit made his decision on Friday night, as five-star defensive end Chase Young (6-foot-5, 225 pounds, Hyattville, MD) announced that he was committing to Ohio State.
Young was also considering Maryland. In total, he had over 40 offers.
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Ohio State is currently in the process of assembling one of the greatest recruiting classes of all time. There are already five five-stars committed to the Buckeyes for 2017, and most of their remaining commits are highly-ranked four-stars. With Young now on board, Ohio State only continues to pull away from everyone else in the 2017 recruiting rankings.
Young is the No. 2 ranked weak-side defensive end according to 247Sports. He is the No. 1 overall recruit out of the state of Maryland.