After committing to Ohio State as an unheralded recruit, Kye Stokes is eager to “show them that it wasn’t a fluke, that they made a great choice when they decided to offer me.”
It’s not too often that Ohio State accepts a commitment from a prospect who doesn’t even have a composite recruiting ranking, but the Buckeyes did with Kye Stokes.on May 2, 2021, Stokes was an unheralded three-star recruit who was ranked as the 77th-best player in the state of Florida and the 56th-best athlete – the catch-all term used by recruiting websites for players whose future position is uncertain – in the recruiting class of 2022 by 247Sports.
Eight month after committing to Ohio State, Stokes is in Columbus as a midyear enrollee and eager to prove the Buckeyes made a good decision by signing him. “I just feel like I gotta prove myself a little more than some of the other guys,” Stokes said. “I have something to prove to myself. Something to prove to my family, the city of Tampa and all the fans.”
Regardless of where he lines up, Stokes will have to beat out plenty of competition to get on the field as a freshman. Tanner McCalister, Lathan Ransom and Cameron Martinez are all candidates for substantial playing time at cover safety while Josh Proctor returns as a likely starter at free safety, where Bryson Shaw was the starter this past season.
“It’s very, very inspiring,” Stokes said. “He kind of set the bar for me, to be honest with you. I gotta make sure I do what I’m supposed to, put in the work and hopefully I can be where he’s at.”
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