Ohio State football targets enjoy major recruiting weekend in Columbus

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Julian Fleming was in Columbus during a major recruiting weekend for Ohio State. (247Sports)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State is coming off of its largest recruiting weekend of the Ryan Day era.

The Buckeyes hosted a Backyard Bash and Barbecue as a private event open only to current OSU targets and commits in the 2020 and 2021 recruiting classes.

In total there were 14 players in the 2020 class in town for official visits, and approximately another 14 players — between the 2020 and 2021 class — who attended.

The weekend got off to a positive start for OSU with a commitment from four-star cornerback Clark Phillips III of La Habra (Calif.) High School, which led fellow four-star defensive back Lejond Cavazos of IMG Academy (Fla.) to applaud his own recruiting abilities since recommitting in April.

Fans also got a chance to see what the future will look like at wide receiver with Julian Fleming of Southern Columbia (Penn.) High School, Gee Scott Jr. of Eastside Catholic (Wash.) High School and Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Rockwall (Texas) High School in town for unofficial visits.

While Phillips and 2021 four-star recruit Jayden Ballard of Washington (Ohio) High School were the only two targets to commit during the weekend, the Buckeyes are positioned well to land many of these prospects in the coming months.

Here is a look at some of Buckeyes’ top targets who were in town over the weekend:

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