Aaron Thomas is no longer a member of Ohio State’s 2026 recruiting class.

The three-star offensive tackle from Arizona announced his decommitment from Ohio State on Monday.

Thomas committed to Ohio State in June after making an official visit to OSU this summer, but his commitment to the Buckeyes became shaky when he made a visit to Florida State, his father’s alma mater, last month. As such, his decommitment from the Buckeyes didn‘t come as a huge surprise.

Notably, his decommitment from Ohio State comes just two days after the Buckeyes hosted Penn State offensive tackle commit Kevin Brown for their 38-14 win over the Nittany Lions. Brown, the sixth-ranked OT and No. 61 overall prospect in the 2026 class, is now the Buckeyes’ top target to replace Thomas in the class as they seek to get Brown back on campus again this month for an official visit.

As things currently stand, Thomas’ decommitment leaves Ohio State with four offensive linemen in the 2026 class: in-state prospects Sam Greer, Maxwell Riley and Landry Brede, and Arizona offensive lineman Tucker Smith. The Buckeyes currently have 21 total commits in the 2026 class.

Class of 2026 Commits

Pos

Name

Rating

Rank

Size

School

WR CHRIS HENRY JR. ★★★★★ #20 NATL | #2 WR 6-5 | 205 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) S BLAINE BRADFORD ★★★★ #41 NATL | #6 S 6-1 | 207 Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) OT SAM GREER ★★★★ #55 NATL | #5 OT 6-6 | 310 Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) LB CINCERE JOHNSON ★★★★ #67 NATL | #10 ED 6-3 | 225 Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) DE KHARY WILDER ★★★★ #79 NATL | #9 DL 6-4 | 260 Junipero Serra (Gardena, California) CB JORDAN THOMAS ★★★★ #98 NATL | #11 CB 6-1 | 185 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, New Jersey) S SIMEON CALDWELL ★★★★ #109 NATL | #7 LB 6-3 | 185 The Bolles School (Jacksonville, Florida) WR KAYDEN DIXON-WYATT ★★★★ #142 NATL | #20 WR 6-2 | 180 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) OT MAXWELL RILEY ★★★★ #143 NATL | #11 OT 6-5 | 280 Avon Lake (Avon Lake, Ohio) RB FAVOUR AKIH ★★★★ #210 NATL | #15 RB 6-0 | 190 Rutherford B Hayes (Delaware, Ohio) DT DAMARI SIMEON ★★★★ #211 NATL | #29 DL 6-3 | 275 St. Augustine Prep (Richland, New Jersey) LB CJ SANNA ★★★★ #295 NATL| #20 LB 6-3| 225 Olentangy (Lewis Center, Ohio) WR JERQUADEN GUILFORD ★★★★ #301 NATL | #46 WR 6-2 | 190 Northrop (Fort Wayne, Indiana) WR JAEDEN RICKETTS ★★★★ #334 NATL | #52 WR 6-0 | 187 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, Ohio) WR BROCK BOYD ★★★ #504 NATL | #75 WR 6-2 | 183 Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas) DT CAMERON BRICKLE ★★★ #532 NATL | #63 DL 6-2 | 305 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) OL TUCKER SMITH ★★★ #532 NATL | #40 IOL 6-5 | 280 Sandra Day O’Connor (Phoenix, Arizona) QB LUKE FAHEY ★★★ #580 NATL | #34 QB 6-1 | 185 Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, California) DT JAMIR PEREZ ★★★ #724 NATL | #89 DL 6-4 | 330 Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) S KHMARI BING ★★★ #923 NATL | #78 CB 6-0 | 190 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland) OT LANDRY BREDE ★★★ #1119 NATL | #92 OT 6-5 | 280 Mentor (Mentor, Ohio) Prospect Rating Data: 247Sports Composite