Ohio State '21 NJ DT (RS SO) - Tywone Malone (Ole Miss Transfer)

Rivals.com
24/7Sports

Defensive tackle
6'4''|290 lbs
CLASS OF 2021

Ohio State has offered.

 

1131289288002428929 is not a valid tweet id

 

Check out Sophomore Regular Season by Tywone Malone on @hudl https://t.co/jhzXrOtudG #hudl

— OSUBasketballJunkie (@ScarletBuckeye2) May 24, 2019

 

I spoke with elite 2021 DT @TywoneMalone of @BergenCathFBall about his first visit to #OhioState this weekend https://t.co/DBadgIoYeg @OhioStateRivals @RivalsFriedman @MarcGivlerBG

— Alex Gleitman (@alexgleitman) November 24, 2019

 

RANKING THE CONTENDERS: Four-star Tywone Malone has been a well-known name in the Northeast and top programs across the country are in pursuit of his commitment. @RivalsFriedman ranks the prime contenders. https://t.co/0dsibQXnku

— Mike Farrell (@mfarrellsports) April 5, 2020

 

1256665849974394887 is not a valid tweet id

 

Elite 3-technique Tywone Malone goes in-depth on #OhioState, decision timeline and more. https://t.co/tXrPA9ZZHC

— Bill Kurelic (@Bill_Kurelic) May 27, 2020

 

I spoke with @TywoneMalone and two of his biggest mentors to get the latest on the top #OhioState prospect's recruitment, what makes him such a highly-touted prospect, how big baseball is in his decision, and why the #Buckeyes could be his future team https://t.co/GDtSLmt1rZ pic.twitter.com/B4ICWNyeU8

— Alex Gleitman (@alexgleitman) June 5, 2020

 

Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic Top247 DL Tywone Malone has been compared to Bruce Smith as a football player & Frank Thomas as a baseball player. Lofty praise for the two-sport standout who has a ton of potential in both. More on him & his recruitment here: https://t.co/WcpNWbZNm5 pic.twitter.com/HowJOyJ3X9

— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) June 10, 2020

 

Where do things stand with the nation's top uncommitted defensive tackles, including #Rivals100 prospect Tywone Malone? @rivalsmike and @rivalsfriedman break it down and have Ohio State as the favorite for Malone. https://t.co/v12KERMt3I pic.twitter.com/E20T88AGek

— Rivals (@Rivals) June 16, 2020

 

Congrats to my dude @TywoneMalone for being voted as the #1 Player in NJ! Let’s keep grinding young man! @alexgleitman @RichieSRivals @RivalsDave @Birm @Rivals @247Sports #CompletePlayersInc #DLtraining pic.twitter.com/wvtl1kmuuW

— Coach L.T. (@CoachLT33) June 20, 2020

 

Baseball is a major factor in four-star defensive tackle Tywone Malone's college decision. I tried to rank the top six contenders for this dual-sport athlete from New Jersey: https://t.co/SKplvpmjHZ

— Adam Friedman (@RivalsFriedman) July 8, 2020

 

4-star football recruit Tywone Malone is 6’4” 300 lbs and can hit a ball a mile 💪 (via youthprospects/IG) pic.twitter.com/oNsB8xY2Bt

— Baseball Bros (@BaseballBros) July 8, 2020

 

Top 100 #Buckeyes' D-tackle target Tywone Malone has decision date, talks #OhioState and other top choices on @Bucknuts247 via @BrianDohn247. VIP https://t.co/A0YikBcYYs

— Bill Kurelic (@Bill_Kurelic) August 21, 2020

 

Hearing he could decide in February.............he is hopeful to be able to take visits..........

 

#Rivals100 DT Tywone Malone spoke with @Rivals_Singer about his contact with Ohio State, interest in the program and his recruitment in general.

“Over the past couple of months, me and coach Johnson have built a nice bond.”

STORY: https://t.co/uHosrrlWeD #Buckeyes #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/cZm4RkrIUq

— Big Me Kickoff (@BigMe_Kickoff) September 17, 2020

 

The Hurry-Up: The dead period extension through December could impact Emeka Egbuka's decision timeline, Tywone Malone sets his commit date and Will Johnson releases his top 10. https://t.co/V4w23n74jw

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) September 17, 2020

MALONE SETS COMMIT DATE
As mentioned above, Egbuka is one of Ohio State's top remaining priorities in the 2021 class. I would rank him at No. 4, just based on positional need, as the Buckeyes are loaded at receiver in both the 2020 and 2021 cycles.

The three ahead of Egbuka, in order, are J.T. Tuimoloau, Tywone Malone and Tristan Leigh. None of those three, especially Tuimoloau and Malone, have many on-record discussions about their recruitments. However, Malone told Rivals' Mike Singer this week that he has decided on a commitment date of Jan. 7, as he wants to make a public decision, presumably with real hats on a real table.

“I’m going to commit at the Under Armour Game, so that’s the deadline of my commitment,” Malone said. “Other than that, just wait and see what happens in that time period.

Malone also told Singer that Ohio State defensive end Javontae Jean-Baptiste, an alum of Malone's Bergen Catholic (N.J.) High School, has been involved in Malone's recruiting process. Current players' assessments of the program are often just as key of a cog in the recruiting machine as the coaches' recruiting pitches (since players are more likely to tell them their honest opinion of the program), so Jean-Baptiste has been making an impact.

“What I like is that they’re just a bunch of guys competing, which is something that I love,” Malone said of the Buckeyes. “Since my boy Javontae is over there, he’s been telling me a lot of good things about their workouts, so it’s all good.”

 

1313268567937298434 is not a valid tweet id

 

MALONE EXPLAINS OSU EXCLUSION

On Monday night, four-star defensive tackle Tywone Malone officially (well, unofficially, I guess) put Ohio State out of contention in his recruitment with a top-six list that featured Rutgers, USC, Ole Miss, Florida State, Texas A&M and Tennessee.

In an interview with Rivals' Adam Friedman, Malone explained why the Buckeyes were left off the list:

On why Ohio State, a perceived favorite, didn't make the cut: "The big key was the baseball part of things," he said. "I really haven't been talking to Ohio State's baseball program as much as these other schools. Coach Day, coach Johnson, and I were calling and texting a lot and that's what I really liked about Ohio State but, like I said, baseball is a big thing in my recruitment and that was making it tough.