Penn State '23 AZ DB - A.J. Harris (Transfer to Penn State)

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CORNERBACK
6'3''|185 LBS
CLASS OF 2023

Ohio State has offered.

 

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Check out AJ Harris Soph Szn by Aaron-Joshua Harris on @hudl https://t.co/PCxNpxBAPN #hudl

— OSUBasketballJunkie (@ScarletBuckeye2) March 25, 2021

 

New cornerback offer is “highly" interested in #OhioState and feels @DB_CoachCoombs can help him achieve his goals (VIP via @Bill_Kurelic)https://t.co/SXcPkZUHhS pic.twitter.com/I6YEcPVBSA

— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) March 25, 2021

 

Ohio State offers A.J. Harris, makes pitch to new defensive back https://t.co/P83yRFSPXv pic.twitter.com/OYwZS9Njhz

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) March 25, 2021

Ohio State can be top contender with new offer to A.J. Harris
On Wednesday afternoon, the Buckeyes became the latest team to offer Phenix City (Ala.) Glenwood School cornerback A.J. Harris. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound cornerback was a top performer at the Under Armour Camp Series and a prospect on the verge of becoming a national recruiting name. The interest from Ohio State didn’t take long to turn into an offer, one that Harris told Lettermen Row he’s been coveting.

“Me and my trainer have talked about me attending Ohio State since I was 12,” Harris said. “And for me to get a chance to live that out? It makes me speechless.”

The offer came from Kerry Coombs during a brief introductory phone call.

“It was a 10-minute conversation,” he said. “He talked about my background, academics, and if I will actually take them into consideration. He also asked what I knew about the program there and seems like a good person in general. They are very serious about getting me out there to visit and meeting my parents.

“I liked how he asked me questions about what I know about Ohio State. My dad has already said we would visit this summer, in early June.”

For the Buckeyes, offering a player from the SEC footprint doesn’t always make sense. In the case of Harris, he was born in California and comes from a military background, so the circumstances make it more viable. He spent most of his early life living in Germany. Even with that being the case, Coombs wanted to know for sure if an Ohio State offer would truly be considered. The assumption is most players from SEC country won’t leave the area.

“[Coombs] was like: ‘I heard you would, so you have to give me your word you will give us a chance,'” Harris said. “And I am going to call them weekly. That’s a school with so much tradition, I really want them to be a top school for me.”

Harris is the fourth cornerback offered by Ohio State in the Class of 2023. He is currently unranked but will enter the national rankings very highly regarded soon.

 

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Buckeyes offer Oklahoma defensive lineman Chris McClellan https://t.co/zOHYuyBnKa

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) April 2, 2021

Ohio State has second conversation with rising star A.J. Harris
A little more than a week after receiving his Ohio State offer, Phenix City (Ala.) star A.J. Harris had his first conversation with Ryan Day. That conversation came as part of a Zoom call with the country’s No. 2-ranked 2023 cornerback and Kerry Coombs.

“He was really cool,” Harris said. “I really liked his style. It was honest, you could tell. A lot of coaches tell me: ‘Oh, this is the place for you.’ But he was different. He was telling me: ‘This place isn’t for everyone, so you have to really want to be here.’ That was different for sure.”

Harris has emerged as one of the country’s hottest recruits in the last few weeks. After the Ohio State offer, LSU, Alabama, Penn State, Florida, and Tennessee have all offered. He is hoping to make some visits to local schools in the next few weeks, and he and his father will make a trip to Ohio as soon as possible following the end of the recruiting dead period.

 

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A.J. Harris quickly becoming top Ohio State 2023 target https://t.co/brvIgW7RCZ

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) April 5, 2021

 

5-Star CB AJ Harris visits FSU spring game, planning return trip this summer https://t.co/ZNtOXU2GbH via @Noles247

— Noles247.com (@Noles247) April 10, 2021

 

“My dad told me to look at it as right now I have 31 girlfriends, and I’m trying to be loyal to all of them. That’s too much because I’m a very loyal guy.” - Ohio State 5-star CB target AJ Harris (@Aj_harris04) on his recruiting processhttps://t.co/4T050yihUy

— Stephen Means (@Stephen_Means) April 15, 2021

 

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— Rivals (@Rivals) April 26, 2021

 

Texas offers 2023 5-star CB and top Ohio State target AJ Harris https://t.co/0Xr5KTWElr

— Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) May 20, 2021

 

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#NotreDame made a huge move on Tuesday with elite, five-star cornerback AJ Harris during his first trip to South Bend.

"I love Brian Kelly."

You're not going to want to miss this update, Irish fans.

Story: https://t.co/jnjDZVBHbw@Aj_harris04 @247Sports pic.twitter.com/d2vEyqZcK4

— Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) June 16, 2021