🙏🏿 Blessed to receive an ⭕️ffer to The Ohio State University #GoBuckeyes 🌰🌰🌰🌰 pic.twitter.com/RPZ4k9mrsn— Samuel M’Pemba (@SMPEMBA5) January 19, 2022
Check out SAMUEL M'PEMBA SOPHOMORE SZN(5 GAMES) by Samuel M'Pemba on @hudl https://t.co/z5ompqxTqW #hudl— OSUBasketballJunkie (@ScarletBuckeye2) January 20, 2022
Samuel M’Pemba The highest graded prospect to receive an offer yesterday, Ohio State went down into Florida to the dominant IMG Academy and threw their hat into the ring for five-star prospect, Samuel M’Pemba. A 6-foot-4, 230 pound star on both sides of the ball, M’Pemba excels in a variety of roles and has lined up at receiver as well as even defensive end. The 2023 stand-out from St. Louis, Missouri is the 15th-ranked player nationally, the top overall player at the athlete position, and the fourth-best player in his home state. With a whopping 35 offers to his name from many of the best programs in the country, M’Pemba is clearly one of the more sought after players in the 2023 class. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Auburn, LSU, Miami, and several more are all currently in the fold, so this Ohio State offer may be coming a little later than it typically would. Still, the Buckeyes being in the mix now certainly won’t be something to take lightly for M’Pemba. Ohio State has crushed it when it comes to landing elite St. Louis natives, and it looks as if they’ll look to do the same again. Fortunately, players on the current roster can further explain why Columbus is the best option for a player that could play in any number of positions at the next level.
OSU OFFERS M’PEMBA The most renowned prospect the Buckeyes offered Wednesday was five-star 2023 athlete Samuel M’Pemba. Normally I tend to stray away from the label “athlete” used to describe a player that plays multiple positions that recruiting networks tend to use, because to me, every recruit is a damn athlete. I’ll make an exception here. In his high school career at both Ladue Horton Watkins (St. Louis, Missouri) and IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) M’Pemba has played everything from outside wide receiver to defensive end to slot receiver to tight end. M’Pemba is from St. Louis, but currently attends IMG Academy with many other Ohio State targets, including 2023 wide receiver Carnell Tate. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound standout has already put out a top 12 school list that didn’t include Ohio State, but the Buckeyes could easily climb into the race for the Midwest native. They are late to the party in the recruitment of M’Pemba, who’s considered the 15th-best prospect in the 2023 class per 247Sports’ composite rankings, so they’ll have lots of work to overcome the work put in by plenty of other schools. M’Pemba’s offer sheet is no small thing, with a list of 35 Division I schools that includes Alabama, Georgia, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and USC. He could have play multiple positions at the next level, but with his size, tight end or defensive end seem to be the best fits for him rather than a true wideout.
I wrote about @SMPEMBA5 and how he wanted to hear more from the Buckeyes about two months ago. Offer is there now for St. Louis native.https://t.co/8XDl82pazZ— Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) January 19, 2022
#Buckeyes latest offer goes out to a 5-star Bradenton (Fla.) IMG athlete who played tight end and some slot receiver this past season. VIP https://t.co/nkyHxn3LEk— Bill Kurelic (@Bill_Kurelic) January 19, 2022
5-star IMG athlete says #OhioState will be in his list of top schools for sure. VIP https://t.co/JG3ZBurxBW— Bill Kurelic (@Bill_Kurelic) January 20, 2022
St. Louis (Mo.) IMG Academy athlete Samuel M'Pemba is one the country's top two-way prospect in the 2023 class. Notre Dame projects as his current leader, but other schools are looking to make a move.https://t.co/ns8RKL5tMf— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) February 8, 2022
Ole Miss has entered the mix for the nation's top athlete, five-star prospect Samuel M'Pemba.https://t.co/ieHzEBCL4R— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) February 10, 2022
FIVE-STAR 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 COUNTDOWNAt No. 7 in the 2023 Five-Star Reveal is IMG Academy ATH Samuel M’Pemba @SMPEMBA5Notre Dame, Mizzou, Miami and several others are vying for his commitment.See our full list of updating five-stars here: https://t.co/vlMPqxnOsK pic.twitter.com/qP3cVRyLs1— Rivals (@Rivals) February 14, 2022
Is Samuel M'Pemba the most intriguing five-star in the 2023 class? https://t.co/Zjq5Tdk0lz— Adam Friedman (@RivalsFriedman) February 15, 2022
#ESPN300 ‘23 Athlete / LB Samuel M’Pemba w/ a nice run thru the L-Drill @ IMG Pro Day @TheUCReport @DemetricDWarren @SMPEMBA5 @UANextFootball pic.twitter.com/09UJ8ouivi— Craig Haubert (@CraigHaubert) February 18, 2022
Five-star athlete Samuel M'Pemba has two big visits planned for the month of March, and he talked with @ChadSimmons_ about what he is hoping to get out of his time traveling in the Midwest. https://t.co/uEOHeDmADA— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) February 18, 2022
Five-star ATH Samuel M'Pemba will have a busy spring on his hands, with visits to Notre Dame, Michigan and now Florida locked in for the first few weeks in March. MORE: https://t.co/1bqcobbBWW #Gators pic.twitter.com/f00xHTYRhR— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) February 23, 2022
Five-star Rover Samuel M'Pemba goes in-depth on his latest visit to #NotreDame.On Marcus FreemanOn Chad BowdenOn Al GoldenOn a return trip to South BendOn today's practice... and much more.VIP: https://t.co/rnmmbYBLfd@SMPEMBA5 @247Sports pic.twitter.com/aQFw4K01DG— Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) March 20, 2022
Four-star athlete Samuel M'Pemba has locked in Notre Dame official visit.He will be heading to South Bend on June 17.https://t.co/Prx9WDREYJ— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) May 16, 2022
🚨NEW🚨 Elite EDGE Samuel M’Pemba is down to 7️⃣ schools. More from @ChadSimmons_ HERE: https://t.co/nwH8ZcI9Zt pic.twitter.com/3M8nbHYE8z— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) July 8, 2022
🚨NEW🚨 Samuel M’Pemba is down Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Miami. The 5⭐️ EDGE rusher will announce his college decision on December 4th.More from @Hayesfawcett3: https://t.co/xLxEZsfGAY pic.twitter.com/zpc0dxA233— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) November 14, 2022
🚨BREAKING🚨 5-star EDGE Samuel M'Pemba has committed to Georgia🐶More from @ChadSimmons_: https://t.co/GAX2hAHmys pic.twitter.com/ckJT2MpZuk— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) December 4, 2022