The Buckeyes started Monday off with a bang landing the No. 1 safety in the 2026 class in Blaine Bradford. A Baton Rouge, LA. native, Bradford obviously picked the Buckeyes over LSU and many others. he is ranked as the No. 26 player in the class:
BREAKING: Elite 2026 Safety Blaine Bradford has Committed to Ohio State, he tells me for @on3recruits
The 6’2 205 S from Baton Rouge, LA chose the Buckeyes over LSU, Oregon, & Texas
“Ohio State is the best place for my development and for my future.”https://t.co/HkUeZgMBbW pic.twitter.com/i4t7SFFByK
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) March 31, 2025
Blaine Bradford hails from Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and stands at 6-foot-1 and weighing 195 pounds. In August 2024, Bradford narrowed his college choices to five programs: Alabama, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Oregon.
