Kofi Taylor-Barrocks, Justin Okoronkwo and Aymeric Koumba were among the top European prospects looking to follow in Hero Kanu’s footsteps at Ohio State’s camp on Wednesday.
Ohio State has been an annual stop on the PPI Recruits’ DreamChasers tour since it began in 2017. For PPI Recruits founder Brandon Collier, however, this year felt different.
Nearly 50 players from Europe and elsewhere around the world hoping to follow in Kanu’s footsteps camped at Ohio State on Tuesday and Wednesday. Kanu was a constant presence on the sidelines both days, cheering on this year’s crop of PPI participants – some of whom were also on the tour with him last year – as they went through their workouts hoping to impress Ohio State’s coaches just like he did.
Hero Kanu, wearing PPI gear on Tuesday, was on the sidelines to support the international players camping at Ohio State this week. Another linebacker who turned heads on Thursday was Justin Okoronkwo, a 2024 prospect from Germany. While Okoronkwo has not yet earned any offers, as he just arrived in the United States on Tuesday to participate in his first camp of the summer at Ohio State on Wednesday, he stood out in linebacker drills. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound linebacker ran a 4.56-second 40-yard dash and broke up nearly every pass that came his way during one-on-ones against running backs.
Okoronkwo and Taylor-Barrocks pushed each other to perform at their best while going through linebacker drills together. Participating in his sixth camp in nine days, Koumba said he was disappointed in his performance on Wednesday, as he felt he did not perform up to his potential. But Koumba loved having the opportunity to work with Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson, who he described as “the best coach in the world.
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