Highly-rated DL makes recruiting change

The 6-foot-2, 265-pound Whyce had 27 tackles, including 2.5 sacks for the Rams last season and has been one of the higher-profile recruits in the area for the class of 2026 for more than a year.

His offers include Auburn, Boston College, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

He is the No. 55 defensive line prospect nationally and ranked 22nd overall in the state of Ohio per 247Sports Composite rankings.

He is the top-rated among 19 players in the Class of 2026 to commit to Purdue, which is in its first season under head coach Barry Odom.

Overall, 14 rising seniors from the CoxFirst Media coverage area have committed to FBS schools so far.

That also includes Lakota West linebacker Cam Thomas (Illinois), Lakota East tight end P.J. MacFarlane (Indiana), Xenia receiver Shawn Fishwick (Eastern Michigan), Middletown defensive back Jordan Vann (Michigan State), Middletown defensive end Derrick Singletary (Rice), Lebanon tight end Nick Lautar (Louisville), Xenia defensive end Kale Webb (Kent State), Springboro linebacker Evan Weinberg (Central Michigan), Middletown receiver Laaren Cornwell (Central Michigan), Springfield defensive tackle Royce Rogers (Buffalo), Eaton kicker John Hewitt (Boston College), Springfield linebacker Taj Powell (West Virginia) and Lakota East receiver Jayden Seay (Army).

Seay and Rogers were among the most recent commitments before Whyce.

Seay announced last week he will be a Black Knight while Rogers committed to Buffalo in the last week of June.

The 6-foot-1, 260-pound Rogers, who made third-team All-Ohio, had 64 tackles last season including seven for loss and forced one fumble.

The 6-3 Seay caught 22 passes for 486 yards and five touchdowns last season.

Also committing recently were a pair of players going…

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Publish date : 2025-07-08 01:05:00

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