Recruiting Roundup: Cincinnati Offers Four-Star Linebacker, Other 2026 Defenders

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Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Scott Satterfield speaks to Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby (2) in the second quarter of the College Football game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Towson Tigers at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024.
Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Scott Satterfield speaks to Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby (2) in the second quarter of the College Football game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Towson Tigers at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. / Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK
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CINCINNATI — The UC football staff sent out another group of defensive offers recently, starting with three-star 2026 linebacker Mason Marsden out of Ladue Horton Watkins (Missouri).

According to 247Sports, the 6-3, 220-pound talent is the 61st-ranked linebacker nationally and the 11th-best player in Missouri.

He holds eight offers from schools like Kansas and Kentucky. Check out his highlights here.

Next is an offer for four-star 2026 linebacker Reston Lehman out of Peters Township (Pennsylvania).

According to 247Sports, Lehman is the 304th-best player nationally and the 24th-best linebacker.

The 6-4, 230-pound thumper holds 10 offers from schools like Nebraska and Maryland. Check out his highlights here.

We move to an offer for unranked defensive tackle Jamir Perez out of Glenville (Ohio).

He is not ranked on a major service and holds three other offers from Buffalo, Troy, and Miami (OH). Check out his highlights here.

Shifting down to an offer for three-star 2026 defensive tackle Tyrell O'Neal out of Benedictine (Ohio).

According to 247Sports, O'Neal is the 75th-best defensive tackle nationally and the 42nd-best player in Ohio. The 6-3, 256-pound talent holds two other offers from Toledo and Illinois. Check out his highlights here.

We close with an offer for unranked 2026 linebacker Angel Luciano out of Steelton-Highspire (Pennsylvania).

The 6-3, 220-pound player is not ranked on a major service and holds three other offers from Syracuse, Akron, and Michigan State. Check out his highlights here.

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