2021 Wyoming Wide Receiver Joop Mitchell Commits To Ohio State As Preferred Walk-On
Wyoming, Ohio, wide receiver Joop Mitchell announced on Wednesday he has accepted a preferred walk-on opportunity at Ohio State.
The 6-foot-2 and 180-pound Mitchell is not ranked by any major recruiting sites but caught 29 passes for 598 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Cowboys to the state semifinals and was named first-team all-district as a senior last season. He picked the Buckeyes over scholarship offers from Army West Point, Ashland, Butler, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, Davidson, Dayton, Eastern Illinois, Lafayette, Tiffin and Valparaiso.
Mitchell is the ninth player to accept a preferred walk-on opportunity at Ohio State this offseason, joining Nashville Montgomery Bell Academy tight end Zak Herbstreit; Lewis Center (Ohio) Olentangy center Toby Wilson; Northville, Mich., running back/defensive back Cayden Saunders; Tampa (Fla.) Carrollwood Day long snapper Mason Arnold; West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West linebacker Jackson Kuwatch; Morrow (Ohio) Little Miami wide receiver Reis Stocksdale; St. Louis Mary Institute and Country Day School linebacker Jalen Pace; and Norwalk, Ohio, kicker/punter Garrison Smith.
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