{"id":5676,"date":"2026-06-27T20:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T20:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5676"},"modified":"2026-06-27T20:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T20:03:17","slug":"oviedo-high-wr-jordan-donahoo-commits-to-ohio-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5676","title":{"rendered":"Oviedo High WR Jordan Donahoo commits to Ohio State"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the offers started pouring in this year, people started to turn their attention to Oviedo High wide receiver Jordan Donahoo.<\/p>\n

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They wondered, \u201cIs the kid that good?<\/p>\n

Well, Ohio State thinks so. After several trips to Oviedo to work out the 6-foot-4 pass catcher, Ohio State offered a scholarship. On Saturday, Donahoo finally pulled the trigger and committed to the Big Ten school, known for producing big-time receivers like NFL stars Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Marvin Harrison Jr., Garrett Wilson, Terry McLaurin and Chris Olave, Emeka Egbuka and Carnell Tate, who was the No. 4 pick in the draft in April.<\/p>\n

Donahoo, the No. 8 player in the Sentinel\u2019s 2027 Central Florida Super60, could not immediately be reached for comment, but Oviedo coach Greg Odierno said, \u201cIt\u2019s a huge deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Donahoo\u2019s interest in Ohio State increased, the Buckeyes started to get serious, too, by sending wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton to see the Oviedo star twice.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been in the works for a couple of weeks now. Coach Hankton flew out to watch a practice first and he liked what he saw and then he came back to work him out,\u201d Odierno said. \u201cThey were his last official visit. Jordan checked all the boxes for him and Ohio State checks all the boxes for Jordan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Donahoo committed to the Buckeyes over Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Minnesota and Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t have huge numbers compared to other top receivers last year, catching 34 passes for 627 yards and five touchdowns. He shared the ball with Oviedo senior Dashon Febres, who is now at Central Michigan.<\/p>\n

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Donahoo, at 185 pounds, will bulk up in college. He has terrific size and 4.5-second speed in the 40-yard dash. He has great hands, catches balls in traffic and has a unique ability to control his body in the air.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously his size, just shy of 6-5, and his ability to bend,\u201d Odierno said. \u201cThat\u2019s what everybody has told me is the elite aspect of his physical traits, how big he is and how well he can bend and how fast he is.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHis catch radius and high-pointing the ball, I\u2019ve never been around a kid who had better. The way he moves is just different for his size.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a big deal for Oviedo High football. Donahoo might be considered the biggest commit in the school\u2019s history. Some of Oviedo\u2019s biggest stars from the past include Blake Bortles, who played at UCF and then the Jacksonville Jaguars. Willie Pauldo played at Florida State. Corey Hobbs and Howard Lingard played at Florida.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it shows we\u2019re doing things the right way. I would say it\u2019s the biggest in the history (of Oviedo High),\u201d Odierno said. \u201cOhio State is huge. We\u2019re developing these student athletes the best way we can, both athletically and academically.\u201d<\/p>\n

Odierno raves about Donahoo not only because of his football skills, but also for his character off the field.<\/p>\n

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