‘They gettin’ a dog … if I commit’ says 4-star 2027 athlete after Ohio State offer
COLUMBUS, Ohio — He’s 6-foot-3 and weighs 220 pounds, is classified as a 4-star 2027 athlete on 247Sports and runs a 10.6 100-meter dash.
Myson Johnson-Cook, a sophomore, plays running back and linebacker for DeSoto High School in Texas and just picked up the one he’s “been looking for” in regards to his recent Ohio State football offer.
“I feel great,” Johnson-Cook told cleveland.com. He cited the relationship with the coaches as the main reason this offer was the one he was waiting for, but OSU being the current national champion was a great perk, too.
“Ohio State coming off a national championship, that also made me want the offer. I loved [watching that game], it was dominance right from the start,” Johnson-Cook said. “They made sure to let Notre Dame know that they can’t mess around, and I love that.”
“They play great football, it’s a great program. To win a national championship you’ve got to be a great program. They’ve got great players, develop great players ready for the NFL, so I love it,” he said.
In the class of 2027 Johnson-Cook holds a composite ranking as the No. 19 player in the country and is the No. 1 athlete. According to MaxPreps, he rushed for 911 yards on 88 carries for an average of 10.4 yards per carry last fall, while running in 14 touchdowns as the team went 11-3.
DeSoto put up at least 50 points in nine of its games, including two eye-popping 70-point shutout victories. He had four touchdowns across those two games for one of the most electric high school offenses in the country.
At running back, Johnson-Cook appears to be at top speed by the time he touches the ball and explodes into gaps in such a rapid, powerful pace it leaves defenders two heels down. He thrives in contact and is a willful blocker, too.
“I feel like what I bring to the table is that … I’m big, I’m strong, and I’m fast,” Johnson-Cook said. “Me playing linebacker too, I feel like me being versatile, being strong and fast, that’s something I think Ohio State likes about me.”
But despite boasting impressive game film as a sophomore, there’s still so much to work on, according to Johnson-Cook himself.
“My agility, my ability to make cuts a smaller running back could make [is something I want to work on],” he said. “That’s that football IQ, you know. I know the game but I want to get smarter, too.”
Johnson-Cook also puts in the work in the competitive world of Texas high school track, where he competes (and competes well) in events such as the 100-meter dash.
“The only thing I look forward to getting out of track season is getting faster and showcasing my speed down in Texas. That’s about it. I’m from Illinois so I’ve got to prove people wrong,” he said.
The value of competing against some of the best high school athletes in the nation in Texas, in both football and on the track, is not lost on Johnson-Cook. He says it prepares him for college and he even looks forward to playing against, or with, some of his Texas high school peers again at the next level.
