NATIONAL SIGNING DAY 2018: Top rated offensive tackle Petit-Frere picks Ohio State

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The top offensive tackle in the 2018 class is heading out-of-state.

On Wednesday morning on a live announcement shown on ESPN, Berkeley Prep OT Nicholas Petit-Frere announced his commitment to Ohio State.

#ESPN300 5-star OT Nicholas Petit-Frere signs with #OhioState over #Gators #Alabama #NotreDame & #Michigan … one of my favorites in this class … GREAT person pic.twitter.com/D5hdE6VkPA

— Gerry Hamilton (@HamiltonESPN) February 7, 2018

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Urban can still do it. Goes to Florida and steals five-star OT Nick Petit-Frere away from Gators #OhioState #RivalsNSD pic.twitter.com/vrReb3SNF1

— Adam Gorney (@adamgorney) February 7, 2018

The nation’s No. 7 recruit according to the USA TODAY High School Sports football composite player rankings, Petit-Frere also had Alabama, Florida, Michigan and Notre Dame as his finalists.

During the season, Petit-Frere officially visited Notre Dame and Michigan but waited until the last three weeks to visit Ohio State, Alabama, and Florida.

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