Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, the high school teammate of Chris Henry Jr., becomes Brian Hartline’s 25th blue-chip WR recruit since 2018.
Brian Hartline Adds Another Blue-Chip to His Stacked WR Lineup
Dixon-Wyatt is the latest in a line that continues to get longer. The Mater Dei (Calif.) receiver committed to Ohio State and Brian Hartline on Sunday, adding to the offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach’s list of impressive recruiting additions.
“If you wanna be an elite receiver, you go to Ohio State,” Dixon-Wyatt said after committing to head coach Ryan Day and the Buckeyes.
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He’s not wrong. Dixon-Wyatt joins Mater Dei teammate Chris Henry Jr. as a four-star receiver pledge for Ohio State’s 2026 class. Adding high-potential pass-catchers is nothing new to Hartline, a former Buckeyes receiver himself.
Since 2018, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, the group of five-star wideouts Hartline has attracted encompasses Garrett Wilson (No. 2 WR, 2019), Julian Fleming (No. 1, 2020), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (No. 2, 2020), Emeka Egbuka (No. 1, 2021), Carnell Tate (No. 3, 2023), Jeremiah Smith (No. 1, 2024), and Quincy Porter (No. 4, 2025).
Four-stars include Kamryn Babb (No. 7, 2018), Chris Olave (No. 34, 2018), Cameron Brown (No. 35, 2018), Jameson Williams (No. 18, 2019), Gee Scott (No. 5, 2020), Mookie Cooper (No. 31, 2020), Jayden Ballard (No. 4, 2021), Marvin Harrison Jr. (No. 21, 2021), Kyion Grayes (No. 8, 2022), Caleb Burton III (No. 10, 2022), Kaleb Brown (No. 13, 2022), Kojo Antwi (No. 19, 2022), Brandon Inniss (No. 5, 2023), Noah Rogers (No. 8, 2023), Bryson Rodgers (No. 43, 2023), Mylan Graham (No. 12, 2024), De’Zie Jones (No. 41, 2025), and Phillip Bell (No. 42, 2025).
It isn’t only that Hartline brings in top-notch recruits, but the program develops them, as well. Now with the Arizona Cardinals, Harrison is the most acclaimed of the bunch. He became the first two-time All-American in the Buckeyes’ history and won the Biletnikoff Award in 2023.
“I would say all the people they have put in the first round at my position,” Dixon told 247Sports. “The message that Coach Day gave me that I’m a priority and a must-get player.”
Ohio State has sent Egbuka (No. 19 overall, Tampa Bay, 2025), Harrison (No. 4, Arizona, 2024), Smith-Njigba (No. 20, Seattle, 2023), Wilson (No. 10, New York Jets, 2022), and Olave (No. 11, New Orleans, 2022) to the NFL as first-round picks in the past four drafts.
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