Freshmen Offensive Linemen Enokk Vimahi and Dawand Jones Shed Their Black Stripes

By Kevin Harrish on September 4, 2019 at 8:41 pm
Dawand Jones sheds his stripe
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Two fresh slobs on the roster are now "officially" part of the team as a pair of freshman offensive linemen – Dawand Jones and Enokk Vimahi – are the latest players to shed their black stripes.

A three-star offensive tackle and basketball center out of Indianapolis, Jones arrived in Columbus at 6-foot-8, 360 pounds but has already slimmed down 25 pounds according to the video.

"This guy came in, a basketball guy, we converted him to football," Ryan Stamper said of Jones. "Getting tougher every day. Getting better every day."

Vimahi was a four-star interior lineman out of Kahuku, Hawaii. He was the No. 7 offensive guard in the 2019 class and the No. 124 player overall.

Unlike Jones, Vimahi has put on weight since arriving at Ohio State. When he got to Columbus, he weighed 258. Now, according to the video, he's 294 pounds.

"I just want to thank you for taking me in," Vimahi said. "It wasn't easy coming from Hawaii, but what we got here is special and it's all worth it."

With Jones and Vimahi shedding their stripes, only five scholarship players still have theirs: Ronnie Hickman, Tommy Eichenberg, Cormontae Hamilton, Jaden McKenzie, and Gunnar Hoak.

2019 Black Stripe Big Board
NAME POSITION YEAR DATE OF REMOVAL
LOGAN HITTLE LB RS JR MARCH 21
CADE KACHERSKI LB RS FR MARCH 21
BEN SCHMIESING LB RS FR MARCH 21
JUSTIN FIELDS QB SO MARCH 25
DARRYL SINCLAIR CB RS SO MARCH 25
MAX WRAY OL RS FR APRIL 1
RYAN BATSCH SAF RS FR APRIL 1
GARRETT WILSON WR FR APRIL 8
AUSTIN KUTSCHER WR RS FR APRIL 8
ZACH HARRISON DE FR APRIL 12
JONAH JACKSON OL RS SR AUG. 6
HARRY MILLER OL FR AUG. 8
JAMESON WILLIAMS WR FR AUG. 8
RYAN JACOBY OL FR AUG. 12
MARCUS CROWLEY RB FR AUG. 12
CADE STOVER LB FR AUG. 13
BRYSON SHAW SAF FR AUG. 14
NOAH POTTER DE FR AUG. 15
STEELE CHAMBERS RB FR AUG. 15
CRAIG YOUNG LB FR AUG. 19
DANNY VANATSKY QB RS FR AUG. 19
ZAID HAMDAN DT RS FR AUG. 24
ENOKK VIMAHI OG FR SEPT. 4
DAWAND JONES OT FR SEPT. 4
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