Recruiting: Trotwood-Madison star makes his college decision

The 6-foot-1, 170-pounder has 31 tackles this season for the Rams, who play St. Mary's Memorial in the second round of the Division III, Region 12 playoffs on Friday night.

He has 17 receptions for 363 yards and seven touchdowns this season, and he returned a punt for a touchdown last week as the Rams beat Wapakoneta 33-21 in a first-round playoff game.

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Anderson is rated the No. 53 cornerback prospect in the country and Ohio's No. 22 player for the class of 2020.

He is the highest-rated player in Montgomery County and No. 2 in the Cox Media Group Ohio coverage area behind Fairfield running back Jutahn McClain, who has committed to Kentucky.

Cincinnati has made a habit of recruiting the area since Luke Fickell took over the program three years ago and hired Wayne graduate Marcus Freeman as his defensive coordinator. Former Wayne defensive back Mike Mickens is also on the Bearcats staff after being known as a strong recruiter while coaching at Bowling Green.

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At the start of this season, the Bearcats had 16 players from the Cox Media Group Ohio coverage area: Leonard Taylor (Springfield), Cole Smith (Middletown), Ryan Montgomery (Franklin), Blue Smith (Wayne), Justin Harris (Wayne), Tyler Inloes (Lebanon), Tavion Thomas (Dunbar), Michael Kopaygorodsky (Mason), Will Adams (Mason), Jake Tewart (Lebanon), Malik Vann (Fairfield), Darius Harper (Springfield), Cody Lamb (Miamisburg), Jonathan Allen (Dunbar), Jack Campbell (Bellbrook) and Bryant Johnson II (Butler).

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Thomas announced last week he plans to transfer.

Players are allowed to sign with colleges on the third Wednesday of December.