Millbrook linebacker Quinton Cypher, one of the top defensive players in North Carolina’s Class of 2027, has committed to Ohio State. He announced his pledge to join the 2024 national champions on Friday, Dec. 19.
Cypher picked Ohio State from an offer list of two dozen Division I programs. He also strongly considered Alabama, Georgia and Miami.
“I am choosing Ohio State because of the coaching staff for sure,” Cypher told 247Sports about his commitment. “I love the linebacker culture and coaches. That really won me over, how they have been performing and playing the last few years.”
Cypher is coming off a stellar junior high school season, helping lead Millbrook to its first-ever state championship game appearance. The Wildcats finished 13-1, falling to Hough in the 8A title game.
This page tracks key moments in Cypher’s recruiting journey, including notable offers, on-field achievements, commitment information and signing updates as they become known.
Quinton Cypher Quick Facts
- Position: Linebacker/Tight End
- Height / Weight: 6-2, 220
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
High School: Millbrook HS - Class year: 2027
- Current commitment status: Verbally committed to Ohio State 12/19/2025
- 247Sports Composite Rankings: 4 stars, No. 8 player in North Carolina, No. 11 linebacker nationally, No. 192 overall nationally (December 2025)
🚨NEWS🚨 2027 4-star LB Quinton Cypher will announce his commitment on December 19, @ChadSimmons_ reports.
Cyper’s finalists are Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama and Miami.
Read: https://t.co/Ww0sCYrG1l pic.twitter.com/LgfsWKSPwB — Rivals (@Rivals) December 16, 2025
Recruiting News & Nuggets
Cypher received his first Division I offer from Duke in June 2024 heading into his sophomore season. He has since accumulated two dozen Power 4 offers and has ascended to become one of the most sought after defensive prospects from North Carolina’s 2027 class.
Cypher narrowed his list down to four schools in mid-December – Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State and Miami. He took unofficial visits to all four during the 2025 season, as well as Duke and Clemson. He made two trips to Columbus, Ohio to see the Buckeyes up close.
247Sports gave a crystal ball prediction to Ohio State in the month leading up to Cypher’s commitment.
“What puts Georgia and Ohio State at the top are the type of programs they are,” Cypher told On3. “They have great history with great coaches and great cultures. Year in and year out, they are national championship teams. They are constantly in the mix, and both are schools I could see myself playing for. Georgia was the first SEC school to offer me and both have been recruiting me extremely hard.”
Known Offer List
Updated Dec. 15, 2025
- North Carolina Schools
- Duke
- NC State
- North Carolina
- Charlotte
- East Carolina
Power 4 Schools
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- Miami
- Arkansas
- Clemson
- Florida
- Florida State
- Georgia Tech
- Kentucky
- LSU
- Louisville
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Missouri
- Oregon
- Purdue
- SMU
- South Carolina
- Stanford
- Tennessee
- Texas A&M
- Wisconsin
- Notre Dame
- Boston College
Other
- Liberty
- Troy
Sources: 247Sports, On3Sports, Rivals, social media
Player Highlights
- Amassed an amazing 181 tackles, with 48 tackles-for-loss, during Millbrook’s run to the state championship game in 2025, per MaxPreps stats.
- Made 23 stops in a win over Rolesville and 22 against Garner in the season opener
- Picked off four passes in 2025, including one in the state semis against Hoggard and one in the title game against Hough. Also forced three fumbles and recovered three fumbles during the season.
- Has been a starter at Millbrook since his freshman season, logging 155 tackles in 2023 and 175 in 2024.
- Career stat line includes 291 solo tackles, 511 total stops – an average of 13.4 tackles per game – and nine interceptions. He made 88.0 tackles-for-loss and 21.5 sacks.
- NCPreps.com’s Mr. 8A Football for 2025.
- First-team all-state from HighSchoolOT in 2024
- Plays three sports, including baseball and track.
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