Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-94.193.226.245-20160522102838/@comment-856627-20161114130411

Tactician J wrote: Wasn't Inasa Yoarashi the 4th recommendation at the time? He turned it down some time after his meeting with Todoroki during their U.A. entrance exam (separate from the one Midoriya took). No, it's not Yoarashi. They wouldn't count someone who turned down the recommendation.

Plus, isn't Yoarashi on the second year?