Ohio State Releases Official 2016 Football Roster

By D.J. Byrnes on July 25, 2016 at 8:15 am
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Big Ten Media Days kick off Monday afternoon in Chicago, Illinois. With the football season a mere five weeks away, Ohio State released its official 2016 roster Monday morning.

It includes the lauded 2016 freshman class, from Jordan Fuller's No. 4 to Nick Bosa's No. 97.

Here are the full listings, listed in descending order of recruiting ranking. This list also includes JUCO transfer offensive lineman Malcolm Pridgeon:

NUMBER NAME POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT
97 NICK BOSA DE 6-4 265
18 JONATHON COOPER DE 6-3 248
30 DEMARIO MCCALL RB 5-9 192
11 AUSTIN MACK WR 6-2 215
7 DWAYNE HASKINS QB 6-3 220
14 KEANDRE JONES LB 6-2 218
9 BINJIMEN VICTOR WR 6-4 185
81 JAKE HAUSMANN TE 6-4 245
73 MICHAEL JORDAN OL 6-7 310
4 JORDAN FULLER DB 6-2 205
66 MALCOLM PRIDGEON OL 6-7 315
26 ANTONIO WILLIAMS RB 5-11 210
89 LUKE FARRELL TE 6-6 245
55 MALIK BARROW DT 6-2 288
32 TUF BORLAND LB 6-1 228
24 KIERRE HAWKINS TE 6-3 245
15 WAYNE DAVIS DB 5-10 190
61 GAVIN CUPP OL 6-5 300
64 JACK WOHLABAUGH OL 6-3 280
39 MALIK HARRISON LB 6-3 225
91 DRUE CHRISMAN P 6-3 200
29 RODJAY BURNS DB 6-0 180
23 JAHSEN WINT S 5-10 190

Other roster notes:

  • Quarterback J.T. Barrett is now listed at 6-1, 222, which is one inch and three pounds smaller than his 2015 listing.
  • The Buckeyes rostered punter Drue Chrisman, whom they originally planned to grayshirt.
  • Redshirt freshman tight end A.J. Alexander posted a 19-pound weight gain. He's up to 254.
  • Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Jashon Cornell is up to 280 from 265.
  • Receiver Noah Brown is down to 218 after being listed at 222 last year.
  • Redshirt freshman quarterback Joe Burrow added 10 pounds (up to 218), though Dwayne Haskins is now the biggest QB in the unit room.
  • Number changes: WR Johnnie Dixon (5 to 1), CB Damon Arnette (13 to 3), WR Corey Smith (84 to 5), DE Jalyn Holmes (10 to 11), DE Rashod Berry (24 to 13), RB Antonio Williams (3 to 26), CB Joshua Norwood (14 to 28), LB Nick Conner (34 to 43).
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