Five Ohio State players appear in ESPN's top 100 players entering the 2025 season, and four Buckeyes rank in Dane Brugler's top 50 prospects for the 2026 NFL draft.
Some were alarmed when word broke that Caleb Downs was getting reps at the nickel spot, but lining up all over the place is nothing new for the junior All-American.
Julian Sayin, Kenyatta Jackson Jr., Austin Siereveld, Eddrick Houston and Lorenzo Styles Jr. can elevate Ohio State significantly with breakout seasons in 2025.
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. was initially overwhelmed by the responsibility of leading Ohio State’s defensive line. Now, the fourth-year DE is one of the Buckeyes’ top leaders.
Urban Meyer says the NCAA's penalties for Michigan “will go down in the history books” and Joel Klatt picks Clemson to beat Ohio State in the CFP national championship game.
Austin Siereveld, Arvell Reese and Kenyatta Jackson Jr. headline our preseason standouts, while Jermaine Mathews Jr. and Payton Pierce emerge as under-the-radar picks.
Ohio State’s tight ends believe they’re the top position group on the team and Bennett Christian says Max Klare is the best route-running tight end he’s ever seen.
20 Aug 2025 by Dan Hope, Andy Anders, Chase Brown and Garrick Hodge
"With everything in me, I hate them": Jeremiah Smith shared his hatred for Michigan in an appearance on The Triple Option podcast with former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer.
