Two years ago, we scoured the country for Ohio State's best players by state. This year, we take a deeper look into our great state and the best players from each county in Ohio. This four-part series breaks up the state into four segments and identifies the best players from Central, Eastern, Southern and Northern Ohio.
In the second edition of this series, we highlight the 20 counties in Eastern and Northeast Ohio that have produced 1,023 players on an official Ohio State roster. Let's shine a light on the best Ohio State players from this area and share some other facts about Eastern Ohio's finest players and schools.
Every county in Eastern/Northeastern Ohio highlighted above has produced at least one Ohio State football player.
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Founded: 1846 Location: NE Seat: Ashland |
Ashland (7 Players)
Best Player: DT Dave Crecelius
Dave Crecelius was with the program between 1981 and 1984. During his junior and senior seasons, he started 23 games and finished his Buckeye career with 91 tackles, 5 sacks, 7 tackles-for-loss and a fumble recovery.
The first player from Ashland County to make an Ohio State roster was Earl Thomas (1934-35). Ashland High School and Loudonville High School are the only schools from Ashland County to be listed on an Ohio State roster.
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Founded: 1811 Location: NE Seat: Jefferson |
Ashtabula (13 players)
Best Player: LB Mark Debevc
A member of the Super Sophs, Mark Debevc started 10 games, tallied 82 tackles, 8.5 TFL, recovered 4 fumbles and won two national championships during his playing days with the Buckeyes.
Other Notable players from Ashtabula County were Bob Merrell, James Hietikko, Gary Lago and Rich Spangler. The following high schools have produced Buckeyes: Conneaut, Edgewood, Geneva, Grand Valley, Harbor and Jefferson.
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Founded: 1801 Location: Eastern Seat: St. Clairsville |
Belmont (40 Players)
Best Player: WR Joey Galloway
Joey Galloway was Ohio State’s leader in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns for the 1993 and 1994 seasons. At the time of his departure, he shared the school record of 11 receiving touchdowns for a season with Cris Carter. The Seattle Seahawks selected the Bellaire graduate with the eighth overall draft pick of the 1995 NFL Draft.
Two other players of note from Belmont County are Fred Bruney and Tim Spencer, Evan's dad. Bruney was a two-way All-Big Ten player from Martins Ferry who finished his career with 17 career interceptions. St. Clairsville alum Spencer was a two-time All-Big Ten running back and the second Buckeye to ever eclipse 1,500 rushing yards in a single season.
The six Belmont County high schools to make an official Ohio State roster: Barnesville, Bellaire, Martins Ferry, Montgomery Bell Academy, St. Clairsville and St. John.
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Founded: 1832 Location: Eastern Seat: Carrollton |
Carroll (4 Players)
Best Player: OL Charles Hutchison
Carrollton High School's Charles "Chuck" Hutchison won a national championship with Ohio State in 1968 and earned All-Big Ten honors in 1969. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 1970 NFL Draft and played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cardinals and the Cleveland Browns.
Don Crowl, Geoff Warner and Chad Hoobler are the other Ohio State players from Carroll County. Crowl was from Malvern, Ohio, but Malvern High School was not listed on the 1957 roster.
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Founded: 1803 Location: Eastern Seat: Lisbon |
Columbiana (29 Players)
Best Player: OL Kirk Lowdermilk
Kirk Lowdermilk earned All-Big Ten honors during his senior season of 1984. He started in 21 games at center for Ohio State during the 1983 and 1984 seasons. At Salem High School, he won the state heavyweight wrestling title in 1981.
Another center from Columbiana County was Dan Beatty, who started in 24 straight games at center during his last two seasons with the Buckeyes. The East Liverpool alum was on the Academic All-Big Ten team in 1988.
Chambersburg, East Liverpool and Salem are the Columbiana County high schools to make an official roster (1970-today). Since 1916, players from Columbiana County came from the towns of Chambersburg, Columbiana, East Liverpool, East Palestine, Elkton, Lisbon, Salem and Wellsville.
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Founded: 1810 Location: NE Seat: Cleveland |
Cuyahoga (326 Players)
Best Player: Les Horvath and Troy Smith
17 players from Cuyahoga County were in consideration for the county's best. When the dust settled, two national champions and Heisman Trophy winners came out on top.
In 1944, Les Horvath became Ohio State's first Heisman Trophy winner. The All-American halfback also earned the Chicago Tribune's Silver Football Award the same season. Horvath's collegiate career should have been over after the national championship season of 1942, but a World War II exemption allowed him to play for Carroll Widdoes in 1944, and Horvath guided the Buckeyes to a 9–0 record.
Horvath was referred to as the "playing coach" in 1944 as he called all of Ohio State's offensive plays that season, and the Buckeyes were named national champions by the National Championship Foundation and Sagarin Ratings, but were second to Army in the AP Poll. In Columbus, Horvath played for Francis Schmidt, Paul Brown and Widdoes.
During his high school days, Horvath played football, basketball and track for his freshman through junior years at Parma Senior High School. However, Horvath didn't believe in the dedication of his teammates at Parma, and his family relocated to the James Ford Rhodes High School district of Cleveland in 1938.
Ohio State's only Heisman Trophy winner to play solely at quarterback was Troy Smith. The Glenville High School alum not only won the 2006 Heisman, but he set the record for the highest percentage of Heisman ballot points received with 91.6% of the vote.
When his Buckeye career came to a close, Smith was the Big Ten's all-time career leader in passing efficiency. With his clean play, Ohio State went 25-3, including a perfect 12-0 regular season in 2006. Smith was also a Wolverine slayer as the team was 3-0 against Michigan with Smith surpassing 300 yards of total offense in all three of his starts.
Other players of note from Cuyahoga County are Arnie Chonko, Tom Cousineau and John Hicks, with returning Buckeyes to this year's team being OL Deontae Armstrong, LB Ty Howard, TE Brody Lennon and RB Bo Jackson.
The three new additions from Cuyahoga County for the 2026 season are Cincere Johnson, Jamir Perez and Mason Wilhelm.
(Note: Deontae Armstrong's hometown was listed as Lakewood on the 2024 and 2025 rosters, but has been updated to Elyria for this season. Keeping Armstrong in Cuyahoga County as Lakewood was his hometown when he arrived in Columbus. Will change if anybody can confirm that Armstrong lived in Elyria heading into the 2024 season.)
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Founded: 1806 Location: NE Seat: Chardon |
Geauga (7 Players)
Best Player: Guard Edwin Hess
A two-time All-American and All-Big Ten honoree, Edwin "Ed" Hess was the first player from Geauga County to be a Buckeye. He was on the team from 1924-26 and was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1985.
Joe Novak, Reginald Echols, Ken Blair, Pete Beckman and Tyson Walter are the other Buckeyes from Geauga County and they represented Chardon, Newbury, West Geauga and Kenston High Schools.
On the 2025 roster, current tight end Brody Lennon's hometown was Novelty, Ohio in Geauga County, and it stated he attended Gilmour Academy in Cuyahoga County. This year, his hometown was changed to Cleveland. Like Armstrong above, Lennon will be considered a native of Geauga County since that is where he lived when enrolling at Ohio State. Will change if anybody can confirm that Lennon lived in Cleveland heading into the 2025 season.
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Founded: 1810 Location: Eastern Seat: Cambridge |
Guernsey (8 Players)
Best Player: WR Doug Donley
Averaging 23.8 yards per reception over his Ohio State career, Doug Donley sits on top of all other players in the program's history in this category. With his explosive speed, Donley was the fastest player on the team and was given the nickname White Lightning.
He used that speed to have the team's highest average yards per catch for three consecutive seasons and he is the only Buckeye listed three times in the top 10 for average yards per reception over a season. When Donley left Columbus, he held the school record for career receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
In 1922, P.A. Lemley became the first Buckeye from Guernsey County. Safety Terry White (1983-86) was the last. Lemley was from Lore City, Ohio and the other seven players came from Cambridge.
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Founded: 1813 Location: Eastern Seat: Cadiz |
Harrison (2 Players)
Best Player: Jerry Vanscoy and David Mazeroski
Jerry Vanscoy was a center for Ohio State during the 1961 and 1962 seasons. The Adena High School alum played in five games during the 1961 season, but he suffered a knee injury during the spring practices of 1962 and did not play that year.
Hailing from Cadiz High School, David Mazeroski had one carry for five yards during his career. His lone carry was against Indiana in 1974 during a home game the Buckeyes won 49-9. Mazeroski is the nephew of Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski, who famously hit a walk-off home run to win Game 7 of the 1960 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Founded: 1797 Location: Eastern Seat: Steubenville |
Jefferson (30 Players)
Best Player: RB/DB/K Don Sutherin
Toronto High School's Don Sutherin was a running back, defensive back and kicker for Ohio State from 1955 to 1957. Perhaps his most memorable play as a Buckeye gave Ohio State the program's third national championship.
In the 1958 Rose Bowl against the Oregon Ducks, the score was tied 7-7 early in the fourth quarter. Sutherin lined up for a 34-yard field goal and his kick was true. Ohio State held on for the 10-7 win and Sutherin secured the No. 1 ranking in the Coaches' Poll and the school's third Rose Bowl victory.
The New York Giants selected him in the 1958 NFL Draft as a defensive back, and Sutherin played three seasons in the NFL, but found his success in the Canadian Football League. He was a three-time All-Star in the CFL and won four Grey Cups as a player and three Grey Cups as a coach. In 1992, Sutherin was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
A more recent player from Jefferson County was Steubenville High School graduate Buster Tillman. He caught 86 passes for 1,253 yards and 4 touchdowns during his playing days at Ohio State. He joined the team in 1992 and played during the 1993-96 seasons. Tillman had a career-high 531 receiving yards in 1995.
A current Ohio State player from Jefferson County is Brenten "Inky" Jones. The safety from Steubenville will be a fifth-year senior for the 2026 season.
The five high schools represented from Jefferson County on an official Ohio State roster are Antwerp, Mingo, Steubenville, Steubenville Central Catholic and Wintersville.
| COUNTY | PLAYERS | TOP PLAYERS |
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| Cuyahoga | 326 | Arnie Chonko, Tom Cousineau, John Hicks, Les Horvath, Troy Smith |
| Stark | 130 | Gareon Conley, Jim Davidson, Mike Doss, Jack Dugger, Ted Provost, Don Scott, Devin Smith, Chris Spielman, Bob Vogel |
| Summit | 95 | Parris Campbell, Jason Simmons, Ed Taggart, Mike Vrabel, Denzel Ward, Beanie Wells, Antoine Winfield |
| Mahoning | 80 | Wes Fesler, Billy Price, Ralph Wolf, Gust Zarnas |
| Trumbull | 62 | Aaron Brown, Maurice Clarett, Van DeCree, Randy Gradishar, Marcus Marek, Korey Stringer, Paul Warfield |
| Lorain | 61 | Regis Monahan, Vic Janowicz, Kurt Schumacher, Steve Tovar, Matt Wilhelm |
| Belmont | 40 | Fred Bruney, Joey Galloway, Tim Spencer |
| Lake | 37 | Esco Sarkkinen |
| Jefferson | 30 | Don Sutherin, Buster Tillman |
| Columbiana | 29 | Dan Beatty, Kirk Lowdermilk |
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Founded: 1840 Location: NE Seat: Painesville |
Lake (37 Players)
Best Player: TE Esco Sarkkinen
All-American and two-time All-Big Ten player Esco Sarkkinen, from Fairport Harbor, Ohio, was a Buckeye between 1937 and 1939. His parents were from Finland and Sarkkinen was the first member of his family to be born in America. The talented athlete earned 10 varsity letters at Harding High School and played football with his brother, Eino Jr., in high school and also at Ohio State.
The Green Bay Packers selected Sarkkinen in the 1940 NFL Draft, but he wanted to coach. He spent a bit of time as Lancaster High School's physical education and football coach before coming back to Columbus as coach of the ends on Paul Bixler's 1946 Ohio State team, a role he would keep until 1978. During his time as an Ohio State assistant coach, Sarkkinen worked for Bixler, Wes Fesler and Woody Hayes and the Buckeyes went 223-73-14, won five national championships and 14 Big Ten titles.
A current player from Lake County is freshman offensive lineman Landry Brede of Mentor High School.
The seven other Lake County High Schools to produce Buckeyes are: Eastlake North, Fairpoint Harding, Harvey, Lake Catholic, Madison, Perry, Riverside and Willoughby South.
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Founded: 1824 Location: NE Seat: Elyria |
Lorain (61 Players)
Best Player: RB/S/K/P Vic Janowicz
Elyria High School's Vic Janowicz was the second Ohio State player to ever win a Heisman Trophy. In 1950, the do-everything Buckeye was the third player to ever be honored with the award as a junior. When summarizing the play of Janowicz, Woody Hayes said, "He was not only a great runner but also passed, was a placekicker and punter, played safety on defense and was an outstanding blocker. Janowicz epitomized the 'triple threat' football player."
Along with the Heisman, Janowicz also won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, was an All-American and a two-time All-Big Ten honoree. In 1976, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The Washington Redskins selected Janowicz in the 1952 NFL Draft, but decided to pursue his baseball career as a catcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates. After a season with the Pirates, Janowicz returned to the Redskins for two seasons before injuries from a car accident derailed his professional sports career.
Other notable Buckeyes from Lorain County are offensive linemen Kurt Schumacher and Regis Monahan, along with linebackers Steve Tovar and Matt Wilhelm. All four players were All-Americans and All-Big Ten honorees for Ohio State, with Tovar earning All-American honors twice and All-Big Ten selections three times.
Avon Lake High School's Maxwell Riley is an incoming freshman on the offensive line on this year's roster.
Along with Elyria and Avon Lake, the other high schools from the county to make an official Ohio State roster are Admiral King, Avon, Elyria Catholic, Elyria West, Keystone, Lorain, Midview, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, St. Mary's and Steele. (Note: Alex Stump of Avon, Ohio, is included among the 61 players from Lorain County to play for Ohio State. Stump went to St. Edward High School in Cuyahoga County.)
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Founded: 1846 Location: NE Seat: Youngstown |
Mahoning (80 Players)
Best Player: TE Wes Fesler
Youngstown's Wes Fesler was a three-time All-American (unanimous and consensus twice) and three-time All-Big Ten honoree who won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football in 1930 and was a captain his senior year. He was Ohio State's second player to earn All-American honors three times (Chic Harley was the first). Fesler also played basketball for Ohio State and was the school's first consensus All-American in the sport.
Immediately following his playing days with the Buckeyes, Fesler was hired by Sam Willaman as an assistant football coach. He left the position after three seasons to take over as Harvard's head basketball coach and to be an assistant with the football team. After stints at Ohio Wesleyan and Pittsburgh as the head football coach, Fesler returned to Columbus, where he was head coach from 1947 through 1950.
In January of 1950, he became the first Ohio State head coach to win the Rose Bowl, but he resigned from the position in December 1950, stating that there was too much pressure to win football games. Fesler took over at Minnesota the following season and Ohio State hired some guy from Miami, Ohio named Woody Hayes. Fesler was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1954.
Other notable players from Mahoning County are All-Americans Ralph Wolf (1937), Gust Zarnas (1937) and Billy Price (2016, 2017). Austintown Fitch, Beloit, Boardman, Canfield, Cardinal Mooney, Poland, Rayen, Struthers, Ursuline, West Branch, Youngstown East, Youngstown South and Youngstown St. Mary's are the Mahoning County high schools listed on official Ohio State rosters.
Fourth-year linebacker Alec Delsignore of Youngstown is the only player from Mahoning County on this year's team.
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Founded: 1818 Location: NE Seat: Medina |
Medina (15 Players)
Best Player: DE Mike Kudla
Ohio State won the 2002 national championship during Mike Kudla's freshman season, and he was an All-Big Ten player and named the team's defensive MVP his senior year. Kudla set the Fiesta Bowl record with a three-sack performance in a win over Notre Dame in 2006.
Kudla was extraordinarily strong. He set the program record by bench pressing 610 pounds and he tied the NFL Combine record by benching 225 pounds 45 times in 2006.
After his playing days, Kudla was successful in business as he was president and CEO of Coreplex Enterprises, and he was also COO and senior vice president at Hplex Solutions Inc. At the age of 34, Kudla died unexpectedly. Today, a scholarship in his honor is awarded annually to a graduate of his alma mater, Highland High School.
A current Buckeye from Medina County is wide receiver Brennen Schramm, who has been with the program since 2023.
Medina County high schools to be listed on an official Ohio State roster are Brunswick, Buckeye, Highland, Lodi Cloverleaf, Medina and Wadsworth.
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Founded: 1808 Location: NE Seat: Ravenna |
Portage (23 Players)
Best Player: C Tom DeLeone
Tom DeLeone was a captain, All-American and the Team MVP of the 1971 Buckeyes. He was also a two-time All-Big Ten honoree (1970, 1971) at Ohio State, with the team winning a national championship in 1970 and two Big Ten titles in 1969 and 1970.
The standout center from Kent, Ohio, was coached by Tom Campana at Roosevelt High School. Campana was the father of DeLeone's high school and Ohio State teammate, running back Tom Campana. The elder Campana had this to say about DeLeone after he succumbed to brain cancer in 2016:
"Goodness sakes was he a player. He loved the game and when he played, he was the greatest team guy that I had ever coached. He cared about being a team guy and always played hard. He always had his teammates in mind, and he stayed close to his team members for his entire life ... There was not a player on our team that I enjoyed having around more than Tom."
DeLeone was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 1972 NFL Draft. After stints with the Bengals, Atlanta Falcons and Houston Oilers, DeLeone found a home with the Cleveland Browns. He played 11 seasons in Cleveland before becoming a criminal investigator with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he retired after a 23-year career.
Following DeLeone as Ohio State's starting center was another player from Roosevelt High School, Steve Myers. Like DeLeone, Myers was also a team captain and All-American for the Buckeyes. Both centers are members of Ohio State's Varsity O Hall of Fame.
Jackson Gula is the lone Portage County player on this year's roster. The defensive back began his college career on Ohio State's national championship-winning club football team.
Since 1970, Aurora, Crestwood, Kent Roosevelt, Ravenna, Streetsboro and Waterloo are the six high schools from Portage County to produce Buckeyes. (Note: Darik Warnke of Aurora, Ohio, is included among the 22 players from Portage County to play for Ohio State, although Warnke went to high school at Walsh Jesuit in Summit County.)
Mike Doss returns a fumble 73 yards for a touchdown against Michigan State in 2000 (Fred Squillante - Imagn Images).
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Founded: 1809 Location: NE Seat: Canton |
Stark (130 Players)
Best Player: Mike Doss and Chris Spielman
Stark County is home to not one, but two players who were three-time All-Americans for the Buckeyes, Mike Doss and Chris Spielman.
Doss stunned Ohio State fans when the two-time All-American announced he was coming back to play his senior year. The sure-fire first-round NFL Draft pick stated he was coming back to Columbus to play his final season with the Buckeyes and to win a national championship.
Doss lived up to his promise as the 2002 captain led his team over the Miami Hurricanes to give the program its first undefeated national title since 1968. He is Ohio State's all-time leader in total tackles (331) and solo tackles (228) among defensive backs. Doss finished his collegiate career as a three-time All-American and All-Big Ten honoree and was the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Year in 2002.
The Indianapolis Colts selected Doss in the 2003 NFL Draft and he played six years in the NFL with the Colts, Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals. The Canton McKinley graduate is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Spielman came to Columbus after some encouragement from his dad, with incredibly high expectations as he made the cover of Wheaties as a senior at Massillon Washington High School. He not only met those expectations, but he surpassed them. As a senior, he won the Lombardi Award and was the team's captain and Defensive MVP.
The Detroit Lions selected Spielman in the 1988 NFL Draft. He was named to the All-Rookie Team, was a four-time Pro Bowl player and is a member of the Detroit Lions All-Time Team. After 13 seasons of playing in the NFL, Spielman began a career in broadcasting on radio (97.1 The Fan) and television (Fox Sports). Today, he has a job with the Detroit Lions' front office.
Other notable Buckeyes among the 130 players from Stark County are Gareon Conley, Jim Davidson, Jack Dugger, Ted Provost, Don Scott, Devin Smith and Bob Vogel. The Stark County Buckeyes listed Alliance, Canton, East Sparta, Louisville, Massillon, Minerva, Navarre, North Canton and Uniontown as their hometowns. (Note: Noah Donald of Uniontown, Ohio is credited to Stark County, but he attended Walsh Jesuit High School in Summit County.)
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Founded: 1840 Location: NE Seat: Akron |
Summit (95 Players)
Best Player: CB Antoine Winfield
Garfield High School's Antoine Winfield came to Ohio State as the Ohio Division I Defensive Player of the Year. The lockdown cornerback looked a little slight in stature and weight, but Winfield always took away the opposing team's best receiver and was known as one of the hardest-hitting and surest-tackling players in college football. Winfield was the Jim Thorpe Award winner (first in program history), Jack Tatum Trophy winner and a team captain, and the two-time All-American was team MVP of the Buckeyes in 1997.
The Buffalo Bills selected Winfield in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and he played 14 years in the league with the Bills and the Minnesota Vikings.
Other notable players from Summit County are Parris Campbell, Jason Simmons, Ed Taggart, Mike Vrabel, Denzel Ward and Beanie Wells. Offensive lineman Sam Greer, linebacker Eli Lee and tight end Mason Williams are the current Buckeyes from Summit County.
Akron, Barberton, Bath, Clinton, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Hudson, Macedonia, Mogadore, Norton, Richfield, Stow and Twinsburg are the hometowns of the 95 Buckeyes from Summit County. John Schilling (1988-91) has Clinton, Ohio in Summit County listed as his hometown, but he attended Massillon Washington in Stark County.
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Founded: 1800 Location: NE Seat: Warren |
Trumbull (62 Players)
Best Player: LB Randy Gradishar
A two-time All-American and three-time All-Big Ten honoree, Randy Gradishar is a graduate of Champion High School in Trumbull County. The lone Buckeye from Champion, Gradishar finished sixth in the 1973 Heisman race and is a member of both the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
Other notable players from Trumbull County are LB Marcus Marek, OT Korey Stringer, RB/WR Paul Warfield and RB Maurice Clarett.
Marek attended Brookfield High School and is Ohio State's all-time leader in career total and assisted tackles.
| COUNTY | PLAYERS |
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| Franklin | 10 |
| Cuyahoga | 6 |
| Delaware | 4 |
| Hamilton | 4 |
| Hancock | 3 |
| Summit | 3 |
| Tuscawaras | 2 |
Stringer was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1992, Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year in 1993 and 1994 and a two-time All-American and two-time All-Big Ten honoree. The Warren G. Harding graduate was also the Team's MVP in 1994.
Another Harding alum, Warfield was the 11th overall pick of the 1964 NFL draft was a two-time All-Big Ten honoree and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Clarett, also from Warren G. Harding, ran for 1,237 yards – a freshman school record at the time – and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as he led Ohio State to the 2002 national championship.
Along with Brookfield, Champion and Harding, Canton McKinley, Girard, Howland, Hubbard, LaBrae, Mineral Ridge, Niles McKinley, Ursuline, Warren Kennedy and Western Reserve are the other high schools in Trumbull County to be listed on an official Ohio State roster.
Jim Bell (1992-97) was from Liberty, Ohio in Trumbull County, but attended Ursuline High School in Mahoning County. Zack Cicero (2022) was from Niles, Ohio and went to Canton McKinley in Stark County. Bell and Cicero are included in Trumbull County's count.
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Founded: 1808 Location: NE Seat: New Philadelphia |
Tuscarawas (27 Players)
Best Player: LB Cie Grant
Cie Grant earned four varsity letters between 1999 and 2002. During his senior season, he was named to the second-team All-Big Ten team and was a starter on the 2002 national championship team. Grant had over 140 tackles, four sacks and four interceptions during his Buckeye career. Arguably, his most memorable play did not show up in the stat book.
The Miami Hurricanes faced 4th-and-goal in the second overtime of the BCS National Championship Game and Grant shot off of the line at the snap. The quickness with which the linebacker arrived stunned Ken Dorsey as the Hurricanes' quarterback tossed a lame duck pass into the end zone and Grant tossed Dorsey to the ground. Grant is also remembered for his singing of Carmen Ohio during the national championship celebration in Ohio Stadium a few days later.
Since 1970, Ohio State players from Tuscarawas County have come from Dover, Garaway, Indian Valley, New Philadelphia, and Tuscarawas Central Catholic High Schools. Quarterback Brady Geibel and offensive lineman Simon Lorentz are the players from Tuscarawas County on this year's team.
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Founded: 1812 Location: NE Seat: Wooster |
Wayne (27 Players)
Best Player: OL Dick Schafrath
Dick Schafrath played for Woody Hayes for the 1956, 1957 and 1958 seasons. He was captain of the 1958 team, won a national championship in 1957 and never lost to Michigan. The Cleveland Browns selected Schafrath in the 1959 NFL Draft and he was named an All-Pro four times and a Pro Bowler seven times.
The Wooster High School graduate was the Browns' Most Valuable Player in 1963, won an NFL championship with the Browns in 1964 and coached for the Washington Redskins as an offensive line coach from 1975 through 1977 following his 13-year NFL playing career.
Dan Stultz of Orville High School is another notable Buckeye from Wayne County. He was an All-Big Ten kicker in 2000 and finished his Ohio State career with the most points scored by a kicker, and his 55-yard field goal is the record (since tied by Mike Nugent) for the longest made field goal in Ohio Stadium history.
The 27 Buckeyes from Wayne County listed Orrville, Shreve, Smithville and Wooster as their hometowns and attended Orrville, Smithville and Wooster High Schools.
