Lots of folks are freaking the EFF out about the departure of a chunk of the 2025 recruiting class. Let’s take a recent historical look at who left OSU.
Class of 2025 Departures
Quincy Porter – Career 4 catches for 59 yards and 0 TD’s
Faheem Delane – Career 12 tackles
Bodpegn Miller – no career stats
Maxwell Roy –no career stats
Jacquez Carter – Career 1 tackle
Trajen Odom – no career stats
Jayvon McFadden –no career stats
Cody Haddad – no career stats
A class of 27 high school players lost 8 players with a total of 4 catches/59 yards/0 TDs and 13 tackles
Class of 2024 Departures
Aaron Scott Jr. – Career 11 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 PBU
Mylan Graham – Career 6 catches for 93 yards and 0 TD’s
Air Noland – left after 2024 season, no career stats
James Peoples – Career 110 carries 541 yards, 11 catches 48 yards, 5 TD’s
Bryce West – Career 11 tackles, 1 FF, 1 PBU
Dominik Kirks – Career 2 tackles
Damarion Witten – no career stats
Devontae Armstrong – no career stats
Erin Mensah – Career 2 tackles
Sam Dixon – Career 8 carries 62 yards 1 TD
Nick McLarty – Career 3 punts 110 yards
A class of 22 high school players lost 11 of them with 118 carries/603 yards/6 TD’s, 17 catches/141 yards/0 TD’s, 26 tackles 1 TFL, 3 PBU, 1 FF and 3 punts
Class of 2023 Departures
Noah Rogers – no career stats
Jelani Thurman – Career 13 catches/144 yards/2 TD’s
Calvin Simpson Hunt – Career 4 tackles
Lincoln Kienholz – Career 21/36 250 yards/1 TD, 17 carries/68 yards/2 TDs
Joshua Mickens – Career 6 tackles/1 sack
Bryson Rodgers – Career 11 catches/125 yards/1 TD
Cedrick Hawkins Jr. – no career stats
Jayden Bonsu – no career stats
Miles Walker – no career stats
A class of 21 high school players lost 9 players with 250 passing yards/1 TD, 17 carries/68 yards/2 TD’s, 24 catches/269 yards/3 TD’s and 4 tackles
Class of 2022 Departures
C.J. Hicks – Career 42 tackles/4 TFL/2 sacks/1 PBU
Tegra Tshabola – 29 career starts
Devin Brown – Career 31/55 379 yards/4 TD’s 2 INT’s, 32 carries/21 yards/1 TD
Kyion Grayes – Career 1 catch/2 yards
Caleb Burton – no career stats
Omari Abor – Career 2 tackles
Kaleb Brown – Career 1 catch/5 yards
Kojo Antwi – Career 1 catch/8 yards
Hero Kanu – Career 14 tackles/1 sack
George Fitzpatrick – no career stats
Dallan Hayden – Career 130 carries/663 yards/6 TD’s, 5 catches/21 yards
Jyaire Brown – Career 8 tackles/3 PBU/1 FF
Kye Stokes – Career 12 tackles
Ryan Turner – Career 3 tackles/1 sack
A class of 21 high school players lost 14 players with 379 passing yards/4 TD’s/2 INT’s, 162 carries/684 yards/6 TD’s, 8 catches/36 yards and 81 tackles/4 sacks/4 PBU/1 FF
Class of 2021 Departures
Quinn Ewers
Kyle McCord
Jayden Ballard
Reid Carrico
JK Johnson
Evan Pryor
Jantzen Dunn
Zen Michalski
Andre Turrentine
Jaylen Johnson
Sam Hart
Mason Arnold
Reis Stocksdale
A class of 25 high school players lost 13 players to transfers. This was the first class of players who were allowed to transfer without sitting out a season for their entire careers. You know the names of the significant players, and then you see a bunch of names that fade into the ether.
The average class size coming out of high school for these 5 classes was 23 players and the average number who transferred out was 11. That's a 48% transfer rate for high school recruits from Ohio State in the past 5 classes.
I think the only difference is that now players are transferring earlier instead of sitting around for 2-3 years without getting much or any playing time.
