Five-Star Wide Receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba Becomes First Ohio State Freshman to Lose Black Stripe

Ohio State signed four top-100 players at wide receiver this year, and one of them has emerged from the pack to lose his black stripe as five-star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba became the first freshman to shed his stripe on Monday.

Black Stripe Alert

Please join us in *officially* welcoming @jaxon_smith1 to #Zone6!#GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/0ZUsVDsX2n

— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 21, 2020

“I appreciate everybody, I appreciate the best corps in the nation – Zone-6, man,” Smith-Njigba said. “Happy to be out here, blessing. Go Bucks!”

Smith-Njigba, out of Rockwall, Texas, was the No. 5 receiver and No. 29 overall player in the 2020 class.