The Roster Buildup of Ohio State

Owen Hillman, Starting Line Sports

The Ohio State Buckeyes have a shot at winning their first national championship since 2014. Thi: the Buckeyes could break the record for highest point differential in the playoffs (Georgia set it in 2022), and with the changing landscape of college football in the playoffs and the offseason, the Buckeyes' roster buildup is entirely different from the 2014 championship squad. Day and his staff have done to attack recruiting and the transfer portal, so here is what Ohio State’s starting lineup is made of, from transfers to recruits to walk ons

Recruits

Class of ‘24: WR Jeremiah Smith

Class of ‘23: WR Carnell Tate, WR Brandon Inniss, FS Malik Hartford, H Joe McGuire, LG Austin Siereveld

Class of ‘22: RG Tegra Tshabola, C Carson Hinzman, WLB Sonny Styles

Class of ‘21: DE Jack Sawyer, LT Donovan Jackson, WR Emeka Egbuka, RB TreVeyon Henderson, CB Jordan Hancock, CB Denzel Burke, SS Lathan Ransom, DE JT Tuimoloau, DT Tyliek Williams

Class of ‘20: RT Josh Fryer, NT Ty Hamilton, TE Gee Scott Jr. (graduate), LB Cody Simon (Graduate)

Transfers

QB Will Howard (Kansas State), RB Quishon Judkins (Ole Miss), Caleb Downs (Alabama), Davidson Igbinosun (Ole Miss)