Ohio State

Big Ten

Incoming

Outgoing

-49

Net

Team TVS: 17%

Roster Risk by Position

Offense 18%

Defense 17%

Special Teams 13%

Highest Risk Players

Keenan Nelson Jr.

S 92%

Mason Maggs

QB 86%

Julian Sayin

QB 50%

Devin Sanchez

CB 42%

Eddrick Houston

DE 42%

Transfer Impact by Position

Pos	Out	Net Value
DB	12	$-2,986K
DL	11	$-1,590K
LB	2	$-1,549K
WR	7	$-1,372K
TE	3	$-1,302K
RB	3	$-656K
ST	3	$-300K
QB	2	$-300K
OL	6	$-150K

Coaching Staff 3 coaches

Ryan Day

Head Coach

Previously:

Matt Patricia

Defensive Coordinator

Previously:

Arthur Smith

Offensive Coordinator

Previously: Ole Miss (2010)

2026 Recruiting Class 22 commits

#10

Chris Henry Jr. WR

Santa Ana, CA · 6'5" · 205 lbs

5-star

(0.9936)

#42

Khary Wilder DL

Gardena, CA · 6'4" · 260 lbs

4-star

(0.9806)

#50

Cincere Johnson LB

Cleveland, OH · 6'3" · 222 lbs

4-star

(0.9756)

#51

Sam Greer OT

Akron, OH · 6'7" · 315 lbs

4-star

(0.9755)

#64

Jay Timmons CB

Gibsonia, PA · 5'11" · 185 lbs

4-star

(0.9713)

#71

Blaine Bradford S

Baton Rouge, LA · 6'1" · 207 lbs

4-star

(0.9691)

#123

Jordan Thomas CB

Oradell, NJ · 6'1" · 185 lbs

4-star

(0.9472)

#137

Jerquaden Guilford WR

Fort Wayne, IN · 6'2" · 190 lbs

4-star

(0.9416)

#171

Maxwell Riley IOL

Avon Lake, OH · 6'5" · 280 lbs

4-star

(0.9301)

#175

Legend Bey ATH

Forney, TX · 5'10" · 175 lbs

4-star

(0.9291)

#186

Simeon Caldwell LB

Jacksonville, FL · 6'1" · 195 lbs

4-star

(0.9272)

#194

Damari Simeon DL

Richland, NJ · 6'3" · 275 lbs

4-star

(0.9251)

#244

Favour Akih RB

Delaware, OH · 6'0" · 190 lbs

4-star

(0.9148)

#247

Emanuel Ruffin DL

Bessemer, AL · 6'4" · 295 lbs

4-star

(0.9139)

#252

CJ Sanna LB

Lewis Center, OH · 6'3" · 225 lbs

4-star

(0.9123)

#358

Luke Fahey QB

Mission Viejo, CA · 6'0" · 185 lbs

4-star

(0.896)

#359

Braxton Rembert LB

Hoschton, GA · 6'5" · 200 lbs

4-star

(0.8998)

#366

Dre Quinn EDGE

Buford, GA · 6'4" · 228 lbs

4-star

(0.8989)

#396

Khmari Bing S

Baltimore, MD · 6'0" · 190 lbs

4-star

(0.896)

#425

Jaeden Ricketts WR

Pataskala, OH · 6'0" · 187 lbs

4-star

(0.8933)

#603

Brock Boyd WR

Southlake, TX · 6'1" · 180 lbs

3-star

(0.8833)

#603

Darryus McKinley DL

Lafayette, LA · 6'3" · 270 lbs

3-star

(0.8833)

Transfer Pipelines Historical patterns

                        Players Transfer to Ohio State From:
                    

▸ Alabama

5 players

Qua Russaw EDGE

$750K

James Smith DL

$0K

Seth McLaughlin IOL

$0K

Cam Calhoun CB

$0K

Julian Sayin QB

$0K

▸ Dartmouth

2 players

Vasean Washington OT

$10K

Vasean Washington OT

$0K

▸ Ohio

2 players

Mason Williams TE

$30K

Mason Williams TE

$0K

▸ UCF

2 players

John Walker DL

$281K

Dalton Riggs LS

$0K

                        Players Transfer from Ohio State To:
                    

▸ Notre Dame

3 players

Mylan Graham WR

$150K

Quincy Porter WR

$150K

Javontae Jean-Baptiste LB

$0K

▸ Washington

3 players

Logan George EDGE

$150K

Bodpegn Miller WR

$0K

Enokk Vimahi IOL

$0K

▸ Florida

2 players

Jack Miller QB

$0K

Teradja Mitchell LB

$0K

▸ Louisville

2 players

Lincoln Kienholz QB

$150K

Victor Cutler Jr. IOL

$0K

▸ LSU

2 players

Faheem Delane S

$150K

Sevyn Banks CB

$0K

                    Top Recruiting Cities (Transfer Portal)
                

                        hometown (cnt)
                    

Recruiting Pipelines High school & state data (2020-2026)

                        Top High School Feeders
                    

Glenville

Cleveland, OH

4 recruits

4.0-star avg

Lakota West

West Chester, OH

3 recruits

4.0-star avg

Buford

Buford, GA

2 recruits

4.5-star avg

North Gwinnett

Suwanee, GA

2 recruits

4.0-star avg

Bergen Catholic

Oradell, NJ

2 recruits

4.5-star avg

                        Recruiting by State
                    

OH

TX

FL

GA

NJ

IN

CA

MD

Incoming Transfers 32

5-star

5-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

IOL from San Diego State

4-star

4-star

3-star

QB from Houston Christian

3-star

Victor Cutler

OT from UL Monroe

3-star

Logan George

EDGE from Idaho State

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

CB from Oklahoma State

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

LB from Arizona State

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

K from North Carolina

2-star

Dalton Riggs

LS from UCF

Outgoing Transfers 81

5-star

5-star

5-star

5-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

Javontae Jean-Baptiste

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

RB to Southern Illinois

3-star

C.J. Hicks

EDGE to South Florida

3-star

Marcus Hooker

S to Youngstown State

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

K to Northern Illinois

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

WR to Youngstown State

3-star

3-star

3-star

2-star

DL to Western Michigan

Potential Incoming Targets 9 players

Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.

Danny Novickas EDGE 3-star

Ohio Transfer pipeline

N/A

Keshaun Hudson DL

UCF Transfer pipeline

$150K

Josh Dorsainvil EDGE

UCF Transfer pipeline

$150K

Carl Jenkins Jr. WR 3-star

UCF Transfer pipeline

$150K

Troy Ford LB 3-star

UCF Transfer pipeline

$150K

Troy Ford Jr. LB

UCF Transfer pipeline

$150K

David Dellenbach K

Ohio Transfer pipeline

$30K

Alfred Jordan Jr. WR

Ohio Transfer pipeline

$30K

Zyion Freer-Brown LB

Dartmouth Transfer pipeline

$10K

Transfer Ledger 49 transactions

Date		Player	Pos	School	NIL Value
01-16	OUT →	Damarion Witten	WR	→ Miami (OH)	$0K
01-10	OUT →	Sam Dixon	RB	→ South Carolina	$0K
01-18	OUT →	Jayvon McFadden	IOL	→ Colorado	$0K
01-11	OUT →	Maxwell Roy	DL	→ UCLA	$0K
01-16	OUT →	Dorian Williams	WR	→ Youngstown State	$0K
01-18	OUT →	Justin Terry	OT	→ Virginia Tech	$0K
01-12	OUT →	Tegra Tshabola	IOL	→ Kentucky	$0K
01-14	OUT →	Trajen Odom	DL	→ Arkansas	$0K
01-24	OUT →	Bukari Miles Jr.	CB	→ Incarnate Word	$0K
01-08	OUT →	Isaiah Kema	IOL	→ Utah	$0K
01-20	OUT →	Devontae Armstrong	IOL	→ Miami (OH)	$0K
01-10	OUT →	Ty Howard	S	→	$0K
12-24	OUT →	Max Klare	TE	→ NFL Draft	$384K
01-14	OUT →	Malik Hartford	S	→ UCLA	$150K
01-16	OUT →	Cody Haddad	S	→ Iowa	$0K
01-28	OUT →	Bodpegn Miller	WR	→ Washington	$0K
01-09	OUT →	Grant Mills	LS	→ Massachusetts	$0K
01-18	OUT →	Davison Igbinosun	CB	→ NFL Draft	$1,536K
01-11	OUT →	Jelani Thurman	TE	→ North Carolina	$150K
01-07	OUT →	James Peoples	RB	→ Penn State	$195K
01-15	OUT →	Ahmed Tounkara	DL	→ Western Michigan	$150K
-	OUT →	Arvell Reese	LB	→ NFL Draft	$1,229K
01-06	OUT →	Bryce West	CB	→ Wisconsin	$150K
01-05	OUT →	C.J. Hicks	EDGE	→ South Florida	$390K
01-22	OUT →	Dominic Kirks	EDGE	→ Northwestern	$150K
01-13	OUT →	Jarquez Carter	DL	→ Miami	$150K
-	OUT →	Carnell Tate	WR	→ NFL Draft	$922K
-	OUT →	Sonny Styles	LB	→ NFL Draft	$320K
12-29	OUT →	Will Kacmarek	TE	→ NFL Draft	$768K
01-12	OUT →	Jackson Courville	K	→ Tulane	$150K
01-04	OUT →	Lincoln Kienholz	QB	→ Louisville	$150K
01-12	OUT →	Faheem Delane	S	→ LSU	$150K
01-11	OUT →	Eric Mensah	DL	→ Virginia Tech	$150K
01-09	OUT →	Bryson Rodgers	WR	→ South Florida	$150K
01-13	OUT →	Mylan Graham	WR	→ Notre Dame	$150K
01-12	OUT →	Quincy Porter	WR	→ Notre Dame	$150K
-	OUT →	Caden Curry	DE	→ NFL Draft	$150K
04-21	OUT →	Lorenzo Styles Jr.	CB	→ NFL Draft	$150K
01-13	OUT →	Joshua Mickens	EDGE	→ UConn	$150K
01-16	OUT →	Diante Griffin	CB	→ Ball State	$150K
-	OUT →	Kayden McDonald	DL	→ NFL Draft	$150K
01-17	OUT →	Aaron Scott Jr.	CB	→ Oregon	$150K
12-24	OUT →	Ethan Onianwa	OT	→ NFL Draft	$150K
12-23	OUT →	CJ Donaldson	RB	→ NFL Draft	$461K
01-17	OUT →	Caleb Downs	S	→ NFL Draft	$399K
01-08	OUT →	Keenan Nelson Jr.	S	→ TBD	$150K
01-01	OUT →	Mason Maggs	QB	→ TBD	$150K
01-12	OUT →	Logan George	EDGE	→ Washington	$150K
01-06	OUT →	Nick McLarty	P	→ Arizona State	$150K

OUT: $10.2M IN: $0.0M

NET: $-10.2M

Current Roster 180 players

#	Name	Pos	Year	Ht	Wt	Est. Value
-	J.P. Andrade	QB	SR	6'3"	215	-
-	Eli Brickhandler	QB	SR	6'2"	211	-
-	Chad Ray	QB	SR	6'2"	215	-
-	Trey Robinette	QB	FR	6'3"	189	-
-	Julian Sayin	QB	SO	6'1"	208	-
-	Tavien St. Clair	QB	FR	6'4"	230	-
-	Kolton Stover	QB	FR	6'4"	198	-
-	C.J. Stroud	QB	JR	6'3"	218	-
-	Chase Brecht	RB	SR	6'0"	205	-
-	TC Caffey	RB	JR	5'10"	215	-
-	Robert Cope	RB	JR	5'9"	198	-
-	Marcus Crowley	RB	SO	6'1"	205	-
-	CJ Donaldson Jr	RB	SR	6'2"	232	-
-	Willtrell Hartson	RB	FR	5'9"	205	-
-	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	SR	5'10"	208	-
-	Bo Jackson	RB	FR	6'0"	217	-
-	Stanley Jackson Jr.	RB	SO	5'11"	218	-
-	Anthony Rogers	RB	FR	5'9"	198	-
-	Cayden Saunders	RB	JR	5'9"	188	-
-	Master Teague III	RB	SO	5'11"	225	-
-	Isaiah West	RB	FR	5'10"	210	-
-	Miyan Williams	RB	SR	5'9"	226	-
-	David Adolph	WR	SR	6'5"	210	-
-	Kamryn Babb	WR	SR	6'0"	210	-
-	Nolan Baudo	WR	JR	5'10"	180	-
-	Phillip Bell	WR	FR	6'1"	200	-
-	Chris Booker	WR	SR	6'2"	190	-
-	Corban Cleveland	WR	SO	5'11"	180	-
-	Marvin Davies	WR	FR	5'11"	200	-
-	Emeka Egbuka	WR	SR	6'1"	205	-
-	Blaize Exline	WR	FR	5'10"	175	-
-	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	JR	6'4"	205	-
-	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	FR	6'3"	202	-
-	Brandon Inniss	WR	JR	6'0"	199	-
-	Xavier Johnson	WR	SR	6'1"	210	-
-	De'Zie Jones	WR	FR	5'10"	187	-
-	Austin Kutscher	WR	JR	6'0"	200	-
-	Shawn Lodge	WR	SR	5'9"	182	-
-	Demario McCall	WR	SR	5'9"	195	-
-	Joop Mitchell	WR	SR	6'1"	180	-
-	Chris Olave	WR	JR	6'1"	188	-
-	Kai Saunders	WR	JR	6'3"	212	-
-	Brennen Schramm	WR	JR	6'0"	190	-
-	Jeremiah Smith	WR	SO	6'3"	223	-
-	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	JR	6'1"	200	-
-	Carnell Tate	WR	JR	6'3"	195	-
-	Garrett Wilson	WR	SO	6'0"	193	-
-	Preston Wolfe	WR	SO	6'1"	170	-
-	Bennett Christian	TE	SR	6'6"	250	-
-	Zak Herbstreit	TE	SR	6'2"	240	-
-	Maxence LeBlanc	TE	SO	6'4"	242	-
-	Brody Lennon	TE	FR	6'4"	230	-
-	Jace Middleton	TE	SR	6'4"	235	-
-	Corey Rau	TE	SR	6'4"	260	-
-	Nate Roberts	TE	FR	6'5"	240	-
-	Mitch Rossi	TE	SR	6'1"	250	-
-	Jeremy Ruckert	TE	JR	6'5"	253	-
-	Gee Scott Jr.	TE	SR	6'3"	243	-
-	Riordin Stauffer	TE	FR	6'1"	242	-
-	Cade Stover	TE	SR	6'4"	251	-
-	Deontae Armstrong	OL	SO	6'6"	305	-
-	Quinton Burke	OL	SR	6'5"	310	-
-	Jake Cook	OL	FR	6'4"	306	-
-	Jack Forsman	OL	SO	6'6"	295	-
-	Josh Fryar	OL	SR	6'5"	320	-
-	Ian Gecse	OL	JR	6'4"	260	-
-	Julian Goines-Jackson	OL	SR	6'1"	315	-
-	Avery Henry	OL	SO	6'6"	309	-
-	Carson Hinzman	OL	SR	6'5"	300	-
-	Donovan Jackson	OL	SR	6'4"	320	-
-	Jack Jamieson	OL	JR	6'1"	285	-
-	Paris Johnson Jr.	OL	JR	6'6"	310	-
-	Dawand Jones	OL	SR	6'8"	359	-
-	Matthew Jones	OL	SR	6'4"	315	-
-	Chris Kuhn	OL	JR	6'5"	305	-
-	Trey Leroux	OL	SR	6'7"	315	-
-	Simon Lorentz	OL	SO	6'1"	285	-
-	Carter Lowe	OL	FR	6'6"	313	-
-	Harry Miller	OL	SO	6'4"	315	-
-	Luke Montgomery	OL	JR	6'5"	312	-
-	Ian Moore	OL	SO	6'6"	312	-
-	Thayer Munford	OL	SR	6'6"	315	-
-	Joshua Padilla	OL	JR	6'4"	300	-
-	Austin Siereveld	OL	JR	6'5"	325	-
-	Ryan Smith	OL	SR	6'1"	285	-
-	Zach Stevenson	OL	SO	6'1"	295	-
-	Grant Toutant	OL	SR	6'7"	327	-
-	Gabe VanSickle	OL	SO	6'5"	316	-
-	Toby Wilson	OL	SR	6'2"	298	-
-	Luke Wypler	OL	JR	6'3"	300	-
-	Nicholas Petit-Frere	OT	SO	6'5"	310	-
-	Cade Casto	DL	SR	6'1"	268	-
-	Zack Cicero	DL	SO	6'2"	265	-
-	Zion Grady	DL	FR	6'4"	258	-
-	Kayden McDonald	DL	JR	6'3"	326	-
-	Jason Moore	DL	JR	6'6"	303	-
-	Zach Prater	DL	SO	6'0"	285	-
-	Bryce Prater	DL	SR	6'1"	270	-
-	Will Smith Jr.	DL	JR	6'4"	292	-
-	Tarvos Alford	LB	FR	6'1"	233	-
-	Ryan Batsch	LB	SR	6'2"	228	-
-	Steele Chambers	LB	SR	6'1"	232	-
-	Alec DelSignore	LB	JR	6'1"	225	-
-	Tommy Eichenberg	LB	SR	6'2"	239	-
-	Dylan Furshman	LB	FR	6'0"	210	-
-	Palaie Gaoteote IV	LB	SR+	6'2"	245	-
-	Zach Hayes	LB	SO	6'2"	222	-
-	Cade Kacherski	LB	JR	6'2"	225	-
-	Eli Lee	LB	FR	6'3"	227	-
-	Elias Myers	LB	SR	6'2"	245	-
-	Jalen Pace	LB	SR	6'0"	232	-
-	Riley Pettijohn	LB	FR	6'2"	231	-
-	Payton Pierce	LB	SO	6'2"	223	-
-	Arvell Reese	LB	JR	6'4"	243	-
-	Eli Riggs	LB	SO	6'3"	229	-
-	Cody Simon	LB	SR	6'2"	235	-
-	Jay Stoker	LB	FR	5'11"	215	-
-	Garrett Stover	LB	SO	6'1"	228	-
-	Sonny Styles	LB	SR	6'4"	243	-
-	Joey Velazquez	LB	SR	5'11"	225	-
-	Kourt Williams II	LB	SR	6'1"	228	-
-	Cameron Brown	CB	SR	6'0"	192	-
-	Denzel Burke	CB	SR	6'1"	193	-
-	Jordan Hancock	CB	SR	6'1"	195	-
-	Omar Jah	CB	FR	5'11"	181	-
-	Jakailin Johnson	CB	FR	6'1"	175	-
-	Colin Kaufmann	CB	SO	5'10"	188	-
-	Miles Lockhart	CB	SO	5'9"	197	-
-	Jermaine Mathews Jr.	CB	JR	5'11"	190	-
-	Devin Sanchez	CB	FR	6'2"	198	-
-	Marcus Williamson	CB	SR	5'10"	186	-
-	Jordyn Woods	CB	FR	6'4"	193	-
-	Jaystin Gwinn	S	FR	5'10"	206	-
-	Ronnie Hickman	S	SR	6'1"	207	-
-	Jaylen Johnson	S	FR	6'1"	200	-
-	Brenten Jones	S	SR	6'2"	210	-
-	Jaylen McClain	S	SO	6'0"	201	-
-	Andrew Moore	S	JR	6'0"	190	-
-	Josh Proctor	S	SR	6'2"	205	-
-	Lathan Ransom	S	SR	6'1"	210	-
-	Leroy Roker III	S	SO	6'1"	197	-
-	Ryan Rudzinski	S	JR	6'4"	214	-
-	JJ Sebert	S	SO	5'11"	190	-
-	Deshawn Stewart	S	FR	6'0"	199	-
-	Gavin Thobe	S	FR	6'2"	190	-
-	Jerron Cage	DT	SR	6'2"	305	-
-	Aaron Cox	DE	SR	6'3"	255	-
-	Caden Curry	DE	SR	6'3"	260	-
-	Caden Davis	DE	SO	6'4"	238	-
-	Jack Deneher	P	JR	6'2"	210	-
-	Dominic DiMaccio	PK	JR	5'8"	192	-
-	Jayden Fielding	PK	SR	6'2"	175	-
-	Tyler Friday	DE	SR+	6'3"	264	-
-	Haskell Garrett	DT	SR	6'2"	299	-
-	Glorien Gough	DB	JR	5'10"	197	-
-	Michael Hall Jr.	DT	JR	6'2"	280	-
-	Ty Hamilton	DT	SR	6'3"	295	-
-	Zach Harrison	DE	SR	6'6"	272	-
-	Eddrick Houston	DE	SO	6'3"	292	-
-	Antwuan Jackson	DT	SR	6'2"	295	-
-	Kenyatta Jackson Jr.	DE	SR	6'6"	265	-
-	Hadi Jawad	P	SR	5'11"	185	-
-	Collin Johnson	LS	SR	6'1"	222	-
-	Cameron Kittle	DB	SR	6'0"	182	-
-	Max Lomonico	LS	SR	6'3"	212	-
-	Casey Magyar	PK	SR	5'11"	185	-
-	Jermaine Matthews Jr.	None	2023	-	-	-
-	Roen McCullough	LS	JR	6'1"	230	-
-	Joe McGuire	P	JR	6'2"	210	-
-	Bradley Robinson	LS	SR	6'1"	230	-
-	Noah Ruggles	PK	SR	6'2"	190	-
-	Jack Sawyer	DE	SR	6'5"	260	-
-	Rashid SeSay	DB	FR	5'11"	190	-
-	Epi Sitanilei	DE	FR	6'4"	239	-
-	Tyreke Smith	DE	JR	6'4"	267	-
-	Austin Snyder	PK	SR	5'7"	194	-
-	Deamonte Trayanum	None	2022	-	-	-
-	JT Tuimoloau	DE	SR	6'5"	269	-
-	Taron Vincent	DT	SR+	6'2"	300	-
-	Tyleik Williams	DT	SR	6'3"	327	-