June 25, 2026

Ohio State’s 85 (Part 2): Defensive Personnel Update

Ryan Day takes the reins from Urban Meyer for his first full season as the OSU head coach (Photo: 247Sports) For this analysis, we are including 2019 offensive line verbal commitment Doug Nester as a scholarship player. He could sign with OSU in the second period beginning Feb. 6. Including Nester, we have Ohio State right at 85 players on scholarship for 2019. The Buckeyes are still recruiting two more 2019 offensive linemen in Indiana OL Dawand Jones and Hawaii OL Enokk Vimahi. With 18 seniors on the 2019 roster, that would be the starting point for OSU’s 2020 class. The Buckeyes just picked up their seventh commitment for 2020 with Ohio OL Jakob James on Monday. That class figures to move close to 25 signees once all of the typical attrition factors are taken into account. Here are breakdowns on how these numbers add up: Position Breakdown Quarterbacks, 3…

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