The Ohio State football program has 13 wide receivers on scholarship and appears super deep.
Still, as any Buckeye fan knows, this unit took a massive hit last season with the injury to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, but the youngsters stepped up in a big way.
It was a bit shocking to see Xavier Johnson return, not that he was an early-round lock for the NFL,
but he will undoubtedly get a shot at the next level. There is also a ton of excitement surrounding the stud freshman arriving on campus.
We rank the scholarship wide receivers on the roster based on their 247Sports recruiting rankings. You might be surprised by some of these …
1. Julian Fleming, Senior The 247Sports Composite Breakdown Height: 6-feet, 2-inches Weight: 199 pounds High School: Southern Columbia (Catawissa, PA) Class of 2020 247Sports Rating: 5 Star (No. 4 overall, No. 1 WR)
2. Emeka Egbuka, Junior Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Ncaa Football Peach Bowl Ohio State At Georgia The 247Sports Composite Breakdown Height: 6-feet, 1-inch Weight: 190 pounds High School: Steilacoom (Steilacoom, WA) Class of 2021 247Sports Rating: 5 Star (No. 9 overall, No. 1 WR)
3. Carnell Tate, Freshman Carnell Tate Height: 6-feet, 2-inches Weight: 180 pounds High School: IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) Class of 2023 247Sports Rating: 5 Star (No. 22 overall, No. 3 WR)
4. Brandon Inniss, Freshman High School Football University At Cocoa The 247Sports Composite Breakdown Height: 5-feet, 11-inches Weight: 198 pounds High School: American Heritage (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Class of 2023 247Sports Rating: 4 Star (No. 35 overall, No. 5 WR)
5. Noah Rogers, Freshman The 247Sports Composite Breakdown Height: 6-feet, 2-inches Weight: 195 pounds High School: Rolesville (Rolesville, NC) Class of 2023 247Sports Rating: 4 Star (No. 40 overall, No. 8 WR)
6. Kyion Grayes, Redshirt-Freshman Ncaa Football Ohio State Spring Game The 247Sports Composite Breakdown Height: 5-feet, 11-inches Weight: 170 pounds High School: Chandler (Chandler, AZ) Class of 2022
7. Jayden Ballard, Redshirt-Sophomore Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Ncaa Football Michigan Wolverines At Ohio State Buckeyes The 247Sports Composite Breakdown Height: 6-feet, 2-inches Weight: 175 pounds High School: Washington (Massillon, OH) Class of 2021
8. Caleb Burton, Redshirt-Freshman Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Ohio State Football First Practice The 247Sports Composite Breakdown Height: 6-feet Weight: 165 pounds High School: Lake Travis (Austin, TX) Class of 2022
9. Kaleb Brown, Sophomore Ceb Osufb0805 Kwr 05 The 247Sports Composite Breakdown Height: 5-feet, 10-inches Weight: 195 pounds High School: St. Rita (Chicago, IL) Class of 2022
10. Kojo Antwi, Sophomore Mandatory Credit: Brooke LaValley-The Columbus Dispatch Ncaa Football Indiana Hoosiers At Ohio State Buckeyes The 247Sports Composite Breakdown Height: 6-feet Weight: 190 pounds High School: Lambert (Suwanee, GA)