Ohio State Buckeyes Land Four on the Preseason Top-100 Ranking

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Ohio State's offensive side of the football is going to be loaded in 2026. Similar to how they reloaded on the defensive side of the ball in 2025, they will be reloading with veteran players on the offensive side of the ball in 2026.

On3 released their preseason Top-100 players list on Thursday, and there were Buckeyes all over it from top to bottom.

The biggest surprise was that each of the Buckeyes selections was on the offensive side of the ball. They registered zero defenders on the list, and truthfully, that is because they are all so unproven on that side of the ball.

It will be curious to reevaluate this list at the end of the season to see what has changed.

However, in the meantime, the preseason list features four Buckeyes on offense, starting with the obvious, Jeremiah Smith.

Smith tops the charts as the No. 1 player in the entire sport, and there is no convincing that needs to be done in Columbus, Ohio. There is truly nothing that Smith cannot do on a football field, and seeing him in his final year in college is going to be special. Smith has a chip on his shoulder after how last year ended up, and he will be scary in 2026.

His signal caller comes in as the second Buckeye on the list; he also lands in the top 10. Sayin checks the list at slot No. 9 and the third quarterback on the list. He trails Oregon's signal caller Dante Moore and LSU's Sam Leavitt. 

Sayin, too, will be playing with alot to prove in 2026. He should feel like he shouldered a lot of the blame for the way that the 2025 season ended. He played poorly against Indiana and Miami, costing the Buckeyes a chance at the title.

He has a lot to prove in what could also be his final year in college.

Next up for Ohio State is offensive lineman Austin Siereveld. Siereveld has been a Swiss Army knife on the Buckeyes offensive line but found a home last year at left tackle. Siereveld is next in line for all-time great Buckeyes offensive linemen, and he checks in at No. 36 on this list.

Last but not least for the Buckeyes is their running back, Bo Jackson. Jackson burst onto the scene in 2025 as the number one running back on the Ohio State roster. It took him a couple of weeks to get his footing, but once he did, he was nearly impossible to stop. 

He earned the respect quickly from his teammates and is slotted in as Ohio State's RB one for the next couple of seasons.  He checks into this list at No. 46.

Ohio State lands two players in the top-10, and all four of their representatives are in the top-50. Another year, another Ohio State roster with elite talent. 

The 2026 season should be fireworks.

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