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
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
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
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
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
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 5-feet, 11-inches
Weight: 170 pounds
High School: Chandler (Chandler, AZ)
Class of 2022
247Sports Rating: 4 Star (No. 63 overall, No. 8 WR)
7
Jayden Ballard, Redshirt-Sophomore
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet, 2-inches
Weight: 175 pounds
High School: Washington (Massillon, OH)
Class of 2021
247Sports Rating: 4 Star (No. 55 overall, No. 4 WR)
8
Caleb Burton, Redshirt-Freshman
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet
Weight: 165 pounds
High School: Lake Travis (Austin, TX)
Class of 2022
247Sports Rating: 4 Star (No. 71 overall, No. 10 WR)
9
Kaleb Brown, Sophomore
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 5-feet, 10-inches
Weight: 195 pounds
High School: St. Rita (Chicago, IL)
Class of 2022
247Sports Rating: 4 Star (No. 78 overall, No. 13 WR)
10
Kojo Antwi, Sophomore
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet
Weight: 190 pounds
High School: Lambert (Suwanee, GA)
Class of 2022
247Sports Rating: 4 Star (No. 115 overall, No. 19 WR)
11
Marvin Harrison Jr., Junior
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet, 3-inches
Weight: 190 pounds
High School: St. Joseph’s Prep School (Philadelphia, PA)
Class of 2021
247Sports Rating: 4 Star (No. 160 overall, No. 21 WR)
12
Bryson Rodgers, Freshman
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet
Weight: 175 pounds
High School: Wiregrass Ranch (Zephyrhills, FL)
Class of 2023
247Sports Rating: 4 Star (No. 355 overall, No. 43 WR)
13
Xavier Johnson, Redshirt-Senior
The 247Sports Composite Breakdown
Height: 6-feet, 1-inch
Weight: 215 pounds
High School: Summit Country Day School (Cincinnati, OH)
Class of 2018
247Sports Rating: 3 Star (No. 1,138 overall, No. 197 WR)
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