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Most players who were looking to transfer already did so earlier this offseason, so Ohio State’s 2019-20 football roster is pretty much set as the team takes to the field for their first fall camp practice on Friday.
With Justin Fields, Gunnar Hoak, and Jonah Jackson joining the Buckeyes from other college programs (UGA, Kentucky, and Rutgers respectively), they give the roster a significant boost in experience, but true freshmen like Marcus Crowley, Zach Harrison, Dawand Jones, Harry Miller, Noah Potter, Garrett Wilson, and others are also looking to make an impression during camp.
While there are still plenty of position battles that will play out over the month of August — from offensive line to linebacker to the running back rotation — before we get too far into those, here’s a look at the current roster, which features a lot of new names from incoming freshman and transfers from last season.
You’ll also notice that last year’s breakout corner Jeffrey Okudah is no longer on the roster, but that is because he has made it clear that he would officially prefer to be called “Jeff Okudah” instead.
And, after the way he played last year, we’re willing to call him whatever he wants!
2019-20 Ohio State Football Roster
# | Name | Position | HT. | WT. | YEAR | Hometown/ College / High School |
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# | Name | Position | HT. | WT. | YEAR | Hometown/ College / High School |
1 | Justin Fields | QB | 6-3 | 223 | So | Kennesaw, Ga. / Georgia / Harrison H.S. |
1 | Jeff Okudah | CB | 6-1 | 200 | Jr | Grand Prairie, Texas / South Grand Prairie |
2 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 5-10 | 217 | Jr | La Grange, Texas / La Grange |
2 | Chase Young | DE | 6-5 | 265 | Jr | Hyattsville, Md. / DeMatha Catholic |
3 | Damon Arnette | CB | 6-0 | 195 | Sr | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas |
4 | Chris Chugunov | QB | 6-0 | 208 | Grad | Skillman, N.J. / Montgomery |
4 | Jordan Fuller | SAF | 6-2 | 205 | Sr | Old Tappan, N.J. / Old Tappan |
5 | Garrett Wilson | WR | 6-0 | 188 | Fr | Austin, Texas / Lake Travis |
5 | Baron Browning | LB | 6-3 | 248 | Jr | Fort Worth, Texas / Kennedale |
6 | Jameson Williams | WR | 6-2 | 170 | Fr | St. Louis, Mo. / Cardinal Ritter College Prep |
6 | Taron Vincent | DT | 6-2 | 293 | So | Baltimore, Md. / IMG Academy |
7 | Kamryn Babb | WR | 6-0 | 195 | Rs-Fr | St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers College |
7 | Teradja Mitchell | LB | 6-2 | 242 | So | Virginia Beach, Va. / Bishop Sullivan |
8 | Javontae Jean-Baptiste | DE | 6-5 | 245 | Rs-Fr | Oradell, N.J. / Bergen Catholic |
9 | Binjimen Victor | WR | 6-4 | 199 | Sr | Pompano Beach, Fla. / Coconut Creek |
9 | Jashon Cornell | DT | 6-3 | 280 | Grad | St. Paul, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall |
10 | Danny Vanatsky | QB | 6-1 | 205 | So | Cincinnati, Ohio / Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy |
10 | Amir Riep | CB | 5-11 | 195 | Jr | Cincinnati, Ohio / Colerain |
11 | Tyreke Smith | DE | 6-4 | 267 | So | Cleveland, Ohio / Cleveland Heights |
11 | Austin Mack | WR | 6-2 | 215 | Sr | Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Luers |
12 | Sevyn Banks | CB | 6-1 | 200 | So | Orlando, Fla. / Jones |
12 | Gunnar Hoak | QB | 6-4 | 212 | Grad | Dublin, Ohio / UK / Coffman |
13 | Tyreke Johnson | CB | 6-1 | 195 | Rs-Fr | Jacksonville, Fla. / Trinity Christian Academy |
13 | Rashod Berry | TE | 6-4 | 255 | Sr | Lorain, Ohio / Lorain |
14 | Isaiah Pryor | SAF | 6-2 | 200 | Jr | Lawrenceville, Ga. / IMG Academy |
14 | K.J. Hill | WR | 6-0 | 195 | Sr | Little Rock, Ark. / North Little Rock |
15 | Josh Proctor | SAF | 6-2 | 205 | So | Owasso, Okla. / Owasso |
15 | Jaylen Harris | WR | 6-5 | 215 | Jr | Cleveland / Cleveland Heights |
16 | Jagger LaRoe | QB | 6-3 | 216 | Rs-Fr | Colleyville, Texas / Texas A&M / Colleyville Heritage |
16 | Cade Stover | LB | 6-4 | 225 | Fr | Mansfield, Ohio / Lexington |
17 | Alex Williams | DL | 6-6 | 270 | Rs-Fr | Pickerington, Ohio / North |
17 | Chris Olave | WR | 6-1 | 185 | So | San Marcos, Calif. / Mission Hills |
18 | Jonathon Cooper | DE | 6-4 | 257 | Sr | Gahanna, Ohio / Lincoln |
18 | J.P. Andrade | QB | 6-3 | 205 | Fr | La Verne, Calif. / Bonita |
19 | Dallas Gant | LB | 6-3 | 232 | So | Toledo, Ohio / St. John's Jesuit |
20 | Pete Werner | LB | 6-3 | 239 | Jr | Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral |
21 | Marcus Williamson | CB | 5-10 | 180 | Jr | Westerville, Ohio / IMG Academy |
22 | Steele Chambers | RB | 6-2 | 215 | Fr | Roswell, Ga. / Blessed Trinity Catholic |
23 | Marcus Crowley | RB | 6-1 | 205 | Fr | Jacksonville, Fla. / Trinity Christian Academy |
23 | Jahsen Wint | SAF | 5-10 | 200 | Rs-Jr | Brooklyn, N.Y. / Erasmus Hall |
24 | Shaun Wade | CB | 6-1 | 194 | Rs-So | Jacksonville, Fla. / Trinity Christian Academy |
25 | Brendon White | SAF | 6-2 | 215 | Jr | Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty |
25 | Xavier Johnson | RB | 6-2 | 212 | So | Cincinnati, Ohio / Summit Country Day |
26 | Cameron Brown | CB | 6-0 | 188 | So | St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers College |
26 | Jaelen Gill | H-B | 6-0 | 195 | Rs-Fr | Westerville, Ohio / South |
28 | Dominic DiMaccio | K | 5-8 | 190 | So | Columbus, Ohio / DeSales |
28 | Ronnie Hickman | SAF | 6-1 | 200 | Fr | Wayne, N.J. / DePaul Catholic |
28 | Amari McMahon | RB | 6-0 | 205 | Jr | Dublin, Ohio / Scioto |
29 | Zach Hoover | P | 6-2 | 190 | Jr | Toledo, Ohio / Central Catholic |
29 | Marcus Hooker | SAF | 5-11 | 200 | Rs-Fr | New Castle, Pa. / New Castle |
30 | Kevin Dever | SAF | 6-0 | 195 | So | Cleveland, Ohio / St. Edward's |
30 | Demario McCall | RB | 5-9 | 195 | Jr | North Ridgeville, Ohio / North Ridgeville H.S. |
32 | Tuf Borland | LB | 6-1 | 232 | Jr | Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook |
33 | Zach Harrison | DE | 6-6 | 255 | Fr | Lewis Center, Ohio / Olentangy Orange |
33 | Master Teague III | RB | 5-11 | 220 | Rs-Fr | Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman |
34 | Mitch Rossi | RB | 6-0 | 240 | Jr | Franklin, Tenn. / Franklin |
34 | Owen Fankhauser | SAF | 5-11 | 195 | Jr | Stow, Ohio / Stow-Munroe Falls |
36 | K'Vaughan Pope | LB | 6-1 | 231 | So | Dinwiddie, Va. / Dinwiddie |
37 | Derrick Malone | TE | 6-5 | 245 | Rs-Sr | Dayton, Ohio / Thurgood Marshall |
37 | Craig Young | LB | 6-4 | 200 | Fr | Fort Wayne, Ind. / Wayne H.S. |
38 | Bryson Shaw | SAF | 6-2 | 185 | Fr | Eldersburg, Md. / Bullis School |
39 | Malik Harrison | LB | 6-3 | 240 | Sr | Columbus, Ohio / Walnut Ridge |
41 | Tommy Eichenberg | LB | 6-3 | 225 | Fr | Cleveland, Ohio / St. Ignatius |
42 | Bradley Robinson | LS | 6-1 | 230 | Jr | Troy, Mich. / Athens |
42 | Lloyd McFarquhar | CB | 5-9 | 170 | So | Cleveland, Ohio / Brush |
43 | Robert Cope | RB | 5-9 | 200 | Rs-Fr. | Dublin, Ohio / Jerome |
43 | Ryan Batsch | SAF | 6-2 | 205 | Rs-Fr. | Loveland, Ohio / Loveland |
44 | Ben Schmiesing | LB | 6-1 | 225 | So | Piqua, Ohio / Piqua |
46 | Cade Kacherski | LB | 6-2 | 212 | Fr | Dublin, Ohio / Jerome |
47 | Justin Hilliard | LB | 6-1 | 235 | Sr | Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier |
48 | Logan Hittle | LB | 5-11 | 210 | Sr | Nashport, Ohio / Tri-Valley |
49 | Liam McCullough | LS | 6-2 | 237 | Grad | Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne |
49 | Darryl Sinclair | WR | 5-9 | 185 | Jr | Solon, Ohio / Solon |
50 | Nathan Brock | OL | 6-4 | 290 | Sr | Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty |
51 | Brett Novick | DT | 6-1 | 275 | Fr | Katonah, N.Y. / John Jay |
52 | Wyatt Davis | OL | 6-4 | 313 | So | Bellflower, Calif. / St. John Bosco |
52 | Antwuan Jackson | DT | 6-2 | 299 | Grad | Ellenwood, Ga. / Cedar Grove / Blinn Junior College |
53 | Davon Hamilton | DT | 6-4 | 310 | Sr | Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington Central |
54 | Tyler Friday | DE | 6-3 | 260 | So | Ramsey, N.J. / Don Bosco Prep |
55 | Trayvon Wilburn | LB | 5-11 | 220 | So | Cincinnati, Ohio / Mount Healthy |
55 | Matthew Jones | OL | 6-4 | 305 | Rs-Fr | Brooklyn, N.Y. / Erasmus Hall |
56 | Aaron Cox | DL | 6-3 | 255 | Sr | Mantua, Ohio / Crestwood |
57 | Zaid Hamdan | DT | 5-11 | 260 | Rs-Fr | Mason, Ohio / Mason |
58 | Joshua Alabi | OL | 6-5 | 305 | Sr | Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech |
59 | Zach Stevenson | OL | 6-3 | 275 | Fr | Lewis Center, Ohio / Olentangy Orange |
60 | Ryan Smith | OL | 6-3 | 270 | Fr | Valley City, Ohio / Buckeye H.S. |
61 | Gavin Cupp | OL | 6-4 | 308 | Jr | Leipsic, Ohio / Leipsic H.S. |
62 | Brandon Pahl | OL | 6-2 | 299 | Sr | Cutler, Ohio / Warren |
63 | Kevin Woidke | OL | 6-6 | 305 | Rs-Sr | Cleveland, Ohio / St. Ignatius |
64 | Jack Jamieson | OL | 6-1 | 285 | Fr | Lakewood, Ohio / St. Ignatius |
65 | Phillip Thomas | LS | 6-0 | 230 | Jr | Louisville, Ohio / Louisville H.S. |
66 | Enokk Vimahi | OL | 6-4 | 270 | Fr | Kahuku, Hawaii / Kahuku |
67 | Robert Landers | DL | 6-1 | 285 | Sr | Dayton, Ohio / Huber Heights Wayne |
68 | Ryan Jacoby | OL | 6-5 | 290 | Fr | Mentor, Ohio / Mentor |
69 | Chris Kuhn | DL | 6-5 | 270 | So | Sandusky, Ohio / St. Mary Central Catholic |
70 | Noah Donald | DL | 6-1 | 265 | Sr | Uniontown, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit |
71 | Josh Myers | OC | 6-5 | 310 | So | Miamisburg, Ohio / Miamisburg |
72 | Tommy Togiai | DT | 6-2 | 300 | So | Pocatello, Idaho / Highland |
73 | Jonah Jackson | OL | 6-4 | 305 | Grad | Media, Pa / Rutgers / Penncrest |
74 | Max Wray | OL | 6-6 | 300 | Rs-Fr | Franklin, Tenn. / Franklin |
75 | Thayer Munford | OL | 6-6 | 310 | Jr | Cincinnati, Ohio / Massillon Washington |
76 | Branden Bowen | OL | 6-7 | 315 | Sr | Draper, Utah / Corner Canyon |
77 | Harry Miller | OL | 6-4 | 310 | Fr | Buford, Ga. / Buford |
78 | Nicholas Petit-Frere | OT | 6-5 | 295 | Rs-Fr | Tampa, Fla. / Berkeley Prep |
79 | Dawand Jones | OL | 6-8 | 360 | Fr | Indianapolis, Ind. / Ben Davis |
80 | C.J. Saunders | WR | 5-10 | 190 | Grad | Dublin, Ohio / Coffman |
81 | Jake Hausmann | TE | 6-4 | 245 | Jr | Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller |
82 | Sam Wiglusz | WR | 5-11 | 185 | So | Brecksville, Ohio / Brecksville-Broadview Heights |
83 | Cormontae Hamilton | TE | 6-2 | 263 | Fr | Memphis, Tenn. / Whitehaven |
84 | Brock Davin | TE | 6-3 | 240 | Sr | Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier |
85 | Austin Kutscher | WR | 6-0 | 200 | So | Massillon, Ohio / Washington |
87 | Ellijah Gardiner | WR | 6-4 | 205 | So | Kemp, Texas / Kemp |
88 | Jeremy Ruckert | TE | 6-5 | 250 | So | Lindenhurst, N.Y. / Lindenhurst |
89 | Luke Farrell | TE | 6-6 | 250 | Jr | Perry, Ohio / Perry H.S. |
90 | Jaden McKenzie | DT | 6-3 | 285 | Fr | Wake Forest, N.C. / Wake Forest H.S. |
90 | Jack Deneher | K | 6-4 | 200 | Fr | Dover, Ohio / Dover H.S. |
91 | Drue Chrisman | P | 6-3 | 220 | Jr | Lawrenceburg, Ind. / Cincinnati LaSalle H.S. |
92 | Haskell Garrett | DT | 6-2 | 295 | Jr | Las Vegas, Nev. / Bishop Gorman |
93 | Jake Metzer | P | 6-2 | 225 | Jr | Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks West |
94 | Roen McCullough | LS | 6-1 | 230 | So | Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne |
95 | Blake Haubeil | K | 6-4 | 225 | Jr | Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius |
96 | Michael O'Shaughnessy | P | 6-4 | 200 | Fr | New Albany, Ohio / New Albany |
97 | Noah Potter | DE | 6-6 | 252 | Fr | Mentor, Ohio / Mentor |
98 | Jerron Cage | DT | 6-2 | 295 | So | Cincinnati, OH / Winton Woods |