Jeremiah Smith is already Ohio State’s biggest star.
As high as expectations were for Smith entering his freshman season, the first-year wide receiver was ranked only ninth in the preseason Buckeye 20 as the Eleven Warriors staff wanted to see Smith perform in actual game action before crowning him as one of Ohio State’s top eight players. Six games into the 2024 season, however, we agreed that Smith is already the best player on a team loaded with talent.
Smith earns the No. 1 spot in our midseason Buckeye 20 update as he was ranked first or second on the ballots of every Eleven Warriors staffer who participated in the voting.