Ohio State’s four freshman defensive linemen didn’t play much in 2022, but all of them should have the opportunity to earn bigger roles as second-year Buckeyes in 2023.
Caden Curry was the only defensive lineman in Ohio State’s 2022 recruiting class that didn’t redshirt as a true freshman, and he played only 78 defensive snaps, with just about all of those snaps coming in the second half of blowout wins. Kenyatta Jackson (24 snaps) and Hero Kanu (16 snaps) played in just three games. Omari Abor played his only nine snaps of the year against Arkansas State before missing most of the season with a knee injury.