Part of the anticipation for a new season of Buckeye football is always the incoming recruiting class. Who is going to play? Who is going to make an immediate impact? Who is going to be the next Devin Smith or fill the Percy Harvin role?
The truth is, despite what Urban Meyer likes to say, true freshmen rarely play at Ohio State and those who do typically don't make much of an impact. The upcoming season may be an exception after the exodus of talent left many roles needing filled, but history tells us the true freshmen will not be the breakout stars of 2016, it will be the redshirt freshmen.