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Recruiting#37the 2027 class
Offense#1158 touchdowns in 2025
Defense#1by rating, of the 68
Money$39–53Mspend #2
Week 3 · NextKent State at Ohio State12:00 PM ET

Depth Chart

10102020303040405050
WRSMITH$3.9MInniss
WRINNISS$0.5MHenry
SLOTHENRY$0.5MMccuin
TEROBERTS$0.4MWilliams
LTSIEREVELD$2.8MGreer
LGMONTGOMERY$1.3MMoore
CMOORE$0.4MHinzman
RGHINZMAN$0.2MPadilla
RTGREER$1.1MLowe
QBSAYIN$3.4MFahey
RBJACKSON$0.5MWest
Defense · 4-2-5
10102020303040405050
DEJACKSON$2.4MWilder
DTHOUSTON$2.1MSmith
DTSMITH$1.9MMoore
DEWILDER$2.1MRussaw
LBPETTIJOHN$0.7MJohnson
LBJOHNSON$0.6MAlliegro
CBTHOMAS$0.4MSanchez
CBSANCHEZ$1.5MTimmons
NBMOOREMcclain
SMCCLAIN$2.4MBradford
SBRADFORD$0.8MLittle

The chip is the model price. Best 11 by role and value from the 2026 roster and the NIL valuations.

The schedule

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SEP 5vs Ball StateW 56-3
SEP 12@ TexasL 23-24
SEP 19vs Kent StateW 59-3
SEP 26vs IllinoisW 42-19
OCT 3@ IowaW 31-14
OCT 10vs MarylandW 45-16
OCT 17@ IndianaW 19-15
OCT 31@ USC
NOV 7vs Oregon
NOV 14vs Northwestern
NOV 21@ Nebraska
NOV 28vs Michigan

This week

Week 3: the game, our number against the market, one trend.

Kent State at Ohio State
Kickoff
2026-09-19 12:00 PM ET
The line
Ohio State -52.8 · O/U 59
Full write-up →
Our number vs the market

No lean on this one.

Our number and the market are within a field goal.

Trend

Ohio State has covered 16 of 22 at home

16 of 22, 73%
8 of 15, 53% the rest of the time
2023-2026

Roster & NIL

Who is paid, who is worth it, and where the money sits.

$46Mmodel payroll across 70 priced players
Where the money sits
DL$14.1M
DB$9.3M
OL$7.1M
WR$6.4M
QB$4.0M
LB$2.9M
RB$1.5M
The top five
1
Jeremiah SmithWR · Junior · 3-star · starter
99.0model$3.1M
2
Julian SayinQB · Junior · starter
93.0model$2.7M
3
Austin SiereveldOT · Senior · starter
90.7model$2.2M
4
Jaylen McClainS · Junior · rotation
68.7model$2.0M
5
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.EDGE · Senior · rotation
75.9model$1.9M

Player Movement

Who came through the portal, who left, and what each room looks like now.

Position rooms · by Model Score
QB93Sayin
OT88Siereveld, Daniels
RB86Akih, Jackson
WR86Smith, Mccuin
IOL82Montgomery, Hinzman
CB81Thomas, Sanchez
LB77Pettijohn, Alliegro
EDGE73Jackson, Atkinson
S72Caldwell, Little
TE70Roberts, Williams
DT68Moore
IDL64Houston, Smith
Portal flow · 17 in, 38 out
In $7.0M
James SmithDL · from Alabama
$1.9M
Qua RussawEDGE · from Alabama
$1.8M
Christian AlliegroLB · from Wisconsin
$0.5M
Earl Little Jr.S · from Florida State
$0.5M
13 more
Out $9.2M
Bryce WestCB · to Wisconsin
$1.3M
James PeoplesRB · to Penn State
$1.3M
Dominic KirksEDGE · to Northwestern
$1.1M
Lincoln KienholzQB · to Louisville
$1.1M
34 more
Net −$2.2M

Draft

Ohio State on the 2027 board, our rank beside the consensus.

On the 2027 board · 21 Ohio State players
Jeremiah SmithWR · No. 1 our board99.0modelconsensus 1
Austin SiereveldOG · No. 45 our boardconsensus 48 ↑
Julian SayinQB · No. 55 our board93.0modelconsensus 49 ↓
Kenyatta Jackson JrEDGE · No. 61 our board75.9modelconsensus 58 ↓
Jaylen McClainS · No. 83 our board68.7modelconsensus 78 ↓
Luke MontgomeryOG · No. 109 our board86.7modelconsensus 117 ↑
Christian AlliegroILB · No. 119 our boardconsensus 109 ↓
Carson HinzmanOC · No. 134 our boardconsensus 137 ↑
Moving on our board · since Oct 12
Risers
Jaylen McClainS
↑ 42No. 125 → 83
Fallers
Nobody moved.

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