Ohio State Practice Observations: Austin Siereveld Starts Camp at Right Guard, Isaiah West and Ja’Kobi Jackson Make Move at Running Back and Chris Henry Jr., Devin McCuin Stand Out at Wide Receiver
For at least the first day of preseason camp, Ohio State’s first-team offensive line looked like it was expected to look.
Ian Moore manned the left tackle position while Austin Siereveld, who started at left tackle in 2025, began camp at right guard. Left guard Luke Montgomery, center Carson Hinzman and right tackle Phillip Daniels all started camp in the same positions they played for the Buckeyes last season.
Ryan Day said after practice that Ohio State is “gonna try a couple different combinations” on the offensive line this spring, another of which is expected to include Joshua Padilla getting reps at right guard with Siereveld moving back to tackle. Ultimately, Day said, Ohio State’s objective is to determine the best five on the offensive line, with Daniels, Moore and Padilla all still competing to be part of that five alongside Siereveld, Montgomery and Hinzman.
That said, it’s been widely expected since spring that Siereveld – who was sidelined for the second half of spring due to a lower-body surgery – would move back to guard, the position he previously played in his first two years at Ohio State, if Moore continued to look the part of a starting left tackle. After one day of preseason camp, it only appears more likely that Siereveld will move back inside this season with Moore taking over as Julian Sayin’s blind-side protector.
West, Ja’Kobi Jackson lead the way at running back
Henry, McCuin make their case to start at wide receiver
Kelly continues push at cornerback
Additional notes
- Brandon Inniss, Brock Boyd, Phillip Bell and De’zie Jones all took reps at punt returner during the special teams portion of practice. Jeremiah Smith also stood with the punt returners, but did not take any reps.
- Former Ohio State defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins, who announced his retirement from the NFL last week, was on the field with Ohio State’s defensive line coaches on Thursday observing practice as he explores a potential career in coaching.
- Former Ohio State safety C.J. Barnett, who’s now the Buckeyes’ director of player development, was on the field repping as a scout-team receiver and defensive back during teach periods for the defense.
- Scouts from at least eight NFL teams, including the Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Commanders, New York Giants, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots and Las Vegas Raiders were in attendance.