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WR Jaylen Harris (Official Thread)

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WR: JAYLEN HARRIS

With Olave and Wilson leading the group, Fleming and Jaxon Smith-Njigba coming in as five-star recruits and several other highly touted young receivers including Jameson Williams, Gee Scott Jr. and Mookie Cooper, it’s easy to forget about Harris, who has caught just five passes in his first three years at Ohio State.

Yet with Wilson expected to move to slot receiver and Binjimen Victor and Austin Mack gone, the door is wide open for Harris to finally get on the field at X receiver. He’s the biggest receiver on the roster at 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds and has been praised by his coaches for his emergence as a leader this offseason. As one of the most veteran receivers on the team, he’s a real candidate to start at X receiver, and will at least get a shot to prove he finally belongs in the rotation this year.

Another wide receiver who would fit this category is Kamryn Babb, who appears to be finally healthy after missing his first two seasons at Ohio State with knee injuries. A top-100 recruit out of high school, Babb has the potential to explode onto the scene and make an impact for the Buckeyes in 2020 if he can return to his pre-injury form. Harris looks like the stronger bet to be in the rotation this year, though, simply because Babb remains a wild card from a health standpoint.
 
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JAYLEN HARRIS, WR
There’s been some confusion over whether Harris is a redshirt junior or a senior – he played in only four games in 2018, preserving his redshirt eligibility, but is listed as a true senior on Ohio State’s official website – but it doesn’t matter as much now, as he’ll have at least one more season of eligibility remaining after this year thanks to the NCAA’s ruling.

Like Williamson, Harris is a fourth-year Buckeye who’s only occasionally seen the field in his first three seasons at Ohio State, but his opportunity to play a big role could finally come whenever the Buckeyes play next, as they have a wide open depth chart at X receiver. Also like Williamson, he probably needs a full season to legitimize himself as an NFL prospect at this point, so it’s important for him to have at least one more year after this year if the Buckeyes only get to play a partial season this winter or spring.

Because of the aforementioned talent at wide receiver, Harris has to prove he belongs on the field to finally get his chance to start or at least play significant snaps. If that doesn’t happen this winter, he might need to consider using his extra year of eligibility to transfer elsewhere. But the chance to make a impact for the Buckeyes is still in front of him, and having another year to potentially do so could go a long way in defining his Ohio State career.
 
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