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WR Jeremiah Smith (All B1G, B1G Frosh/WR of Year, All-American, 2025 Rose Bowl Off MVP, National Champion)


Smith hauled in 76 receptions for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns in his first college football season, shattering all of Ohio State's freshman receiving records and helping guide the Buckeyes to a national championship victory. He collected 381 receiving yards and five touchdowns in four College Football Playoff games.

A Heisman Trophy campaign is more than on the table for Smith. Only five wide receivers have ever won college football's most prestigious award, but two-way Colorado player Travis Hunter (2024) and Alabama's DeVonta Smith (2020) made it two Heisman winners in the last five years at the position.

"I definitely want to win it," Smith said. "But I’m just all about the team first. I just want to win that big one, that national championship. That’s all I really care about. We’ve gotta repeat and win it again."
 
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Jeremiah Smith's definitive statement on leaving Ohio State for the NFL was perfectly on brand for the Buckeyes star

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The Ohio State Buckeyes are at the top of the college football mountain after winning the National Championship last season. While this year's roster is much different, the fact that they produced three individuals on the cover of College Football 26 is telling that they're still to be feared.

Ohio State fans should be able to enjoy their top playmaker, Jeremiah Smith, for two more seasons. The NFL doesn't allow entrants into the NFL Draft until they've been out of high school for three years, which is great news for Buckeye fans, but bad for Smith, as he'll have to wait to get an NFL contract.

With the emergence of NIL, it's not as big of a deal as it was when Maurice Clarett sued the NFL two decades ago. That decision derailed his Ohio State career and NFL tenure.

Unlike Clarett, though, Smith has no plans of leaving the Buckeyes early or sitting out a season like Ja'Marr Chase did.

“I’m enjoying college,” Smith said. “I’m in no rush to go to the NFL.”


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Just sayin':

1) First it was "But I’m just all about the team first. I just want to win that big one, that national championship. That’s all I really care about. We’ve gotta repeat and win it again." and now it is “I’m in no rush to go to the NFL.”

2) Besides being (probably) the best player in college football, Jeramiah Smith is truly a "class act"
 
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Jeremiah Smith's definitive statement on leaving Ohio State for the NFL was perfectly on brand for the Buckeyes star

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The Ohio State Buckeyes are at the top of the college football mountain after winning the National Championship last season. While this year's roster is much different, the fact that they produced three individuals on the cover of College Football 26 is telling that they're still to be feared.

Ohio State fans should be able to enjoy their top playmaker, Jeremiah Smith, for two more seasons. The NFL doesn't allow entrants into the NFL Draft until they've been out of high school for three years, which is great news for Buckeye fans, but bad for Smith, as he'll have to wait to get an NFL contract.

With the emergence of NIL, it's not as big of a deal as it was when Maurice Clarett sued the NFL two decades ago. That decision derailed his Ohio State career and NFL tenure.

Unlike Clarett, though, Smith has no plans of leaving the Buckeyes early or sitting out a season like Ja'Marr Chase did.

“I’m enjoying college,” Smith said. “I’m in no rush to go to the NFL.”


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Just sayin':

1) First it was "But I’m just all about the team first. I just want to win that big one, that national championship. That’s all I really care about. We’ve gotta repeat and win it again." and now it is “I’m in no rush to go to the NFL.”

2) Besides being (probably) the best player in college football, Jeramiah Smith is truly a "class act"

Just sayin, he'd be a class act if he wanted to go to the league also.
 
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This might get some reaction.


I just hate them. Just something about them. For the next two years, I promise you, I will not lose to them. I can’t lose to them in the next two years.”– Jeremiah Smith on Michigan

“This is all a blessing,” Smith said of his freshman year at Ohio State. “The season I had last year was a blessing. I just won a national championship, contributed to a top team. I mean, all of this has been surreal. I’m just soaking it all in, but I’m not finished.”

Just sayin':
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