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2021 Ohio State Football

  • Season Overview
  • Schedule & Results
  • Roster
  • Statistics

2021 Season Overview

Record: 11-2
Michigan Result: L 42-27
Final AP Ranking: 6th
Big Ten Result: 2nd
Bowl Game: W 48-45 vs. Utah (Rose Bowl)
Conference Record: 8-1
Home Record: 6-1
Away Record: 4-1 (1-0 neutral site)
Points For: 594 (45.7 ppg)
Points Against: 296 (22.8 ppg)
Players from Ohio: 47 (40% of roster)
2022 NFL Draft Selections: 6
Head Coach: Ryan Day

2020 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

DateGameTime/ResultsStadium Attendance
Ohio State @ Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium
 50,805
Oregon @ Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
 100,482
Tulsa @ Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
 76,540
Akron @ Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
 95,178
Ohio State @ Rutgers
Rutgers Stadium
 51,006
Maryland @ Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
 99,277
Ohio State @ Indiana
Memorial Stadium
 52,656
Penn State @ Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
 102,951
Ohio State @ Nebraska
Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium
 84,426
Purdue @ Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
 101,009
Michigan State @ Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
 101,858
Ohio State @ Michigan
Michigan Stadium
 111,156
Ohio State vs. Utah - Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl
 87,842

2021 Ohio State Football Roster

#PlayerPositionHeightWeightYearBirthdayHometownHigh SchoolTransferred FromTransferred To
2Chris Olave Ohio StateChris OlaveWR6'1"170Sr6/27/2000San Marcos, CAMission Hills--
2Kourt Williams Ohio StateKourt WilliamsS6'1"221rFr-Harbor City, CASt. John Bosco--
3Teradja Mitchell Ohio StateTeradja MitchellILB6'2"236Sr-Virginia Beach, VABishop Sullivan-Florida
3Quinn EwersQB6'2"200Fr-Southlake, TXCarroll-Texas
4Lejond Cavazos Ohio StateLejond CavazosCB6'0"195rFrFeb. 6thSan Antonio, TXIMG Academy-North Carolina
4julian fleming ohio stateJulian FlemingWR6'2"200So-Catawissa, PASouthern Columbia-Penn State
5Garrett Wilson Ohio StateGarrett WilsonWR6'0"188Jr7/22/2000Austin, TXLake Travis--
6Taron Vincent Ohio StateTaron VincentDT6'2"288rJr2/5/2000Bradenton, FLIMG Academy--
6Kyle McCord Ohio StateKyle McCordQB6'3"210Fr-Mt. Laurel, NJSt. Joseph's Prep-Syracuse
7Kamryn Babb Ohio State 2018Kamryn BabbST, WR6'0"200rJr-St. Louis, MOChristian Brothers College--
7Sevyn Banks Ohio State 2018Sevyn BanksCB, ST6'0"195Sr9/30/1999Orlando, FLJones-LSU
7C.J. Stroud Ohio StateC.J. StroudQB6'3"205rFr10/3/2001Rancho Cucamonga, CARancho Cucamonga--
8Javontae Jean-Baptiste Ohio State 2018Javontae Jean-BaptisteDE6'5"235rJr5/16/2000Oradell, NJBergen Catholic-Notre Dame
9zach harrison ohio stateZach HarrisonDE6'6"255Jr8/14/2001Lewis Center, OHOlentangy Orange--
9Jack Miller III Ohio StateJack Miller IIIQB6'3"215rFr-Scottsdale, AZChaparral-Florida
10Cameron Martinez Ohio StateCameron MartinezS5'10"188rFr-Muskegon, MIMuskegon-Boston College
10Jayden Ballard Ohio StateJayden BallardWR6'2"192Fr-Massillon, OHWashington-Wisconsin
11Tyreke Smith Ohio StateTyreke SmithDE6'4"255Sr2/14/2000Cleveland, OHCleveland Heights--
11Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ohio StateJaxon Smith-NjigbaWR6'0"195So2/14/2002Rockwall, TXRockwall--
12Lathan Ransom Ohio StateLathan RansomS6'1"198So-Tucson, AZSalpointe Catholic--
12emeka egbuka ohio stateEmeka EgbukaST, WR6'1"203Fr-Steilacoom, WASteilacoom--
13Gee Scott Ohio StateGee Scott Jr.ST, TE, WR6'3"215So-Seattle, WAEastside Catholic--
13Jordan Hancock Ohio StateJordan HancockCB6'1"170Fr-Suwanee, GANorth Gwinnett--
14Ronnie Hickman Ohio StateRonnie HickmanS, ST6'1"200rSo10/11/2001Wayne, NJDePaul Catholic--
16Cade Stover Ohio StateCade StoverOLB, TE6'4"225rSo6/12/2000Mansfield, OHLexington--
16Ryan Watts Ohio StateRyan WattsCB6'3"200rFr11/7/2001Little Elm, TXLittle Elm-Texas
17Bryson Shaw Ohio StateBryson ShawS6'2"195rSo-Potomac, MDBullis-USC
18J.P. Andrade Ohio StateJ.P. AndradeQB6'3"205rJr-La Verne, CABonita--
18Marvin Harrison Jr Ohio StateMarvin Harrison Jr.WR6'3"202Fr8/11/2002Philadelphia, PASt. Joseph's Prep--
19Dallas Gant Ohio State 2018Dallas GantOLB, ST6'3"215Sr-Toledo, OHSt. John's Jesuit-Toledo
19jagger laroe ohio stateJagger LaRoeQB6'3"216Sr-Colleyville, TXColleyville HeritageTexas A&M-
20Mitchell Melton Ohio StateMitchell MeltonOLB6'3"243rFr-Silver Spring, MDGood Counsel--
21Marcus Williamson Ohio StateMarcus WilliamsonCB, ST5'10"186Gr-Westerville, OHIMG Academy--
21palaie gaoteote ohio statePalaie GaoteoteILB6'2"248Sr-Las Vegas, NVBishop GormanUSC-
21Evan Pryor Ohio StateEvan PryorTB5'10"197Fr-Cornelius, NCWilliam Amos Hough-Cincinnati
22Steele Chambers Ohio StateSteele ChambersOLB, TB6'1"215rSo7/24/2000Roswell, GABlessed Trinity Catholic--
23Marcus Hooker Ohio State 2018Marcus HookerS, ST6'0"185rJr-New Castle, PANew Castle--
23Marcus Crowley Ohio StateMarcus CrowleyTB6'1"205rSo-Jacksonville, FLTrinity Christian Academy--
24Jantzen Dunn Ohio StateJantzen DunnS6'1"188Fr-Bowling Green, KYSouth Warren-Kentucky
25Xavier Johnson Ohio StateXavier JohnsonST, TB6'2"212rJr-Cincinnati, OHSummit Country Day--
25Jaylen Johnson Ohio StateJaylen JohnsonDB6'1"200Fr-Cincinnati, OHLaSalle-Memphis
26Cameron Brown Ohio State 2018Cameron BrownCB, DB, ST, WR6'0"185rJr-St. Louis, MOChristian Brothers College--
26Cayden Saunders Ohio StateCayden SaundersTB5'11"180Fr-Northville, MINorthville--
28Dominic DiMaccio Ohio State 2018Dominic DiMaccioK5'8"192rSr-Powell, OHSt. Francis DeSales--
28Miyan Williams Ohio StateMiyan WilliamsTB5'8"227rFr10/29/2001Cincinnati, OHWinton Woods--
28Reid Carrico Ohio StateReid CarricoILB6'2"228Fr-Ironton, OHIronton-West Virginia
29denzel burke ohio stateDenzel BurkeCB6'0"192Fr11/10/2022Scottsdale, AZSaguaro--
29Jesse MircoP6'4"210Fr-Fremantle, AustraliaChristian Brothers College-Vanderbilt
30Demario McCall Ohio StateDemario McCallCB, ST, TB5'9"192Gr-North Ridgeville, OHNorth Ridgeville--
30Cody Simon Ohio StateCody SimonILB, ST6'2"225So-Jersey City, NJSt. Peter's Prep--
32TreVeyon Henderson Ohio StateTreVeyon HendersonTB5'10"210Fr-Hopewell, VAHopewell--
32jakailin johnson ohio stateJakailin “JK” JohnsonCB6'1"175Fr-St. Louis, MODe Smet-LSU
33Master Teague Ohio StateMaster TeagueTB5'11"215Jr5/19/2000Murfreesboro, TNBlackman--
33Jack Sawyer Ohio StateJack SawyerDE6'4"240Fr-Pickerington, OHPickerington North--
34Mitch Rossi Ohio StateMitch RossiST, TE6'1"235rSr-Franklin, TNFranklin--
34Andre Turrentine Ohio StateAndre TurrentineS6'0"175Fr-Nashville, TNEnsworth-Tennessee
35tommy eichenberg ohio stateTommy EichenbergOLB, ST6'3"235rSo1/11/2001Cleveland, OHSt. Ignatius--
37Craig Young Ohio StateCraig YoungOLB, S6'4"200rSo-Fort Wayne, INWayne-Kansas
37Garrison Smith Ohio StateGarrison SmithK5'7"150Fr-Norwalk, OHNorwalk-McNeese State
38Cameron Kittle Ohio StateCameron KittleS6'0"185So-Glouster, OHTrimble--
39Andrew MooreDB5'11"185Fr-Cleveland, OHCleveland Heights--
41Josh Proctor Ohio StateJosh ProctorS, ST6'2"198Sr-Owasso, OKOwasso--
42Bradley Robinson Ohio StateBradley RobinsonLS6'1"230Gr-Troy, MIAthens--
42lloyd mcfarquhar ohio stateLloyd McFarquharCB5'9"180rJr-Cleveland, OHCharles F. Brush-Rice
43ryan batsch ohio stateRyan BatschS6'2"205Sr-Loveland, OHLoveland-Murray State
43robert cope ohio stateRobert CopeTB5'9"200Sr-Dublin, OHJerome--
44J.T. Tuimoloau Ohio StateJ.T. TuimoloauDE--Fr-----
46cade kacherski ohio stateCade KacherskiOLB, ST6'2"212Sr-Dublin, OHJerome--
48Max Lomonico Ohio StateMax LomonicoLS6'3"225Fr-Pickerington, OHCentral--
49patrick gurd ohio statePatrick GurdTE6'4"230So-New Albany, OHNew Albany--
50Jackson Kuwatch Ohio StateJackson KuwatchOLB6'4"220--Cincinnati, OHLakota West-Miami (OH)
51michael hall jr ohio stateMike Hall Jr.DT6'3"290-6/13/2003Streetsboro, OHStreetsboro--
52Antwuan Jackson Ohio State 2018Antwuan JacksonDT6'2"310--Ellenwood, GACedar Grove--
53Luke Wypler Ohio StateLuke WyplerC6'3"299-5/3/2001Montvale, NJSt. Joseph Regional--
54Tyler Friday Ohio State 2018Tyler FridayDE6'3"255--Ramsey, NJDon Bosco Prep--
54Toby Wilson Ohio StateToby WilsonC6'2"273--Lewis Center, OHOlentangy--
55Matthew Jones Ohio State 2018Matthew JonesC, OG6'4"310-6/13/1999Brooklyn, NYErasmus Hall--
56Aaron Cox Ohio State 2018Aaron CoxDE6'3"255--Mantua, OHCrestwood--
57Jalen Pace Ohio StateJalen PaceILB6'3"193--St. Louis, MOMary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School--
58Ty Hamilton Ohio StateTy HamiltonDT6'3"278--Pickerington, OHPickerington Central--
59Darrion Henry-Young Ohio StateDarrion Henry-YoungDE6'4"280--Cincinnati, OHPrinceton-Kentucky
60Ryan Smith Ohio StateRyan SmithC6'3"270--Medina, OHBuckeye--
61Jack Forsman Ohio StateJack ForsmanOT6'6"296--Powell, OHOlentangy Liberty--
62Bryce Prater Ohio StateBryce PraterDT6'0"280--West Lafayette, OHWest Lafayette--
63Zach Prater Ohio StateZach PraterDT6'0"285--West Lafayette, OHWest Lafayette--
65Zen MichalskiOT6'7"305--Floyds Knob, INFloyd Central-Indiana
66Enokk Vimahi Ohio StateEnokk VimahiOG6'5"263--Kahuka, HIKahuku-Washington
67Jakob James Ohio StateJakob JamesC6'5"295--Cincinnati, OHElder-Toledo
69Trey Leroux Ohio StateTrey LerouxOT6'7"319--Norwalk, OHNorwalk--
70Josh Fryar Ohio StateJosh FryarOG6'6"308--Beech Grove, INBeech Grove--
71Ben Christman Ohio StateBen ChristmanOT6'6"312--Richfield, OHRevere-Kentucky
72Donovan Jackson Ohio StateDonovan JacksonOG, OT6'5"308--Bellaire, TXEpiscopal--
73Grant Toutant Ohio StateGrant ToutantOT6'6"307--Warren, MIDe La Salle--
75Thayer Munford Ohio StateThayer MunfordOT6'6"325-9/18/1999Cincinnati, OHMassillon Washington--
77harry miller ohio stateHarry MillerC, OG, ST6'4"305--Buford, GABuford--
77paris johnson jr ohio stateParis Johnson Jr.OG, OT6'6"308-7/3/2001Cincinnati, OHPrinceton--
78Nicholas Petit-Frere Ohio State 2018Nicholas Petit-FrereOT6'5"310-9/15/1999Tampa, FLBerkeley Prep--
79Dawand Jones Ohio StateDawand JonesOT, ST6'8"360-8/6/2001Indianapolis, INBen Davis--
80Corey Rau Ohio StateCorey RauTE6'4"260--Katy, TXCinco Ranch--
81Sam Hart Ohio StateSam HartTight end6'5"240--Aurora, COCherokee Trail-Colorado
82Sam Wiglusz Ohio StateSam WigluszWR5'11"185--Brecksville, OHBrecksville-Broadview Heights-Ohio
83cormontae hamilton ohio stateCormontae HamiltonDE, Tight end6'2"263--Memphis, TNWhitehaven-Memphis
83Joop MitchellWR6'2"180--Wyoming, OHWyoming--
84Joe Royer Ohio StateJoe RoyerTE6'5"240--Cincinnati, OHElder--
85Austin Kutscher Ohio StateAustin KutscherWR6'0"200--Massillon, OHWashington-Iowa
86Jerron Cage Ohio StateJerron CageDT6'3"280-11/25/1998Cincinnati, OHWinton Woods--
86chris booker ohio stateChris BookerDB, ST, WR6'2"190--St. Louis, MOJohn BurroughsDayton-
87Reis Stocksdale Ohio StateReis StocksdaleWR5'11"185--Morrow, OHLittle Miami--
88Jeremy Ruckert Ohio StateJeremy RuckertTE6'5"252-8/11/2000Lindenhurst, NYLindenhurst--
89Zak Herbstreit Ohio StateZak HerbstreitTight end6'2"235--Nashville, TNMontgomery Bell Academy--
90Jaden McKenzie Ohio StateJaden McKenzieDT6'4"280--Wake Forest, NCWake Forest-East Carolina
91Tyleik Williams Ohio StateTyleik WilliamsDT6'3"330--Manassas, VAUnity Reed--
92Haskell Garrett Ohio StateHaskell GarrettDT6'2"297-5/4/1998Las Vegas, NVBishop Gorman--
93Jacolbe Cowan Ohio StateJacolbe CowanDE6'4"275--Charlotte, NCProvidence Day-North Carolina
95noah ruggles ohio stateNoah RugglesK6'2"195--Odessa, FLSteinbrennerNorth Carolina-
96michael o'shaughnessy ohio stateMichael O’ShaughnessyP6'4"200--New Albany, OHNew Albany--
97noah potter ohio stateNoah PotterDE6'6"252--Mentor, OHMentor-Cincinnati
98Jake Seibert Ohio StateJake SeibertK6'1"200--Cincinnati, OHLa Salle-Northern Illinois

2021 Ohio State Passing Stats

PlayerCompPass AttCmp %Pass YdsPass TDPass Int
C.J. Stroud Ohio StateC.J. Stroud31744171.94435446
Kyle McCord Ohio StateKyle McCord253865.841622
Jack Miller III Ohio StateJack Miller III71450.010100

2021 Ohio State Rushing Stats

PlayerRush AttRush YdsRush AvgRush TDFumLostFR
TreVeyon Henderson Ohio StateTreVeyon Henderson18312486.815100
Miyan Williams Ohio StateMiyan Williams715087.23000
Master Teague Ohio StateMaster Teague673555.34000
C.J. Stroud Ohio StateC.J. Stroud32-20-0.60720
Evan Pryor Ohio StateEvan Pryor21984.71000
Marcus Crowley Ohio StateMarcus Crowley201035.20000
Kyle McCord Ohio StateKyle McCord9-16-1.80100
Jack Miller III Ohio StateJack Miller III5-1-0.20100
Garrett Wilson Ohio StateGarrett Wilson47619.01000
robert cope ohio stateRobert Cope242.00000

2021 Ohio State Receiving Stats

PlayerRecRec YdsRec AvgRec TD
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ohio StateJaxon Smith-Njigba95160616.99
Garrett Wilson Ohio StateGarrett Wilson70105815.112
Chris Olave Ohio StateChris Olave6593614.413
TreVeyon Henderson Ohio StateTreVeyon Henderson2731211.64
Jeremy Ruckert Ohio StateJeremy Ruckert2630911.93
julian fleming ohio stateJulian Fleming12867.21
Marvin Harrison Jr Ohio StateMarvin Harrison Jr.1113912.63
emeka egbuka ohio stateEmeka Egbuka919121.20
Miyan Williams Ohio StateMiyan Williams9748.20
Gee Scott Ohio StateGee Scott Jr.5428.40
Cade Stover Ohio StateCade Stover57615.20
Mitch Rossi Ohio StateMitch Rossi4287.01
Evan Pryor Ohio StateEvan Pryor284.00
Master Teague Ohio StateMaster Teague2126.00
Sam Wiglusz Ohio StateSam Wiglusz2147.00
chris booker ohio stateChris Booker22713.50
Marcus Crowley Ohio StateMarcus Crowley12121.00
Joe Royer Ohio StateJoe Royer199.00

2021 Ohio State Defensive Statistics

PlayerPositionTklSoloAsstTFLTFL YdsSacksSack YdsFRIntInt YdsDef TD
Ronnie Hickman Ohio StateRonnie HickmanS, ST1005446141402651
tommy eichenberg ohio stateTommy EichenbergOLB, ST6433316.517001100
Bryson Shaw Ohio StateBryson ShawS5930290.510011200
Cody Simon Ohio StateCody SimonILB, ST5421332.51611101240
Steele Chambers Ohio StateSteele ChambersOLB, TB472720516170100
Teradja Mitchell Ohio StateTeradja MitchellILB4521244.511000000
Lathan Ransom Ohio StateLathan RansomS3821172.511170000
denzel burke ohio stateDenzel BurkeCB36288000001231
zach harrison ohio stateZach HarrisonDE3423118274170000
Kourt Williams Ohio StateKourt WilliamsS27216411170000
Marcus Williamson Ohio StateMarcus WilliamsonCB, ST271890.53000000
Tyreke Smith Ohio StateTyreke SmithDE2612145243190000
Cameron Brown Ohio State 2018Cameron BrownCB, DB, ST, WR24177000001250
Taron Vincent Ohio StateTaron VincentDT2312113.560.520000
Cameron Martinez Ohio StateCameron MartinezS231490.540001611
Antwuan Jackson Ohio State 2018Antwuan JacksonDT2311124.5202.5160000
Haskell Garrett Ohio StateHaskell GarrettDT2212107335.5312000
J.T. Tuimoloau Ohio StateJ.T. TuimoloauDE17894.5302.5240000
Tyleik Williams Ohio StateTyleik WilliamsDT161066.5515430000
Craig Young Ohio StateCraig YoungOLB, S15690.510001701
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Ohio State 2018Javontae Jean-BaptisteDE14772.5191.5130000
Jack Sawyer Ohio StateJack SawyerDE13943243240000
Ty Hamilton Ohio StateTy HamiltonDT126627271000
cade kacherski ohio stateCade KacherskiOLB, ST117400000000
Dallas Gant Ohio State 2018Dallas GantOLB, ST104600000000
Josh Proctor Ohio StateJosh ProctorS, ST103700000000
Jerron Cage Ohio StateJerron CageDT1046413162000
Cade Stover Ohio StateCade StoverOLB, TE95400000000
palaie gaoteote ohio statePalaie GaoteoteILB918120.501000
Marcus Hooker Ohio State 2018Marcus HookerS, ST93600000000
Lejond Cavazos Ohio StateLejond CavazosCB86200000000
Sevyn Banks Ohio State 2018Sevyn BanksCB, ST87112000000
ryan batsch ohio stateRyan BatschS84400000000
Ryan Watts Ohio StateRyan WattsCB651000002180
Xavier Johnson Ohio StateXavier JohnsonST, TB62400000000
Demario McCall Ohio StateDemario McCallCB, ST, TB63300000000
Jaden McKenzie Ohio StateJaden McKenzieDT52300000000
Jordan Hancock Ohio StateJordan HancockCB41300000000
chris booker ohio stateChris BookerDB, ST, WR43100000000
Reid Carrico Ohio StateReid CarricoILB30300000000
K'Vaughan Pope Ohio StateK’Vaughan PopeILB, ST30300000000
cormontae hamilton ohio stateCormontae HamiltonDE, Tight end32119190000
Jacolbe Cowan Ohio StateJacolbe CowanDE32100000000
emeka egbuka ohio stateEmeka EgbukaST, WR22000000000
jakailin johnson ohio stateJakailin “JK” JohnsonCB22000000000
michael hall jr ohio stateMike Hall Jr.DT2110.53000000
C.J. Stroud Ohio StateC.J. StroudQB11000000000
Marvin Harrison Jr Ohio StateMarvin Harrison Jr.WR110114000000
Jaylen Johnson Ohio StateJaylen JohnsonDB10100000000
Sam Wiglusz Ohio StateSam WigluszWR11000000000
noah ruggles ohio stateNoah RugglesK10100000000

2021 Ohio State Kicking and Punting Statistics

PlayerPtPt YdsPunt AvgTBI20Pt BlkdXPXPAXP %FGFGAFG %
noah ruggles ohio stateNoah Ruggles000.00007474100.0202195.2
Dominic DiMaccio Ohio State 2018Dominic DiMaccio000.000022100.0000.0
Jesse Mirco31131042.30170000.0000.0

2021 Ohio State Kick and Punt Return Stats

PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TD
emeka egbuka ohio stateEmeka Egbuka2058029.00000.00
julian fleming ohio stateJulian Fleming3227.30000.00
Xavier Johnson Ohio StateXavier Johnson35217.30000.00
Steele Chambers Ohio StateSteele Chambers11313.00000.00
TreVeyon Henderson Ohio StateTreVeyon Henderson11919.00000.00
Chris Olave Ohio StateChris Olave000.00144.00
Garrett Wilson Ohio StateGarrett Wilson000.0013685.20
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ohio StateJaxon Smith-Njigba000.008607.50