Here are 46 thoughts on Ohio State’s 46 scholarship defensive and special teams players entering the 2025 season.

Caleb Downs is among college football's best defensive players. However, the Ohio State safety faces a tough path to enter ...

The phrase has always been that Ohio State doesn’t rebuild, it only reloads. That theory is going to be put to the ultimate ...

Here's a look at some key Ohio State players who played multiple positions over the course of their college career. Bill Willis: 1942-44, offensive and defensive line A three-year starter for Ohio ...

The back-to-back draft classes of only six players are a bit of a downturn for Ohio State in terms of producing NFL talent, as the Buckeyes had at least seven players drafted in six straight years ...

Jim Marshall, a standout defensive lineman for the Ohio State Buckeyes and a legendary NFL ironman with the Minnesota Vikings ...

Five of 11 players on the first team coming from the Big Ten is impressive. Sep 16, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, United States; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) and Ohio State Buckeyes ...

Matt Patricia’s goal as he builds his first defense at Ohio State is simple: To put Ohio State’s players in positions that allow them to do what they do best. Patricia’s defensive philosophy ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are the defending national champions but still have work to do ahead of the 2025 season. Nowhere is that more true than on defense, where OSU will have to break in eight ...

In the immediate aftermath of Ohio State's hard-fought victory ... over Penn State and what amounted to a defensive masterpiece from Knowles and his players. Against an offense known for its ...

Whoever is brought in to lead Ohio State’s defense in 2025 ... during which he thrived and helped coach the team into the NFL playoffs. In 2024, the Packers defense was fifth in the NFL in ...

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