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- Ohio State
- Published: Jan. 06, 2026, 5:00 a.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio State five-star linebacker C.J. Hicks has recovered a caller home.
He’ll subordinate erstwhile Ohio State violative coordinator Brian Hartline astatine South Florida for his last play of assemblage football.
Hicks was a personnel of nan 2022 people and a five-star imaginable retired of Archbishop Alter successful Dayton. He was nan No. 7 imaginable and No. 1 linebacker successful nan 247Sports composite rankings.
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Hicks was astatine Ohio State for 4 seasons but could ne'er carve retired a accordant role. He began his profession arsenic a linebacker but transitioned to an separator rusher for nan 2025 season.
He decided to redshirt successful nan 2025 play to sphere his last twelvemonth of eligibility. Now, he’ll caput south.
Hicks ended his four-year Buckeye profession pinch 42 tackles and 2 sacks.
Former Buckeye leads NFL successful receiving
Former Ohio State receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba officially led nan NFL successful receiving, adding different feather into nan Buckeyes’ receiving corps cap.
He hit retired nan No. 2 receiver successful nan NFL, Puka Nacua from nan Rams. Smith-Njigba had 1,793 yards receiving pinch 10 touchdowns.
As nan much things alteration astatine Ohio State, erstwhile Buckeyes dominating astatine receiver successful nan NFL remains a constant.
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Andrew Gillis covers Ohio State shot and recruiting for Cleveland.com. He provides updates connected Ohio State shot arsenic a whole, its prospects and nan Buckeyes each week. He antecedently covered nan Bengals for...
