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- Published: Jan. 06, 2026, 7:00 a.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s 2025 play ended little than a week ago, but coach Ryan Day and his unit are already successful nan power of building nan Buckeyes’ 2026 roster.
The two-week transfer portal model opened Friday — 2 days aft Ohio State’s nonaccomplishment to Miami successful nan College Football Playoff quarterfinals.
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The Buckeyes person had 17 notable departures while adding erstwhile Ohio tight extremity Mason Williams and erstwhile Central Florida agelong snapper Dalton Riggs.
Who other will Ohio State adhd to its roster? Here are immoderate names to monitor.
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Chaz Coleman
Chaz Coleman’s sanction was connected to Ohio State nan infinitesimal Penn State fired James Franklin successful October.
Coleman is simply a autochthonal of Warren, Ohio, who attended Harding High School. He was a four-star separator rusher successful nan 2025 signing people who spent 1 play pinch nan Nittany Lions, collecting 8 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack and a forced fumble.
LSU and Tennessee — wherever erstwhile Ohio State and Penn State protect coordinator Jim Knowles was precocious hired — are besides successful nan operation for Coleman.
Koi Perich
Safety Jaylen McClain turned retired to beryllium a value starter alongside Caleb Downs successful Ohio State’s secondary this season, but it wasn’t agelong agone that nan Buckeyes pursued erstwhile Purdue information Dillon Thieneman (now astatine Oregon) successful nan portal.
The title betwixt McClain and Malik Hartford was judge to supply a value information adjacent to Downs, but nan opportunity to bring successful a proven feline was appealing. The Buckeyes could rotation down a akin way this offseason.
McClain is group to return pinch Downs apt departing for nan NFL draft. Young safeties Faheem Delane and Leroy Roker could conflict for nan unfastened starting spot, aliases Ohio State could spell aft erstwhile Minnesota information Koi Perich.
Perich, who was recruited by nan Buckeyes successful nan 2024 class, was a two-time All-Big Ten action successful arsenic galore seasons pinch nan Gophers.
Kayin Lee
Ohio State fans mightiness beryllium acquainted pinch erstwhile Auburn cornerback Kayin Lee. He was a four-star imaginable successful nan 2023 recruiting people who committed to nan Buckeyes successful June 2022. However, six months later he flipped and signed pinch Auburn.
Lee appeared successful 35 games (27 starts) crossed 3 seasons pinch nan Tigers, collecting 82 tackles, 3 interceptions and a forced fumble.
La’khi Roland
La’khi Roland appeared successful 17 games (10 starts) crossed 2 seasons pinch Maryland, collecting 25 tackles and 3 interceptions.
He would thief Ohio State reside a position of request astatine cornerback pinch Aaron Scott and Bryce West transferring out, leaving Jermaine Mathews and Devin Sanchez arsenic nan only returning corners successful nan room pinch much than 3 snaps played successful 2025.
Like Lee, Roland is simply a merchandise of Cedar Grove High School successful Georgia. He was a three-star imaginable successful nan 2024 class.
DeAndre Moore Jr.
Ohio State ne'er tapped into nan transportation portal for receivers while Brian Hartline was coaching nan position. With Hartline now serving arsenic South Florida’s caput coach and Cortez Hankton coaching OSU’s receivers, that could change.
DeAndre Moore Jr. caught 77 passes for 988 yards and 11 touchdowns crossed nan past 2 seasons astatine Texas. He plays successful nan slot — a position wherever Ohio State is expected to return skipper Brandon Inniss.
Kentucky, Louisville and Colorado are reportedly different schools successful nan operation for Moore, who was a four-star imaginable successful nan 2023 people retired of California.
Ja’Kobi Jackson
Former Florida moving backmost Ja’Kobi Jackson reportedly took a caller sojourn to Ohio State. He’s a seasoned backmost who signed pinch nan Gators arsenic a three-star imaginable successful nan 2023 recruiting class.
Jackson didn’t return nan section for UF arsenic a freshman successful 2023. The pursuing season, he collected 509 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns successful 13 games played.
His 2025 run was trim short aft suffering a season-ending wounded during a Sept. 20 nonaccomplishment against Miami. Jackson vanished nan shortened run pinch 98 rushing yards.
Bo Mascoe
Bo Mascoe, who antecedently played astatine Rutgers, could beryllium different solution to Ohio State’s request astatine cornerback. In 3 seasons pinch nan Scarlet Knights, he appeared successful 26 games pinch 16 starts, collecting 99 tackles, 2 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions.
Texas is reportedly pursuing Mascoe alongside Ohio State.
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