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Is Jeremiah Smith the Next Buckeye Gridiron God?

Ohio State has long been known as “Wide Receiver University,” churning out elite pass-catchers like Marvin Harrison Jr., Cris Carter, and Chris Olave. The program benchmarks greatness by two milestones: All-America honors and a first-round NFL Draft selection. Jeremiah Smith, still a junior, has already checked the All-America box twice—first-team as a freshman and unanimous as a sophomore—faster than any Buckeye before him. His two seasons total 163 receptions, 2,558 yards, and 27 touchdowns, placing him in Ohio State’s career top ten in every receiving category. With projections to land in the top five of the 2027 NFL Draft, he’s poised to become the 15th Buckeye receiver taken in Round 1, potentially completing the dual résumé that cements Mount Rushmore status. While he hasn’t yet been drafted, barring injury or calamity, Smith seems destined to secure his spot among OSU’s all-time receiving legends.

Forget playing nice—this is a campaign. Smith didn’t just roll up on campus; he stormed through Woody Hayes’s playbook with the subtlety of a bull in a glassblower’s shop. First-team All-American as a freshman? Unanimous as a sophomore? Next he’ll be demanding monuments carved in his likeness on the way to class. Critics insist on waiting for draft night, as if a piece of paper signed in April outweighs blowing past Cris Carter’s rookie records in November. Meanwhile, Buckeye fans are lining up to commission life-size statues and start petitions to rename the Horseshoe “Smithville.” If hype were a sport, Jeremiah would already be MVP—just don’t ask him to pass the ball to anyone else.