COLUMBUS — It’s the last Top 22 Buckeyes for the 2025 season as we complete our list for the fifth and final time.
Now that the Top 22 players are in, how many will be back for the 2026 season? And how does that compare to the Top 22 Buckeyes who returned from last year’s team?
This final evaluation of the best players is in service of a bigger roster discussion. The main question — how should we think of the talent and experience of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Ohio State rosters and how they compare to each other?
Also … should we embark on a project of identifying the best 100 players in Ohio State history? We toss around that idea.
It’s time for Whatcha at the end, as the discussion hits Sneaky Pete, Top 10 lists, drink machines, the crispness of cans vs. plastic bottles, snow, squeegees and more.
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