Ohio State greats
119 players, ranked by what they did at Ohio State: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
Archie Griffin1974, 1975 Heisman
Eddie George1995 Heisman
Hopalong Cassady1955 Heisman
Les Horvath1944 Heisman
Vic Janowicz1950 Heisman
Troy Smith2006 Heisman
Orlando PaceHall of Fame, 2013
James LaurinaitisHall of Fame, 2026- John HicksHall of Fame, 2001
Bob FergusonHall of Fame, 1996- Jim StillwagonHall of Fame, 1991
Chris SpielmanHall of Fame, 2009
Jim ParkerHall of Fame, 1974
Tom CousineauHall of Fame, 2016
Chase Young2019 Bronko Nagurski- Chris WardHall of Fame, 2024
Randy GradisharHall of Fame, 1998
Keith ByarsHall of Fame, 2020
Wes FeslerHall of Fame, 1954- Jack TatumHall of Fame, 2004
- Chic HarleyHall of Fame, 1951
Caleb Downs2025 Jim Thorpe
Warren AmlingHall of Fame, 1984
Marvin Harrison Jr.2023 Biletnikoff
Jim HoustonHall of Fame, 2005- Mike DossHall of Fame, 2022
- Gomer JonesHall of Fame, 1978
A.J. Hawk2005 Lombardi- Gaylord StinchcombHall of Fame, 1973
Rex KernHall of Fame, 2007
Mike Nugent2004 Lou Groza- Gust ZarnasHall of Fame, 1975
Malcolm Jenkins2008 Jim Thorpe- Terry Glenn1995 Biletnikoff
Bill WillisHall of Fame, 1971
Joey BosaConsensus All-American, 2014–15
Billy Price2017 Rimington
Antoine Winfield1998 Jim Thorpe- Aurealius ThomasHall of Fame, 1989
- Jim DaniellHall of Fame, 1977
- Andy Katzenmoyer1997 Butkus
Pat Elflein2016 Rimington
Ezekiel ElliottNo. 4 pick, 2016- LeCharles Bentley2001 Rimington
Jeff OkudahConsensus All-American, 2019
Shawn SpringsConsensus All-American, 1996
Denzel WardConsensus All-American, 2017
Wyatt DavisConsensus All-American, 2019–20
Paris Johnson Jr.Consensus All-American, 2022- Dan WilkinsonConsensus All-American, 1993
Seth McLaughlin2024 Rimington
Jeremiah SmithConsensus All-American, 2025
Jim LacheyConsensus All-American, 1984- Arvell ReeseConsensus All-American, 2025
Malik HookerConsensus All-American, 2016
Taylor DeckerConsensus All-American, 2015- Kurt SchumacherConsensus All-American, 1974
C.J. StroudThird in the 2022 Heisman vote
Iolas HuffmanConsensus All-American, 1920–21
Dave FoleyConsensus All-American, 1968- Tim FoxConsensus All-American, 1975
Justin FieldsThird in the 2019 Heisman vote- Bob BrudzinskiConsensus All-American, 1976
- Korey StringerConsensus All-American, 1994
Dwayne HaskinsThird in the 2018 Heisman vote- Art SchlichterNo. 4 pick, 1982
- Bobby Hoying1995 William V. Campbell
Will HowardQB of the 2024 national champions
J.T. BarrettQB of the 2014 national champions
Nick BosaNo. 2 pick, 2019
Carnell TateNo. 4 pick, 2026
Mike VrabelConsensus All-American, 1996
Sonny StylesNo. 7 pick, 2026
Matt WilhelmConsensus All-American, 2002
Tom MatteNo. 7 pick, 1961
Will AllenConsensus All-American, 2003
Donte WhitnerNo. 8 pick, 2006
Ted Ginn Jr.No. 9 pick, 2007- Kayden McDonaldConsensus All-American, 2025
- Jack DuggerConsensus All-American, 1944
Shaun WadeConsensus All-American, 2020
Garrett WilsonNo. 10 pick, 2022
Eli AppleNo. 10 pick, 2016
Esco SarkkinenConsensus All-American, 1939
Marshon LattimoreNo. 11 pick, 2017
Chris OlaveNo. 11 pick, 2022- Quinn PitcockConsensus All-American, 2006
- Tom TupaConsensus All-American, 1987
- Vernon GholstonNo. 6 pick, 2008
Ryan ShazierNo. 15 pick, 2014- Bob WhiteConsensus All-American, 1958
Bobby CarpenterNo. 18 pick, 2006
Damon ArnetteNo. 19 pick, 2020
Emeka EgbukaNo. 19 pick, 2025
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaNo. 20 pick, 2023
Darron LeeNo. 20 pick, 2016
Donovan JacksonNo. 24 pick, 2025
Gareon ConleyNo. 24 pick, 2017
Santonio HolmesNo. 25 pick, 2006
Cris CarterConsensus All-American, 1986
Charles BolenConsensus All-American, 1917
Jim OtisConsensus All-American, 1969
Tyleik WilliamsNo. 28 pick, 2025
Cameron HeywardNo. 31 pick, 2011
Bradley RobyNo. 31 pick, 2014
Anthony GonzalezNo. 32 pick, 2007- Ken FritzConsensus All-American, 1979
- Ted SmithConsensus All-American, 1975
- Bill HackettConsensus All-American, 1944
- Steve MyersConsensus All-American, 1974
- Marcus MarekConsensus All-American, 1982
- Ed HessConsensus All-American, 1925
- Chris WellsNo. 31 pick, 2009
Braxton MillerFifth in the 2012 Heisman vote- Josh SimmonsNo. 32 pick, 2025
J.K. DobbinsSixth in the 2019 Heisman vote
Julian SayinFourth in the 2025 Heisman vote- Joe GermaineNinth in the 1998 Heisman vote
- Gene FeketeEighth in the 1942 Heisman vote
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