Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Jeremiah Smith, a WR projected for 340.8 points (overall rank #2 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Ohio State projects for 1409.1 combined fantasy points — 363.7 points above the Big Ten median of 1045.4, ranking #1 of 18 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 664.8 combined projected points from 15 rostered players.
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Projected points and board slot are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and value-based draft board, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played, and not an average of real-world draft results.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 Ohio State players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremiah Smith | WR | 340.8 | 1.02 |
| 2 | Julian Sayin | QB | 278.2 | — |
| 3 | Bo Jackson | RB | 171.4 | 7.03 |
| 4 | Ohio State Defense | DEF | 139.9 | 14.04 |
| 5 | Ja'Kobi Jackson | RB | 126.5 | — |
| 6 | Connor Hawkins | K | 97.8 | — |
| 7 | Devin McCuin | WR | 85.2 | — |
| 8 | Chris Henry Jr. | WR | 57.8 | — |
| 9 | Nate Roberts | TE | 55.9 | — |
| 10 | Brandon Inniss | WR | 55.6 | — |
| 11 | Isaiah West | RB | 43.1 | — |
| 12 | Legend Bey | RB | 35.0 | — |
| 13 | Mason Williams | TE | 29.9 | — |
| 14 | Brock Boyd | WR | 29.5 | — |
| 15 | Luke Fahey | QB | 28.7 | — |
| 16 | Phillip Bell | WR | 23.7 | — |
| 17 | Kyle Parker | WR | 22.4 | — |
| 18 | Tavien St. Clair | QB | 19.1 | — |
| 19 | Stanley Jackson Jr. | RB | 15.2 | — |
| 20 | Hunter Welcing | TE | 12.0 | — |
| 21 | Maxence LeBlanc | TE | 10.3 | — |
| 22 | Favour Akih | RB | 9.8 | — |
| 23 | Bennett Christian | TE | 9.4 | — |
| 24 | Cooper Peterson | K | 9.3 | — |
| 25 | Brody Lennon | TE | 8.6 | — |