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By Andrew McCarty
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Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is on the short list for potential No. 1 picks in the 2027 NFL draft.
While that honor normally goes to a quarterback and a quarterback-needy team could trade into the No. 1 spot, Smith is widely considered to be the best player in college football – and he's being treated like it. Smith was named the preseason Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in Cleveland.com's preseason poll.
The honor comes after he recorded 87 catches and 1,243 yards in 13 games played for the Buckeyes last season.
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Smith enters the season on a revenge tour after USC wide receiver Makai Lemon was given the Biletnikoff Award, given out to the nation's best pass-catcher. After missing out on the award, the star wide receiver admitted he is going to be working extra hard to prove some people wrong. Smith claims they “took something” away from him.
“It’s going to be scary, I can say that,” Smith said back in January. “I mean, three years of college ball, going into my junior year, I’m just going to be on go like every game. I feel like, this (past) year they took something from me and everybody’s got to pay for it. … I’m out for everybody.”
Ohio State opens the 2026 season against Ball State on Sept. 5.
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