There aren’t many schools where a Heisman finalist wouldn’t rank as the team’s clear-cut No. 1 player, but there isn’t any college football team with as many stars as Ohio State has this season.
Julian Sayin continued to move up our Ohio State player rankings after finishing fourth in this year’s Heisman race, but it’s Ohio State’s other two top-10 Heisman finishers – Jeremiah Smith and Caleb Downs – who lead the way in our December Buckeye 20 rankings ahead of the College Football Playoff.
Carnell Tate and Kayden McDonald join Smith, Downs and Sayin in the top five, with Sonny Styles, Arvell Reese, Caden Curry, Bo Jackson and Davison Igbinosun rounding out the top 10.