The rosters that take the field for Saturday’s Ohio State vs. Texas game at Ohio Stadium will look very different than the ones that faced off in the Cotton Bowl in January.
Ohio State had 14 players selected in the 2025 NFL draft. Texas had 12. Most of the starters from last season’s College Football Playoff semifinal between the Buckeyes and Longhorns are now playing professionally – and yet, Ohio State and Texas still have two of the most talented rosters in the country, ranking third (Ohio State) and fourth (Texas) respectively in the 247Sports Team Talent Composite, which ranks teams based on the composite recruiting rankings of the players on their rosters.