In Ryan Day’s first four years as Ohio State’s head coach, the vast majority of the Buckeyes’ transfer additions made an immediate impact in Columbus.
Ohio State’s three-man transfer class in 2019 yielded two immediate-impact players in Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Justin Fields and All-Big Ten left guard Jonah Jackson. Trey Sermon, Ohio State’s only scholarship transfer addition in 2020, became a star by the end of his lone season as a Buckeye, breaking Ohio State’s single-game rushing record in the Big Ten Championship Game. Among Ohio State’s five total transfer additions in 2021 and 2022, two of them played key roles right away (Noah Ruggles and Tanner McCalister) while Chip Trayanum became a contributor at running back by the end of his first year as a Buckeye after a midseason switch from linebacker.