BOOM
Ohio State lands the nation's No. 1 safety in the 2026 class as Blaine Bradford commits to the Buckeyes.
There are 70 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to sleep I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.
Will Smith embarrassed offensive linemen and his dog..
NO. 70 WILL SMITH, RDE (2000-2003)
Born: 1981 (Queens, NY)
High School: Utica Proctor
OHIO STATE CAREER
- The Buckeyes were 40-11 with Smith on the team.
- Played on the 2002 national championship team.
- 2002 Big Ten Title.
- Defeated 13 ranked teams.
- Started three years at defensive end.
HONORS
- 2003 All-American.
- 2003 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
- 2003 Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year.
- 2003 All-Big Ten.
- 2002 Second Team All-Big Ten.
- Ohio State All-Decade Team 2000-09.
NFL Draft
Round 1 to the New Orleans with the 18th pick of the 2004 draft.
MISCELLANEOUS
- Played for the Saints and won Super Bowl XLIV.
- 2006 Pro Bowl.
- He wants to be an FBI agent.
Will Smith terrorized opposing quarterbacks.
WILL SMITH'S OHIO STATE CAREER PER TheWillSmith.com:
Three-year starter at RDE for Ohio State, finishing with career totals of 167 tackles (111 solo), 21 sacks, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and an interception…Selected to OSU’s All-Decade Team…Opened 37 of 51 career games…Sack total ranked fifth in OSU history upon his departure…First-team All-American, All-Big 10 selection and conference’s Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year as senior, posting 49 tackles (30 solo), 10½ sacks and 20 stops for a loss…Finalist for Hendricks Award, given to nation’s top end…All-Big 10 second-team as junior, appearing in every game despite suffering a midseason knee sprain, as he was one of the team leaders on a National Championship team…Recorded 5.5 sacks, a forced fumble, an interception and a fumble recovery…Named Outstanding First-Year Defensive Player as freshman with three sacks.
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | |
| BIG TEN MVP | |
| TEAM MVP | |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
| CAPTAIN | 4 |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | 4 |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 3 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | |
| LETTER | 1 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
For more information on other players who wore No. 93 go here.
Sources- The Ohio State Team Guide, Wikipedia and TheWillSmith.com
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | 8 |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | 8 |
| BIG TEN MVP | 6 |
| TEAM MVP | 5 |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
| CAPTAIN | 4 |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | 4 |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 3 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | 3 |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | 1 |
| LETTER | 0.25 PER YEAR |
