In 15 days Ohio State will play Oregon State in the 2018 season opener. Below you will find a list of the 38 players who have worn No. 15 since 1933.

Today's featured players are John Fill, Mike Tomczak, Greg Frey, Dee Miller, A.J. Trapasso and Ezekiel Elliot.

Players Who Wore No. 15 At Ohio State

PLAYER	WORN	B1G MVP	TEAM MVP	AA	CAPT.	1R NFL	ALL B1G	AC AA	NFL DRAFT	AC B1G	LETTER
James Vogelgesang	1933
William Boston	1934-35
Fred Springer	1936
John Simione	1939-40										1939-40
Russell Wolfe	1946										1946
Dean Sansanbaugher*	1947										1947
Tony McCleary	1948
Albert Chiappini	1949
Harry Deeks	1951
Gilbert Knecht	1952-53
George Craig	1956
William Wentz	1959-60							1960		1960	1959-60
Tony Hall	1961
John Derbyshire	1963
John Fill	1964-66				1966		1965				1964-66
Don Polaski	1967-69										1967-69
Garry Zetts	1970
William Boyle	1971-72
James Pacenta	1975-76										1975-76
Paul Ross*	1976										1976
Alvin Washington	1977-80										1977-80
Mike Tomczak	1981-84				1984						1981-84
Richard Lishewski	1986										1986
Greg Frey	1987-90				1990					1989, 1990	1987-90
Mike Crissy	1991-92
Dee Miller	1994-98										1995-98
Scott McMullen	1999-03										2000-03
A.J. Trapasso	2004-08										2005-08
Kyle Ruhl*	2005-08									2008	2008
Lamaar Thomas	2008-09										2008-09
James Jackson	2009-10
Devin Smith*	2011-12										2011-12
Josh Perry*	2012										2012
Ezekiel Elliott	2013-15	2015	2015			2016	2015			2014	2013-15
Luke Morgan	2013-14
Wayne Davis	2016-17									2017
Jaylen Harris*	2017
Josh Proctor	2018

*Wore another number at Ohio State
Did not earn a varsity letter while wearing No. 15

John Fill, DB (1964-1966)

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 21-9 with Fill on the team.
1964 Defeated No. 2 Illinois 26-0 in Champaign.

Honors
1966 Captain.
1965 All-Big Ten.

Fill's senior bio per the Ohio State Team Guide:

5-9, 178...from Cuyahoga Heights...has been the regular open side halfback the past two years...started all nine games and played 258.5 minutes...has excellent timing and is a fine open field tackler...made numerous defensive saves last year, preventing opponent scores.

Intercepted two passes as a sophomore and two as a junior...frequently returns punts...has developed the ability to anticipate opponents' moves, so vital to defensive backs.

Won high school letters in football, basketball, track and baseball. 

Fill's career after playing football at Ohio State per zoominfo.com:

After college, John became a physical education teacher. His first experience with tennis came in 1973 when he was hired as the boys' junior varsity tennis coach at Westerville South High School. At that time, he had no experience in tennis. But as a coach, John tried to apply many things he learned from Woody to tennis.

He became the boys' head coach in 1976 and the girls' head coach in 1993. John still coaches the boys' team.

Throughout the years John has developed into a good tennis player. He was ranked in the top 35 in the Columbus Grand Prix Circuit. He has won USTA tournaments in the Ohio Valley. He has worked hard to improve his tennis knowledge by attending numerous tennis clinics in Ohio and Michigan. John acquired his USPTA certification and is currently at the Professional 2 Level.

Mike Tomczak, QB (1981-1984)
Born: 1962 (Calumet City, IL)
High School: Calumet City

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 36-12 withTomczak on the team.
1981 Big Ten Title.
1984 Big Ten Title.
1981 Defeated Navy 31-28 to win the Liberty Bowl.
1982 Defeated BYU 47-17 to win the Holiday Bowl.
1983 Defeated No. 2 Oklahoma 24-14 in Norman.
1984 Defeated Pitt 28-23 to win the Fiesta Bowl.

Honors
1984 Captain.

Tomczak's senior bio per The Ohio State Team Guide:

6-1, 192...from Calumet City, IL...The second leading passer in Ohio State history with 231 completions in 431 attempts for 3,617 yards and 22 touchdowns...has rushed for nine Buckeye touchdowns...a two-year starter for Ohio State.

The Big Ten's most efficient passer in 1982...a leader and winner both on and off the field...one of the top quarterbacks in college football.

Broke two bones in his leg in the second quarter of the final spring game after being nine for nine passing.

In three years of high school, he passed for 46 touchdowns and ran for 36, both school records.

Tomczak's life after football per Wikipedia:

Tomczak worked as a sports announcer in Pittsburgh, as well as a color announcer for ESPN college football games, before becoming a sports management agent. He is a director at SMG Sports Management and has continued to work as a sports commentator.

Mike Tomczak is the Ohio State quarterback of my early youth. He is the first Ohio State quarterback I knew by name.

He was 23-8 as Ohio State's starting quarterback and threw for 5,569 yards and 32 touchdowns.

Tomczak was guided the Buckeyes to two Big Ten championships and one Rose Bowl game.

I was disappointed when the 1982 team was co-Big Ten champions, but did not get the Rose Bowl berth.

Fortunately Tomczak, Tim Spencer (Evan's dad) and the rest of the Buckeyes took their frustrations out on BYU.

Highlights of Tomczak's Ohio State and NFL career:

• He threw four touchdowns against Oregon 1983.
• Tomczak ranks 7th all-time with 5,569 career passing yards.
• Tomczak tied a team best 12 consecutive passes over a two-game span in 1983.
• Led Ohio State in passing yards in 1982, 1983 and 1984.
• Was a member of the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX. 

Greg Frey, QB (1987-1990) 
Born: 1968 (Cincinnati)
High School: St. Xavier

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 25-18-3 with Frey on the team.
1987 Tied No. 4 LSU in Baton Rouge.
1988 Defeated No. 7 LSU 36-33 in Columbus.
1990 Defeated No. 6 Iowa 27-26 in Iowa City.

Honors
1990 Captain.
1990 National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholarship.
1990 Academic All-Big Ten.
1989 Academic All-Big Ten.

Frey's senior bio per The Ohio State Team Guide:

6-2, 195...from Cincinnati, Ohio...Veteran, poised quarterback who returns for his third year as a starter...led the conference and was 10th nationally in passing efficiency last year with a rating of 145.7...won second team all-Big Ten honors in 1989.

Good leader and heady player, who makes good decisions and has the ability to audible out of a bad play...control-type passer...has started every game the past two years.

Ranks fourth on the OSU career passing chart and could jump up to second place this year...another 2,000-yard season would make him the first Ohio State signal caller ever to throw for that figure three years in a row.

Skipped practice last spring and played baseball, starting in left field and hitting .293.

Ohio Back-of-the-Year and Cincinnati Player of the Year as a senior (in high school)...named to several prep All-American teams as a senior...threw for 2,970 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior...career figures were 47 TDs and 4,702 yards...completed 28 of 55 passes for 487 yards and four touchdowns against Cincinnati Moeller as a senior...two-time Cincinnati Player-of-the-Year in baseball.

Frey's Ohio State career per Wikipedia:

As a three-year starting quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes, he is best remembered for leading the team to two remarkable come-from-behind wins.

On September 24, 1988, he rallied Ohio State from a 33–20 deficit in the final four minutes to a 36–33 victory over the ninth-ranked LSU Tigers.

On October 28, 1989, the Buckeyes were losing 31–0 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Frey brought the team back for a 41–37 win, throwing a total of 362 yards. 

Frey is still involved in football:

A color analyst, Frey now calls high school football games on the SportsTime Ohio television network.

Dee Miller, WR (1994-1998)
Born: 1975 (Springfield, Ohio)
High School: Springfield South

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 52-11 with Miller on the team.
1996 Big Ten Title.
1998 Big Ten Title.
1997 Defeated Arizona State 20-17 to win the Rose Bowl.
1999 Defeated Texas A&M 24-14 to win the Sugar Bowl.

Miller's senior bio per The Ohio State Team Guide:

6-1, 200...from Springfield, Ohio...One of the most pleasant surprises of the 1997 season returns for his second season as the starting flanker...is now of the premier receivers not only in the Big Ten, but nationally as well.

Began last season as somewhat of an unknown (15 career receptions) but by the end of the year had developed into a standout...receivers coach Chuck Stobart says Dee "came into being a force at receiver for us...he has proven to be a big-play receiver and we expect even greater things this year."

His emergence last year gave the Buckeyes one of the top receiving tandems in college football (with David Boston). Came to Ohio State ballyhooed as one of the top high school receivers in the midwest.

The Ohio Division I Co-Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...had 56 receptions as a senior, 16 of those going for touchdowns...career figures included 36 TD grabs.

Miller's rough start at Ohio State career per ohiostatebuckeyes.com:

Dee Miller came to Ohio State in 1994. His recruiting class included Orlando Pace and Damon Moore, but Miller was the ten-carat jewel. A strong, athletic receiver that was named to everyone's high school All-American team, Miller was compared to Cris Carter at the ripe age of 17. Newspapers picked him to start as a true freshman next to Joey Galloway - and ahead of current NFLers Chris Sanders and Terry Glenn. A 36 touchdown, 2,000 yard high school career equals that kind of pressure. And it got to him.

It started with an injury. During fall practice of his rookie season, Miller suffered a slight knee injury that sidelined him for around six weeks. To a prize recruit at a big-time college football program, that means a redshirt year. The wideout dubbed as the next Cris Carter didn't even get his cleats dirty as a freshman.

Miller's situation did not improve in his second or third year:

Miller came back the next year out of shape and full of attitude. He managed to play in all 13 games, but didn't catch a pass. He hadn't nearly blossomed into the player that everyone had expected, or, at times, demanded.

The hits kept on coming during his third year at Ohio State. Thoughts of a starting job opposite Dimitrious Stanley were prevalent over the summer, but just as hope started to resurface, enter David Boston. Prior to the season opener, Boston had worked his way to the top of the depth chart, and Miller was, for the third straight year, relegated to the sidelines. When Boston caught the game-winning touchdown with seconds remaining in the Rose Bowl, Miller could only watch.

His celebration was bittersweet. The critics started to doubt him, and worse than that, he started to doubt himself. He was labeled a bust, and rumors started flying that he was considering transferring.

"There were times when I felt like I should pack my bags up and just go home," Miller said. "When things aren't going your way, you start pouting around and trying to show people that you don't care. People are telling you that you're still young, but that's not what you want to hear."

After the Rose Bowl, Miller was forced into self-evaluation. After three years, he had caught more criticism than he had passes. With the graduation of Stanley a starting spot was open opposite Boston. But Ohio State had landed a prized high school wide receiver named Ken Yon Rambo, who some said had the ability to play right away. Miller was at a crossroads.

Miller is able to turn things around in 1997 and 1998: 

After being Ohio State's 'other receiver' for three years that seemed like a lifetime, it's Dee Miller's turn to shine. He came within 57 feet of 1,000 yards receiving last year, and is one-half of the best receiving tandem in the nation this season.

If you hadn't heard much about him going into last year, join the crowd. If you haven't heard of him heading into this fall, the sports section of your newspaper is only used to start your fireplace.

"You have to get in where you fit in," Miller says plainly. "People are starting to realize that Ohio State has more than one good receiver. After a couple more games, I think I'll open up even more eyes."

Miller's football career is right where he wants it to be. His 981 receiving yards last season were the third most in school history. His 58 receptions were the fourth most at OSU. He's the starting wide receiver for the No. 1-ranked team in the nation. Things are going good, and they're only getting better.

Miller in Ohio State's record book:

• 8th with 2,090 career receiving yards. 
• 8th with 132 career receptions. 
• 8th with 11 receptions against Indiana in 1998. 
• 10th with 59 receptions in a single season (1998). 
• 12th with 58 receptions in a single season (1997). 

A.J. Trapasso, P (2004-2008)
Born: 1986 (Pickerington)
High School: Pickerington

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 51-12 with Trapasso on the team.
2005 Big Ten Title.
2006 Big Ten Title.
2007 Big Ten Title.
2008 Big Ten Title.
2006 Defeated Notre Dame 34-20 to win the Fiesta Bowl.
Went 5-0 against That Team and outscored them 160-91.

Honors
2006 Mosi Tatupu Award for best Special Team Player.

Trapasso's senior bio per the Ohio State Team Guide:

6-1, 229...from Pickerington, Ohio...Will be in his fourth season as Ohio State's starting punter in 2008...has improved to one of the best in the Big Ten...has a strong leg and gets the ball off quickly...graduated in June.

Two-time all-state selection, winning first-team honors as a place-kicker as a junior and as a punter as a senior...also played running back and rushed for 3,754 yards and 50 touchdowns in that role...averaged 8.6 yards per carry and was the team's MVP as junior...was the offensive MVP the following year...also played baseball in high school. 

Trapasso's Ohio State career per titansonline.com:

...punted four years at Ohio State and totaled 203 attempts for 8,317 yards (41.0 avg., long of 76) in 51 games...also recorded 27 kickoffs with 10 touchbacks…as senior (2008), was Ray Guy Award semifinalist, averaging 41.4 yards on career-high 58 punts with 21 punts inside the 20.

Jim Tressel will be proud to see that Trapasso is in the Ohio State record book:

• 2nd in punts inside the 20 for a career with 78. 
• 2nd in punts for a game with 11 against That Team in 2007. 
• 4th in punt attempts for a career with 203. 
• 5th in punt yards for a career with 8,317 yards. 
• 6th in punting average for a game (50.8) against Cincinnati in 2006. 

Ezekiel Elliot, RB (2013-2015)
High School: John Burroughs

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 38-4 with Elliott on the team.
2013 Big Ten Leaders Title.
2014 National Champion
2014 Big Ten Title.
2014 Big Ten East Title.
2015 Big Ten East Title.
Defeated No. 1 Alabama 42-35 to win the 2015 Sugar Bowl.
Defeated No. 2 Oregon 42-20 to win the 2015 CFP National Championship.
Defeated No. 8 Notre Dame 44-28 to win the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.
Went 3-0 against That Team.

Honors
2015 Big Ten Most Valuable Player.
2015 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.
2015 All-Big Ten.
2014 James E. Sullivan Award.

Elliott's junior bio per The Ohio State Team Guide:

6-0. 225...from St. Louis, MO...Ezekiel Elliott enters the 2015 season as one of the best, if not the best, running back in college football and he is considered by many as the favorite to win the 2015 Heisman Trophy.He is the nation's leading returning rusher (in terms of yards gained), coming off an 1,878-yard rushing season with 18 touchdowns.

Elliott's talent is considerable, and it came clear on the national stage during Ohio State's three-game post-season run last year...his efforts in helping Ohio State win college football's first College Football Playoff national championship, including earning offensive MVP honors in both the Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff championship game, helped Elliott win the 85th James E. Sullivan Award as America's top amateur athlete in April.

Personable to all who approach him, Elliott is a fan favorite and really quick with a smile...Elliott is also a terrific student, earning Academic All-Big Ten honors last season and twice being named an OSU Scholar-Athlete.

Elliott was a consensus four-star prospect and one of the Top 100 prospects nationally...named to the U.S. Army All-American game...the St. Louis Post-Dispatch offensive player of the year in 2012, Elliott put up huge statistics with 3,061 all-purpose yards and 50 touchdowns, including 2,155 rush yards and 40 rushing touchdowns for the 13-1 Class 3 state runner-up...also had 16 receptions for 383 yards.

Elliott capped his high school career by winning four state championships at the Missouri Class 3 state championships in 2-1/2 hours (in the 100, 200, 110 high hurdles and 300 hurdles).

No. 15 In The NFL Draft

NAME	YEAR	ROUND	PICK	POSITION	TEAM
AL WASHINGTON	1981	4	86	LB	JETS
DEE MILLER	1999	6	196	WR	PACKERS
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT	2016	1	4	RB	COWBOYS

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