Forty-seven former Ohio State players are on 53-man rosters to begin the 2023 NFL season.
All 32 NFL teams were forced to cut their rosters to the regular-season limit of 53 players on their active rosters on Tuesday, and 47 players who finished their college careers at Ohio State made the cut. The full list of Buckeyes currently on active rosters sorted by NFL team:
| Player | Pos | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Fields | QB | Bears |
| Sam Hubbard | DE | Bengals |
| Jonathon Cooper | OLB | Broncos |
| Ronnie Hickman | S | Browns |
| Dawand Jones | OT | Browns |
| Denzel Ward | CB | Browns |
| Luke Wypler | C | Browns |
| Paris Johnson Jr. | OT | Cardinals |
| Joey Bosa | OLB | Chargers |
| Corey Linsley | C | Chargers |
| Tyquan Lewis | DE | Colts |
| Terry McLaurin | WR | Commanders |
| Curtis Samuel | WR | Commanders |
| Chase Young | DE | Commanders |
| Johnathan Hankins | DT | Cowboys |
| Malik Hooker | S | Cowboys |
| Eli Apple | CB | Dolphins |
| Jerome Baker | LB | Dolphins |
| Zach Harrison | DE | Falcons |
| Liam McCullough | LS | Falcons |
| Jeff Okudah | CB | Falcons |
| Parris Campbell | WR | Giants |
| Luke Farrell | TE | Jaguars |
| DaVon Hamilton | DT | Jaguars |
| Jeremy Ruckert | TE | Jets |
| Garrett Wilson | WR | Jets |
| Taylor Decker | OT | Lions |
| Jonah Jackson | G | Lions |
| Josh Myers | C | Packers |
| Vonn Bell | S | Panthers |
| Ezekiel Elliott | RB | Patriots |
| Shaun Wade | CB | Patriots |
| Thayer Munford Jr. | OT | Raiders |
| Jordan Fuller | S | Rams |
| J.K. Dobbins | RB | Ravens |
| Malik Harrison | LB | Ravens |
| Marshon Lattimore | CB | Saints |
| Chris Olave | WR | Saints |
| Michael Thomas | WR | Saints |
| Pete Werner | LB | Saints |
| Dre’Mont Jones | DT | Seahawks |
| Tyreke Smith | OLB | Seahawks |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | Seahawks |
| Cameron Heyward | DT | Steelers |
| Noah Brown | WR | Texans |
| Cameron Johnston | P | Texans |
| C.J. Stroud | QB | Texans |
The list of Buckeyes on 53-man rosters by position:
| Pos | No. | Players |
|---|---|---|
| QB | 2 | Justin Fields, C.J. Stroud |
| RB | 2 | J.K. Dobbins, Ezekiel Elliott |
| WR | 8 | Noah Brown, Parris Campbell, Terry McLaurin, Chris Olave, Curtis Samuel, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Michael Thomas, Garrett Wilson |
| TE | 2 | Luke Farrell, Jeremy Ruckert |
| OT | 4 | Taylor Decker, Paris Johnson Jr., Dawand Jones, Thayer Munford Jr. |
| G | 1 | Jonah Jackson |
| C | 3 | Corey Linsley, Josh Myers, Luke Wypler |
| EDGE | 7 | Joey Bosa, Jonathon Cooper, Zach Harrison, Sam Hubbard, Tyquan Lewis, Tyreke Smith, Chase Young |
| IDL | 4 | Johnathan Hankins, DaVon Hamilton, Cameron Heyward, Dre’Mont Jones |
| LB | 3 | Jerome Baker, Malik Harrison, Pete Werner |
| CB | 5 | Eli Apple, Marshon Lattimore, Jeff Okudah, Shaun Wade, Denzel Ward |
| S | 4 | Vonn Bell, Jordan Fuller, Ronnie Hickman, Malik Hooker |
| P | 1 | Cameron Johnston |
| LS | 1 | Liam McCullough |
The list of Buckeyes currently on active rosters does not include San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa, who is on the 49ers’ reserve/did not report list as he continues to hold out for a contract extension.
Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere will begin the year on the reserve/suspended list as he serves a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s gambling policy, while Denver Broncos outside linebacker Baron Browning is on the physically unable to perform list, which means he’ll be out for at least for their first four games. Pat Elflein is on the Arizona Cardinals’ injured reserve and Raekwon McMillan is on the New England Patriots’ injured reserve; because they were placed on IR before final cuts, they will be out for the entire 2023 season unless they are released with an injury settlement.
Players on active rosters to begin this season include all six of Ohio State’s 2023 NFL draft picks – C.J. Stroud, Paris Johnson Jr., Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Zach Harrison, Dawand Jones and Luke Wypler – as well as undrafted rookie Ronnie Hickman, who made the Cleveland Browns’ roster after an excellent preseason in which he intercepted three passes.
The Browns and Saints lead the NFL with four former Ohio State players on each of their 53-man rosters. The Washington Commanders, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans all have three rostered Buckeyes.
Fifteen other former Ohio State players were among their teams’ final cuts as teams trimmed their rosters down from 90 players to 53. Notable players who did not survive final cuts include cornerback Bradley Roby, who the New Orleans Saints cut after two years with the team, and 2021 fourth-round pick Tommy Togiai, who the Cleveland Browns waived after two seasons with the franchise.
The full list of Buckeyes who were cut by NFL teams after their final preseason game:
- CB Cam Brown (Chargers)
- DT Jerron Cage (Saints)
- P Drue Chrisman (Bengals)
- G Wyatt Davis (Giants) – waived/injured
- DE Jalyn Holmes (Jets)
- DT Antwuan Jackson (Panthers)
- G Michael Jordan (Panthers)
- S Tanner McCalister (Browns)
- OT Isaiah Prince (Broncos)
- CB Bradley Roby (Saints)
- WR C.J. Saunders (Panthers)
- RB Trey Sermon (Eagles) – waived/injured
- DT Tommy Togiai (Browns)
- TE Nick Vannett (Texans)
- DT Taron Vincent (Rams)
Any of those players could now be signed by other teams, while it‘s also possible that any of the players who made 53-man rosters could still be released or placed on injured reserve before the start of the season as their teams make corresponding moves, so the number of Buckeyes on active rosters could still fluctuate before the start of the regular season, which begins next week.
