The Buckeyes continue to grow.
The 86 returning players on Ohio State's roster for the 2024 season have been putting in time and work at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. This offseason, the group has changed their bodies by adding a net 103 pounds of muscle to their collective weight.
38 Ohio State players weigh more today than they did in the fall, according to Ohio State’s spring roster, which was released Tuesday ahead of the Buckeyes’ first spring practice.
Two redshirt freshmen have bulked up by double digits. Leading the way is offensive tackle Miles Walker who packed on 22 pounds, going from a weight of 295 to 317. Defensive tackle Jason Moore now hits the scales at 305 pounds, up 10 from last season's weight of 295.
Other notable weight gainers from last season include Jordan Hancock (187 to 195), Lincoln Kienholz (200 to 207), Jermaine Mathews Jr. (182 to 189), Josh Fryar (313 to 320), Tyleik Williams (320 to 327), Luke Montgomery (302 to 308) and Sonny Styles (230 to 235).
The three biggest weight losers from last season are a trio of specialists. Punter Joe McGuire is 23 pounds lighter than last season (235 to 212) with long-snappers Max Lomonico (225 to 212) and Collin Johnson (225 to 215) also losing weight in the double digits.
In all, 18 Buckeyes are carrying a combined 100 pounds less than they did in 2023. Other notable slimmed-down Buckeyes include Jack Sawyer (265 to 260), TreVeyon Henderson (212 to 208) and Brandon Inniss (207 to 203).
Additional Notes
- At 327 pounds, Tegra Tshabola and Tyleik Williams are the heaviest players on Ohio State's spring roster.
- There are 10 players tied for being the tallest on the team with a height of 6-6. (New 6-foot-7 punter Nick McLarty, who committed to Ohio State on Friday, will become the tallest player on the team when he joins the Buckeyes this summer.)
- Joop Mitchell is listed as two inches taller from last season while 28 other Buckeyes are now listed as one inch taller.
- Last year, Josh Mickens was listed at 6-5; this year, he's listed at 6-3. Cade Casto, Josh Fryar and Zen Michalski are each listed as one inch shorter than they were a year ago.
- Three early enrollees have put in serious work in the weight room since they arrived in January. CB Bryce West (+19), OL Deontae Armstrong (+18) and DL Eric Mensah (+18) have not only made major weight gains, but each player also grew an inch.
| No. | Name | Pos. | Height | 2023 Weight | 2024 Weight | Weight Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IGBINOSUN, DAVISON | CB | 6-2 | 190 | 193 | +3 |
| 1 | JUDKINS, QUINSHON* | RB | 6-0 | 210* | 219 | +9* |
| 2 | DOWNS, CALEB* | S | 6-0 | 203* | 205 | +2* |
| 2 | EGBUKA, EMEKA | WR | 6-1 | 206 | 206 | -1 |
| 2 | WILLIAMS II, KOURT | S | 6-1 | 228 | 228 | 0 |
| 3 | CARTER, JA'HAD | S | 6-1 | 203 | 205 | +2 |
| 3 | KIENHOLZ, LINCOLN | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 207 | +7 |
| 4 | SMITH, JEREMIAH* | WR | 6-3 | 214* | 215 | +1* |
| 4 | STYLES JR., LORENZO | CB | 6-1 | 195 | 195 | 0 |
| 5 | HAYDEN, DALLAN | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 205 | 0 |
| 5 | SCOTT JR., AARON* | CB | 6-0 | 190* | 185 | -5* |
| 6 | STYLES, SONNY | LB | 6-4 | 230 | 235 | +5 |
| 7 | GRAYES, KYION | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 190 | 0 |
| 7 | HANCOCK, JORDAN | CB | 6-1 | 187 | 195 | +8 |
| 8 | RANSOM, LATHAN | S | 6-1 | 210 | 210 | 0 |
| 9 | BALLARD, JAYDEN | WR | 6-2 | 198 | 195 | -3 |
| 10 | BURKE, DENZEL | CB | 6-1 | 193 | 193 | 0 |
| 10 | SAYIN, JULIAN* | QB | 6-1 | 195* | 203 | +8* |
| 11 | HICKS, C.J. | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 233 | +3 |
| 11 | INNISS, BRANDON | WR | 6-0 | 207 | 203 | -4 |
| 12 | NOLAND, AIR* | QB | 6-2 | 195* | 192 | -3* |
| 12 | WEST, BRYCE* | CB | 5-11 | 177* | 196 | +19* |
| 13 | LOCKHART, MILES* | CB | 5-9 | 185* | 193 | +8* |
| 13 | RODGERS, BRYSON | WR | 6-2 | 185 | 185 | 0 |
| 14 | ANTWI, KOJO | WR | 6-0 | 194 | 194 | 0 |
| 15 | THURMAN, JELANI | TE | 6-6 | 258 | 258 | 0 |
| 16 | MAGGS, MASON | QB | 6-2 | 220 | 224 | +4 |
| 17 | MELTON, MITCHELL | DE | 6-4 | 253 | 261 | +8 |
| 17 | TATE, CARNELL | WR | 6-3 | 191 | 191 | 0 |
| 18 | HOWARD, WILL* | QB | 6-4 | 242* | 237 | -5* |
| 18 | McCLAIN, JAYLEN | S | 6-0 | 185* | 192 | +7 |
| 19 | RAY, CHAD | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 212 | +2 |
| 20 | PEOPLES, JAMES* | RB | 5-10 | 200* | 203 | +3* |
| 20 | REESE, ARVELL | LB | 6-4 | 235 | 238 | +3 |
| 21 | BONSU, JAYDEN | S | 6-2 | 205 | 207 | +2 |
| 22 | SIMPSON-HUNT, CALVIN | CB | 6-0 | 195 | 204 | +9 |
| 23 | BAUDO, NOLAN | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 180 | 0 |
| 23 | STOVER, GARRETT* | LB | 6-1 | 214* | 220 | +6* |
| 24 | MATHEWS JR., JERMAINE | CB | 5-11 | 182 | 189 | +7 |
| 24 | WILLIAMS-DIXON, SAM* | RB | 5-11 | 203* | 203 | 0* |
| 25 | HARTFORD, MALIK | S | 6-3 | 194 | 194 | 0 |
| 25 | SAUNDERS, KAI | WR | 6-3 | 212 | 212 | 0 |
| 26 | HAWKINS JR., CEDRICK | S | 6-0 | 182 | 185 | +3 |
| 28 | CAFFEY, TC | RB | 5-10 | 215 | 215 | 0 |
| 30 | SIMON, CODY | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 235 | 0 |
| 32 | HENDERSON, TREVEYON | RB | 5-10 | 212 | 208 | -4 |
| 32 | JONES, BRENTEN "INKY" | S | 6-2 | 205 | 205 | 0 |
| 33 | BROWN, DEVIN | QB | 6-3 | 213 | 212 | -1 |
| 33 | SAWYER, JACK | DE | 6-5 | 265 | 260 | -5 |
| 34 | SCHRAMM, BRENNEN | WR | 6-0 | 191 | 191 | 0 |
| 35 | PIERCE, PAYTON* | LB | 6-2 | 225* | 223 | -2* |
| 36 | POWERS, GABE | LB | 6-4 | 235 | 242 | +7 |
| 37 | GLOVER, NIGEL | LB | 6-3 | 215 | 221 | +6 |
| 38 | FIELDING, JAYDEN | K | 6-0 | 175 | 175 | 0 |
| 39 | JAWAD, HADI | P | 5-11 | 165 | 185 | +20* |
| 39 | VELAZQUEZ, JOEY | LB | 5-11 | 222 | 226 | -4* |
| 42 | McGUIRE, JOE | P | 6-2 | 235 | 212 | -23 |
| 43 | FERLMANN, JOHN | LS | 6-3 | 228 | 228 | 0 |
| 43 | GRIFFIN, DIANTE | CB | 5-9 | 185 | 185 | 0 |
| 44 | TUIMOLOAU, J.T. | DE | 6-5 | 271 | 269 | -2 |
| 46 | MIDDLETON, JACE | TE | 6-4 | 235 | 235 | 0 |
| 46 | RUDZINSKI, RYAN | S | 6-4 | 204 | 213 | +9 |
| 48 | LOMONICO, MAX | LS | 6-3 | 225 | 212 | -13 |
| 49 | GURD, PATRICK | TE | 6-4 | 240 | 249 | +9 |
| 50 | DELSIGNORE, ALEC | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 225 | 0 |
| 51 | MONTGOMERY, LUKE | OL | 6-5 | 302 | 308 | +6 |
| 52 | MICKENS, JOSH | DE | 6-3 | 236 | 233 | -3 |
| 53 | SMITH JR., WILL | DL | 6-4 | 294 | 288 | -6 |
| 54 | WILSON, TOBY | OL | 6-2 | 290 | 298 | +8 |
| 56 | McLAUGHLIN, SETH* | C | 6-4 | 305* | 305 | 0* |
| 57 | PACE, JALEN | LB | 6-0 | 229 | 232 | +3 |
| 58 | HAMILTON, TY | DL | 6-3 | 295 | 295 | 0 |
| 60 | CASTO, CADE | DL | 6-1 | 260 | 268 | +8 |
| 61 | DAVIS, CADEN | DE | 6-4 | 235 | 238 | +3 |
| 62 | PADILLA, JOSH | OL | 6-4 | 293 | 295 | +2 |
| 62 | PRATER, BRYCE | DL | 6-1 | 279 | 270 | -9 |
| 63 | GOINES-JACKSON, JULIAN | OL | 6-1 | 316 | 315 | -1 |
| 65 | MICHALSKI, ZEN | OL | 6-6 | 310 | 319 | +9 |
| 66 | VIMAHI, ENOKK | OL | 6-4 | 313 | 310 | -3 |
| 67 | SIEREVELD, AUSTIN | OL | 6-5 | 317 | 320 | +3 |
| 68 | FITZPATRICK, GEORGE | OL | 6-6 | 310 | 313 | +3 |
| 69 | MOORE, IAN* | OL | 6-6 | 317* | 309 | -8* |
| 70 | FRYAR, JOSH | OL | 6-5 | 313 | 320 | +7 |
| 71 | SIMMONS, JOSH | OT | 6-5 | 310 | 310 | 0 |
| 72 | ARMSTRONG, DEONTAE* | OL | 6-6 | 280* | 298 | +18* |
| 73 | ARMSTRONG, DEVONTAE* | OL | 6-5 | 297* | 303 | +6* |
| 74 | JACKSON, DONOVAN | OL | 6-4 | 320 | 320 | 0 |
| 75 | HINZMAN, CARSON | OL | 6-5 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
| 76 | WALKER, MILES | OL | 6-5 | 295 | 317 | +22 |
| 77 | TSHABOLA, TEGRA | OL | 6-6 | 322 | 327 | +5 |
| 82 | ADOLPH, DAVID | WR | 6-5 | 215 | 209 | -6 |
| 83 | MITCHELL, JOOP | WR | 6-1 | 180 | 180 | 0 |
| 85 | CHRISTIAN, BENNETT | TE | 6-6 | 252 | 260 | +8 |
| 87 | STOCKSDALE, REIS | WR | 5-10 | 188 | 188 | 0 |
| 88 | SCOTT JR., GEE | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 243 | +3 |
| 89 | HERBSTREIT, ZAK | TE | 6-2 | 240 | 240 | 0 |
| 89 | KACMAREK, WILL* | TE | 6-6 | 256* | 260 | +4* |
| 90 | MENSAH, ERIC* | DL | 6-3 | 290* | 308 | +18* |
| 91 | WILLIAMS, TYLEIK | DT | 6-3 | 320 | 327 | +7 |
| 92 | CURRY, CADEN | DE | 6-3 | 260 | 260 | 0 |
| 93 | KANU, HERO | DT | 6-5 | 305 | 305 | 0 |
| 94 | MOORE, JASON | DL | 6-6 | 295 | 305 | +10 |
| 95 | MAGYAR, CASEY | K | 5-11 | 189 | 185 | -4 |
| 95 | MALONE, TYWONE | DT | 6-4 | 303 | 301 | -2 |
| 96 | HOUSTON, EDDRICK | DE | 6-3 | 269 | 270 | +1 |
| 96 | JOHNSON, COLLIN | LS | 6-1 | 225 | 215 | -10 |
| 97 | JACKSON JR., KENYATTA | DE | 6-6 | 258 | 258 | 0 |
| 98 | McDONALD, KAYDEN | DT | 6-3 | 319 | 326 | +7 |
| 98 | SNYDER, AUSTIN | K | 5-7 | 191 | 194 | +3 |
*Weight based on high school/last school's roster. These players are not included in the net totals of weight differences of the 86 Buckeyes returning from last year's roster.
