Ohio State football coach may have spilled the beans on a freshman who is way ahead of where anyone thought he would be this spring
The Ohio State Buckeyes brought in a large freshman class and one unheralded recruit is already catching attention.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have 51 new players incoming between the transfer portal additions and the freshman class. When it comes to freshmen expected to make an impact, it’s WR Chris Henry Jr.’s name you hear the most.
Henry is expected to have a role as a freshman for Ohio State, though it’s unfair to expect him to do what Jeremiah Smith did in 2024 as a newcomer by clearing 1,300 receiving yards.
When it comes to the freshman class, Henry isn’t the only one creating buzz this spring.
Ohio State WR coach Cortez Hankton reveals a promising note on the freshman wideout
The Buckeyes recruited four wide receivers in the class of 2026 with Henry and Jerquaden Guilford being the top two recruits. Jaeden Ricketts and Brock Boyd were lower-rated wideouts in the class, and it’s the latter who might be ahead of his age already.
“What makes Brock a truly good football player, first and foremost, is his football IQ,” Hankton said of Boyd over the weekend. “He understands the game like he’s a three-year college student.”
Boyd is a 6-foot-1, 184-pound wideout from a strong high school program at Southlake Carroll (TX), and was the No. 100 wide receiver and No. 728 player nationally in the class of 2026, per 247 Sports Composite. Ohio State was able to flip Boyd from TCU in large part because of Brian Hartline, who identified the talent that Boyd has.
Cracking the wide receiver rotation in 2026 likely won’t happen unless something unforeseen comes about like injuries. But Ohio State has a smooth route runner in Boyd, and he’s a player who has a chance to be something special after a couple of years in Ohio State’s strength and conditioning program.
While Boyd may not have been a household recruit in the current freshman class, he’s a name Buckeye fans should be noting now for the future.
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