Ohio State’s Early Enrollees, Transfers Receive Jersey Numbers

The true freshmen and transfer players now know what numbers they’ll be wearing for the Buckeyes this spring.

Author:
Andrew Lind
Mar 8, 2022 8:22 AM EST

With spring practice starting this morning, Ohio State released its updated roster and revealed the jersey numbers the early enrollees and other newcomers will wear this spring – and perhaps for the remainder of their careers.

Below are the jersey numbers for the 11 true freshmen who enrolled in classes back in January in order to get a head start on their college careers:

QB Devin Brown - No. 15

CB Jyaire Brown - No. 18

TE Bennett Christian - No. 85

WR Caleb Burton - No. 12

DE Caden Curry - No. 92

OL George Fitzpatrick - No. 68

WR Kyion Grayes - No. 17

LB C.J. Hicks - No. 11

LB Gabe Powers - No. 36

S Kye Stokes - No. 37

CB Ryan Turner - No. 24

The Buckeyes also added two transfers this offseason as they look to improve their defense. Their numbers are listed below:

S Tanner McCalister - No. 15

LB DeaMonte “Chip” Trayanum - No. 19

Ohio State added five walk-ons to the roster this spring, and their numbers are as follows:

OL Quinton Burke - No. 64

DL Zach Cicero - No. 56

WR Corban Cleveland - No. 30

K Jayden Fielding - No. 38

LB Elias Myers - No. 46

QB Chad Ray - No. 19

Last but not least, several returning players have changed their numbers since the end of last season. That includes:

WR Kamryn Babb - No. 1

WR Jayden Ballard - No. 9

WR Emeka Egbuka - No. 2

RB Miyan Williams - No. 3

LB Cade Stover - No. 8

WR Xavier Johnson - No. 10

OL Donovan Jackson - No. 72

TE Gee Scott - No. 88

The 10 additional members of Ohio State’s 2022 recruiting class, including running back Dallan Hayden; wide receivers Kojo Antwi and Kaleb Brown; offensive linemen Avery Henry, Carson Hinzman and Tegra Tshabola; defensive ends Omari Abor and Kenyatta Jackson; defensive tackle Hero Kanu; safety Sonny Styles, will arrive on campus in June and be assigned their numbers prior to the start of fall camp.