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Ok, Mark. I hear you. There’s actually a little competition for No. 12, unlike 11, 10 or 9. And it’s always great to have options.
But it has to be Michael Jenkins.
He is still the school all-time leaders in receiving yards with 2,898 yards, and third all-time in catches with 165. Also, fun little fact, he’s the last Buckeye receiver to tally over 1,000 yards in a season.
At 6-foot-4, Jenkins was a mismatch for opposing corners but still possessed speed to go deep and beat man-to-man coverage. Hence why he was the team’s leading receiver in all three years as a starter. Of course he’s most remembered for the ‘Holy Buckeye’ reception on 4th-and-1 at Purdue to save the season at the time.
Although he was never a first-team Big Ten selection (which is weird), he was a second-team selection and a National Champion. Jenkins was eventually a first-round pick by the Atlanta Falcons and played eight seasons in the NFL.