It’s no secret that the Ohio State football program is on the shortlist of most talented squads year in and year out. It recruits at the highest of high levels and sends a ton of guys to the NFL.
But how do the Buckeyes stack up against other football programs when it comes to returning talent heading into 2022? That can all be opinion and arbitrary of course depending on your rooting allegiances, but there are some data points we can use to make a case.
That’s exactly what Athlon Sports did recently. It took the last five recruiting classes and where each college football program finished in those rankings to determine the top college football rosters for the 2022 season. For example, using the 247Sports Team Composite Rankings, Ohio State finished No. 2 (2018), No. 14 (2019), No. 5 (2020), No. 2 (2021), and No. 4 (2022). That averages out to 5.4.
Here’s how that ranks in the top 25 of other college football programs.