The Ohio State Buckeyes appear to be set at both kicker and punter with Noah Ruggles having another year of eligibility available and Jesse Mirco having three years left. Ruggles had a phenomenal season, but it is always rare for specialists to declare for the NFL Draft early.
It is still interesting to take a peak at what is available in this day and age of college football free agency. Ruggles was a transfer from North Carolina and shocked a number of people by beating out Jake Seibert. It would be unlikely that Ohio State dives in again this off-season, but we have seen weirder things happen. The following are the top five available specialists in the transfer portal so far for the 2021-2022 offseason.