Jeremiah Smith came into the spotlight after a parody account on X claimed that the Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver had chosen to forgo all his NIL earnings to build a championship roster in Columbus for next season.
Going by the username Shane Tuttle, the account even added fake quotes of Smith:
“I want to win another National Championship. I figured that money could be used to make our team stronger in other areas.”
The post even reached Smith’s social media and the reaction was pretty obvious:
“Huh????🤣”
Others joined Smith in calling out the parody account for sharing false content.
“sue them please. sick of twitter click baiters lying,” one fan said.
“Shane Tuttle is satire . It says in his first line of his profile,” one fan added.
“It’s a parody account 😂” one fan added.
“Jeremiah Smith finding out he’s not making any NIL money,” one fan added a meme.
“Lol the subtle subtweet just to let everyone know you are making the gibbies,” one fan reacted.
Twitter AI assistant Grok also added a warning to the parody account’s post, clarifying that it is a satire account and that Smith’s reported NIL valuation is close to $4.2 million from deals including Adidas and Red Bull.
Jeremiah Smith Joins One Other Ohio State Player in PFF’s Top 50 CFB Players
Pro Football Focus released a list of the top 50 college football players for 2026. Among all the programs, Ohio State seems to be graded well with two of their players making the list.
Jeremiah Smith was the top player in the list for the second straight year. He led all WRs in PFF receiving grade (92.9), receiving yards (2,554) and receiving touchdowns (27) over the last two seasons. PFF said this as well:
“Smith is a generational talent at the position who will have NFL teams tripping over themselves to draft him in 2027.”
Smith’s quarterback, Julian Sayin, has also made the list at No. 4 behind Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore and Texas Longhorns EDGE Colin Simmons.
Sayin had a great redshirt freshman season, completing 77.0% of his passes (highest completion percentage in CFB history) for 3,610 yards, 32 touchdowns, and just 8 interceptions in 14 games. The Ohio State QB also led all signal-callers in PFF passing grade (92.9). He was also a Heisman finalist last season and will once again aim to win in 2026.
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