Jeremiah Smith may be the heir apparent to this Number One spot, however, Marvin Harrison Jr paved the way for Smith, being drafted fourth overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Arizona Cardinal holds the highest ever draft position for an Ohio State receiver.
Despite lacking the flashy receiving yards numbers his teammate, Jaxon Smith-Njigba had in his only full season as an Ohio State player, Chris Olave was a beacon of reliability and consistency as a Buckeye, separating him from the other two NFL receivers who played for Ohio State in his class.
Despite a sense of what could have been, after the receiver was deemed ineligible for his senior season due to a sponsorship controversy, Cris Carter is still to this day one of the most dominant receivers Ohio State has ever seen.
Despite having a short NFL career, David Boston will forever be remembered for his iconic catch in the 1997 Rose Bowl, where he caught the game-winning touchdown with only 19 seconds left on the clock. Boston ranks among the best receivers in Buckeyes history, second in receiving touchdowns, and third in career receptions and receiving yards.
While it may be too recent to put the future NFL-bound prospect any higher on this list, Jeremiah Smith’s freshman season is still enough to put him amongst the greatest receivers ever to don the Buckeyes shirt, Smith caught 76 passes for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns as he played a pivotal role in taking his side to a National Championship win.
Part of one of the best receiving cores in recent memory of the Ohio State Buckeyes, Jaxon Smith-Njigba was part of an iconic trio of wide receivers alongside both Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson, with all three currently applying their trade as NFL wide receivers.
Despite his tragic passing, Terry Glenn is forever etched into the history books and culture at Ohio State. Glenn spent 12 years in the NFL and had one of the most explosive seasons in the history of Ohio State football, despite only recording 266 yards in his first two seasons.
After being drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, Egbuka joined an elite list of Buckeyes receivers that went in the first round, joining the likes of Jaxon Smith-Njiba and Marvin Harrison Jr.
