With three new transfers in the fold and nine recruits arriving on campus, Ohio State has 12 total summer enrollees joining the team to provide whatever boost they can this fall and into the future.
Thursday, those players got their jersey numbers as the team updated its roster.
Of note, class of 2023 Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage five-star wide receiver Brandon Inniss (5-11, 198) scooped up the number left unoccupied by former Ohio State star wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who just departed the program to be taken 20th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. Inniss will sport No. 11 to open his Buckeye career.
As transfers go, former Notre Dame wide receiver turned Ohio State cornerback joins his brother Sonny in the Buckeye defensive backfield with No. 16 on his back. Former San Diego State offensive tackle Josh Simmons will don No. 71, while former Ole Miss defensive tackle Tywone Malone sports No. 95.
One number below him is the most heralded defensive line recruit in Ohio State’s 2023 recruiting class, with Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha Catholic four-star Jason Moore (6-6, 280) taking up No. 94 as he breaks ground in Columbus. Also on the defensive line, Indianapolis Lawrence Central four-star end Joshua Mickens (6-3, 225) will wear No. 52 while Suwanee (Ga.) North Gwinnett four-star tackle Kayden McDonald (6-3, 310) gets No. 56.
Pierre (S.D.) T.F. Riggs four-star quarterback Lincoln Keinholz (6-2, 182) landed with No. 12 for his freshman year, the same number worn by former Ohio State national championship quarterback Cardale Jones.
As for the rest of Ohio State’s summer-enrolling recruits, four-star cornerback Calvin Simpson-Hunt will wear No. 15, four-star safety Jayden Bonsu will take No. 21, fellow four-star safety Cedrick Hawkins No. 26 and four-star linebacker Arvelle Reese No. 42.
