Freshman Phenom Jeremiah Smith Predicts Buckeyes' Receiving Room to Shine

As the Ohio State Buckeyes prepare for the 2025 season, star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is confident the team's receiving corps will be even more formidable than it was during their national championship campaign last year.

Smith, who dominated the college football landscape as a freshman in 2024, believes the Buckeyes' receiving room has only gotten stronger. With the departure of Emeka Egbuka to the NFL, Smith highlighted the potential of teammates Carnell Tate and Brandon Inniss, stating they "could do any and everything that you ask them to do."

"I feel like this year they're going to shock a lot of people," Smith said. "Especially Carnell (Tate), that guy there he could do any and everything that you ask him to do. Very smooth route runner, he could block. Brandon (Inniss) is the same way. He's got that dog in him. So I feel like this year our room is very special. I feel like it's better than last year because we all could do different things."

Former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was taken aback by Smith's bold prediction, joking that he had already texted the news to Egbuka, who was recently drafted in the first round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. If Smith's assessment proves accurate, the rest of college football will certainly have their hands full with the Buckeyes' receiving corps in 2025.