Ohio State transfer portal: Meet the Buckeyes’ No. 8-ranked 2024 class

With just six new recruits this offseason, Ohio State’s 2024 transfer class is small, but the athletes in it are of unrivaled quality, making the Buckeyes the clear offseason winners.Ryan Day assembled the eighth-best transfer class in the country, attracting more five-star recruits than any other team in the cycle and capitalizing on the many notable Alabama departures to add three former Crimson Tide players to the squad.

Through their recruiting efforts, the Buckeyes not only attracted talented players but also filled open positions, such as quarterback. The majority of the new recruits are on the attacking side of the ball, but Ohio State also added a huge addition to its defensive backfield in the form of top-ranked prospect Blake Downs, who will play safety.

Ohio State realized it needed to strengthen its roster in front of a crucial season, as Michigan had just won a national championship and four other schools would be entering the Big Ten. Day succeeded in doing so, and his team is now ready to start the year as the conference favorite and a contender for the national championship.