2024 Football Roster
Smith, Jeremiah
Jersey Number 4
Jeremiah Smith
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Miami Gardens, Fla.
- Last School:
- Chaminade-Madonna Prep
- Year:
- Freshman
Bio
Ohio State Overview
• Jeremiah will be one of the top players in college football this season, regardless of position, and he will be a candidate and even the favorite for every major offensive award, including the Heisman Trophy, Biletnikoff Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year and Maxwell Award.
• He had a fabulous freshman campaign, shattering all of Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter's Ohio State freshman records with 76 receptions for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns
• Earned first-team All-America honors by USA Today and was voted by the league's coaches as the Big Ten Conference's Richter-Howard Wide Receiver of the Year and the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year
• A finalist for the Shaun Alexander national freshman of the year award and earned second-team All-America laurels by the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press and Walter Camp
• His season was full of spectacular catches and huge catches with No. 1 a 56-yard reception on 3rd-and-11 late in the fourth quarter of the national title game against Notre Dame that led to Ohio State's final points in the 34-23 win
• Led the nation with six receptions of at least 50 yards: 70 vs. Western Michigan, 68 vs. Northwestern, 60 vs. Nebraska, 56 vs. Notre Dame, 53 vs. Iowa and 53 vs. Marshall
• His 15 TD receptions ranked in a T2nd nationally and his 1,315 receiving yards ranked fourth with both totals leading the Big Ten, while his 76 receptions ranked sixth in the conference
• His 16 total touchdowns, including a rushing score vs. Michigan State, ranked 23rd nationally
• Caught at least one pass in every game and opened his career with at least one touchdown receiving in his first seven games
• His 1,315 receiving yards were fourth-most in single season history at Ohio State and in the process became the first Ohio State freshmen to top 1,000 yards receiving
• His 15 TD receptions are second-most in school history (17, Terry Glenn in 1995)
• Set his personal bests of seven receptions and 187 receiving yards in an electrifying game and win over Oregon in the CFP quarterfinals at the Rose Bowl to earn MVP honors
• Led the Buckeyes with 17 receptions of at least 20 yards
• Scored five touchdowns in the CFP games, including two apiece in the opening round win over Tennessee and again vs. Oregon
• Caught 19 passes for 381 yards and a 20.1 yards per reception average in the four CFP games
• An OSU Scholar-Athlete who is majoring in sport industry
Honors & Awards
2024: First-team All-America (USA Today), Big Ten Conference Richter-Howard Wide Receiver of the Year, Big Ten Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year, Rose Bowl offensive MVP, On3 Offensive Freshman of the Year, All-Big Ten, OSU Scholar-Athlete
More on Jeremiah
• Jeremiah was the 2024 recruiting class consensus No.1 ranked player in the country regardless of position
• A five-star prospect by every major recruiting service as well as the top-ranked wide receiver
• One of five finalists for 247Sports’ National Player of the Year honors
• Named the Player of the Year in the state of Florida by MaxPreps
• In 14 games as a senior, had 88 receptions for 1,376 yards and 19 touchdowns
• In his final high school game – a 56-0 win to capture the state championship – Smith caught 11 passes for 170 yards and scored a touchdown
• Over his final two seasons, he caught 151 passes for 2,474 yards and 39 touchdowns while playing in 28 games.
• Chaminade-Madonna Prep was the nation’s No. 2-ranked team and finished the season 14-0 in 2023
• He is the first wide receiver to earn the No. 1 overall ranking in the 247Sports Composite in 11 years, since Dorial Green-Beckham in 2012
• In a win over perennial New Jersey state power Began Catholic earlier this fall, he caught 16 passes for 316 yards and three TDs in three quarters of action
• Winner of the Nat Moore Trophy, which is awarded annually to the top high school player in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties
• Named the Maxwell Award High School Player of the Year
• Is the son of Lativia Newberry and Christopher Smith, and has an older brother (Christopher), an older sister (Jade) and a younger brother (Angelo)
• Jeremiah will be one of the top players in college football this season, regardless of position, and he will be a candidate and even the favorite for every major offensive award, including the Heisman Trophy, Biletnikoff Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year and Maxwell Award.
• He had a fabulous freshman campaign, shattering all of Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter's Ohio State freshman records with 76 receptions for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns
• Earned first-team All-America honors by USA Today and was voted by the league's coaches as the Big Ten Conference's Richter-Howard Wide Receiver of the Year and the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year
• A finalist for the Shaun Alexander national freshman of the year award and earned second-team All-America laurels by the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press and Walter Camp
• His season was full of spectacular catches and huge catches with No. 1 a 56-yard reception on 3rd-and-11 late in the fourth quarter of the national title game against Notre Dame that led to Ohio State's final points in the 34-23 win
• Led the nation with six receptions of at least 50 yards: 70 vs. Western Michigan, 68 vs. Northwestern, 60 vs. Nebraska, 56 vs. Notre Dame, 53 vs. Iowa and 53 vs. Marshall
• His 15 TD receptions ranked in a T2nd nationally and his 1,315 receiving yards ranked fourth with both totals leading the Big Ten, while his 76 receptions ranked sixth in the conference
• His 16 total touchdowns, including a rushing score vs. Michigan State, ranked 23rd nationally
• Caught at least one pass in every game and opened his career with at least one touchdown receiving in his first seven games
• His 1,315 receiving yards were fourth-most in single season history at Ohio State and in the process became the first Ohio State freshmen to top 1,000 yards receiving
• His 15 TD receptions are second-most in school history (17, Terry Glenn in 1995)
• Set his personal bests of seven receptions and 187 receiving yards in an electrifying game and win over Oregon in the CFP quarterfinals at the Rose Bowl to earn MVP honors
• Led the Buckeyes with 17 receptions of at least 20 yards
• Scored five touchdowns in the CFP games, including two apiece in the opening round win over Tennessee and again vs. Oregon
• Caught 19 passes for 381 yards and a 20.1 yards per reception average in the four CFP games
• An OSU Scholar-Athlete who is majoring in sport industry
Honors & Awards
2024: First-team All-America (USA Today), Big Ten Conference Richter-Howard Wide Receiver of the Year, Big Ten Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year, Rose Bowl offensive MVP, On3 Offensive Freshman of the Year, All-Big Ten, OSU Scholar-Athlete
More on Jeremiah
• Jeremiah was the 2024 recruiting class consensus No.1 ranked player in the country regardless of position
• A five-star prospect by every major recruiting service as well as the top-ranked wide receiver
• One of five finalists for 247Sports’ National Player of the Year honors
• Named the Player of the Year in the state of Florida by MaxPreps
• In 14 games as a senior, had 88 receptions for 1,376 yards and 19 touchdowns
• In his final high school game – a 56-0 win to capture the state championship – Smith caught 11 passes for 170 yards and scored a touchdown
• Over his final two seasons, he caught 151 passes for 2,474 yards and 39 touchdowns while playing in 28 games.
• Chaminade-Madonna Prep was the nation’s No. 2-ranked team and finished the season 14-0 in 2023
• He is the first wide receiver to earn the No. 1 overall ranking in the 247Sports Composite in 11 years, since Dorial Green-Beckham in 2012
• In a win over perennial New Jersey state power Began Catholic earlier this fall, he caught 16 passes for 316 yards and three TDs in three quarters of action
• Winner of the Nat Moore Trophy, which is awarded annually to the top high school player in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties
• Named the Maxwell Award High School Player of the Year
• Is the son of Lativia Newberry and Christopher Smith, and has an older brother (Christopher), an older sister (Jade) and a younger brother (Angelo)
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