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Ohio State Overview
• Will is in his third season with the Buckeyes and has three seasons of eligibility
• After red-shirting the 2023 season as a true freshman, he saw action in seven games for the 2025 CFP national champions
• He is an OSU Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree majoring in sport industry
Honors & Awards
2024: OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten Conference
More on Will
• Will was a part of the 2023 Ohio State recruiting class
• He enrolled in classes at Ohio State in January of 2023 and took part in spring drills
• He was the No. 8 overall player regardless of position in the state of Ohio as a high school senior in 2022
• Helped Coffman to a 7-4 record and an Division I first-round playoff appearance as a senior
• Voted as the All-Central District Division I Defensive Player of the Year
• First team All-Ohio for Division I by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association
• Had 47 tackles, 14 tackles-for-loss and five sacks in 10 games as a senior
• An Ohio Division I state qualifier in the shot put; also threw the discus
• His father is the late Will Smith, who played on Ohio State’s 2002 national championship team and also for the New Orleans Saints
• Mother is Kerry Monahan
2025 Football Roster
Smith Jr., Will
Jersey Number 53
Will Smith Jr.
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 292
- Hometown:
- Dublin, Ohio
- Last School:
- Coffman
- Year:
- Junior
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