Ohio State may be sitting at No. 1 in both the AP and Coaches polls, but when it comes to raw roster talent, 247Sports has the Buckeyes at No. 5.
On Thursday, 247Sports released its Team Talent Composite and placed Ohio State behind Georgia, Texas, Oregon and Alabama. Georgia tops the list with a roster score of 1,003.67, while Texas comes in at 985.17, Oregon at 984.33, Alabama at 973.53 and Ohio State at 964.27.
The Buckeyes also check in fifth nationally in average player rating at 91.43. Georgia leads that category as well at 91.97, followed by Oregon at 91.73, Texas at 91.71 and Alabama at 91.57.
The top 10 in the composite is a familiar-looking group of heavyweights. Notre Dame sits sixth, then Texas A&M, LSU, USC and Florida round out the list.
Ohio State’s 2026 schedule will put that talent ranking to the test in a big way. The Buckeyes are set to face three teams in the top 10 of the Team Talent Composite: No.
2 Texas on Sept. 12, No.
9 USC on Oct. 31 and No. 3 Oregon on Nov.
There are more difficult matchups beyond that trio, too. Ohio State will also see four additional teams ranked inside the top 50: No.
44 Iowa on Oct. 3, No.
38 Indiana on Oct. 17, No.
22 Nebraska on Nov. 21 and No. 11 Michigan on Nov.
Those opponents don’t all line up the same way in the AP and Coaches polls. Oregon is the highest-ranked of the group at No. 2, followed by Texas at No. 5 and Indiana at No.
- USC is No.
14, Michigan is No. 16 and Iowa is No. 22.
The schedule setup is uneven, too. Ohio State will travel to Texas, Iowa, Indiana, USC and Nebraska, while Oregon and Michigan will come to Columbus.
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