Few Ohio State position groups face a bigger overhaul this spring than the Buckeyes’ secondary.
Ohio State has to replace the star of its defense for the past two years, two-time unanimous All-American safety Caleb Downs, as well as two other starters in cornerback Davison Igbinosun and nickelback Lorenzo Styles Jr. The good news is the Buckeyes have strong candidates to replace them, as Devin Sanchez is in line to start opposite Jermaine Mathews Jr. at cornerback while transfer safeties Terry Moore and Earl Little Jr. were brought in to pair with returning starter Jaylen McClain.
We continue our position-by-position look at Ohio State’s 2026 roster entering spring practice with a look at how the Buckeyes’ secondary has changed, the biggest question they’ll need to answer this spring and the overall outlook for Ohio State’s defensive backfield entering its first practices of the year next week.