Of the 22 players that started for Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, 9 were ranked in the Top 3 at their position out of high school.

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Via 247Sports Recruiting Rankings.

Five of nine were ranked #1 with Caleb Downs being the only transfer:

Jeremiah Smith (2024): 1 Caleb Downs (2023): 1 Emeka Egbuka (2021): 1 TreVeyon Henderson (2021): 1 Donovan Jackson (2021): 1

Jaylahn Tuimoloau (2021): 2 Sonny Styles (2022): 2

Jack Sawyer (2021): 3 Carnell Tate (2023): 3

Slightly related; Will Howard was the lowest ranking player on the offense.