The amount of love being heaped on Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith isn’t too terribly surprising. After all, all you have to do is look at the season he put together as a freshman is perphaps second to none in the history of the game for a wide receiver.
Count Fox’s Joel Klatt into that same group of admirers because the praise he had for the OSU superstar when counting down the top ten players in college football might be the most complimentary comments I’ve ever heard. To nobody’s surprise, Klatt named Smith as the No. 1 player in the country but went on a long summarization of why, including his work ethic, talent, upside, and more. In large part, he called Smith the “greatest college football player I’ve ever seen.”
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But it goes much deeper than that.
As a footnote that really shouldn’t be, Klatt not only ranked Smith at No. 1, he also named Ohio State safety Caleb Downs as the No. 2 player in the game for 2025. You can hear Klatt react and analyze both Buckeyes as well as the other eight players in his popular Joel Klatt Show podcast. To hear his take on the two OSU players, you can skip ahead to near the end of the show.
If you don’t follow Klatt much, we suggest you do. He’s balanced, fair, and insightful more often than not in his comments and thoughts on all things college football.
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