4. Donovan Jackson
Donny Jack was not only an elite player for years at Ohio State, especially in their 2024 National Championship run, but he also played wherever he was needed and played at an all-American level. Jackson started 2024 at right guard and switched to left guard when the line was reshuffled after the injury to Josh Simmons.
He then settled in at the all-important left tackle spot. Jackson would be critical to Ohio State’s playoff and national championship victories. He played in 55 games at Ohio State, starting on the offensive line for 40 of them. Ohio State was 47-8 during his time in Columbus.
5. Pat Elflein
Elflein got thrown into the deep end toward the end of his freshman season. He stepped in at guard against that team up north in 2013 and stayed in the starting lineup until he finished his senior season in 2016.
He’d rock out at guard in 2014 and 2015 before finishing 2016 at center and winning the Rimington Award for best center in college football. He was also an All-American that season for Ohio State. Pat Elflein helped the Buckeyes achieve a 49-6 record and a national championship.
6. Jacoby Boren
Boren (and his brothers) always proved Vince Lombardi right that it wasn’t so much about the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. Jacoby Boren and his brothers had enough fight in them for the entire team. The youngest Boren Brother, Jacoby, was the Buckeyes' center for two seasons. Behind him, the Buckeyes won a national championship, and Ezekiel Elliot rushed for over 3,600 yards in 2014 and 2015.
7. Wyatt Davis
A two-time All-American at guard, Davis is only this far down because the guys ahead of him all became national champions before the end of their careers. A huge reason the Buckeyes came as close as they did in Davis’s final two seasons is that he was such a force in the interior.
Davis was a force in 2019 when Ohio State got their first and so far, only 2,000-yard rusher in J.K. Dobbins. He was a crucial part of Ohio State breaking the Clemson Curse and playing for a national championship in his senior season of 2020.