By securing Caleb Downs with the first overall pick, then adding Jermaine Matthews, Davison Igbinosun, and Devin Sanchez, Gillis effectively cornered the market on elite defensive backs.

Andrew has CJ Hicks, Zion Grady, Katie McDonald, Jason Moore, Garrett Stover, Peyton Pierce, Davison Ibn Nosen, Devin Sanchez, Jermaine Matthews, Caleb Downs, Malik Hartford, and Fahim Dillane as ...

Ohio State assembled one of college football's greatest portal classes ever in 2024 with unanimous All-American safety Caleb Downs, Rimington Trophy-winning center Seth McLaughlin, star ...

His efforts recruiting players for the Buckeyes from the transfer portal has also proved successful, as the team signed quarterback Will Howard, tailback Quinshon Judkins, and safety Caleb Downs ...

That was a group of players that came to Columbus that included quarterback Will Howard from Kansas State, running back Quinshon Judkins from Ole Miss and safety Caleb Downs from Alabama.

It doesn’t kill anything.” A bright spot appears to be the secondary, anchored by elite safety Caleb Downs, whom Gillis called the best defensive player in college football. The cornerback ...

They may even have the best offensive player in the nation in wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and the best defensive player in safety Caleb Downs.