Smith's talents were on full display during Ohio State's first-round College Football Playoff win over the Tennessee Volunteers last week, when he logged six catches for 103 yards

But it’s how the game ended that haunts Ohio State quarterback Will Howard. The Buckeyes were driving to get into field goal position and with six seconds left, Howard went back to pass, couldn’t find an open receiver and instead of throwing the ball away or running out of bounds to stop the clock, he scrambled up the middle of the field.

Ohio State had four receivers catch a pass on Saturday, all of them former five-star recruits — Smith, Egbuka, Carnell Tate and Brandon Inniss, who had a 6-yard reception with the backups. Henderson, too, was a five-star recruit, and Judkins has turned into one of the best running backs in the country.