Wide Receiver U is not a slogan, it is a ledger. Since 2019, Ohio State has signed a five-star wide receiver in nine of ten recruiting classes, including six in a row through the 2028 cycle. No other program in the country can print this list:
- 2019: Garrett Wilson. The one who set the modern standard. Top-ten NFL pick.
- 2020: Julian Fleming and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Two five-stars in one room.
- 2021: Emeka Egbuka. The No. 1 receiver in his class.
- 2022: The only miss in the run.
- 2023: Brandon Inniss. The streak restarts.
- 2024: Jeremiah Smith and Mylan Graham. Smith may end up the best of all of them.
- 2025: Quincy Porter.
- 2026: Chris Henry Jr.
- 2027: Jamier Brown. A Sunbury kid out of Big Walnut, No. 24 nationally, who shut down his recruitment in May.
- 2028: Jett Harrison. Marvin Harrison Jr.’s younger brother, committed July 1, 2026.
The room survives the coach
The remarkable part of the 2028 entry is who closed it. Brian Hartline, the architect of most of this list, left in January 2026 to become South Florida’s head coach. His successor, Cortez Hankton, needed six months to prove the brand outlives any one recruiter: Harrison committed, 2029 receiver Austin Miller became the program’s first commitment in that class, and Brown never wavered.
Dynasties at a single position are rare in college football because they depend on a pipeline of proof: recruit, develop, draft, repeat. Ohio State has run that loop at receiver for a decade. The list above is the receipt, and it is still growing.