The 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeyes' 127th overall, the 104th as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and third as a member of the Eastern Division. The team was led by Urban Meyer, in his fifth year as head coach, and played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
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‡Ohio Stadium attendance record
QB Cardale Jones - drafted by the Buffalo Bills in Round 4 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 139th overall pick
RB Ezekiel Elliott - drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 4th overall pick
WR Jalin Marshall - undrafted, signed with the New York Jets
WR Michael Thomas - drafted by the New Orleans Saints in Round 2 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 47th overall pick
WR Braxton Miller - drafted by the Houston Texans in Round 3 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 85th overall pick
TE Nick Vannett - drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in Round 3 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 94th overall pick
OT Taylor Decker - drafted by the Detroit Lions in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 16th overall pick
OL Chase Farris - undrafted, signed with the Detroit Lions
DE Joey Bosa - drafted by the San Diego Chargers in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 3rd overall pick
DT Adolphus Washington - drafted by the Buffalo Bills in Round 3 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 80th overall pick
LB Darron Lee - drafted by the New York Jets in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 20th overall pick
LB Joshua Perry - drafted by the San Diego Chargers in Round 4 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 102nd overall pick
CB Eli Apple - drafted by the New York Giants in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 10th overall pick
S Tyvis Powell - undrafted, signed with the Seattle Seahawks
S Vonn Bell - drafted by the New Orleans Saints in Round 2 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 61st overall pick
Awards and honors
*The NCAA and Ohio State only recognize the AP, AFCA, FWAA, Sporting News and WCFF All-American teams to determine if a player is a Consensus or Unanimous All-American. To be named a Consensus All-American, a player must be named first team in three polls and to be Unanimous, they must be named first team in all five.
