Ohio State freshman defensive end Chase Young.
Photo by Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com
Ohio State black stripe tracker
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It's a ritual that every young player at Ohio State has gone through since Urban Meyer arrived in 2012.
Every freshman that begins their football career with the Buckeyes starts with a black stripe on their helmet. When they lose their black stripe, they officially become a Buckeye.
The question fans have is who are the first ones to lose their stripe.
Follow along with this tracker to see who lost their black stripe and when it happened for each of OSU's freshmen.
With the latest stripe removals on Oct. 5, kicker Blake Haubeil is the lone scholarship freshman who still has their black stripe.
By Tim Bielik, cleveland.com
LB Jackson Hayes (Nov. 16)
Two days before the senior walk-on linebacker was set to step onto the field at Ohio Stadium for the last time, Hayes lost his black stripe.
OL Nathan Brock (Oct. 19)
Brock played his high school football at Olentangy Liberty before walking on with Ohio State in 2016.
TE Brock Davin (Oct. 19)
Davin walked onto Ohio State's team after playing his high school football at St. Xavier.
CB Marcus Williamson (Oct. 5)
A native of Westerville before transferring to IMG Academy in Florida for his senior season, Williamson made his college debut in Week 4 vs. UNLV.
S Kevin Dever (Oct. 5)
The former St. Edward Eagle is the third freshman walk-on to lose his stripe.
S Clay Raterman (Oct. 5)
Raterman was a junior walk-on who played his high school football at Dublin Coffman.
LB Baron Browning (Sept. 21)
The No. 11 overall recruit in the country had battled some shoulder injuries, but has his stripe off now.
OL Josh Myers (Sept. 21)
Listed as the third-string left guard, Meyers was the last of the offensive linemen to have his stripe removed.
WR Garyn Prater (Sept. 21)
The Cincinnati native was the second walk-on to have his stripe removed.
WR Jaylen Harris (Sept. 21)
The Cleveland Heights grad was one of four Buckeyes to have their stripes removed on the same day before the fourth game of the year against UNLV.
WR Ellijah Gardiner (Aug. 29)
The receiver from Texas brings plenty of size to the position at 6-foot-5.
CB Amir Riep (Aug. 29)
The cornerback from Cincinnati joins Jeffrey Okudah and Shaun Wade as cornerbacks to lose their black stripes.
WR Trevon Grimes (Aug. 25)
Grimes is the first of three freshman receivers to lose their black stripe. He suffered an ACL injury his senior year that could limit what he does this season.
RB Mitch Rossi (Aug. 25)
The walk-on running back from Franklin, Tenn., became the first freshman walk-on to lose his black stripe.
DT Jerron Cage (Aug. 23)
Cage became the second freshman defensive tackle to lose his black stripe this summer, joining Haskell Garrett.
QB Tate Martell (Aug. 20)
Martell has been one of the names that has come up time and again in fall camp.
Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com
G Wyatt Davis (Aug. 20)
Davis is one of five five-star freshmen to join the Buckeyes this fall. He was OSU's only five-star offensive line commit.
S Brendon White (Aug. 20)
White is the second safety to lose his black stripe. He was 247Sports.com's No. 2 prospect in Ohio behind Josh Myers.
CB Shaun Wade (Aug. 17)
Wade became the second five-star cornerback from Ohio State's 2017 recruiting class to lose his black stripe.
OL Thayer Munford (Aug. 16)
The offensive tackle from Massillon is pushing for a spot on the two-deep during training camp.
LB Pete Werner (Aug. 16)
Werner lost his stripe the same day as Munford, and while it will be tough for him to work into the depth chart, Werner could find a spot on special teams.
DT Haskell Garrett (Aug. 15)
Just minutes after it was announced that Jeffrey Okudah lost his black stripe, Garrett joined him in that group. A high-school teammate of Tate Martell, Garrett could figure into the rotation at DT.
CB Jeffrey Okudah (Aug. 15)
The top-ranked defensive back in Ohio State's class became the fourth freshman to lose his black stripe.
DE Chase Young (Aug. 9)
The 5-star defensive end became the third freshman to lose his stripe. Young looks physically ready to play already and could figure into OSU's defensive line rotation.
S Isaiah Pryor (Aug. 7)
Ohio State recruited a deep group of defensive backs. But one of the less-heralded DBs, safety Isaiah Pryor, became the first freshman on defense to lose his stripe.
RB J.K. Dobbins (Aug. 3)
The talented running back was the first freshman to lose the black stripe. Urban Meyer has said Dobbins will get an opportunity to play this season.
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