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File DT-13 · National rank 267 · 2027 class

James Smith

#3· Ohio State ·DT ·Sr ·2027 Draft · Montgomery, AL
6'2"Height 314 lbWeight
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My Grade
6.6/10
Priority UDFA
Current · UDFA Territory
6.2 Floor range 1.0 Ceiling 7.2
7.2/10
Day 3 Caliber
Ceiling · +0.6
6.2/10
Priority UDFA
Floor · −0.4
Ceiling: Projected 2026 starter (DT1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.6) · up-year team.
Floor: Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.4.
Grade not yet reviewed
8.9+ Round 1 Caliber
7.8+ Day 2 Caliber
6.7+ Day 3 Caliber
5.6+ Priority UDFA
4.4+ UDFA
3.3+ Long Shot
2.2+ Raw Prospect
1.1+ Deep Project
0.0+ Non-Prospect
Grade History
6.6 2025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes

The recruiting rankings said No. 27 in the country; three Alabama seasons said 48 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Now the former five-star takes his 6-2, 314-pound frame to Ohio State for a fresh start he has publicly embraced, penciled in as the Buckeyes' DT1 with coaches and teammates talking up the flashes. The 2025 tape was his best — 26 tackles and 2.5 sacks as an interior rusher — and the arrow finally pointed upward after two years buried in Alabama's rotation. However, this grade refuses to pay for the pedigree twice: solid-not-dominant is the honest read on every season he has played, and a high school star rating doesn't block anybody in Columbus. Fringe-draftable band with a priority-free-agent floor as it stands; a disruptive year as the featured tackle in Ohio State's front would move him fast, because the traits were never the question.