Ohio State football is the current Wide Receiver U, and it’s not even close. Over the last few years, the Buckeyes have seen players like Michael Thomas, Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Terry McLaurin, Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Egbuka, and now Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate come through the program. That’s a pretty wild and talented set of receivers for one program.
But it isn’t over yet. Ohio State has another 5-star talent on the way with Mater Dei senior wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. The son of late NFL star Chris Henry, the talented pass catcher stands 6-foot, 6-inches, has speed to burn, and is going to be a problem for opposing defenses when he steps on campus at OSU next season.
It just so happens that Henry was on national television on Saturday when his Mater Dei team flew across the country to play St. Thomas Aquanis in Florida, and boy did Henry put on a show.
The highlights, yards, and touchdowns speak for themselves, but one in particular was otherworldly. It was an 81-yard touchdown catch in the books, but it was jaw-dropping when gazed at with the naked eye. One look will tell you all you need to know, as Henry somehow found the ball by twisting into it with a defender draped all over him, seemingly catching the ball blind and then finishing it off with a scamper into the end zone.
How in the world did Chris Henry Jr. make this catch?!
Ohio State has another elite WR on the wayhttps://t.co/aHBsWpjqrKpic.twitter.com/X5MqFu8C5F
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) August 23, 2025
Henry was hard to guard all game long, even going against one of the best high school programs in the country. It’s a trend that won’t end throughout the 2025 high school season, and Buckeye Nation can’t wait to get him on campus in Columbus. Can you imagine a receiving corps that has Jeremiah Smith on one side and Henry on the other?
Many OSU fans’ minds are racing just thinking about it.
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