Lathan Ransom (born July 16, 2002) is an
American football safety for the
Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life and high school career
Ransom attended
Salpointe Catholic High School
Salpointe Catholic High School is a co-ed Catholic high school in Tucson, Arizona run by the Carmelite Order. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson.
History
Salpointe Catholic High School is named for Arizona's first Bishop, Jean ...
in
Tucson, Arizona. He was selected to play in the 2020
All-American Bowl. He committed to
Ohio State University to play college football.
College career
As a freshman at Ohio State in 2020, Ransom played in seven games and had six tackles. As a sophomore in 2021, he played in 13 games and had 38 tackles and one sack. In the
2022 Rose Bowl
The 2022 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2022, with kickoff at 5:13 p.m. EST (2:13 p.m. local PST) and televised on ESPN. It was the 108th edition of the Rose Bowl Game, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games co ...
, he suffered a broken leg. Ransom returned from the injury in time for the 2022 season. He was one of 12 semi-finalists for the
Jim Thorpe Award.
References
External links
Ohio State Buckeyes bio
Living people
Players of American football from Tucson, Arizona
American football safeties
Ohio State Buckeyes football players
2002 births
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