Earl Little Jr. holds the NB · Starter spot in Ohio State Buckeyes’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Earl Little Jr. is a 6'0", 198-pound nickel back from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who transferred to Ohio State after three seasons at Florida State. A consensus four-star prospect in the 2022 class, he was ranked as the No. 5 cornerback nationally and No. 39 overall prospect. At FSU, Little appeared in all 12 games as a junior in 2025, making 11 starts and recording 76 tackles, four interceptions for 83 yards, two forced fumbles, 2.0 tackles for loss and two pass breakups across 668 snaps. He posted a career-high 13 tackles against Virginia and was named Second Team All-ACC and Defensive MVP as a team captain.

Alabama2022 – 2023

Florida State2024 – 2025

Ohio State2026 — present