Eli Lee holds the MLB · Depth spot in Ohio State Buckeyes’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Eli Lee is a redshirt freshman linebacker for Ohio State from Akron, Ohio. A three-star recruit and top-ranked linebacker prospect in Ohio's recruiting class, Lee recorded 119 tackles, 19 tackles-for-loss, and 7.5 sacks during his high school regular season, along with four pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and one interception. He earned Division II co-Defensive Player of the Year honors in the Northeast Ohio Inland District and posted 22 tackles with three tackles-for-loss in a playoff victory over Nordonia. Lee appeared in two games as a freshman in 2025, making his collegiate debut against Grambling on September 6 with two tackles on eight snaps, and saw action in the Wisconsin game on October 18.