Leroy Roker III holds the FS · Backup spot in Ohio State Buckeyes’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Leroy Roker III is a 6'0", 197-pound free safety for the Ohio State Buckeyes and a returning redshirt sophomore. The Fort Myers, Florida native made his collegiate debut in 2024 as a freshman, appearing in one game against Purdue on special teams before redshirting. In 2025, Roker appeared in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman, accumulating 255 snaps at defensive back and on special teams. He recorded nine tackles and one pass breakup across the season, posting season highs of two tackles in games against Wisconsin, Rutgers, and Miami. Roker earned Academic All-Big Ten honors and OSU Scholar-Athlete recognition for 2025.