Ryan Rudzinski is a 6'4", 214-pound safety from Columbus, Ohio, who joined Ohio State as an invited walk-on in June 2023. He redshirted his freshman year in 2023. As a redshirt freshman in 2024, he appeared in one game against Western Michigan. In 2025, his redshirt sophomore season, Rudzinski appeared in 12 games, totaling 64 snaps on special teams and recording one tackle. He has been named OSU Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten Conference in both 2024 and 2025. Rudzinski is majoring in Finance and is the son of Jerry Rudzinski, who played linebacker for the Buckeyes from 1994-98.