Joel Klatt predicts Jeremiah Smith will be a 10-time All-Pro

Although he has to stay in college for two more seasons, Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith already has franchises waiting for the chance to have him in the NFL.

Joel Klatt set the ceiling on Smith again last week while on ‘The Herd’. In talking about Smith, Klatt expects him to be the best receiver in the sport within his first few years at the next level with him thinking he could earn double-digit recognitions overall as an All-Pro.

“He’s got to play two more years of college football which means, in four years, Jeremiah Smith is the best receiver in football. He’s the No. 1 on any team in the NFL,” Klatt stated. “Smith could be an all-time great, all-time great wide receiver, right. I truly believe he will be a 10-time All-Pro. I know that, like – I don’t want to put the cart before the horse. I don’t want to put too much pressure on this guy.

“He has a chance to be an all-time great. He’s got a chance to be one of the greatest wide receivers that we’ve ever seen.”

That comes following his true freshman year with the Buckeyes. In 16 games as their leading receiver, Smith had record-breaking stats with 76 receptions for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns.

This has been the evaluation on Smith, though, since he was a prospect. It’s just now even more the opinion of him now that it’s been seen on the field over this fall in Columbus.

“His combination of size, speed, physicality, body control, ability to catch the ball, his route-running ability? Like, he’s the best freshman I’ve ever seen… He is the best wide receiver I’ve ever seen at his age – period,” said Klatt. “He would be a top-three pick in the draft now.”

“Like, as a true freshman, Smith is the best player on the field – period. It’s wild. It blows my mind. It really does.”