Ohio State Buckeyes EDGE Qua Russaw isn't guaranteed to start during the 2026 College Football season on the EDGE, with Kenyatta Jackson Jr.'s counterpart potentially being him, Zion Grady, himself a former Alabama Crimson Tide commit, and fifth-year senior Beau Atkinson.
Per Eleven Warriors' Dan Hope, "There’s no clear pecking order in that competition right now, but the early intrigue centers around Grady, who Jackson said has 'all the tools' to be a great defensive end, and Russaw, who was more of a hybrid linebacker than a true defensive end at Alabama but showed plenty of explosiveness and power in his first two practices as a Buckeye.