Overview
- Klare announced Tuesday via social media that he will forgo his final season and enter the 2026 NFL Draft.
- He recorded 43 receptions for 448 yards and two touchdowns in 2025 as Ohio State’s primary pass-catching tight end.
- A former Purdue transfer, he arrived after a 51-catch, 685-yard season with the Boilermakers.
- ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Klare is leaving early and said he projects as one of the draft’s top tight ends.
- Ohio State now looks to transfers Mason Williams and Hunter Welcing plus returners Nate Roberts and Bennett Christian, with Will Kacmarek out of eligibility and Jelani Thurman transferring to North Carolina.