Ohio State football adds one of the top ten tight ends from the transfer portal

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Former Purdue tight end Max Klare is transferring to Ohio State Football.

He collected 52 catches for 685 yards and four touchdowns en route to third-team All-Big Ten honors this year.

Across the last two seasons with the Boilermakers, he caught 73 passes for 881 yards. Klare appeared in just one game as a true freshman in 2022.

He is a native of Guilford, Indiana. However, he has connections to Ohio.

Klare went to St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. He was a three-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

Klare is the second portal addition for the Buckeyes with ties to Ohio.

Offensive lineman Phillip Daniels was also a Cincinnati product who left to play in the Big Ten (Minnesota) before transferring to OSU in the offseason.

Klare gives Ohio State help as tight end Gee Scott is soon ineligible.

Barring any departures, Ohio State will have Jelani Thurman, Bennett Christian and Will Kacmarek back to compete with Klare.

The Buckeyes will also have Maxence LeBlanc, who did not play as a freshman this year, and incoming freshmen Nate Roberts and Brody Lennon on the roster.