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Nathan Beighle

Jeff Okudah and Damon Arnette agree on who was toughest cover of 2019

The Ohio State football team, who had an undefeated regular season, had such success, in part, by its stellar cornerback play.

Jeff Okudah and Damon Arnette, the team’s top two corners, will hear their names called in the 2020 NFL Draft. Third-string cornerback Shaun Wade will return to Columbus.

However, although 2019 was a competitive season in the Big Ten, the elite duo agreed on who the toughest cover of 2019 was, giving high praise to the University of Wisconsin’s Quintez Cephus.

A 6-foot-1 receiver who just finished up his third season was at the NFL Combine with the two Buckeyes. That’s where he drew the highest praise after combining for 179 yards against Ohio State in two matches during his final collegiate season.

The Draft Network’s Trevor Sikkema was the reporter that put the two complements together.

Okudah, a projected top-three pick, and Arnette, a potential second-round pick, saying the same thing about one receiver is quite the affirmation for any team that ends up with Cephus on their roster.

Cephus ended his third season in Madison with 901 yards on 59 receptions and seven touchdowns in what was a run-heavy offense led by star running back Jonathan Taylor.

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