At Ohio State, the NFL Draft takes on significance seen by only the bluest of bloods across the country. By all weights and measures, the Buckeye program has been an absolute draft machine even before Urban Meyer arrived in Columbus. It looks like that trend will continue under Ryan Day.
As many as a ten to twelve or so Buckeyes should go somewhere during the duration of the draft from the first, all the way through the seventh.
Stay with us throughout the draft as we track the progress of the players taken off the board from Ohio State beginning Thursday night right here, updated real-time.
Next … The first-rounders
Chase Young, Defensive end
Drafted by the Washington Redskins, No. 2 overall – First Round
It’s official. Chase Young has been reunited with former Buckeye teammates Dwayne Haskins and Terry McLaurin in our nation’s capital. Young is a freakish athlete and has the length, power, and size to bully the man he lines up across from. But he’s also quick enough to beat almost any offensive tackle off the edge. He’s not just gifted with athletic talents though, he has worked hard with his technique to get around and through his man. It’s part of the reason why he led the country this year with 16.5 sacks, a single-season Ohio State program record.
And it’s not just pass-rushing that he excels at. One of the things he doesn’t get enough credit for is his ability to play and diagnose things against the run. He is almost as equally adept at diagnosing plays and working his way off blocks to make stops behind the line and in pursuit.
Guys like Young don’t come around very often and he should be a wind-up, plug, play, and get out of his way talent in D.C.
