BSB Conducts Draft For Hypothetical Ohio State Spring Game

Even though Ohio State’s annual spring game was cancelled amid the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, the staff at Buckeyes Sports Bulletin decided to hold a fantasy-style draft to determine the rosters for a hypothetical scrimmage.

The Scarlet team — coached by staff members Wyatt Crosher and Andrew Lind — held the first and fourth picks of every round for the offensive positions groups, while the Gray squad — which includes staff members Joe Dempsey and Patrick Mayhorn — held the second and third picks. To be as fair as possible, that flipped when the defense became the focal point.

Each team also got one starting special teams player.

It’s worth noting players like running back Master Teague, who suffered an unspecified injury during the first practice of the spring, would not have played in tomorrow’s game if it were taking place and were not drafted as a result.

With that said, the following is a breakdown of BSB’s 2020 spring game rosters:

Scarlet

QB – Justin Fields*

QB – Gunnar Hoak

RB – Demario McCall*

RB – Mitch Rossi

WR – Chris Olave*

WR – Julian Fleming

WR – Kamryn Babb

WR – Gee Scott

WR – Jaylen Harris

WR – Chris Booker

TE – Jeremy Ruckert*

TE – Cade Stover

OT – Thayer Munford*

OT – Dawand Jones

OG – Wyatt Davis*

OG – Matthew Jones

C – Josh Myers*

OL – Ryan Jacoby

DE – Zach Harrison

DE – Tyreke Smith

DE – Noah Potter

DT – Tommy Togiai

DT – Haskell Garrett

DT – Jacolbe Cowan

LB – Pete Werner

LB – Teradja Mitchell

LB – Dallas Gant

LB – Craig Young

S – Marcus Hooker

S – Ronnie Hickman

CB – Sevyn Banks

CB – Cameron Brown

CB – Marcus Williamson

P – Drue Chrisman*

K – Dominic DiMaccio

Gray

QB – C.J. Stroud

QB – Jack Miller

RB – Marcus Crowley

RB – Steele Chambers

WR – Garrett Wilson

WR – Jameson Williams

WR – Jaelen Gill

WR – Jaxon Smith-Ngiba

WR – Mookie Cooper

WR – C.J. Saunders

TE – Luke Farrell

TE – Jake Hausmann

OT – Paris Johnson

OT – Nicholas Petit-Frere

OG – Gavin Cupp

OG – Harry Miller

C – Luke Wypler

OL – Enokk Vimahi

DE – Jonathon Cooper*

DE – Tyler Friday

DE – Javontae Jean-Baptiste

DT – Taron Vincent*

DT – Antwuan Jackson

DT – Darrion Henry-Young

LB – Baron Browning*

LB – Justin Hilliard

LB – K’Vaughan Pope

LB – Tuf Borland

S – Josh Proctor*

S – Kourt Williams

CB – Shaun Wade*

CB – Tyreke Johnson

CB – Lejond Cavazos

K – Blake Haubeil*

P – Zach Hoover

*Denotes first pick of each round

So which team do you think would come out victorious and who be landscaping Buckeye Grove in the coming weeks? Aside from the obvious difference in experience at quarterback, it seems the rosters are split evenly.

The amount of talent at the wide receiver position also stands out, which could lend itself to a high-scoring game. That’s why the staff at BSB decided to take it one step further by putting these exact rosters on EA Sports’ NCAA Football 14 video game and simulating the spring game for your enjoyment.

Stay tuned for those results.