Ohio State and Alabama tied for having the most players drafted this year. NFL teams selected 10 players from each program.
The Buckeyes also had 10 players drafted in 2020, making them one of the few programs to have double-digit selections in back-to-back years in the modern-draft era (ie. since Read More
Three-time Ohio State captain Tuf Borland has a new team. The linebacker, who found playing time for four seasons with the Buckeyes despite a torn achilles in the spring of 2018, has signed on with the Minnesota Vikings, according to reports, after going unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft.
After a college career that was nearly derailed by injuries, former Ohio State linebacker Justin Hilliard has made it to the league. Hilliard was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent.
Hilliard shone as the No. 4 linebacker for the Buckeyes in 2020, working his way Read More
Ohio State defensive end Jonathon Cooper became the 10th Buckeye selected when he was taken in the seventh round, No. 239 overall by the Denver Broncos.
Heading into the 2019 season, it seemed that Cooper was destined to be off to the NFL level by the end of the year. Read More
Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade ended his 2019 campaign as a borderline day one pick in the majority of draft projections after a dominant season in Ohio State’s nickel position during his redshirt sophomore campaign. However, the Florida product wanted to prove himself as an outside cornerback, and despite the Read More
Ohio State tight end Luke Farrell heard his name called in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, and will be reunited with former head coach Urban Meyer as the Jacksonville Jaguars selected him at pick No. 145.
Farrell did most of his work as a blocker in the Read More
Day two was the day that many draft analysts slotted former Ohio State defensive tackle Tommy Togiai for, but he ended up falling to day three. Togiai, who started for the first time in 2020, was selected with the No. 132 pick by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round Read More
Ohio State linebacker/edge rusher Baron Browning’s name was called during day two of the 2021 NFL Draft, as the Denver Broncos ended his wait, selecting him with the No. 105 pick in the third round.
A former five-star recruit, Browning took a bit of a winding path to the NFL. Read More
