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
Ohio State running back Trey Sermon became the fifth Buckeye selected when he was taken in the third round, No. 88 overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Sermon came to the Buckeyes as a transfer over from Oklahoma with 2,076 rushing yards and 22 rushing Read More
Ohio State guard Wyatt Davis became the fourth Buckeye off the board, getting taken in the third round, No. 86 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
Davis was named a consensus All-American in 2019, his first full season as a starter, before upping that and becoming a unanimous All-American in 2020. Read More
Ohio State center Josh Myers became the third Buckeye off the board when he was taken in the second round, No. 62 overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Myers was a two-year starter at Ohio State, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2019 and first-team Read More
Ohio State linebacker Pete Werner became the second Buckeye selected in the 2021 NFL Draft, going in the second round, No. 60 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
Werner finished his Ohio State career with 185 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, four sacks, 11 pass breakups, four forced fumbles and Read More
