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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Ohio State
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  04/26/20 - *J.K. Dobbins, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 5-09, 209 (DS#1 RB) + More +

  Ohio State football's J.K. Dobbins ran with a sense of purpose throughout a record-setting 2019 season. The Dobbins who ran for over 2,000 yards - the one who broke off two runs of 60-plus yards against Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl - bore little resemblance to the one who scuffled through his sophomore season in 2018. After a slide to the second half of the second round, Dobbins probably has a renewed sense of purpose. The Baltimore Ravens selected him with the 55th pick in Friday's second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, meaning the NFL's most prolific rushing attack just picked up a motivated running back. Dobbins was the fifth running back selected, which will likely add a little fuel to the Texas native's fire, however. So will his position relative to Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor, the back with whom he shared a handful of battles in college. The Indianapolis Colts traded up with the Browns to take Taylor at No. 41.

Dobbins joins an offense led by reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson. The Ravens went 14-2 in 2019 while rushing for 3,296 yards and finishing with almost 1,000 more yards and 100 more attempts than runner-up San Francisco. Jackson set an NFL record for rushing yards by a quarterback, and the reigning MVP adds Dobbins as a complementary talent in the backfield. Dobbins will also play for John Harbaugh, the brother of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. "It's amazing," Dobbins said in a video the Ravens posted on Twitter. "I'm going to get to play with the MVP of the NFL. I"m going to do my best to help him and help the team win. It's definitely a blessing to be on this team." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#1 RB) Jr/2020 RB *J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State
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  04/24/20 - Damon Arnette, rSr/2020, Ohio State, 6-0, 195 (DS#7 CB) + More +

  The Las Vegas Raiders' selection of Ohio State cornerback Damon Arnette with the 19th pick of the 2020 NFL Draft came as one of the first big surprises of the event's opening night. According to Raiders general manager Mike Mayock, the Raiders felt a sense of urgency to pick the second team All-Big Ten corner while they had the chance. They turned down trade offers from teams wanting to move up to 19 because they wanted Arnette. "Did I think we could move down and maybe still get him? Maybe - but we didn't want to lose him," Mayock told reporters who cover the Raiders. Arnette was one of the few first-round picks who did not have cameras in their home for reaction shots as part of the NFL's virtual draft, necessitated by coronavirus protocols. That may be because most analysts did not consider him even a late first-round selection.

One day earlier, Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs had predicted Arnette could surprise with his draft selection. Arnette talked at the NFL Scouting Combine in February about how his underdog status had motivated him throughout his career and into the draft process. That some felt he was a surprise pick Thursday night fed into that narrative. "Like when y'all asked me, 'Are you surprised that you went in the first round?' I'm not," Arnette told the Raiders' beat reporters. "Certain people might be surprised because I'm always the underdog, but I know what I become when I step out there on the field regardless of what someone says about it." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#7 CB) rSr/2020 CB Damon Arnette, Ohio State
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  04/24/20 - *Jeffrey Okudah, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-1, 205 (DS#1 CB) + More +

  Ohio State football's defense had a lot to boast about Thursday night. When the Washington Redskins selected Chase Young with the No. 2 pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, it made the Buckeyes the first program with a defensive player taken in the top five picks of three consecutive drafts. The Browns selected cornerback Denzel Ward No. 4 in 2018 and the San Francisco 49ers selected defensive end Nick Bosa No. 2 last season. Young's selection also allowed Ohio State to pull into the lead for all-time first-round draft picks with 82. The Buckeyes went into the night tied with USC.

Jeff Okudah's selection at No. 3 by the Detroit Lions and Damon Arnette's selection at No. 19 by the Las Vegas Raiders extended the Buckeyes' new lead in that category. The selection of LSU (and former OSU) quarterback Joe Burrow, Young and Okudah marked the first time in the common draft era that three former teammates have gone with the first three picks. Prior to the draft, Young was asked on ESPN's GameDay about Okudah's prediction that he will win the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2020. "Jeff is like my blood brother," Young said. "Jeff is another elite player, another lock-down corner. We just lean on each other sometimes, if we ever get overwhelmed by what's going on. "I never say too much. I'm just going to let everything play itself out." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#1 CB) Jr/2020 CB *Jeffrey Okudah, Ohio State
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  04/24/20 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  In the end, Chase Young's hometown team was never very close to trading away the chance to take him with the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Washington head coach Ron Rivera said Thursday night that only teams in the second half of the first round reached out about trading up. Besides, they were enthralled by what a pass rusher as talented as Young could bring to their defense. "A lot of good football he played the last couple of years," Rivera told "Voice of the Redskins" Larry Michael. "Probably as good as anybody I've seen. And he's a guy that can come in and impact our football team. Not just his position, not just the defense, but our football team."

In addition to doing its recent due diligence on a potential trade, Washington had done its due diligence on Young going back months. Rivera said he watched a lot of film on the Buckeyes' single-season sack leader and unanimous All-American. "This is a young man that we've watched for quite some time," Rivera said. "We had an opportunity to visit with him at the combine and we really liked what we heard. We really did." Young is the only pick Washington is scheduled to make prior to the third round. What the franchise's early draft lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. Many analysts considered Young to be the draft's best overall player, and Rivera agreed. "I feel very, very fortunate to be able to get him," Rivera told reporters early Friday morning. "I most certainly do believe he's the best." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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  04/23/20 - Damon Arnette, rSr/2020, Ohio State, 6-0, 195 (DS#7 CB) + More +

  Every year there's a surprise in the first round and this year, Las Vegas Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock wanted to catch everyone by surprise. After selecting Henry Ruggs III with the No. 12 overall pick, the Silver and Black went defense with the No. 19 pick, selecting cornerback Damon Arnette out of Ohio State. For a lot of people this was a shock, but there are individuals who think he's a steal, including a member of the division-rival Denver Broncos. Arnette originally wanted to enter the 2019 NFL Draft, but after consulting with his coaches at Ohio State and a conversation with NFL Hall of Famer Cris Carter, he decided to remain as a Buckeye for one more season.

Back for his senior season, Arnette played in 11 games, had 35 tackles, one interception, and eight passes defensed. Playing opposite from the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 Draft, Jeff Okudah, Arnette finished his career with 140 tackles, four tackles for loss, five interceptions, 22 passes defensed, one touchdown, one fumble recovery, and two forced tackles. It's worth noting too, Arnette didn't allow more than one touchdown in any season of his collegiate career. - Raiders.com

(DS#7 CB) rSr/2020 CB Damon Arnette, Ohio State
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  04/23/20 - *Jeffrey Okudah, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-1, 205 (DS#1 CB) + More +

  The Detroit Lions have found their future at the cornerback position. Lions general manager Bob Quinn used the No. 3 overall pick Thursday night on Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah, the consensus top cornerback in this class. He becomes just the third cornerback the Lions have taken in the first round of the draft since it was condensed to seven rounds in 1994 (Bryant Westbrook & Terry Fair). Okudah has elite foot quickness, size, speed and is physical in press coverage. He committed only one penalty this past season for the Buckeyes (late hit vs. Michigan). He notched 35 tackles, defended 12 passes, had three interceptions and forced two fumbles this past season. - DetroitLions.com

(DS#1 CB) Jr/2020 CB *Jeffrey Okudah, Ohio State
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  04/23/20 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  The Washington Redskins selected defensive end Chase Young in the first round (No. 2 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. Young (6-5, 265) played in 38 games at Ohio State from 2017-19 and recorded 99 tackles (69 solo), 42.5 tackles for loss, 30.5 sacks, 10 forced fumbles and eight passes defensed. As a junior in 2019, Young registered 16.5 sacks, which set the Ohio State single-season record and was the highest total in the nation. Young also led the nation in forced fumbles (seven). He was named a unanimous All-American and Heisman Trophy finalist, where he was the ninth defensive player out of 159 total finalists since 1982. Young was named both the Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy winners, which both are presented annually to college football's top defensive players. He was additionally named to the 2019 College Football All-American Team and first-team All-Big Ten. - Redskins.com

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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  04/21/20 - *Shaun Wade, rJr/2021, Ohio State, 6-1, 192 (DS#8 CB) + More +

  You will never convince some Ohio State football fans that Shaun Wade should have been flagged for targeting against Clemson in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl. The best the NCAA can do to assuage the Buckeyes' anger is make sure no players have to perform what OSU coach Ryan Day called the "walk of shame." The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Tuesday approved a rule change allowing players who are ejected for targeting to remain with their team on the sideline. Since the rule was instituted in 2013, disqualified players had to leave the field and go to the locker room for the remainder of the game. All other aspects of the targeting rule remain the same. That means Wade still would have been lost for the game for his second-quarter hit on Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence. But he could have watched the second half from the sideline with the rest of his team. The panel also did not alter the progressive penalty for targeting. Players who commit three in the same season face a one-game suspension. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#8 CB) rJr/2021 CB *Shaun Wade, Ohio State
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  04/21/20 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  Even if Chase Young and Jeff Okudah are not the No. 2 and 3 picks, as expected, Ohio State football will definitely have two first-round picks on Thursday's opening night of the 2020 NFL Draft. The first to come off the board will be an important tiebreaker, and the second will run up the score a bit. Ohio State and USC go into this draft tied for the most first-round selections all-time with 81 apiece. USC could have a first-rounder of its own if offensive tackle Austin Jackson rises into the top 32 picks. However, the Trojans' second-best draft prospect - receiver Michael Pittman - has been topping out in the second round of mock drafts. Assuming Young or Okudah goes in the top five picks, Ohio State will become the first program to have defensive players do so in three consecutive drafts. The Browns picked Denzel Ward at No. 4 in 2018 and the San Francisco 49ers selected Nick Bosa at No. 3 last season. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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  04/20/20 - *Jeffrey Okudah, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-1, 205 (DS#1 CB) + More +

  Months before Jeff Okudah's breakout junior season at Ohio State, a film session convened with Jeff Hafley. It was January 2019 when the pair met to review the previous season's games. Hafley, who had just been hired as the Buckeyes' defensive co-coordinator and secondary coach, selected cut-ups from each time a quarterback threw a pass to a receiver covered by Okudah. For an hour, they went over every target. "That's the first coach who had ever done that for me," Okudah said. Hafley spoke with confidence as he provided feedback. A former defensive backs coach in the NFL, he had tutored All-Pro cornerbacks that included Darrelle Revis and Richard Sherman. He told Okudah he'd improve.

The Ohio State cornerback believed him. "I just listened to him talk," Okudah said last fall, recalling their first meeting. "When you play football long enough, you're around guys where you know if they know what they're talking about. I knew after that conversation that he knew exactly what he was talking about." Okudah ultimately shined as a junior, paving the way for him to become one of the top selections in the NFL draft, which is scheduled to begin with the first round Thursday. Some observers forecast him to be picked as high as third overall by the Detroit Lions. - Columbus Dispatch

(DS#1 CB) Jr/2020 CB *Jeffrey Okudah, Ohio State
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  04/19/20 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  NFL teams have posed the question frequently to Larry Johnson, and in one sense it's an honor. It also puts Johnson in a nearly impossible quandary. In his six seasons as Ohio State's defensive line coach, Johnson has recruited and developed an impressive number of linemen into NFL players. Until now, two stood above the rest: the Bosa brothers, Joey and Nick. Joey went No. 3 overall in the 2016 draft to the San Diego (now Los Angeles) Chargers and became the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year. Nick did the same for the San Francisco 49ers last year as the No. 2 overall pick. Now comes Chase Young, and well, you can guess the question Johnson gets: Which of the three is the best? Johnson is wise enough to deflect. "I'm not saying," Johnson said with a laugh. "All three have the potential to be the best."

But he did give a breakdown of the defensive ends. "Nick is very strong and powerful, a great bender," Johnson said, referring to his flexibility. "Joey's a great technician. He stays in his wheelhouse to do exactly what he does best." Young, he said, might be the most physically gifted of the three. "Those are all great athletes, (but) Chase is a different breed," Johnson said. "He can run. He has great get-off. He can bend. He can drop into coverage. He's got great hands. So he has a little more things in his toolbox that he can use, but they're all great players." - Columbus Dispatch

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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  04/18/20 - *Justin Fields, Jr/2021, Ohio State, 6-3, 227 (DS#4 QB) + More +

  In recent years, as the debate over amateurism in college athletics has raged on, the question often arises: How much money does a top football player truly generate? A study by researchers at Ohio State University released this week tried to provide an answer, and the figures are robust. According to the study, five-star recruits are worth an average of $650,000 per year to their program. The study, co-authored by Ohio State economics professor Trevon Logan, uses football revenue data from 2002 to 2012 for all Football Bowl Subdivision schools as well as the recruiting database of Rivals.com. It operates on a two-step procedure. Researchers started by inferring the value of high-level recruits on team performance by tracking the rankings of recruits at one school in a given year and the program's wins and bowl appearance from that season.

The second step involved determining the effect these results - wins and bowl appearances - have on total revenue. Absent from the study was any mention of the value provided by coaches, the people who actually do get paid - in most cases, quite handsomely - on a college football team. Instead of insisting players get paid, the goal of the study seemed to be to evaluate how much a player should be paid compared with his teammates, based on the value he brings to his team's success. - Baltimore Sun

(DS#4 QB) Jr/2021 QB *Justin Fields, Ohio State
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  04/15/20 - Jordan Fuller, Sr/2020, Ohio State, 6-2, 203 (DS#10 FS) + More +

  Ohio State football's Best In America defensive back branding tends to focus on the stars who walked the stage on the opening night of the NFL Draft. Teams have found recent value in the Buckeye secondary later in the draft as well. While Ohio State will have early round cornerbacks again when the NFL Draft begins on April 23, safety Jordan Fuller will attempt to follow that other path. The Philadelphia Eagles may not have expected much from Kurt Coleman after selecting him in the seventh round in 2010. A year later he was a full-time starter. His 2019 stint with Buffalo gave him 10 full years in the league. Nate Ebner's sixth-round selection by the New England Patriots was a unique case of a team investing in a special teams trooper. Yet Ebner is still going strong and recently signed a free agent deal with the New York Giants. Even Kendall Sheffield, who only lasted until the fourth round, started over half of the Atlanta Falcons' games last season. Assuming Fuller similarly lasts until the later rounds, can he also overachieve relative to his selection? - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#10 FS) Sr/2020 FS Jordan Fuller, Ohio State
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  04/10/20 - *Wyatt Davis, rJr/2021, Ohio State, 6-4, 315 (DS#3 OG) + More +

  In a time of a global pandemic that has shut down college sports, Big Ten athletic directors hold daily conference calls to hash over pressing matters confronting the industry. The topics stretch from compliance issues with coaches and players in isolation to the extended eligibility of spring sports athletes after their seasons were canceled because of the spread of COVID-19. But nothing looms larger than the status of the next football season. Over the past week, discussions have focused on how many weeks teams might need to ramp up to play games this fall.

Speaking with reporters on a teleconference Friday morning, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith referenced a time frame that ranged from four weeks to eight weeks of preseason workouts. "They just can't come back and play," Smith said. "Those days are gone." Ohio State coach Ryan Day identified six weeks as the necessary time to prepare for a season during an appearance on the ESPN morning show "Get Up." Day said additional details, including weeks set aside for conditioning versus practices in pads, could be determined over time. - Columbus Dispatch

(DS#3 OG) rJr/2021 OG *Wyatt Davis, Ohio State
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  04/09/20 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  The NFL Draft broadcast will change this year as the COVID-19 pandemic prevents teams and athletes from convening in Las Vegas as scheduled. That does not mean the draft's top players will not participate in the broadcast in real time. The NFL announced former Ohio State football stars Chase Young, Jeff Okudah and J.K. Dobbins - and former backup quarterback turned LSU Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow - will be among the 58 players featured during the virtual draft from April 23-25. The NFL said each players' participation will be announced later. Young and Burrow were among the first five players to be announced Thursday afternoon, along with Alabama receiver Jerry Jeudy, Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts and Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor. The NFL will hold a fully virtual draft, with team employees working separately from their homes rather than at team facilities or at a draft location. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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