How Many Buckeyes in PFF's Top 100 Players in NFL Draft?
The Ohio State Buckeyes are working hard in the recruiting process to improve on a season where they missed out yet again on a chance at a National Championship.
On the flip side of the recruiting process is the turnover of players each year due to graduation, the transfer portal or the NFL Draft.
With some of the highest-ranked recruiting classes recently it's only reasonable to expect some of those players to make it to the next level.
Now that the deadline has passed for players to declare for the NFL Draft, Pro Football Focus ranked the top 100 players eligible for selection.
The PFF board is skewed by positional value, meaning that higher-value positions are prioritized over lower-value ones.
The Buckeyes have three players in the top 100.
5. QB C.J. STROUD, OHIO STATE
Stroud put a stamp on his college tenure in a big way with the second-highest-graded game of his career against Georgia in the College Football Playoff. Stroud has the accuracy and anticipation to thrive in the NFL.
9. OT PARIS JOHNSON, OHIO STATE
Johnson showed out in his first season at left tackle. He didn’t allow a sack on 449 pass-blocking snaps and yielded all of 14 pressures. At 6-foot-6 and 310 pounds, he ticks all of the physical boxes you could want at the position.
20. WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA, OHIO STATE
Smith-Njigba missed almost the entire fall with hamstring issues but was Ohio State’s leading receiver in 2021 as a sophomore. That season, he caught 95 passes for 1,595 yards and nine scores. He has the uncoachable route-running ability and ball skills that will always lead to a role in the NFL.
64. EDGE ZACH HARRISON, OHIO STATE
90. OT DAWAND JONES, OHIO STATE
96. IOL LUKE WYPLER, OHIO STATE
The Buckeyes 2023 season kicks off on Sept. 2 against Indiana at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington.
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