Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the draft project Emeka Egbuka holds a jersey while he poses with head coach Todd Bowles, on the left, and director general Jason Licht, on the right during a football press conference of the NFL Friday April 25, 2025, in Tampa, in Florida (AP photo / Chris O’Meara)
Ohio State has set up the deepest and most talented list of university football in a national title last season. NFL assessors have taken note.
Seven buckeyes were selected during the first two cycles of the NFL draft, corresponding to the record of the program set up in 2016. It was two more than any other school in rounds 1 and 2 this year; Texas had five selected players.
The receiver Emeka Egbuka was the first Buckeye out of the table, heading for Tampa Bay with the 19th choice in total. Egbuka led Ohio State with 81 receptions in 2024 and had 1,011 reception yards and 10 affected.
Polyvalent offensive line Donovan Jackson went to Minnesota at n ° 24. Four choices later, Detroit wrote the defensive platform Tyleik Williams. Kansas City completed a hectic first night of the draft by adding the offensive line player Josh Simmons.
Three of the first 13 players chosen in the second round on Friday evening were Buckeyes. Cleveland took the Ballon Bearer Quinshon Judkins 36th in the general classification with one of the many choices acquired in Jacksonville in exchange for global selection n ° 2.
Treveyon Henderson, the other half of the Dynamic Running Back duo of Ohio State, was selected by New England with the 38th choice. Henderson and Judkins combined for 2,076 yards on the ground and 24 affected in 2024.
Edge Rusher JT Tuimoloau was the last selection of the Ohio State of the Round, chosen by Indianapolis at No. 45.
Notre Dame, who lost 34-23 against Ohio State during the championship match of the University Football Championship, had his first player selected when the Buccaneers took the Benjamin Morrison cornerback at n ° 53. Morrison missed the second half of last season with a hip injury.
