Name: Shaun Wade
Number: 47
Position: LB
Class: Senior
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 231 lbs
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
High School: St. Xavier
2019-2020 Stats:
| GP | Solo Tackles | Ast Tackles | TFL | Sacks | Int |
| 10 | 7 | 6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Overview
Hilliard is hoping to be the next in a long line of Ohio State great linebackers. No Buckeyes might have made BTN’s list of top linebackers of the decade, but the list of great Ohio State linebackers is long. And while players like Malik Harrison, Darron Lee, Joshua Perry, or Ryan Shazier might not have been top of the conference in the decade, they certainly were elite linebackers.
247Sports recently determined that, at the moment, Ohio State is the second-best school at producing NFL linebacker talent, behind only LSU.
Ohio State has a solid linebacking corps this year, with some definite NFL talent in the max. Struggles at linebacker were the Ohio State’s achilles heel during some of their worst losses the last few years of the Urban Meyer era, but that seems to be well behind the Buckeyes as we move further along with Ryan Day. Between Tuf Borland, Baron Browning, and Hilliard, expect some serious production from this group. And don’t be surprised when two or three Buckeye linebackers find their way into the NFL the following year.
Highlights
There aren’t many highlight videos of Hilliard on YouTube, but don’t miss his great interception from last year.
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