Buckeye Battle Cry series: Best Ohio State football player to wear jersey No. 6

We are up to jersey No. 6 in our effort to debate and identify the best Ohio State football player to ever don each jersey number.

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Agreed that this one is a little tougher, and we’re not picking from Buckeye Hall of Famers here, but I too am going to go with Sam Hubbard, though I get where Brock is going.

Hubbard was originally a lacrosse player committed to Notre Dame, but couldn’t resist the temptation to play for Ohio State when offered a football scholarship. He’s one of those guys out of Cincinnati that have made a name for themselves by coming to Ohio State. He left Columbus after finishing his career with a more than respectable 17 total sacks and 116 total tackles.

Hubbard’s stats won’t blow you away, but he was still productive enough to get drafted in the third round and be a key rotational defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, and is still doing it to this day. In fact, Hubbards’ 14.5 sacks so far in his career lead all defensive players selected in the 2018 NFL Draft.

 

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