Buckeye Battle Cry Series: Best Ohio State football player to wear No. 21

Who is the best Ohio State football player to ever don the No. 21? We asked a few of our writers as we continue on with our jersey series.

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Not a lot of great options here for No. 21, but I’m going with Nate Salley.

A three-year starter at safety from 2003-05, including being a captain his senior year.

With Salley on the field, the Buckeyes won three Fiesta Bowl and the Alamo Bowl in Ohio State’s worst winning season in the last 20 years. He was also part of the 2002 National Championship as a freshman.

He earned First-team All Big Ten in his senior year before becoming a fourth-round draft pick by the Carolina Panthers.

Next … Phil wraps it up