It’s that time of year. The college football season is officially over for Ohio State and everyone else, and squeezed in a short time frame is the need for many that are eligible to declare their intentions for the upcoming 2021 NFL draft. When it comes to the Buckeyes, we’ve already heard from the likes of Trey Sermon, Justin Fields, Shaun Wade, and more, and now we word from tight end Jeremy Ruckert.
Ruckert is already on the radar when it comes to tight ends that could be available in the draft. He has been a great blocker throughout his career, but Ohio State started to showcase his pass-catching abilities late in the 2020 campaign. He’s an athletic tight end that runs good routes and has unbelievable hands.
And while Ruckert could have gone to the NFL and easily gotten the call of his dreams, he has decided to come back for one more season according to an announcement he made on his Twitter account.
— Ruck (@Jeremy_Ruckert1) January 18, 2021
With what we’ve seen from Ruckert, he should be a weapon for the OSU offense in 2021 as it breaks in a new quarterback. Another year — this time as the main tight end option — should only improve his draft stock.
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