The Ohio State Buckeyes have two of the nation’s top-three players according to one mock 2020 NFL Draft.
Consensus top-five picks, Chase Young and Jeff Okudah have both declared for the NFL Draft and will leave Ohio State. The unpredictable NFL Draft could put them anywhere in the country.
For the bulk of drafts, Chase Young, who set the university’s single-season sack record, is the No. 2 overall pick behind LSU’s Joe Burrow, the 2019 Heisman winner. He is widely expected to be taken by reunited with Dwayne Haskins and Terry McLaurin with the Washington Redskins.
As for Okudah, he is also expected to be the top defensive back prospect in the nation. That said, in SB Nation’s recent mock draft, the duo were both top-three picks.
Young was named the best defender in the country to go along with the best defensive lineman and defender in the Big Ten. Many accolades found their way to Young after one of the most dominant seasons by a defensive end in recent history.
Okudah failed to get too many awards simply because teams didn’t look his way. They were uninterested in his side of the field because of how dominant Okudah was.
If this becomes a reality for Ohio State, it’ll be the first time the program has two top-five picks since Joey Bosa and Ezekiel Elliott were selected No. 3 and No. 4 in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Come to think of it, that wasn’t really that long ago. It’s how things are done at Ohio State.