It’s no secret that the Ohio State football program has had some extremely talented players that have gone on to make a name for themselves at the next level. And it’s on both sides of the ball really. However, the defensive side of the ball has produced perhaps a little more top-notch talent that has made a pretty big splash both in college and in the NFL.
And Buckeye fans aren’t the only ones that have noticed. ESPN’s Bill Connelly put together a list of the 80 best college defenders of the 2000s, and Ohio State is very well represented with five players on appearing. We could nitpick this all day as you’ll see, but it’s a fine effort from the resident ESPN expert analytical guru.
So let’s get right into it and pour through the OSU players and where they rank on Connelly’s list.