Ohio State football well represented in ESPN’s list of eighty best defenders of the 2000s

ESPN put together a list of the best eighty defenders in the college game from the 2000s and Ohio State football is well represented.

No. 15 – Chase Young, defensive end (2017-2019)

Redskins on way to Super Bowl if Chase Young delivers says NFL analyst
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What Connelly Says about Doss

“The former blue-chipper was good from the start, making five TFLs as a freshman backup. He came into his own as a sophomore (14.5 TFLs, 10.5 sacks, five pass breakups) before putting together one of the best pass-rushing seasons ever in 2019: 21 TFLs, 16.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles, three breakups.”

What We Say

We have a problem with this ranking. Chase Young was a generational type talent at defensive end and even became a Heisman finalist in 2019. Not too many defenders above him on this list can say that. He was a game-wrecker, and although No. 15 is really good, the ranking should be better.

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