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Chiefs scouting report: Ohio State Buckeyes CB Davison Igbinosun

Ohio State #Buckeyes cornerback Davison Igbinosun would be a great target for the Kansas City #Chiefs in the 2025 NFL draft.

The injury bug bit the Kansas City Chiefs hard this season, forcing backup cornerbacks Nazeeh Johnson and Joshua Williams into larger roles. Kansas City’s defense is still one of the league’s best, but the Chiefs should consider upgrading the depth in their cornerback room.

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive back Igbinosun maximizes his size and length as one of the nation’s premier press-man corners. He deploys one-armed stabs and two-handed jams to stall or re-route receivers at the line of scrimmage. Igbinosun destroys outside releases by driving receivers out of bounds. He allows limited to no separation on slants and crossers.

Igbinosun’s playstyle comes with risks. He grabs and hand checks receivers throughout their routes. This aggressive coverage approach led to more than a dozen penalties since the start of the 2023 season. Igbinosun lacks elite vertical speed but is quick enough to carry most receivers downfield. He suffers from some hip stiffness that limits him against twitchy athletes.

Igbinosun’s vision and closing burst make him effective in zone coverage. He reads the quarterback’s eyes and tries to bait passers into poor throws. Igbinosun uses his arm length to play the ball at the catch point from odd angles and rake the receiver’s hands without fouling.

The Buckeyes come off their win against Penn State with a home game against the 1-7 Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday at 11 a.m. CST. No Purdue wide receivers have more than 230 receiving yards this season.

Ohio State defensive star earns national honor

Ohio State defensive star, Davison Igbinosun earns honors #GoBucks

Ohio State football came away from Happy Valley with an impressive win over the Penn State Nittany Lions, 20-13, and star defensive back, Davison Igbinosun was a big reason why. After accumulating four tackles, one pass break-up and of course a highlight reel worth interception, the transfer for Ole Miss was named the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week, which is decided on by the Football Writers Association of America.

Igbinosun was also Pro Football Focus‘ highest graded Buckeye from last week with a grade of 78, which is his highest of the season. He really shines in the tackling department as his 88.1 tackling grade is the highest on the team. He has had a fairly up and down season, but hopefully the impressive outing against Penn State is a sign of bigger things to come.

Most scouts viewed him as an early round selection due to his ideal frame and physical playing style, but a few more performances like he had against last week and Igbinosun could hear his name called on night one of the draft.

Watch Davison Igbinosun with the unreal interception to keep Ohio State up at halftime

Unbelievable! #GoBucks

What a half of football and unbelievable swings in momentum as Ohio State battles Penn State. After falling to a 10-point deficit early in the game, Ohio State didn’t panic and just kept fighting. The Buckeyes rattled off 14 unanswered points and were on their way to taking a 21-10 lead before Will Howard fumbled the ball out of the endzone.

Fast forward to less than a minute in the half, and the Nittany Lions are driving, looking for the score before halftime. Davison Igbinosun had something to say about that. After a nice scramble from Drew Allar, the Penn State quarterback tried to hit a Nittany Lion receiver in the corner of the endzone. Initially, the pass was ruled incomplete. However, Igbinosun would emerge with the ball in hand.

After an extensive review, replay would show that the OSU cornerback caught the ball off the receiver miscue and would get one foot down, completing the interception. It was a huge play for the Buckeyes, who would close out the half with a kneel-down and will receive the ball to start the second half. Check out the unreal score-saving pick below.

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Replay review gives Ohio State end-zone interception at Penn State

Controversy on end-zone plays in the Ohio State-Penn State games

What looked like a touchdown pass that would have given Penn State the lead against Ohio State on Saturday turned into a turnover.

A apectacular play by Davison Igbinosun took the ball away from the Penn State receiver in the end zone. Igbinosun managed to keep his right foot down inbounds.

After a review, the officials said it was an interception.

The Buckeyes went into the locker room with a 14-10 lead.

Ohio State named the top cornerback unit in college football headed into 2024 by On 3

Ohio State should be more than fine in the defensive backfield. #GoBucks

Ohio State football’s track record of developing cornerbacks of the past decade plus has been among the best in college football. 

However, it has taken a bit of a hit in recent years with no Buckeye corner being drafted in the first four rounds since Jeff Okudah and Damon Arnette in 2020.  But the Buckeyes’ cornerback play took a massive leap last season, and with all three starters returning along with a lot of young talent in the room expectations are sky high for the unit.

This is backed up by On3’s college football columnist Jesse Simonton who ranked the Buckeyes as the best cornerback room in college football headed into the 2024 season in his article last week.

One of the biggest returnees for Ohio State in 2024 was Denzel Burke who will enter his fourth season as a starter. Burke is coming off the best season of his career where he was named first-team all Big Ten by the coaches.

This stat shows how far Ohio State football’s pass defense has progressed
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Also playing boundary corner will be Davison Igbinosun, who returns for his second season with the Buckeyes.  The former Ole Miss transfer avoids mental lapses in coverage well, is a strong tackler, and plays with a high level of intensity.

Jordan Hancock who emerged as a starter for the Buckeyes’ defense last season is expected to start in the same role at slot cornerback. Hancock is reliable as a coverage defender, run defender, and blitzer.

Ohio State football regular season defensive player PFF grades
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Also expected to play a role in the defense is Jermaine Mathews Jr., who played 192 defensive snaps in his true freshman season and showcased his potential in those reps as PFF’s highest graded freshman cornerback.

With Calvin Simpson-Hunt, Lorenzo Styles Jr., Aaron Scott Jr., Bryce West, and Miles Lockhart also on the roster, Ohio State has a lot of depth at the position and young talent that will look to develop for future seasons.

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Ohio State ranked first in cornerback rankings

Ohio State ranks high on this list! #GoBucks

Jesse Simonton of On3 releases his college football unit rankings throughout the off-season and a few Ohio State units have been mentioned throughout the series. On Thursday, he released his 2024 top ten cornerback unit rankings and the Buckeyes squad was top billing.

This ranking makes sense for many reasons and I think few college football fans would disagree with the placement of this unit here. Denzel Burke would have been a borderline first round selection had he declared after last season, Jordan Hancock would have also been drafted no later than the middle rounds, and Davison Igbinosun has been a dynamic physical presence since arriving to Columbus via the transfer portal from Ole Miss.

This unit was a big reason for the Buckeyes ranking first in pass defense last season and expectations are that the defense should be even better in 2024. It is also important to remember the immense depth Ohio State has at corner with Jermaine Mathews Jr. being named a Freshman All-American, true freshman, Aaron Scott Jr., enrolling with an intense amount of hype, and Calvin Simpson-Hunt also looking ready for primetime.

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This stat shows how far Ohio State football’s pass defense has progressed

BIA is back in a big way #GoBucks

One of the biggest issues with last year’s [autotag]Ohio State football[/autotag] defense, was the inability to defend deep passes, it often would result in big plays that would be demoralizing to the unit.

Fast forward to the 2023 season and the Buckeyes seemingly have taken a massive step forward in that regard. Actually, it’s been the whole defense, but this was one area that many saw as a glaring weakness.

With a year under his belt, defensive coordinator [autotag]Jim Knowles[/autotag] feels much more comfortable with his safety driven defense and as CFB Film Room points out, the Ohio State secondary has not allowed a single completion on a ball thrown over 20-yards this fall.

There are multiple factors as to why this is, beginning with improved safety play from [autotag]Lathan Ransom[/autotag] and [autotag]Josh Proctor[/autotag]. The back end has been great, while the corners have seen a resurgence as well. [autotag]Denzel Burke[/autotag] is playing like an All-American, and [autotag]Jordan Hancock[/autotag] and [autotag]Davison Igbinosun[/autotag] has been extremely solid in their play as well.

Don’t forget about crediting the defense line, as it has produced the most pressure in the Big Ten through the Notre Dame game (this stat could have changed during the Buckeyes bye). It’s been a team effort to limit big plays through the air and it’s safe to say that Ohio State has been very successful in doing so.

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Ohio State statistical leaders through three games

These guys in particular could be a problem Saturday.

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Now that the shameless plugging is out of the way, let’s talk about why you really clicked on this link. You want to see which Ohio State players are most likely to give Notre Dame problems in one of the most anticipated college football games of the year. These are the players who are most likely to stop a resurgent start to the season for the Irish in its tracks. You probably will see a few of them in the NFL soon.

If you aren’t familiar with these Buckeyes yet, get yourself familiar with them right now:

Ohio State football: Who earned Buckeye leaves for their play against Indiana

Who do you think earned Buckeyes Leaves for Ohio State against Indiana #GoBucks

The [autotag]Ohio State football[/autotag] team started it’s season with a sluggish win over Indiana, 23-3.

Yes, a win is a win, but in this era of college football, if you aren’t winning big, you aren’t making enough headlines. This lackluster win most likely will make the news, but that’s due to being the first game in almost nine months.

We were expecting and offense to put up a lot of points and a defense to not allow many, and only one of those two showed up. Find out which Ohio State players earned Buckeye Leaves in my eyes after today’s season opening victory against the Hoosiers.

Questions we want to see Ohio State football answer against Indiana

Here are some questions we want answers for on Saturday. What are yours that you want to see the Buckeyes answer? #GoBucks

Unlike many seasons for Ohio State football, there are more than a few questions surround it’s team this fall.

Many of the questions are fairly obvious, but they’re still without answers that we all want to find out about. What the start of the season brings is an opportunity for the Buckeyes to give us those answers.

Although my questions might not be exactly what yours are, we probably have at least a few of the same one’s heading into Indiana. Find out below what my questions surrounding this Ohio State team are, and hopefully, we get some answers for them by the time Saturday evening rolls around.