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Browns scouts present at Ohio State vs. Michigan

The Browns have scouts present at The Ohio State vs. Michigan game today in Columbus.

Is there a better rivalry in all of sports than The Ohio State Buckeyes vs. the Michigan Wolverines? As the second and third-ranked teams in the nation get set to square off at noon today, the Cleveland Browns will be one of many teams sending scouts to the big game.

There are plenty of players who they could be watching from Ohio State’s Ronnie Hickman, Zach Harrison, Steele Chambers, and Dawand Jones to Michigan’s Mike Morris, Mazi Smith, and more. With a load of 2023 NFL Draft talent present in this matchup, it would be unwise for the Browns not to be.

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Ohio State football prospects in latest Draft Wire mock NFL draft

Ohio State football prospects in latest Draft Wire mock NFL draft #GoBucks #NFLDraft

Our friends at Draft Wire do a phenomenal job of providing us with the most up-to-date NFL mock drafts with an extremely knowledgeable explanation behind each pick. As these mock drafts get updated throughout the season, we here at Buckeyes Wire will keep a close eye on the movements of the eligible Ohio State prospects.

The Buckeyes funnel a ton of talent into the NFL and the 2023 NFL Draft maybe even more loaded with Ohio State prospects than most due to the insane talent on the offensive side of the football. It’s time to dive into the latest two-round mock from Luke Easterling and the Ohio State prospects he has being selected.

Ohio State football prospects in latest Pro Football Network mock NFL draft

Ohio State football prospects in latest “Pro Football Network” mock NFL draft #GoBucks #NFL

Our friends at the Pro Football Network do a phenomenal job of providing us with the most up-to-date NFL mock drafts with an extremely knowledgeable explanation behind each pick. As these mock drafts get updated throughout the season, we here at Buckeyes Wire will keep a close eye on the movements of the eligible Ohio State prospects.

The Buckeyes funnel a ton of talent into the NFL and the 2023 NFL Draft maybe even more loaded with Ohio State prospects than most due to the insane talent on the offensive side of the football. It’s time to dive into the latest two-round mock from James Fragoza and the Ohio State prospects he has being selected.

Ohio State football prospects in latest Draft Wire mock NFL draft

Ohio State prospects in latest @TheDraftWire mock #GoBucks

Our friends at DraftWire do a phenomenal job of providing us with the most up-to-date NFL mock drafts with an extremely knowledgeable explanation behind each pick. As these mock drafts get updated throughout the season, we here at Buckeyes Wire will keep a close eye on the movements of the eligible Ohio State prospects.

The Buckeyes do a great job of funneling talent into the NFL and the 2023 NFL Draft may be even more loaded with Ohio State prospects than most due to the insane talent on the offensive side of the football. It’s time to dive into the latest two-round mock from Luke Easterling and the Ohio State prospects he has being selected.

 

Five Ohio State football players named AP Preseason All-Americans

Five Buckeyes were named AP All-Americans on Monday. #GoBucks

The Associated Press released its preseason college football All-American teams on Monday and five Ohio State players made the cut. It’s not the program with the most — that distinction goes to Alabama with six — but it is the second most and still a pretty impressive haul.

The Buckeyes enter the season with a Heisman frontrunner at quarterback, perhaps the best wide receiver in the country, and one of the most dynamic running backs in college football as well. And that’s just for starters. Don’t be surprised if a few players have breakout seasons on defense with the retooling on that side of the ball.

We’ve already seen plenty of preseason accolades for this year’s team entering the season, it’ll now be up to the squad to make good on everything on the field of play when the games start to count.

Here are the five players that made the AP’s All-American Team.

Draft Wire names top Ohio State NFL prospects this season

DraftWire names top Ohio State NFL prospects #GoBucks

Our friends over at Draft Wire have released a list of their favorite NFL prospects, including six Buckeyes that are draft eligible after this season and are expected to make big waves during the 2022 season. These studs deserve more than photos of them; therefore, we will provide a brief breakdown of why this group may appeal to NFL teams.

It should not be surprising that their first four ranked Ohio State prospects are on the offensive side of the football, but hopefully by season’s end more defensive players are given early rounds values. Enough talk, let’s break down these Buckeyes that have a good shot at hearing their name called in next year’s NFL draft.

Two Ohio State football players make preseason 2022 Outland Trophy watch list

Two Buckeyes have landed on the Outland Trophy preseason watch list for 2022. #GoBucks

We’ve got another college football preseason watch list out, and there are a couple of Ohio State players included.

The Outland Trophy has been around for a very long time. The first one was awarded in 1946 to Notre Dame’s George O’Connor as the best college football interior lineman, and a player has been named annually by the FWAA ever since.

This year’s watch list was released on Monday, and both of the Buckeyes’ book-end offensive tackles, Dawand Jones and Paris Johnson Jr, are among the 89 names to keep an eye on for 2022.

Jones is entering his senior campaign after flirting with leaving early for the NFL draft. He came in as an unheralded prospect in the 2019 class but his combination of size and athleticism has allowed him to develop into a potential early-round NFL draft pick for 2023. He was a second-team All-Big Ten performer in 2021.

Johnson has been patiently awaiting his turn to move to his more natural offensive tackle position. Unlike Jones, he was a five-star prospect in the 2020 class expected to make a contribution immediately as a freshman. He did get on the field that year but has yet to be considered as the anchor of the line. He too was a second-team All-Big Ten performer and will get his shot to be the guy this season.

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Iowa Hawkeyes 2022 schedule breakdown: Ohio State

Iowa’s schedule features Big Ten giant Ohio State. Who are the Buckeyes to worry about in Iowa’s pursuit to pull off the upset?

This is the big one. There might be more important games later in the season against conference rivals Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nebraska, but no team on Iowa’s schedule is more talented than this Buckeyes squad. To be fair, you can say the same for pretty much any team preparing for a dance with Ohio State this year.

For the Hawkeyes, this is easily their toughest stretch of the season. While they shouldn’t overlook Rutgers, the schedule really ramps up midway through with appearances from the Big Ten’s elite.

A three-week stretch that includes Michigan in an emotionally Big Ten championship game rematch, and a trip to Ohio State would be noteworthy for any team in the country. The Hawkeyes also have to worry about pesky Illinois sandwiched between those two behemoths as well. We will all know after this gauntlet just how much of a contender Iowa plans on being in 2022.

Rose Bowl champions in 2021, Ohio State returns a ton of talent, including possibly the best player in the nation at a few positions. It is national championship or bust for Ryan Day’s squad. They might not be in the same recruiting neighborhood or have the same national attention, but Iowa will be an extremely tough test for the Buckeyes with their strong defense.

Iowa isn’t the only team with something to prove this year. Ohio State once again looks to have a national championship-winning offense on paper, but don’t forget they lost some talent. Wide receivers Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson were both 2022 NFL draft first-round picks and tight end Jeremey Ruckert was a third-rounder. The Buckeyes also lost two talented offensive linemen to the NFL in Nicholas Petit-Frere and Thayer Munford. Here are the names to watch for a bit of a new-look Buckeyes.

ESPN names three Ohio State football players in its way-too-early 2022 All-American team

ESPN named three Ohio State players to its way-too-early 2022 college football All-American team. #GoBucks

I know it feels like the 2022 college football season is a long way down the road, but you and I both know that we’ll be talking about all things scarlet and gray on the banks of the Olentangy as quickly as life goes by.

We’ve already started projecting ahead and so has everyone else. Ohio State is expected to be one of the best teams in the country again next fall, and to do that, it’ll need some of the best players to play to their capabilities.

ESPN has tried to identify the best of the best in college football next year and has identified three Buckeyes on its way-too-early All-American team, all on the offensive side of the ball.

Here are the three Ohio State players the worldwide leader in sports programming named as some very early 2022 All-Americans before all the dust even gets stirred up to begin to settle.

Ohio State offensive tackle Dawand Jones makes decision on NFL plans

The big man is coming back! #GoBucks

Today was the day that college players with eligibility remaining needed to make their intentions known to enter the NFL draft. By and large, that day has come and gone with little news coming out of Ohio State, so take that for what it’s worth.

However, one bit of news that we did receive was a pretty big nugget. That’s because Dawand Jones, last season’s starter at right tackle made it known that he’ll be returning for the 2022 season and not entering the draft.

True to form, Jones, let everyone know in short and sweet comments on his Twitter account Monday. He may be soft-spoken to members of the media, but at 6-foot, 8-inches, and 360 pounds, getting him back to be one of the anchors of the offensive line is welcome news.

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