Tag: Tommy Eichenberg

Introducing Raiders 2024 Draft class

Introducing Raiders 2024 Draft class

The draft has come to a close and there are eight new Raiders in the house. This is the Raiders Draft class of 2024.

1. (13) Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
2. (44) Jackson Powers-Johnson, G/C, Oregon
3. (77) DJ Glaze, T, Maryland
4. (112) Decamerion Richardson, CB, Mississippi St
5. (148) Tommy Eichenberg, LB, Ohio St
6. (208) Dylan Laube, RB, New Hampshire
7a. (223) Trey Taylor, S, Air Force
7b. (229) MJ Devonshire, CB, Pittsburgh

The Raiders made no trades up or down, preferring to stick at their original draft spots for their eight selections.

While they went all offense on days one and two, they went almost all defense on Day three. According to Tom Telesco, that wasn’t intentional, but just how the day played out.

What was intentional was getting guys who could play on special teams because that will be many of the late round guys’ ticket to making the team.

The one glaring need position they did not address was quarterback. Telesco said they were thinking about adding a QB on day one, but after the top six guys went before they picked at 13, they didn’t consider taking one the rest of the draft.

Ohio State linebacker Tommy Eichenberg joins the Raiders

Tommy Eichenberg joins the Raiders #GoBucks

With the No. 148 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders took Tommy Eichenberg, a linebacker from Ohio State. Eichenberg could not have landed at a better spot due to his aggressive downhill playing style, he is a perfect fit for Las Vegas and its defensive mindset.

Eichenberg is primed to grow into a starting middle linebacker in this Raiders defense and it is honestly a bit shocking an NFL team didn’t take a chance on the dominating Big Ten linebacker earlier.

Eichenberg’s old-school mentality and playing style is fits the culture of the Raiders very well and I am sure all Buckeye fans are excited to see what’s next in his career. The last linebackers from Ohio State to be selected in the NFL draft were Peter Werner and Baron Browning in 2021, so this pick ends a bit of a dry spell, and given how successful those two players have been perhaps its a good sign.

Three Ohio State players appear on Mel Kiper Jr.’s NFL draft big board

What Ohio State players does Mel Kiper Jr. have on his big board of top ten players at each position for the NFL draft? #GoBucks

Now that we’re steaming ahead with just the Super Bowl to go for the NFL season, many interested observers are going to turn their attention to the upcoming NFL draft.

Normally, if we are discussing the draft, it means we’re talking about the prospects of seeing plenty of former Ohio State players parade across the stage and screen during all of the hoopla. And while this year might be lighter than normal because of all of the players that decided to shun the draft for one more year in the Scarlet and Gray, there’s still a few to keep an eye on.

One of the foremost, longtime experts in all things related to the NFL draft is none other than ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. He has been updating his big board as we’ve stepped through the draft offseason, and now that things are a little more solidified as to who will be eligible, he’s got the latest update (subscription required) that we can take a look at.

Kiper ranks the top ten players at each position, and this year, there are three OSU players that made the cut, but only one expected to be drafted in the first round. Here’s where Kiper has things today.

Ohio State players projected in the first round

Marvin Harrison Jr., No. 1 Wide Receiver – No. 2 on the top 25 big board

USA TODAY SMG

The Other two Ohio State players among the top ten at their position

Tommy Eichenberg, No. 6 overall off the ball linebacker

Josh Proctor, No. 9 overall safety

That, of course, isn’t all encompassing and we’ll see other OSU players go off the board during the draft in April. In the meantime though, these are your biggest three names to look for as we head that way.

Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.

Cowboys Mock Draft: Finding Prescott’s successor, refreshing OL, LB, RB

In our latest mock draft, several trades put Dallas in a position to nab the heir apparent while also selecting a couple big-time program duos. | From @KDDrummondNFL

The biggest decision the Dallas Cowboys have to make this offeason is just how much they want to tie the foreseeable future to quarterback Dak Prescott. With eight seasons under his belt, Prescott is reaching the point of his career where the lack of playoff success for the organization has become a part of his personal narrative. Whether or not the club believes they can win with him directing the pirate ship or not, leads them to six options.

Only one option with Prescott, although it is by far the most likely conclusion, results in Dallas not drafting a successor in the next two drafts. That’s a multi-year extension. So in that vein, and knowing we have a dozen mocks to play with between now and the actual draft, playing out that scenario and seeing what the entire haul would look like is going to be our focus.

In this iteration, Dallas accepts a trade-back offer to ensure they have the same number of top-100 picks going to their other needs as well as a franchise QB successor.

Three Buckeyes to play in 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl on Saturday

Some Ohio State players will be taking part in the Reese’s Senior Bowl. #GoBucks

With the college football season in the rearview mirror and just the Super Bowl left to play in the NFL, draft season is quickly approaching for many football fans.

For many of the top players in college football, this last season is was the last opportunity to put game film out there to get drafted this April. There’s one more opportunity to make a splash with the arrival of the Senior Bowl this week.

Senior Bowl practices will take place Tuesday through Thursday with the game being played on Saturday at noon EST.  It is an excellent opportunity for players to show NFL executives, coaches, and scouts what they can do and build up their draft stock.

This year three Ohio State players will among those playing in the Senior Bowl with safety Josh Proctor, linebacker Tommy Eichenberg, and defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. all accepting invites.

We wish the best of luck to all three players as a good week of practices, the game, and interviews with teams, could go a long way toward boosting their NFL Draft profile.

Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion. Follow Evan Bachman on X.

Ohio State football issues availability report for Missouri game, key players revealed

Ohio State football issues availability report for Missouri game, key players revealed #GoBucks

The fine folks with the Ohio State Football team have issued the availability report for the game against the Missouri Tigers and a defensive captain is going to miss his last game as a Buckeye.

It is a bit of a bummer that the Ohio State career of Tommy Eichenberg has ended like this with a season marked by injuries, but most fans saw this coming and it is likely in his best interest. The good news is that we should get extended looks at former five-star recruit, C.J. Hicks and Gabe Powers and Cody Simon take on a larger role.

Also in another unsurprising move, Marvin Harrison Jr. is listed as unavailable and most fans saw this coming as well as the first-round lock will be looking to prep for the NFL draft. Again with bad news, comes good news as we should see a much larger role for Carnell Tate tonight. The following is the report in its entirety:

OUT

  • WR Nolan Baudo
  • LB Tommy Eichenberg
  • WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
  • TE Zak Herbstreit
  • SAF Lathan Ransom
  • WR Reis Stocksdale
  • OL Miles Walker
  • SAF Kourt Williams II
  • RB Miyan Williams

Multiple Ohio State football players earn Big Ten defensive honors

The Buckeye defenders were some of the best of the Big Ten. #GoBucks

Now that the Big Ten regular season has concluded, we found out today which Ohio State football players earned All-Conference defensive and special teams honors.

One stood out more than the others, but in total 13 different Buckeyes were honored by the conference. Three players made the first team, second team, and third team All-Big Ten, while four players made the honorable mention list.

It was clearly a good season for the Ohio State defense, even if it didn’t end as we all would have liked it to. Find out below which Buckeye defenders/special teams players made the list and who was honored as the best at his position in the conference.

Ohio State football issues availability report for Michigan game, key players revealed

Ohio State football issues availability report for Michigan game. #GoBucks

The fine folks with the Ohio State Football team have issued the availability report for the game against the Michigan Wolverines and a meaningful linebacker returns to the starting lineup.

Tommy Eichenberg returns to the starting lineup after an injury that kept him out the last two weeks. There was some dispute that Eichenberg could have played last week, but was held out due to the competition and getting ready for “The Game”

The Buckeyes look to be relatively healthy and ready to go against an undefeated Michigan squad, except for obvious starter, Lathan Ransom, but he has been out for a few weeks now and has already been reported as possibly missing the remainder of the season. The following is the released injury report:

UNAVAILABLE

  • WR Kojo Antwi
  • WR Kyion Grayes
  • DL Jason Moore
  • S Lathan Ransom
  • DL Will Smith

Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinions. Follow Josh Keatley on X.

Ohio State football issues availability report for Michigan State game, key players out or questionable

Here’s a look at who is available for Ohio State as it hosts Michigan State Saturday night.

The fine folks with the Ohio State Football team have issued the availability report for the game against the Michigan State Spartans, and once again the defense will be short-handed and without three starters.

With the Buckeyes listed as almost five-touchdown favorites, it is no surprise that some of the bumps and bruises are listed as out. Defenders Tommy Eichenberg, Josh Proctor and Lathan Ransom will all sit out against Michigan State tonight.

Eichenberg and Proctor and new names on the list, but Ransom should be shocking to no one as he suffered a rough injury against the Wisconsin Badgers and has missed time ever since.

Ohio State will have both Denzel Burke and Cade Stover tonight after they both missed last week, but don’t be surprised to see little of them as well as the main focus is to get the win, but a secondary focus is to get healthy for the Michigan Wolverines. The rest of the list is as follows:

QUESTIONABLE

  • SAF Cam Martinez
OUT
  • LB Tommy Eichenberg
  • WR Kyion Grayes
  • DL Jason Moore
  • SAF Josh Proctor
  • SAF Lathan Ransom
  • TE Joe Royer
  • DL Will Smith Jr.
Out for the season:
  • TE Zak Herbstreit
  • WR Reis Stocksdale
  • SAF Kourt Williams II
  • RB Miyan Williams

Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion. Follow Josh Keatley on X.

Ohio State football players that earned their Buckeye leaves against Wisconsin

Who do you think played well for the Buckeyes against Wisconsin? #GoBucks

It was another grind it out game for [autotag]Ohio State football[/autotag], but as they have done all season long, they prevailed, defeating Wisconsin on the road 24-10.

The Buckeyes continue to rely on their defense to help win them games, a stark contrast from what we have seen from past [autotag]Ryan Day[/autotag] coached teams. It’s been a complete 180 degree turn this season.

This was a solid win, but one where not too many Ohio State players made a huge impact on. However, the ones below did and here are the players that I believe earned their Buckeyes leaves withe the hard fought win against Wisconsin Saturday night in Mad-town.