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The 2021 NFL draft had ten Ohio State players selected through the seven rounds, tied for the most with Alabama, but it was more in the middle and late rounds, not the usual parade of early-round talent we saw walk across the stage. Some of it had to do with the COVID-19 pandemic and a small sample size of games for the Buckeyes, but some of course had to do with production on the field in those games.
So, instead of guys like Shaun Wade and Wyatt Davis jumping into the first round, they fell, leaving just quarterback Justin Fields as OSU’s lone first-round pick.
But the college football universe looks to be in a potential self-correct mode next year. Many of the early NFL draft projections have multiple Ohio State players mocked in the first round, including one of the best out there, ESPN’s Todd McShay.
According to him (subscription required), he has four Buckeyes going in the first round, and we’ve got the names and what he says about them for you.