The Ohio State Buckeyes produced a historically loaded 2016 NFL draft class, tying a league record with seven players selected in the first two rounds Thursday and Friday.
Patrick Brown of the Times Free Press reported the news, indicating Ohio State’s elite crop of talent matched the USC Trojans’ 2008 draft class and the Tennessee Volunteers’ 2000 class.
Versatile edge-rusher Joey Bosa kicked off the proceedings as the No. 3 overall pick to the San Diego Chargers on Thursday evening. Stud running back Ezekiel Elliott then went to the Dallas Cowboys at No. 4 overall.
Cornerback Eli Apple made it three Ohio State players within the first 10 picks when the New York Giants brought him aboard at No. 10.
Before the first round expired, two more Buckeyes came off the board, beginning with Taylor Decker at 16th overall to the Detroit Lions, while Darron Lee went 20th overall to the New York Jets. Lee is a playmaking linebacker who should plug into a formidable front seven in New York.
But Friday showed off the depth of a special OSU bunch that produced a national championship before leaving Columbus, Ohio, en masse.
Michael Thomas was the New Orleans Saints’ choice to replace the franchise’s all-time leading receiver, Marques Colston, at 47th overall as a big-bodied target on the outside. Finally, safety Vonn Bell joined Thomas in New Orleans after the Saints traded with the New England Patriots to move up and acquire him.
Thomas was pleased to see Bell remain his…
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