One day after three Buckeyes were drafted in the top 10 and five in the first round, the Scarlet and Gray train kept rolling in Chicago. Some 24,626 players have been taken in the regular NFL Draft from the first draft in 1936 through 2016. NFL teams will have plenty of first-round talent from which to choose when the second round of the NFL Draft begins Friday night. Ohio State set the record for the most players drafted from a school in a single year when they had 14 players selected in the 2004 draft. A pure 4-3 end, Bosa could play the five-technique spot for the Chargers, who were thought to be honing in on offensive tackles Ronnie Stanley (Notre Dame) or Laremy Tunsil (Ole Miss). Bosa was an early starter for the Ohio State University Buckeyes in his freshman year. Five Buckeyes crossed the Auditorium Theater stage to embrace National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell in the top 20, with Lee drafted 20th by the New York Jets. What’s more remarkable about the number of Ohio State players being taken is that there are more to come. However, with the Chargers employing a 3-4 alignment, Bosa could be making a move to outside linebacker – as did Melvin Ingram, a college defensive lineman who was San Diego’s first-round pick in 2012. Only one school – USC with 79 – has more first-round picks than Ohio State. So it’s no surprise that they also led the way in players selected in the NFL Draft. Sundays or Saturdays or Friday nights are great. …
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