One of the pleasant surprises on the Ohio State defensive line last year was redshirt freshman nose tackle Robert Landers. Undersized at a listed 6-foot-1 and 283 pounds, Landers used his quickness and leverage to get into the backfield frequently early on. He finished fifth on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss. (He only finished with 16 total tackles on the season.) Landers’ lack of size may have eventually caught up with him, however. Seven of those tackles for loss came in the Buckeyes’ first five games, and over the final eight games he came away with just 0.5 stops in the backfield. This spring, Landers worked mostly with the ones and had a very good camp according to defensive line coach Larry Johnson. Johnson is excited to see what Landers can do this season with more tools in his toolbox. “He’s the guy, the spark plug on the…
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