A good year for NFL Draft classes from elite programs was 2004, when Ohio State set the record for players selected in a single seven-round class with 14. It also was the year the University of Miami had a record six players (four eventual Pro Bowlers) go in the first round. Neither has anything on the Buckeyes of 2016. MORE: All-time greatest draft picks from Ohio State Coming off a national title in 2014 and falling just short of the College Football Playoff last season, Ohio State has an appropriate 15 former players who will be drafted. Don’t be surprised if more than half go in the first round. That’s a pretty good selling point for Urban Meyer. If the volume isn’t impressive enough, it gets better. Seven players with NFL starting potential on offense are matched by seven more on defense, and the rest can have an immediate impact on special teams. And this is not counting Eastern Kentucky defensive end Noah Spence, a top prospect who had to transfer out of Ohio State. Here we rank and break down all 15 Buckeye prospects. The elite pair 1. Ezekiel Elliott, RB (6-0, 225) — He’s a better overall prospect than Todd Gurley was and comes in with a cleaner bill of health…
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