COLUMBUS, Ohio — Chase Young’s identity as the next great Ohio State football defensive end took root before his Buckeye career began. Young fulfilled that promise and then some, surpassing the impact of the star pass rushers who came before him and forcing himself into the Heisman Trophy conversation. The Maryland native will begin his NFL career 20 minutes from where he grew into one of the nation’s best defensive players. The Washington Redskins, as expected, selected Young with the No. 2 pick in Thursday’s opening round of the 2020 NFL Draft. “I never would have thought that,” Young told ESPN’s College GameDay prior to the draft. “My only dream was to go first round — maybe a top pick. Everything that’s going on now just seems unreal. I can’t even put it into words how excited I am.” Young missed two games in 2019 due to a suspension for…
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