(Photo: Darryl Webb, Arizona Republic, USA TODAY Sports) Ohio State has a trio of third-year D-ends who all have some experience but are looking for bigger roles in 2020. Juniors Tyreke Smith and Tyler Friday, as well as redshirt sophomore Javontae Jean-Baptiste will all contend to be a part of Johnson’s rotation at defensive end. Smith, like Cooper, battled injuries that limited his production last season. The former four-star prospect missed three games and was hampered in others, but still recorded 12 total tackles, five tackles for a loss and three sacks as a sophomore. If he can stay healthy and increase his snaps this fall, Smith could be in line for a breakout season in 2020 as an impact rusher off the edge “I want to be the best D-end that comes out of here, and that’s my personal goal,” Smith said last fall. “I know I’m with the…
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