Tight end Jeremy Ruckert had a very good season in 2020 and decided to return for his senior year at Ohio State in ’21. The 6-foot-5, 253-pound Ruckert — a native of Lindenhurst, N.Y. — had 13 receptions for 151 yards (11.6 yards per catch) and five touchdowns. Two of his scores came during the Buckeyes’ 49-28 rout of Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Sugar Bowl. Also keep in mind when you look at Ruckert’s stats that OSU only played eight games in 2020. Typically, a team making it to the national championship game would play 15. Ruckert has among the best hands on the team, and has developed into quite a fine blocker as well. Despite being ranked as the No. 2 tight end and the No. 37 overall recruit in the country in the 2018 class, Ruckert was actually a wide receiver in high…
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