COLUMBUS, Ohio — In volume, Ohio State football’s 2021 NFL Draft class maintained the program’s exclusive standard. Only OSU produced double-digit draft picks in the past two drafts. In 2022 it could challenge Alabama (2017-19) as the only programs to pull off that three-peat. Justin Fields also gave the Buckeyes a first-round quarterback for the second time in three years. Ryan Day made developing NFL quarterback talent a cornerstone of his philosophy. With a couple of five-star talents on the roster and more on the way, the trend may soon become an identity. Yet OSU’s other established identity skipped draft weekend. A Buckeyes edge rusher or cornerback had been taken in the first round of five consecutive drafts. Two of those years featured one of each. Chase Young and Jeff Okudah went off the board in the first three selections in 2020. The nature of Ohio State’s offensive prowess varies…
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