COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Prior to last year, Ohio State had a defensive end drafted in the first or second round in three-straight years. The only OSU defensive end drafted in 2021 was Gahanna native Jonathan Cooper who was picked by the Broncos in the seventh round. There will likely only be one Buckeye edge rusher drafted again this year as well in Tyreke Smith who’s projected to be selected early in the fifth round. Ryan Day, Urban Meyer in attendance at Dwayne Haskins memorial service in Pittsburgh Tyreke Smith During his four years in Columbus, Smith learned from two of the best defensive ends to ever come through Columbus in Chase Young and Nick Bosa. Playing opposite of Young in 2019, Smith started four games and played in 11, recording 12 tackles, including five for a loss and three sacks. It was arguably his best season at Ohio State,…
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