During spring practice in 2021, Ohio State knew it had an ultra-talented wide receivers unit. Thursday night revealed just how special it was. Three players from that position group went in consecutive picks in the first round of the NFL draft. The New York Jets began the run by taking Garrett Wilson with the 10th pick. New Orleans traded up to pick Chris Olave next, as did the Detroit Lions to select Jameson Williams at No. 12. Williams wasn’t a Buckeye entering the draft, which only underscores how deep the OSU wide receivers room was a year ago. Williams started for the Buckeyes in 2020, but the emergence of young receivers such as Jaxon Smith-Njigba caused Williams to transfer after spring practice last year to a school he believed could give him more of an opportunity. He chose that little upstart program in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and blossomed into a game-breaker for…
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