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CB Jeff Okudah (1st Team Unanimous All-American, Houston Texans)

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SKULL SESSION: BUCKEYES SET TO MAKE NFL DRAFT HISTORY, CHASE YOUNG WANTS TO SACK LAMAR JACKSON AND OHIO STATE IS LAPPING EVERYONE ELSE ON THE RECRUITING TRAIL

MAKING HISTORY. If a Buckeye defender is selected among the top-five picks in next Thursday's NFL Draft, Ohio State will make some NFL Draft history.

Said differently, if the NFL Draft takes place, Ohio State will make some NFL Draft history.



Shaun Wade, you're on deck. No pressure.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...ar-jackson-buckeyes-recruiting-clemson-top-10
 
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JEFF OKUDAH, DAMON ARNETTE IMPRESSIVE AT CORNERBACK
When Nagy was watching film of Arnette to scout him as a potential Senior Bowl participant, he couldn’t help but be distracted by the cornerback playing opposite Arnette, as Okudah – who is projected to be the first cornerback selected on Thursday as a potential top-five overall pick – caught his eye with his excellent play during his final season at Ohio State.

Nagy expects Okudah to “be able to step in right away and start right away, be a No. 1 corner really early in his career” in the NFL.

“I’m watching all these other guys, I’m watching Damon Arnette and you can’t help but notice Okudah athletically,” Nagy said. “When he does get out of position, his ability to recover, he really shows his athleticism there. But the other thing that really sticks out when you actually start diving into Okudah is the competitor. And just talking to friends in the NFL, that’s why they’re so sold on him, is that at a position where you see some other corners in this class are getting knocked a little bit for run support, tackling, toughness, those aren’t issues at all with Jeff Okudah. He’s hyper-competitive, they really like that in him, and the athlete’s there, the ball skills are there. He’s really a hard guy to really poke holes in. He’s really an all-around corner.”

That said, Nagy was also impressed by Arnette, who he expects to be drafted no later than the second round.

“I thought compared to his junior tape, I thought he really tightened up and cleaned up a lot of things. Just had a much cleaner year on the field in terms of just being dialed in and playing more consistent,” Nagy said of Arnette’s play in his final season at Ohio State. “I think he could have helped himself by coming down here because I think he would have looked really good in all the one-on-ones and stuff like that. But no, I wouldn’t expect Arnette to come off after the second round. After Okudah and (Florida cornerback) C.J. Henderson, there’s about 10 (cornerbacks in the draft) that you could put all their names in a hat or throw darts at a dart board. The league is all over the place on that next group of corners that Arnette’s in.”
 
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Lane Kiffin raves about Chase Young, Jeff Okudah ahead of draft

Amid the final countdown to the 2020 NFL draft, it's clear new Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin has plenty of respect for two Ohio State prospects that are projected to go early in the first round: defensive end Chase Young and cornerback Jeff Okudah. Kiffin knows first-hand how difficult it is to solve those two, after all, as his final season at FAU this past fall kicked off with a non-conference affair in Columbus against the Buckeyes.

In a Tuesday night interview with Scott Van Pelt, Kiffin recalled the experience of going up against the projected first-round picks last August in what ultimately resulted in a 45-21 win for Ohio State. Long story short, Kiffin doesn't see either Young or Okudah being any less effective in the NFL than they were in college.

Okudah, I thought, was a great cover corner," Kiffin said. "We threw different things at him. And for the most part, he locked us down and did a great job. He’s going to be a great corner in the NFL.”

“Way different type of big when you’re on the field with (Chase Young). I’d seen him on film. Great player and everything. Then all of a sudden it’s the first quarter and he’s running by. This guy is the Predator out there. That’s what he looks like. No one can touch this guy. He’s just destroying everything.”

Young, a Heisman finalist in 2019, is widely projected to head to the Washington Redskins as the No. 2 overall pick in the draft. Okudah is regarded as the top cornerback in this year's draft, and while projections for him have varied, it is likely that he could be taken within the top five.
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Okudah, meanwhile, had three interceptions, nine pass break-ups and 34 tackles for the Buckeyes in 2019. He was one of three finalists for the Thorpe Award, given to the best defensive back in college football. He was also a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection.

As a sophomore in 2018, Okudah had eight pass break-ups, 32 tackles and a fumble recovery. During his true freshman season in 2017, Okudah had 17 tackles, one PBU and one fumble recovery. A native of Grand Prairie, Texas, Okudah was ranked as the No. 1 cornerback and the No. 8 overall prospect in the 2017 recruiting class, per the 247Sports Composite.

Entire article: https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...ohio-state-buckeyes-nfl-draft-2020-146332751/
 
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