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OL Luke Montgomery (National Champion)

Luke really improved during the season and it showed, it seemed like suddenly everything came together and he started reaching his potential at the right time. Thought he would end up at RT and I think he is certainly capable of playing there, but with the OTs we got in the Portal it would appear the staff may view him as a guard. I still think he gets reps at OT in practice though because we know the injuries can pile up and he has the tools to play there.

Either way, he will make a big impact next year. I really admired his candor in saying he wasn't ready to play until he was put in, most kids pack it up and go somewhere else. He stuck with the grind and our program, so he has my utmost respect.
 
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LG Luke Montgomery, 78 OVR​

Unlike Pierce and McClain, the final three players on this list are projected starters for Ohio State. And all three man the trenches.

Montgomery, to your dear writer of this article at least, is an All-Big Ten caliber player. The Ohio native enters his junior season off as big a College Football Playoff rise as any returning player on the Buckeyes’ roster. A backup throughout the regular season, Montgomery carved out a rotational spot at left guard to start the CFP, rolling with starter Austin Siereveld, who also rolled with starting right guard Tegra Tshabola. Montgomery (No. 51 in the clip below) quickly put offensive line enjoyers on notice with his rugged style.


Montgomery put Ohio State’s coaches on notice, too, enough that he overtook Siereveld to start full-time at left guard by the Buckeyes’ CFP semifinal game against Texas. He started in that spot throughout this past spring practice and appears poised to deliver on his top-100 recruiting pedigree.

 
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