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Bestbuck36 said:
I think the them for next year is going to be "The Challenge". Good grief if he wins a league title he should be coach of the century!
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"The Challenge" I really like that theme. The best one so far. I think he has the players to fit that, but mainly it will be up to the coaching staff to meet that Challenge, especially for Beck and Warriner....and maybe for Urban too.
 
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DISSECTING OHIO STATE'S POTENTIALLY HISTORIC 2016 NFL DRAFT CLASS AND HOW IT STACKS UP

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The college football season is nearly finished, with only one game remaining — the national championship featuring No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama.

Though Ohio State won't get a chance to defend its national title Monday in Arizona, the Buckeyes could see a historic haul from their 2015 team selected in the NFL Draft on April 28 in Chicago.
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The Buckeyes narrowly miss on the chance to tie the record for most early entrants from one team heading to the NFL with nine. That record sits with LSU in the 2013 Draft, when the Tigers had 10 players leave early — 11 if you count safety Tyrann Mathieu, who was kicked off the team before the season ended for repeated incidents of substance abuse.

The Tigers had seven players leave early after the next season, setting a record for early draft enrollees over a two-year period. Ohio State has a shot at matching that total if it has a similar number of early entrants following the 2016 season.
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Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ric-2016-nfl-draft-class-and-how-it-stacks-up
 
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OSU Fans: Nine Players Stepping Out Means Nine More Stepping Up

Whether a career fan or a career expert, most OSU football supporters seem to be excited about the future of Buckeye games.

“I think next year is going to be a promising, successful year,” Roger Raymond, an avid Buckeye football fan who has attended almost every game for more than a decade, said.

“In the long run it’s going to be very good for Ohio State,” Bill Kurelic, a recruiting expert who facilitates 247Sports, an online encyclopedia for college football statistics, said.

Nine OSU players will enter the NFL draft this spring. Kurelic says it can only mean a bright future for scarlet and gray recruitment.

“They are going to be able to use this on the recruiting road,” Kurelic said. “They are going to go out and say ‘hey, we had nine players leave early for the NFL.... we had x number of players picked in the first round.”

Kurelic also said an average college would be thrilled to have two or three players in route to professional playing, but nine speaks volumes to skill of Urban Meyer.

“The great thing is: Urban Meyer has recruited so well since he's been at Ohio State, there are a lot of great players waiting in the wings. They just don't have the experience right now,” he said.

So, there's no fear that next year won't play out as a top notch team.

“I think the message that we should be sending to future recruits is ‘come here and show how valuable you are and you are going to have opportunities just like these 9 players,” Raymond said.

Nine players entering the NFL draft also opens up thousands of dollars in scholarships for other players.

Entire article: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories...players-step-out-means-nine-more-step-up.html

Ohio State is to college football what Kentucky is to college basketball....:cool:
 
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TampaBuckeyes said:
By my count we are sending 18 guys to the draft. Half are leaving early and they should all be drafted. My guess is only 2-3 won't be drafted. Are there projected rounds for all of them? Would be cool to break the record again.
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Projections usually run the gamut of rounds and that will differ and change a ton before the draft but my initial guess would be:

Guaranteed 1st round: Bosa, Elliot, Decker
Likely 1st round: Lee, Thomas
Possible 1st round: Bell
2nd round: Apple (maybe an outside shot at 1st but I think 2 is most likely).
Rounds 3-4: Vannett, Perry, Washington, Miller (Perry and Washington could push round 2 with good combines imo..maybe even Braxton if he blows it up at the combine)
Rounds 5-7: Boren, Marshall, C. Jones (Marshall could go undrafted but I think he gets drafted somewhere for special teams...Cardale goes late somewhere because why the hell not take a chance on that raw talent later on)
Undrafted free agents: Powell, Schutt, Farris

Super early guess but it's the off season and what else areturn we to do?
 
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RB07OSU said:
Projections usually run the gamut of rounds and that will differ and change a ton before the draft but my initial guess would be:

Guaranteed 1st round: Bosa, Elliot, Decker
Likely 1st round: Lee, Thomas
Possible 1st round: Bell
2nd round: Apple (maybe an outside shot at 1st but I think 2 is most likely).
Rounds 3-4: Vannett, Perry, Washington, Brax, Jones (Perry and Washington could push round 2 with good combines imo)
Rounds 5-7: Boren, Marshall, Jones (Marshall could go undrafted but I think he gets drafted somewhere for special teams)
Undrafted free agents: Powell, Schutt, Farris, Hale

Super early guess but it's the off season and what else areturn we to do?
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Thanks for thoughts. I imagine as it stands Brax and Jones probably taken on a flier in rounds 4 or 5, could both go up to 3 with combines IMO. Hope Powell and Marshall can get up there. Hale probably joins list of UFA.
 
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TampaBuckeyes said:
Thanks for thoughts. I imagine as it stands Brax and Jones probably taken on a flier in rounds 4 or 5, could both go up to 3 with combines IMO. Hope Powell and Marshall can get up there. Hale probably joins list of UFA.
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This is why I should never post on BP with my phone spur of the moment haha, I knew I was missing some players. See my edits above because I agree on Brax and Jones.
 
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I've looked at a dozen or so 1st round guestimates. Bosa is always in there, Decker and Thomas are in most of them, Lee is in a few. What's interesting is that almost every one has Elliot in the first round. It's not common for teams to take a RB in the first round anymore due to so many flops, so only the really elite guys like Gurley. What's great is none that I have seen had Henry in the 1st round. I guess Trent Richardson and Mark Ingram were the two first round flops (Richardson as 3rd overall) that caused the trend away from drafting RBs early.
 
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MaxBuck said:
Guaranteed 1st round: Bosa, Elliot
Likely first: Decker, Lee
Possible 1st round: Thomas, Washington
2nd round: Apple and Bell
Rounds 3-4: Powell, Vannett, Perry, Cardale
Rounds 5-7: Marshall, Brax
Undrafted free agents: Boren, Schutt, Farris
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Pretty good list--I basically agree, except would probably have Powell and Brax flip-flopped. FWIW, I think if a team could get Thomas late in the first round, it would be a steal. If he slides to the second, it would be a joke.
 
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TampaBuckeyes said:
I've looked at a dozen or so 1st round guestimates. Bosa is always in there, Decker and Thomas are in most of them, Lee is in a few. What's interesting is that almost every one has Elliot in the first round. It's not common for teams to take a RB in the first round anymore due to so many flops, so only the really elite guys like Gurley. What's great is none that I have seen had Henry in the 1st round. I guess Trent Richardson and Mark Ingram were the two first round flops (Richardson as 3rd overall) that caused the trend away from drafting RBs early.
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What you're saying makes sense, Zeke is probably in the first because of how versatile he is. The Bama RBs have never been much but big guys that hit the hole not the home run and Henry is no different. Zeke can catch, run inside and outside and blockS superbly. Richardson, ingram, Lacy, Yelodn and now Henry had few moves one on one, hardly ever caught the ball, and we're given the ball an obscene amount of times in their offense. No NFL offense(outside of maybe Minnesota) gives the RB the ball for 30+ carries, let alone 20+ to one. You make the most out of the few carries that you get and share the load. Zeke would work fine in a committee regardless of the team, unlike Henry who would need a large amount of carries.
 
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Elite RBs still go in the 1st.
Saw 2 last year with Gurley and Gordon. With his performances in post-season going into "beatdown" gear (any GM/Coach that doesn't love this should quit now), his stellar stats, his receiving... and when you start looking at film it only gets better (runs through tackles, reads zone blocking like a natural, lays out for his team mates, catches with hands, work ethic, leader, etc.)
He's in great position to go in the 1st round. I'm not even sure his combine matters... complete player on film.
 
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