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Thirty-two players will have their NFL dreams come true on Thursday night, 259 players will be drafted over the next three days and hundreds more will also get opportunities to compete for roster spots as undrafted free agents. The 2021 NFL draft is nearly upon us, and Ohio State should be well-represented again, with as many as 14 former Buckeyes having a chance to hear their names called at some point between Thursday’s first round and Saturday’s seventh round. Justin Fields is Ohio State’s only sure-fire first-round pick this year, and most draft experts aren’t expecting any other Buckeyes to be selected in the first round. Nevertheless, I’ve continued my annual ritual of projecting who all 32 first-round picks will be this year, with hopes of predicting enough picks correctly – though mocking this year’s first round feels as hard as it’s ever been due to the impact COVID-19 had on the college football season and the draft process – to continue my very gradual improvement in The Huddle Report’s mock draft scoring contest.
And the latest setback just so happens to have hit the strongest man on the roster. The Buckeyes will be without standout defensive tackle Tommy Togiai on Monday night in the high-stakes showdown with Alabama at Hard Rock Stadium. And the Rushmen unit will also be missing rotation regular Tyreke Smith on the edge, fresh off perhaps the finest performance of his career in the Sugar Bowl blowout that punched the ticket to South Florida in the title game. Ohio State will get a handful of key contributors back in the lineup, though, and clearly the program was never in jeopardy of needing to postpone the College Football Playoff final based on the number of players available. That list includes defensive ends Zach Harrison and Tyler Friday, which should help offset the loss of Smith and Togiai.
Ohio State football has 10 underclassmen who could’ve played their last home game vs. Michigan Updated Dec 12, 2020; Posted Dec 12, 2020 OSU QB Justin Fields does a TV interview after the end of the game between Ohio State and Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan on Saturday, December 5, 2020. OSU won 52-12.David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com Facebook Share COLUMBUS, Ohio Canceling Ohio State’s game against Michigan today not only halted a 103-year tradition of rivalry, it also denied 17 scholarship players the chance to participate in Senior Day for their final game inside Ohio Stadium. That’s a special moment that was stripped away from those who were playing their final collegiate home game. Then there’s the group of underclassmen who will decide after the season if they’ll return to Columbus.