At season’s end, when we look at his stats, especially tackles for loss and sacks, he may not have as many as Tyreke Smith, Jack Sawyer, or J.T. Harrison will be good, but he’ll have to share his reps with young players who may well turn out to be better. Some draft analysts have Zach Harrison and Sevyn Banks in the first round. Petit-Frere in 2020 B1G Championship game Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images His 32-yard touchdown run on the fumble recovery against Minnesota was just an appetizer. I think that he’ll practically stop middle runs by himself and provide enough push up the middle on passing plays to give that army of edge rushers shots at the quarterback. Haskell Garrett (6-foot-2, 300 pounds) may be a surprise projection here, but I see him really making a statement. Both added nicely to those stats against Minnesota. Olave, in his three years, has hauled in 110 passes for 1,766 yards (16.05 average) and 22 touchdowns. By the way, Garrett has 73 receptions for 1,155 yards (15.8 yds/rec.) and 11 touchdowns. Wilson has the athleticism - speed, jump, hang-time he gets separation by blowing past defenders. Wilson, however, will probably go ahead of Olave in the draft, though I think both will go in the first round. He’s a great route-runner, getting separation with quick cuts, and has outstanding hands. I love Olave and have since that Michigan game in his freshman year. If I were running the draft for an NFL team, I’d pick Olave ahead of Wilson. On the other hand, Ohio State is loaded with experienced receivers and linemen (on both sides of the ball). I don’t see any Buckeye running backs getting drafted, and the quarterbacks are all, essentially, rookies. Predicting Ohio State’s 2022 NFL draft picks What will happen this year? A couple of players who would have gone highly in the 2021 draft came back, and players got an extra year of eligibility because of COVID-19, so things are a bit up in the air. The top year, I guess, was the 2016 draft, when the Buckeyes had 12 players drafted, including five in the first round: Joey Bosa, Ezekiel Elliott, Eli Apple, Taylor Decker, and Darron Lee. And, aside from last year when Justin Fields was the only one, they’ve had multiple players chosen in the first round in each draft class. Starting in the 2016 draft, Ohio State has not had fewer than six players selected in any given year. Obviously, the Bucks have dominated the drafts of late. We’ll also know which Ohio State players played exceptionally well - and which ones didn’t. By the time that the draft rolls around we’ll know if the Buckeyes won another Big Ten title and, perhaps, a national championship. The three-day, seven-round 2022 draft will be held from April 28-30, 2022. With one week of college football in the books and the NFL season kicking off tomorrow night night, it seems only fitting to put college and pros together and speculate about next year’s NFL Draft.
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