C.J. Stroud, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Paris Johnson Jr., Dawand Jones and Denzel Burke are the first five players off the board in our head-to-head draft of Ohio State’s 2022 roster.
With Big Ten Media Days just two weeks away and the start of preseason camp just three weeks away, we held our fourth annual Ohio State football team draft this week, in whichbeat writers Dan Hope and Griffin Strom went head-to-head to draft what we believe are the best possible lineups from the Buckeyes’ 2022 roster.
Below, you can see who we selected with each of the draft’s 44 picks along with our explanations for why we made each pick we did, a side-by-side look at our lineups and our arguments for why each of our teams would win a hypothetical game against the other. At the bottom, cast your vote for which of our teams you think would win that game – and feel free to let us know what you think of our drafting in the comments.
Sticking with the theme of learning from last year’s mistakes and prioritizing the offensive line early, I drafted Wypler to secure the Buckeyes’ starting center, ensuring my roster includes two of Ohio State’s three returning starters up front.With Ohio State’s two starting tackles already off the board and Dan having taken two linemen with his first four picks, I took a player who could line up at guard or tackle depending on how the rest of the picks shake out.
Next I took Jones, who could either play center or guard for my squad, and also gives me three of Ohio State’s five starting offensive linemen for the 2022 season.As talented as Egbuka is, I was happy Griffin chose to pass on Harrison, who I expect to be the Buckeyes’ second-most productive wide receiver this year behind only Smith-Njigba.
In Williams, I get the Ohio State DT with the most upside and a potential game-wrecker on the interior. The big man was second in sacks on the Buckeye roster as just a true freshman, and he's shed weight to further improve his athleticism and stamina going into year two.Considering that both of them could feasibly be playing in the NFL right now, I was ecstatic to land Brown and Harrison at the midway point of the draft.
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