Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down why the Detroit Lions picked Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah with the No. 3 pick in the NFL draft. Detroit Free Press
Months before Jeff Okudah's breakout junior season at Ohio State football, a film session convened with Jeff Hafley.
It was January 2019 when the pair met to review the previous season's games.
Hafley, who had just been hired as the Buckeyes' defensive co-coordinator and secondary coach, selected cut-ups from each time a quarterback threw a pass to a receiver covered by Okudah.
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