Fifteen members of last year’s Ohio State football team are now in the NFL after being selected in this past weekend’s draft or signing with teams as undrafted free agents.
Now that the draft is over, those 15 Buckeyes must quickly turn their focus toward getting up to speed with their new NFL teams, as the next four months will be crucial to their chances of earning playing time as rookies – or for those who were late-round picks or undrafted free agents, just making their team’s regular-season rosters.
Much like recruits when they arrive at Ohio State, the new crop of NFL Buckeyes will now have to prove themselves all over again to earn their new coaches’ trust and play significant roles early.