ESPN frames Ohio State football as 5-12 NFL team's potential savior

The Ohio State Buckeyes may be one NFL franchise's lifeline during the upcoming 2026 draft | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe Ohio State Buckeyes have four defenders, EDGE Arvell Reese, LB Sonny Styles, safety Caleb Downs, and DT Kayden McDonald, who will be taken in the 2026 NFL draft. ESPN's John Keim believes one of those could be the Washington Commanders' savior this April, considering there are multiple positions of need in the nation's capital across the defense.

Keim also mentioned receiver Carnell Tate as an option for Washington quarterback Jayden McDaniels. On both sides of the ball, the Buckeyes could reportedly bail out the downtrodden…