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Jeremy Ruckert Selected By New York Jets With No. 101 Overall Pick in 2022 NFL Draft

Jeremy Ruckert is going home.

The former Buckeye tight end from Long Island was selected by his childhood favorite team, the New York Jets, as the No. 101 overall pick in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft on Friday, becoming the fourth Ohio State player taken in this year's draft.

Ruckert joins Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave and Nicholas Petit-Frere as Buckeyes who have been drafted so far. He was the second Buckeye selected by the Jets in the 2022 draft, who also took Wilson with the 10th overall pick in the first round, and the second Buckeye selected in the third round, along with Petit-Frere.