Among the nine members of last year’s Ohio State football team who are now pursuing NFL careers, Xavier Johnson was the only one not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.
Johnson could have had reason to feel snubbed. While he never put up huge numbers for the Buckeyes, he performed well in every role he was deployed in at Ohio State, where he played both wide receiver and running back and led all Buckeyes in special teams snaps played in each of the past two seasons.
He possesses NFL-caliber athleticism at 6-foot-1 and 202 pounds and has plenty of believers in his pro potential among his former Ohio State teammates and coaches.