We critiqued the Ohio State offensive assistant coaches earlier this week. Now it's time to tackle the other side of the ball. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means give their A-F grades for each defensive assistant, and so do our text subscribers. Also, which assistant on the entire staff did the best job in 2020, and which one has the toughest challenge ahead for 2021? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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For the third straight year, Ohio State football has produced a first-round NFL Draft pick.
Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave started the trend in 2022 followed by Jaxon Smith-Njigba in 2023. Now Marvin Harrion Jr. has joined them going higher than an OSU wide receiver has ever gone as the No. 4 pick to the Arizona Cardinals.
Harrison will join Paris Johnson Jr. as Buckeyes-turned-Cardinals first-round picks giving Kyler Murray a true No. 1 wide receiver. He also serves as a historic accomplishment for Brian Hartline’s wide receiver room. A room that might not even be close to being done putting out first-rounders.
On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Nathan Baird break down what Harrison being drafted means for the program, what Arizona is getting and what could be coming down the line. Plus a reaction to the final time J.J. McCarthy could show Ryan Day up for picking Kyle McCord over him as Ohio State’s future quarterback.
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What Ohio State football's latest first-round NFL Draft pick says about its future

The 2024 NFL Draft has arrived with a few Ohio State football players expected to be taken over the next three days.
That means it's time for our annual Buckeye Talk NFL Draft prediction pod. OSU has nine players in this year's draft and Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis reveal how many of those players will hear their name's called.
Then they wrap things up by looking forward at a 2025 class which explains why the number in 2024 is so low.
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Predicting where Marvin Harrison Jr. and other Ohio State Buckeyes will be picked in the 2024 NFL Draft

The NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday night and we're getting you ready with a full first round mock draft.
For the third year in a row, the Orange and Brown Talk and Buckeye Talk crews got together and made every pick in the first round. Nathan Baird, Tim Bielik, Andrew Gillis, Dan Labbe, Stephen Means and Jimmy Watkins were all assigned teams and they worked their way through the first 32 picks, making trades and filling needs along the way.
While the first pick was a no-brainer, things got interesting after that and included discussions on Justin Fields in Pittsburgh and which Buckeyes player could be the first to go in their class next year.
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NFL Draft first round mock: We make all 32 picks

Ohio State football's 2025 recruiting class is currently the number one class in the country with 13 commits, including three five-star recruits as it’s gotten off to a hot start.
But the question is whether it’s on track to reach heights that the Buckeyes have only reached one other time by making history. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis map out what would need to happen for the 2025 class to match the success of the 2021 class. That class featured 24 players, with seven being five-stars and seven others being top 100 recruits as the nation’s No. 2 class behind Alabama.
But first, a conversation about OSU’s latest representation at the prestigious Elite 11 quarterback competition.
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Is Ohio State football’s 2025 recruiting class on the verge of making history?

Ohio State football's 2024 roster is littered with future NFL prospects and the same can be said of the players in its recruiting classes.
But which one is the best of them all?
On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis search through the roster along with the 2025 and 2026 recruiting classes to rank the best future prospects. The rankings are done regardless of the potential draft class each player could be apart of.
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Passing out grades for Ohio State's defensive assistant coaches

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