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Buckeyes Rookies Dominated The NFL This Season

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January 4, 2017 at 8:25pm
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Ohio State led all schools with 12 picks in the 2016 NFL Draft and had more players sign with teams as undrafted free agents.

OhioStateBuckeyes.com

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From the release:

Easily topping the list of performers this season was Ezekiel Elliott, the No. 4 overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys. "Zeke" led the league in rushing with 1,631 yards, 177 yards short of Eric Dickerson's rookie rushing record and became the fifth rookie to lead the league in rushing since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.

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Michael Thomas, a second-round pick (No. 47 overall) by the New Orleans Saints, led all rookies in receptions (92), receiving yards (1,137) and TDs (9) in 2016 while his 92 receptions were the second most in NFL history to Anquan Boldin's 101 catches as a rookie in 2003.

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Joey Bosa, the No. 3 overall pick by the San Diego Chargers, played in only 12 games in 2016. Despite missing four games, he still led all rookies and tied for 13th in the league with 10.5 sacks and averaged the third-most sacks per game in the league.

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