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Colts And The Buckeyes

Matt Gutridge's picture
April 27, 2018 at 9:35pm
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2018 NFL Draft

Tyquan Lewis is taking his talents a few hours west of Columbus. Lewis is the 21st different Buckeye to get drafted by the Colts' franchise and is the third Ohio State player to get picked up by the Colts since 2014.

Lewis is also the third Ohio State player to get picked by Indianapolis in the second round. OL Jack Mewhort (2014) and S Mike Doss (2003) are the other two.

Buckeyes Drafted By The Colts Since 2003
YEAR PLAYER POS PICK
2018 TYQUAN LEWIS DE 64
2017 MALIK HOOKER DB 15
2014 JACK MEWHORT OT 59
2007 ANTHONY GONZALEZ WR 32
2007 QUINN PITCOCK DT 98
2007 ROY HALL WR 169
2004 BEN HARTSOCK TE 68
2003 MIKE DOSS SS 58
Five Facts
  1. Tyquan Lewis is the first Ohio State DE selected by the Colts.
  2. Art Schlichter, 4th overall, is the highest drafted Buckeye by the Baltimore Colts.
  3. Malik Hooker, 15th overall, is the highest drafted Buckeye by the Indianapolis Colts.
  4. The Colts have selected six Ohio State players in the first round. The players are DB Malik Hooker (2017, 15th), WR Anthony Gonzalez (2007, 32nd), QB Art Schlichter (1982, 4th), OT Bob Vogel (1963, 5th), RB* Tom Matte (1961, 7th) and OT Jim Parker (1957, 8th).
  5. DT Bob Meyers was picked by the Colts in both 1954 (256th) and 1955 (320th).

*Matte played QB for Ohio State, but was drafted as a RB.

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