It's no secret: Ohio State's 2015 roster is stacked, but today we got another example of how many cards are in Urban Meyer's deck.
Football oracle Phil Steele released his 2015 All-American teams, and the Buckeyes lead the way with eight players in the first three teams.
Steele's website lists the full teams, but here are the only names that matter:
| TEAM | PLAYER | POSITION |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST | JOEY BOSA | DE |
| FIRST | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT | RB |
| SECOND | TAYLOR DECKER | OT |
| SECOND | PAT ELFLEIN | OG |
| SECOND | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON | DT |
| THIRD | DARRON LEE | LB |
| THIRD | VONN BELL | S |
| THIRD | JALIN MARSHALL | PR |
(To those who will inevitably ask: USC's Cody Kessler, TCU's Trevone Boykin, Mississippi State's Dak Prescott, and Michigan State's Connor Cook were the QBs to be named over Ohio State's #QBWeaponX.)
On the All-Big Ten level, it's Ohio State and then everybody else. Fun fact: 29% of Phil Steele's Preseason All-Big Ten team wears the Scarlet and Grey.
| TEAM | NAME | POSITION |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT | RB |
| FIRST | MIKE THOMAS | WR |
| FIRST | PAT ELFLEIN | OG |
| FIRST | TAYLOR DECKER | OT |
| FIRST | DARRON LEE | LB |
| FIRST | JOEY BOSA | DE |
| FIRST | VONN BELL | S |
| FIRST | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON | DT |
| SECOND | J.T. BARRET | QB |
| SECOND | JALIN MARSHALL | WR & PR |
| SECOND | NICK VANNETT | TE |
| SECOND | CAMERON JOHNSTON | P |
| SECOND | JOSHUA PERRY | LB |
| THIRD | RAEKWON MCMILLAN | LB |
| THIRD | ELI APPLE | CB |
| FOURTH | BILLY PRICE | OG |
| FOURTH: | TYVIS POWELL | CB |
I guess this means Phil Steele thinks J.T. Barrett starts in Blacksburg, or that he'll supplant the starter with enough time to have an All-Conference season.
