Three Ohio State Buckeyes Drafted in the Top 10 for First Time in Program History

By D.J. Byrnes on April 28, 2016 at 9:42 pm
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There were too many Buckeyes in Chicago for it not to be an historical night one way or another.

With Ohio State looking to break a school record of five first-round selections in a single draft, the Buckeyes achieved another mark on Thursday night: Three top-10 picks in a single draft.

Joey Bosa (No. 3 to the San Diego Chargers), Ezekiel Elliott (No. 4 to the Dallas Cowboys) and Eli Apple (No. 10 to the New York Giants) were the first three Buckeyes off the board.

For context to how wild this achievement is, here are some recent years where Ohio State came close to achieving it:

YEAR PICKS
1959 DON CLARK (#7), DAN JAMES (#8))
1974 JOHN HICKS (#3), RICK MIDDLETON (#13), RANDY GRADISHAR (#14)
1996 TERRY GLENN (#7), RICKY DUDLEY (#9), EDDIE GEORGE (#14)
1997 ORLANDO PACE (#1), SHAWN SPRINGS (#3)
2006 A.J. HAWK (#5), DONTE WHITNER (#8)

For a historical comparison, Penn State achieved the mark in 1995.


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