NFL Rookie Jersey Numbers: Five Buckeye Draft Picks Keep Digits from Ohio State, Nine Others Get New Numbers

By Dan Hope on May 9, 2025 at 1:56 pm
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Five of Ohio State’s 2025 NFL draft picks are taking their jersey numbers with them to the league.

Both offensive linemen who were drafted in the first round, Donovan Jackson (74) and Josh Simmons (71), will be wearing the same numbers with their new teams that they wore at Ohio State. So too will TreVeyon Henderson, who will continue wearing No. 32 for the New England Patriots, while Jack Sawyer (33) and Will Howard (18) will keep their Ohio State digits with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The other nine of Ohio State’s 14 draft picks are getting new digits in the league.

Emeka Egbuka, who wore No. 2 and No. 12 as a Buckeye, is switching to No. 9 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Tyleik Williams, who wore No. 91 at Ohio State, will wear No. 78 for the Detroit Lions. JT Tuimoloau, who wore No. 44 at Ohio State, will wear Williams’ No. 91 for the Indianapolis Colts.

Quinshon Judkins requested to continue wearing No. 1 for the Cleveland Browns “if a vet don’t want it,” but ended with No. 10 instead as veteran cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. landed the coveted single digit.

Denzel Burke, who finished his Ohio State career wearing No. 10, will go back to No. 29, the number he wore during his freshman year with the Buckeyes.

Cody Simon, who wore No. 0 and No. 30 at Ohio State, is adding a 5 to the front of the Block O with the Arizona Cardinals.

Jordan Hancock is adding a 3 to the front of his Ohio State number as he’s going from No. 7 as a Buckeye to No. 37 as a Buffalo Bill. Lathan Ransom, who wore No. 8 and No. 12 at Ohio State, is switching to No. 22 as a Carolina Panther.

Ty Hamilton, who wore No. 58 at Ohio State, is subtracting one from his jersey and wearing No. 57 with the Los Angeles Rams.

Ohio State’s 2025 NFL Draft Pick Jersey Numbers
No. Players Pos Team
9 EMEKA EGBUKA WR TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
74 DONOVAN JACKSON G MINNESOTA VIKINGS
78 TYLEIK WILLIAMS DT DETROIT LIONS
71 JOSH SIMMONS OT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
10 QUINSHON JUDKINS RB CLEVELAND BROWNS
32 TREVEYON HENDERSON RB NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
91 JT TUIMOLOAU DE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
50 CODY SIMON LB ARIZONA CARDINALS
22 LATHAN RANSOM S CAROLINA PANTHERS
33 JACK SAWYER DE PITTSBURGH STEELERS
57 TY HAMILTON DT LOS ANGELES RAMS
37 JORDAN HANCOCK CB BUFFALO BILLS
29 DENZEL BURKE CB ARIZONA CARDINALS
18 WILL HOWARD QB PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Bold indicates same jersey number as Ohio State
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