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Five Buckeyes get selected in first round of NFL Draft

With more clubs eyeing signal callers – most likely Memphis’ Paxton Lynch – another trade could happen as early as the top 10 overall in first-round of 2016 NFL Draft.

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Ohio State had 5 players drafted within the top 20 of the 2016 draft.

In 2015, the NFL Draft moved to Chicago after its 50 year run in New York City.

There are plenty of defensive backs, too, despite seven being chosen in the first 25 spots. “They develop first-round talent there at Ohio State”.

Meanwhile, the entire rest of the running back class is still on the board – including Heisman victor Derrick Henry – after day one.

Michigan State’s Connor Cook, Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott, Ohio State’s Jones, Arkansas’ Brandon Allen and Stanford’s Kevin Hogan are possibilities.

Taylor Decker and Darron Lee gave the Buckeyes a total of five picks in the top 20 with the Detroit Lions and New York Jets taking them at 16 and 20.

Apple went to the Big Apple. “Those are guys that you battle with, guys that have just been through so much”.

“It goes fast. Picks come off quickly”. Jack now has the most famous knee in football, with conflicting reports coming from all sides.

More players who thought they’d be getting a phone call on Thursday but will wait again on Friday are Reggie Ragland, Mackensie Alexander, Jarran Reed, Kevin Dodd, Michael Thomas, Jonathan Bullard, Vonn Bell and Andrew Billings.

The former low-rated three-star put up career-bests in every category, but his stock still somehow dropped. For those of you keeping score at home, MI didn’t have a single player selected in the first round Thursday night. By the time the draft broadcast had kicked off at 8 p.m. EST, the Boston Celtics had already begun their must-win Game 6 against the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. But only four wideouts went altogether, leaving a solid collection of prospects for the pass-happy NFL.

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Hockey does have a very loyal following, but one has to believe that even some of the most diehard Capitals and Penguins fans also had rooted interest in what the Washington Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steelers did in the NFL Draft.

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