Ohio State Football: Buckeyes drafted, pros and cons

The strengths and weaknesses of each Ohio State football player taken in this year’s NFL Draft for their respective teams. How can they help your NFL team?

By now we know 10 more Ohio State football players have made their way to the NFL via the draft.  Some of our players were picked where we thought they would, a few later than we expected and a few more snubbed all together.

For the players who did hear their named called, let’s take a quick look at a positive and negative for each their new teams have to look forward to. Let;s begin with first round picks.

The No. 2 overall pick, who many think was the best player in this draft, was Chase Young to the Washington Redskins.  They get a physical freak.  Young seems to be the least likely of any player to be a bust.

He has so many positives from his size, speed and strength that his list of negatives is a lot shorter.  The one negative I think he will need to improve on at the pro level is to be more effective with using his hands at the point of impact.

It wasn’t a huge issue in college, but in the pros that will be a point that can really set him apart.

At No. 3 the Detroit Lions selected cornerback Jeff Okudah.  His size and speed are elite and his closing speed will make him a problem for receivers and quarterbacks who think they have him beat.

Okudah will need to learn to get off of downfield blocks by receivers sooner, especially in the run game.

The Las Vegas Raiders took cornerback Damon Arnette with the No. 19 pick.  Arnette’s biggest strength is his physicality.

He has some dog in him and will throw receivers aside, and isn’t afraid to lay the hit on a running back.  A weakness he will need to work on is his angles to the ball, especially closing out in the running game.