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Ohio State Football: 2020 draftees who will have biggest impact in NFL

By Peter Burtnett

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 28: Chase Young #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on against the Clemson Tigers in the first half during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium on December 28, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 28: Chase Young #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on against the Clemson Tigers in the first half during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium on December 28, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBUS, OH – AUGUST 31: Chase Young #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes drops James Charles #28 of the Florida Atlantic Owls for a loss in the second quarter at Ohio Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – AUGUST 31: Chase Young #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes drops James Charles #28 of the Florida Atlantic Owls for a loss in the second quarter at Ohio Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

Two weeks ago, the lives of 10 former Ohio State football players were changed forever. Now those young men can transform the teams that drafted them.

Although training camp will be altered in 2020, with the schedule now released, teams around the NFL will begin to prepare for the road ahead. For the seven teams that drafted a player from the NFL factory that is the Ohio State football program, their futures could be forever changed. But of the 10 Buckeyes selected, which ones will have the biggest impact?

DE Chase Young, 2nd Overall, Washington Redskins

As a generational talent, Chase Young is not only an example of the players that Ohio State and defensive line coach Larry Johnson produce in Columbus, but as a hometown talent from nearby Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Young has a chance to become the heart of the Washington Redskins for years to come.

With the motivation that comes from playing at home, the skills and acumen that Young brings to Washington, D.C., “The Predator” has the potential to be the player around which a Super Bowl defense is built around.

Stats aren’t everything, but what Young brings to the Redskins is phenomenal. Throughout his career as a Buckeye, Young racked up 30.5 sacks, 98 total tackles (40.5 for a loss) and 9 forced fumbles (7 of which came in 2019 alone).

The pressure that comes from Young charging around the edge will terrorize NFL offensive lines for years and with another Buckeye at quarterback (Dwayne Haskins), could this be the start of a run at Super Bowl No. 4 in Washington, D.C.?

Although the next Buckeye was a third round pick he fell into an excellent situation.

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