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10 biggest Ohio State football NFL Draft busts of all time

By Ryan Stano

Sep 10, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; A view of the Ohio State Buckeyes player tunnel as play is suspended due to weather at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; A view of the Ohio State Buckeyes player tunnel as play is suspended due to weather at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Steelers offensive tackle Mike Adams, Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Steelers offensive tackle Mike Adams, Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /

Mike Adams. 7. player. 55. . OT. Pittsburgh Steelers

Ohio State football NFL Draft bust No. 7: Mike Adams

2012 NFL Draft, Round 2, Pick 56
Pittsburgh Steelers, 2012-2015
Chicago Bears, 2016

Ohio State football fans have a complicated relationship with Mike Adams. On one hand, he was a five-star recruit coming out of Dublin Coffman High School and was expected to be an anchor at left tackle. On the other hand, he was a member of the infamous Tatto Five.

Adams was never quite as good at Ohio State as that five-star billing, but he was still pretty solid. After the tattoo scandal, he declared for the 2012 NFL Draft. He tested positive for weed heading into the Draft, which is essentially an intelligence test. You know you’re getting drug tested, you just have to be smart enough to wait until after the test is administered to continue to use them.

Despite this, he was drafted in the second round by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 56th overall pick. He started six of the ten games he played during his rookie season with the Steelers. He was then the starting tackle for them heading into his second season.

That’s when his play went downhill. Adams was benched after four games and never quite got his play back up to standard. He would get some starts after that due to injuries along the offensive line, but he was never effective in them. He allowed way too many sacks.

After four years with the team, he was released. Adams played one season with the Bears after that before he was released. He never played in the league again. Quite frankly, he was a bad tackle at either right or left tackle at the next level and was a wasted second-round pick.

The next guy on the list was a massive part of the 2014 national championship team that the Buckeyes had.

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