Ex-Ohio State football players have a big week in the NFL
By Ryan Stano
This week in the NFL, there were a lot of former Ohio State football players who had good weeks. Most of them were wide receivers. While none of them had as good of a moment as Noah Brown, there was still a lot to be proud of in terms of what they were able to do.
If you were a former Buckeye receiver, there's a good chance that you ended up having a good week. Brown had three catches for 73 yards to go along with his miracle touchdown. Three other Buckeye receivers ended up having over 100 yards receiving.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba was the only other one to not quite hit that mark. He still had a solid day though, catching six passes for 69 yards. Some of his former teammates were a little bit more effective though. Smith-Njigba is expected to take a big leap this year.
Three former Ohio State football players have 100+ receiving in the NFL
Chris Olave had a big day for the Saints, even though the rest of the offense sputtered. Olave was able to catch eight passes for 107 yards. This is despite him having to catch passes from two different quarterbacks, neither of them being the normal starter.
Marvin Harrison Jr. had a nice game too. He had six catches for 111 yards and a touchdown en route to an Arizona Cardinals victory. He looks like he's finally starting to put together a nice run in his rookie season.
Garrett Wilson had five catches for 113 yards for the Jets in a loss. While the Jets' season is slipping away, Wilson continues to show that he is a superstar. If he was in a competent offense, he'd be putting up monster numbers every single week.
These former Buckeyes had a good week. Expect them to keep playing well individually even if some of their teams don't.