Former Ohio State football player explains why Buckeye receivers are so good

The Ohio State football program always has some of the best receivers in the country. Year after year, Brian Hartline does a great job of recruiting them to Columbus. Once they're there, they get developed so they can be some of the best players in the NFL.

Over the past decade, Ohio State has sent countless receivers to the league and have seen them contribute and even dominate. In fact, the Ohio State football program has dominated the NFL Rookie Awards on offense in the last couple of seasons.

C.J. Stroud won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2023. In 2022, that award was won by Garrett Wilson. Chris Olave, Wilson's receiver teammate at Ohio State finished second right behind him. Wilson might already be the best offensive player the Jets have.

Wilson was recently asked about the success of Ohio State receivers and why they have been so good right away in the NFL. He had this to say:

Wilson makes an interesting point about how Buckeye receivers know how to practice. Ryan Day makes sure that his team practices hard so that the games are a bit easier. Wilson also mentioned the fact that the room as so many other five-star receivers that it makes things much more competitive.

That competitiveness helps bring out the best in the receivers. They know that if they don't show their absolute best on the practice field they won't see the field on Saturday. That kind of pressure has created diamonds like Wilson and Olave in recent years. Marvin Harrison Jr. as well.

There's a good shot that Harrison Jr. is the 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was the first non-QB drafted and has some of the best talent of any player in the Draft. Once he gets some of the distractions out of the way, he could be following in Wilson's footsteps.