With Ohio State’s defense from last season boasting three projected 2016 first-round picks and several others who could impact the NFL draft in Round 2 and beyond, there is no arguing the Buckeyes’ 2015 defense was among the most talented college football has seen in years. Just how talented? One NFL scout would swap the defense for the team that employs him for the Buckeyes’ 2015 defense. “I was on the phone with (a scout) just the other day … he said, ‘I would trade our NFL defense right now for the Ohio State defense in a heartbeat. I’d do it right now,'” Jeremiah said Friday during NFL Network’s coverage of Ohio State’s pro day. “When you hear that you (think), ‘C’mon,’ but you start going through the three levels of the defense, and even some younger guys that aren’t eligible in this draft class. Oh my gosh, this is a loaded football team.” At each level of the OSU defense, the Buckeyes have a projected first-round pick plus at least one more player who figures to be picked on the draft’s second day (Rounds 2-3). On the line, it’s defensive end Joey Bosa and defensive tackle Adolphus Washington. At linebacker, it’s Darron Lee and Joshua Perry. In the secondary, cornerback Eli Apple is a projected first-rounder and safeties Vonn Bell and Tyvis Powell, conservatively, are regarded as top-100 picks. …
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