November 17, 2024

Ohio State football | Playing time precious on deep defensive line

Tim May The Columbus Dispatch @TIM_MAYsports Tyquan Lewis was asked recently what highly touted freshman Chase Young might have to do get on the field this season, considering Ohio State has four defensive ends in front of him. Lewis politely corrected the questioner. “Actually, we’ve got more than four,” he said, and he’s right. Besides Lewis, the reigning defensive lineman of the year in the Big Ten, the end position is stacked with the likes of junior Sam Hubbard, senior Jalyn Holmes and sophomore Nick Bosa along with promising class of 2016 performer Jonathon Cooper. Considering the line also includes sophomores Dre’Mont Jones and Jashon Cornell, who play defensive tackle with a defensive end’s zeal, and the Buckeyes have a line of willing participants to take the field this season, especially on passing downs. The talent is abundant. Lewis, Hubbard and Jones, for example, are considered possible first-round NFL picks…

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