October 7, 2024

A Look Back at Ohio State's Eight Previous Top-Three Overall NFL Draft Picks


Nick Bosa is expected to be one of the first players selected in this year’s NFL draft, and in turn, he will become one of the top overall draft picks in Ohio State history. Of the more than 400 Buckeyes who have been selected dating back to the first-ever NFL draft in 1936, eight Ohio State players have been selected among the top three overall picks. Most recently, Nick’s older brother Joey Bosa was drafted with the No. 3 overall pick in 2016. Nick Bosa is widely projected to join him in that exclusive club on Thursday night. While most mock drafts have the Arizona Cardinals selecting Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick, most of them also have the San Francisco 49ers selecting Bosa with the No. 2 overall pick. Even if the 49ers pass on Bosa, however, he’s expected to fall no further than the…

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