COLUMBUS, Ohio — The 2020 season prospectuses for college football will note the significant loss Ohio State suffered on its defensive line. They’ll all be referring to Chase Young, the defensive end who left early to become the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft. His 16.5 sacks and intimidating presence off the edge are all but irreplaceable. Yet the Buckeyes have known options at defensive end. Jonathon Cooper, Tyreke Smith, Tyler Friday, Zach Harrison and Javontae Jean-Baptiste combined to play almost 59 percent of OSU’s defensive end snaps, per the Eleven Warriors tracker. On the interior, the hit to Ohio State’s experience is more extensive. Three fifth-year seniors played 56 percent of the 2019 defensive tackle snaps. While none went on the opening night of the draft, all were NFL-calber talents. The Jacksonville Jaguars grabbed DaVon Hamilton in the third round, and the Detroit Lions snagged Jashon Cornell in…
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