October 18, 2024

NFL draft: Ohio State's Wyatt Davis has the look of a first-round prospect in 2021

By and large, offensive guards land infrequently in Round 1 of the NFL draft. But if there’s a prospect there befitting of a first-round selection in the 2021 NFL draft, it’s probably Wyatt Davis. As Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel reported, Ohio State’s Davis has opted out of the 2020 college football season and will begin preparation for next year’s draft. The second-team All-Big Ten selection is coming off a terrific first year as a starter for the Buckeyes. Although he’s played almost exclusively at right guard — typically a lower-priority position in team building — Davis possesses all the qualities to be one of the first 32 players selected in the draft. The scouting service BLESTO gave Davis a summer grade that put him just outside the first-round range. But teams we’ve spoken with this summer believe he has a good chance to be the top interior offensive lineman drafted.…

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