November 14, 2024

Drafting an Ohio State football skill position dream team of the 2000s


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Even with the depth and variety of offensive talent within Ohio State football over the past 20-plus years, some constants never waiver. A quarterback would still be the No. 1 pick. Speed wins, and upside often trumps reliability. And at the end of the day, J.T. Barrett still ends up disrespected. Several months ago, one of our Buckeye Talk text subscribers asked us who we would select if we could only pick one quarterback, one running back and three receivers among Ohio State football players from 2000-on. We decided that exercise was not enough of a challenge. Rather than risk giving the same five players, we expanded to two QBs, two backs and four receivers — and we went head-to-head-to-head via a draft. When the dust settled, here were our rosters: Arguably Ohio State’s most talented quarterback of all time, Justin Fields was an easy No. 1…

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