Apr. 29—Anyone who walked away from the broadcast of the 2022 NFL Draft’s first round for about 12 minutes might have missed Ohio State’s total involvement. A pair of Buckeyes were taken, and they went back to back before the first half of the first night of the draft was finished. The New York Jets got things started by taking Garrett Wilson with the 10th pick, then the New Orleans Saints traded up to choose fellow receiver Chris Olave at No. 11. The pick of Wilson broke a 14-year streak with no Ohio State receivers being taken in the first round. The last time was 2007 when a pair of Buckeyes also were taken in the first round — Ted Ginn Jr. and Anthony Gonzalez. “Feel great about Garrett and adding him, the value we were able to get him,” Jets GM Joe Douglass told reporters after the first round…
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