November 26, 2024

Wide Receiver U? Ohio State's Streak Set to Continue With Smith-Njigba

© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation Former Ohio State Buckeyes receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba will mark the next great pass-catcher to come out of Columbus Thursday in the NFL Draft. It’s NFL Draft season, which can be good for building players and programs up but can also result in tearing players down as they look ahead to the next step in their respective careers. Big Ten Network’s Adam Breneman looks at the former and ponders the question: “Is Ohio State officially Wide Receiver U?” “We know Ohio State always has an elite list of receivers, but things really got nuts when [head coach] Ryan Day and [offensive coordinator] Brian Hartline cranked it up a notch and had two receivers get drafted on back-to-back picks at 10 and 11 last year,” Breneman said. “Then they ran it back again introducing Jaxon Smith-Njigba. JSN, as they call him, was the third guy behind…

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