November 15, 2024

Ranking Ohio State and Michigan football players: The 23 best in the rivalry right now

COLUMBUS, Ohio — At a quick glance and by a rough estimate, one could argue that in the 2019 college football season, during which Ohio State beat Michigan 56-27, the breakdown of the 23 best players across the Buckeyes and Wolverines might have gone something like this: © David Petkiewicz/cleveland.com/TNS Emeka Egbuka 17 to 6 Ohio State. Maybe 16 to 7. Ohio State had four first-team All-Americans that season, while Michigan had none. Ohio State had eight first-team All-Big Ten players, while Michigan had three. Ohio State had seven players taken in the first three rounds of the 2020 NFL Draft, while Michigan had two. Maybe it was 15 to 8. Or maybe 18 to 5. But no one would have said the depth of talent was close to equal. © David Petkiewicz/cleveland.com/TNS Tommy Eichenbeg That is why we are finishing our Maychigan Week series with this list of what…

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