Maryland v Ohio State Listed measurements: 6-foot-4 ½, 255 pounds.2023-24 year, eligibility: A fifth-year graduate transfer, Jean-Baptiste has only this season of eligibility remaining. He would have it regardless of the universal pandemic eligibility waiver, given Jean-Baptiste played in only four games in 2020. Then again, the Buckeyes played only six regular-season games that year.Depth Chart: Notre Dame will want to have a heavy defensive line rotation since it enters the preseason lacking any clear-cut star, and it will have that luxury at “Big” end with Jean-Baptiste and fifth-year Nana Osafo-Mensah working together. Which will emerge as the starter will be one of the more intriguing thoughts of preseason practices, even though both will certainly play plenty.Recruiting: A four-star recruit and the No. 30 outside linebacker in the class of 2018, Jean-Baptiste held scholarship offers from Texas A&M, Virginia Tech and Nebraska coming out of high school. Four years later,…
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