Ohio State players to announce they are entering the draft:Â
Malik Hooker (story)
Raekwon McMillan (story)
Gareon Conley (story)
Noah Brown (story)
Curtis Samuel (story)
Marshon Lattimore (story)
Ohio State players who have announced they will return for 2017:Â
J.T. Barrett (story)
Tyquan Lewis (story)
Billy Price (story)
By avoiding another NFL draft exodus by underclassmen, Ohio State has already won #GoBucks https://t.co/yF3J7awNqS pic.twitter.com/rI9uXXxluF
â Landof10 Ohio State (@Landof10OSU) January 6, 2017
Other notable players going pro early (H/T: NFL.com):
Hamilton grad Marcus Oliver of Indiana (story)
Wide receiver Chris Godwin and defensive lineman Garrett Sickels of Penn State
Defensive lineman Malik McDowell and safety Montae Nicholson of Michigan State
Running backs Samje Perine and Joe Mixon of Oklahoma
Defensive linemen Vincent Taylor and Charles Walker of Oklahoma
T.J. Watt, Wisconsin linebacker
Jabrill Peppers, Michigan defensive player
5 candidates to replace Chris Godwin for Penn State in 2017 https://t.co/APB2e6FqYU pic.twitter.com/hbYHQ1WwAg
â Land Of 10 (@landof10) January 6, 2017
Other notable players returning to school:Â
Baker Mayfield and Jordan Thomas of Oklahoma
Linebacker Jason Cabinda and safety Marcus Allen of Penn State
Mason Cole, Michigan center
Maurice Hurst Jr., Michigan defensive lineman
Michigan DL Maurice Hurst to return for 2017 season https://t.co/m5QWStBPaS pic.twitter.com/xPKmYVmIIn
â Land Of 10 (@landof10) December 21, 2016
Last year, Ohio State had a school record nine players enter the draft early.
That included receiver Jalin Marshall and safety Tyvis Powell, who became the first two Buckeyes to leave eligibility behind and go undrafted. (Both made opening day rosters.)
It also saw four players taken in the first round: Ezekiel Elliott, Joey Bosa, Darron Lee and Eli Apple.
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