ESPN NFL Insider Peter Schrager calls his shot on three Buckeyes hearing their name in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

But patience will be rewarded. The run of Ohio State players will likely begin late in the first round, and the second and third rounds on April 25 should feature a flood of Buckeyes. By the time the seventh round concludes April 26, 15 Ohio State players are expected to be taken.

Ohio State Buckeye head coach Ryan Day looks away from the field of play after a dropped pass in the 2nd half during the spring game at Ohio Stadium on April 12, 2025. Indeed, On3's Hayes Fawcett reported Watson has committed to transfer to the Longhorns, picking them over the Buckeyes, the Georgia Bulldogs and the Tennessee Volunteers.