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Morning Conversational: So Where Did All of the Buckeyes End Up?

Tony Gerdeman
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Today’s Topic: So Where Did All of the Buckeyes End Up?

Nine different Buckeyes were selected in the 2019 NFL Draft this weekend, but that wasn’t the end of the NFL story for Ohio State this year.

Following the draft, four other Buckeyes who went undrafted signed free agent deals with NFL teams.

There were 15 scholarship players from last year’s team who exhausted their eligibility or turned pro early.

At this point, 13 of them will be cashing an NFL check.

The two outliers right now are kicker Sean Nuernberger and center Brady Taylor. Taylor dealt with injuries throughout his career, as did Nuernberger.

Things began quickly for the Buckeyes, as defensive end Nick Bosa went No. 2 overall to the San Francisco 49ers.

Bosa’s contract will be around $33.6 million with two-thirds of that being guaranteed through his signing bonus. As a first-round pick, the team will have an option to pick up a fifth year on the contract down the road.

Quarterback Dwayne Haskins went No. 15 overall to the Washington Redskins. His contract will be around $14.5 million with $8.8 million guaranteed. Had the New York Giants selected him at No. 6 instead of taking Duke’s Daniel Jones, his contract would have been around $25.7 million.

The next Buckeye off the board was receiver Parris Campbell, who went in the second round (No. 59 overall) to the Indianapolis Colts. His contract will be around $4.6 million (over 4 years) with a $1.4 million signing bonus.

Defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones went No. 71 overall, which was the third round. The Denver Broncos selected him and will pay him around $4.1 million total over the life of his contract. His signing bonus will be just over $1 million.

The Washington Redskins reunited Dwayne Haskins and receiver Terry McLaurin by drafting McLaurin in the third round (No. 76 overall). McLaurin’s contract will be slightly less than the one signed by Dre’Mont Jones.

Cornerback Kendall Sheffield was the first Buckeye off the board in the fourth round, going No. 111 overall to the Atlanta Falcons. His contract will be in the neighborhood of $3.3 million with a $760,000 signing bonus.

Center Michael Jordan was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals late in the fourth round (No. 136) overall. He will once again play next to Billy Price, who is expected to be the Bengals’ starting center next year. Jordan’s contract is around $3 million with a $486,000 signing bonus.

Offensive tackle Isaiah Prince went in the sixth round (No. 202 overall) to Miami. His contract will be around $2.6 million with a $152,000 signing bonus.

Running back Mike Weber was the final Buckeye drafted, but he didn’t hear his name called until the seventh round (No. 218) when the Dallas Cowboys selected him. He will once again pair up with Ezekiel Elliott, but this time fans might actually get to see them play on the same team. In 2015, which was Elliott’s final year at Ohio State, Weber redshirted due to injury. His contract will be around $2.6 million with a $108,000 signing bonus.

Soon after the draft, receiver Johnnie Dixon signed a free agent deal with the Houston Texans.

Offensive guard Demetrius Knox signed a deal with the Seattle Seahawks, offensive guard Malcolm Pridgeon signed a deal with the Houston Texans, and linebacker Dante Booker was reunited with former linebackers coach Bill Davis with the Arizona Cardinals.

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