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Larry Johnson Not Worried About the Depth Chart with Chase Young
Chase Young will have an opportunity to show he belongs
While high school campers milled about on the practice field inside the WHAC on Friday, Ohio State's incoming freshmen were all being put through a workout of their own. One of those freshmen was 5-star defensive end Chase Young.
Young comes to OSU from Hyattsville, Maryland where he played at DeMatha Catholic High School. This past January, he participated in the Army All-American Bowl and was by many accounts the best player on the field throughout the game.
Ohio State has signed some blue-chip defensive ends over the years, including Noah Spence, Adolphus Washington, Jonathon Cooper, and a pair of Bosas, but Chase Young is arguably the most touted of the bunch.
He was the Washington Post's All-Metropolitan Defensive Player of the Year following a senior season where he recorded 118 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, and 19 sacks in leading his team to a 12-0 record and a state championship last year. He also forced five fumbles, scoring twice -- once on a fumble return and once on an interception return. As a junior, Young put up 27 tackles for loss and 19 sacks.
Clearly, production has never been a problem for him. The jump from high school to college, however, is rarely an easy one. It takes a special kind of player to be able to blend in as a freshman. Nick Bosa was able to do it last season, but that is not necessarily the norm.
This season the Buckeyes return every pass rusher on the roster from a year ago, and they were all pretty darn productive in 2016. There isn't necessarily a need for more cooks in the kitchen, unless they have their own unique recipes. The good news for Young is that he will receive an opportunity to show what he can do. What he does with it is entirely up to him.
"He will have an opportunity to compete," OSU defensive line coach Larry Johnson said. "I think that is the bottom line. The thing that we have got to be careful about, that even if we have four guys returning, those four guys have got to work to keep their jobs, keep their status. It is going to be an open process, always have the ability to play the best players on the field. If he walks in and is ready to go and has got a chance to help us, then there is a good chance that we are going to find a way to use him."
Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...orried-About-the-Depth-Chart-with-Chase-Young
Chase Young will have an opportunity to show he belongs
While high school campers milled about on the practice field inside the WHAC on Friday, Ohio State's incoming freshmen were all being put through a workout of their own. One of those freshmen was 5-star defensive end Chase Young.
Young comes to OSU from Hyattsville, Maryland where he played at DeMatha Catholic High School. This past January, he participated in the Army All-American Bowl and was by many accounts the best player on the field throughout the game.
Ohio State has signed some blue-chip defensive ends over the years, including Noah Spence, Adolphus Washington, Jonathon Cooper, and a pair of Bosas, but Chase Young is arguably the most touted of the bunch.
He was the Washington Post's All-Metropolitan Defensive Player of the Year following a senior season where he recorded 118 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, and 19 sacks in leading his team to a 12-0 record and a state championship last year. He also forced five fumbles, scoring twice -- once on a fumble return and once on an interception return. As a junior, Young put up 27 tackles for loss and 19 sacks.
Clearly, production has never been a problem for him. The jump from high school to college, however, is rarely an easy one. It takes a special kind of player to be able to blend in as a freshman. Nick Bosa was able to do it last season, but that is not necessarily the norm.
This season the Buckeyes return every pass rusher on the roster from a year ago, and they were all pretty darn productive in 2016. There isn't necessarily a need for more cooks in the kitchen, unless they have their own unique recipes. The good news for Young is that he will receive an opportunity to show what he can do. What he does with it is entirely up to him.
"He will have an opportunity to compete," OSU defensive line coach Larry Johnson said. "I think that is the bottom line. The thing that we have got to be careful about, that even if we have four guys returning, those four guys have got to work to keep their jobs, keep their status. It is going to be an open process, always have the ability to play the best players on the field. If he walks in and is ready to go and has got a chance to help us, then there is a good chance that we are going to find a way to use him."
Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...orried-About-the-Depth-Chart-with-Chase-Young
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