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2020 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

Absolutely. If you aren't getting hit by early departures, you aren't getting/developing top talent. I used to get all up in arms about Buckeyes declaring early, but I am well over it. Would you love someone like CJ, JSN or PJ to come back? Absolutely. But if you're a first round pick and don't have much upside in coming back, that makes no sense. The only ones I don't like is where they are a Day 3 pick and have a lot to gain by coming back. I think Wypler winds up in that category unless I am missing something (or he blows it up at Pro Day or the combine), and looking back a little ways was Jalin Marshall. In any event, having a ton of Buckeyes getting drafted does equal the easiest recruiting pitch you can have really.
I think I heard that Wyler is leaving because its weak a OC class this year. Jones is interesting, because he was a 50/50, IMO. Had the size and athleticism to leave, but I could see him returning to work himself into the 1st round .
Marshall hurt, but I think made sense for him because he had a small kid from what I remember.
 
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I think I heard that Wyler is leaving because its weak a OC class this year. Jones is interesting, because he was a 50/50, IMO. Had the size and athleticism to leave, but I could see him returning to work himself into the 1st round .
Marshall hurt, but I think made sense for him because he had a small kid from what I remember.
Didn't know that on Wypler, I thought he did a very good job this year but with some more S&C and another year of film could have worked his way up the board a lot. Dawand is somewhat of a tossup but without the COVID extra year he would have already exhausted eligibility right? Regardless, I think he maxed out his frame at the college level and had very good year, and his perceived weaknesses associated with being an absolute behemoth of a man (in regards to edge rushers) were not going to look any better. That said, it would have been a huge sigh of relief to get him back although he looking like a 2nd round pick, which is a tough thing to pass up. But to your point initially, having two OTs get drafted in the first and second round would be amazing for recruiting. Many of us on here have lambasted our OT recruiting and having those results should be a big help to recruiting the position better going forward.
 
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I think I heard that Wyler is leaving because its weak a OC class this year. Jones is interesting, because he was a 50/50, IMO. Had the size and athleticism to leave, but I could see him returning to work himself into the 1st round .
Marshall hurt, but I think made sense for him because he had a small kid from what I remember.

Just got weaker too:

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...lldogs-sedrick-van-pran-returning-2023-season

tl;dr Georgia's center is coming back for 2023 and was the #3 ranked guy at that position on ESPN's board. I would say Wypler's odds of being taken earlier, just went up.
 
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