\n Ohio State\u2019s 2026 NFL draft picks have received their jersey numbers for their rookie seasons. <\/p>\n
\n\tThe Buckeyes\u2019 top draft pick, Carnell Tate, will wear No. 14 for the Tennessee Titans. The No. 4 overall pick is doing so for a special reason: To honor his late mother, Ashley Griggs, whose birthday was Nov. 14. Tate also chose No. 14 because it corresponds with his draft selection at Round 1, Pick 4<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tCarnell Tate rocking 14 in Tennessee<\/p>\n (via @Titans<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/GnO5QN6VeK<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tBoth Ohio State linebackers who were selected in the top seven picks of the draft, Arvell Reese and Sonny Styles, will wear No. 52 for their respective teams \u2013 Reese with the New York Giants and Styles with the Washington Commanders.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tWhat a sight pic.twitter.com\/S7LgjUgZQP<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 New York Giants (@Giants) May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\tfirst look in 52 @sonnystyles_<\/a> | #RaiseHail<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0Y9DCYbwEH<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 Washington Commanders (@Commanders) May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tOhio State\u2019s other first-round pick, Caleb Downs, is wearing No. 13 for the Dallas Cowboys \u2013 at least initially.\u00a0Downs\u2019 father, Gary, told the DLLS Cowboys Podcast that Downs eventually wants to switch back to No. 2, but he wasn\u2019t going to take that number away from someone else; Cowboys cornerback Cobie Durant is currently wearing that number.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tGary Downs on his son Caleb and the #2:<\/p>\n “I believe he’s wearing 13 for the OTAS, 2 is still a work in progress…he understands that if someone else has that number he’s not going to go and just take it away from him…” @DLLS_Sports<\/a> | #DallasCowboys<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/3B3lItIBvj<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n