{"id":96566,"date":"2025-08-20T10:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/96566\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T10:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:22:09","slug":"multiple-ohio-state-football-players-projected-to-go-in-first-round-of-nfl-draft-buckeye-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/96566\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Ohio State football players projected to go in first round of NFL draft: Buckeye Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLUMBUS, Ohio \u2014 Ohio State<\/a> football is consistently a fixture in the first round of the NFL draft, and next year should be no exception.<\/p>\n

Todd McShay, an analyst for the Ringer, shared his mock 2026 NFL Draft<\/a> earlier this week, and it included three Buckeyes in the first round.<\/p>\n

Safety Caleb Downs<\/a> was the top OSU player off the board, landing with the Titans as the fifth overall pick.<\/p>\n

Linebacker Sonny Styles<\/a>, the Block O recipient<\/a> this season, was projected to go to the Buccaneers with the 25th overall pick. That scenario would reunite Styles with former OSU receiver Emeka Egbuka<\/a> who was taken by Tampa Bay in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

Tight end Max Klare<\/a> rounded out Ohio State\u2019s representation in McShay\u2019s mock draft as the 31st overall pick going to the Eagles. Klare is entering his first season with the Buckeyes after transferring from Purdue.<\/p>\n

McShay\u2019s projection did not include Carnell Tate<\/a> as a first round pick. It would snap OSU\u2019s streak of having a receiver taken in the first round every year since 2021.<\/p>\n

Will Arch Manning declare for the 2026 NFL Draft?<\/p>\n

Ohio State\u2019s first opponent of the 2025 season, Texas, could also have a number of players go in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

Will quarterback Arch Manning<\/a> be among them? That remains unclear.<\/p>\n

Archie Manning \u2014 Arch\u2019s grandfather and the father to his uncles, Eli and Peyton \u2014 told Texas Monthly magazine earlier this month he felt confident Arch would return to UT for the 2026 season instead of declaring for the NFL draft.<\/p>\n

Arch, while speaking with reporters Tuesday, refuted the claim.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I don\u2019t know where he got that from,\u201d Arch said. \u201cHe texted me and apologized about that. I\u2019m really just taking it day by day right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key datesOhio State vs. Texas (season opener):\u00a010 days, Aug. 30, 2025Ohio State vs. Penn State:\u00a073 days, Nov. 1, 2025The Game 2025:\u00a0101 days, Nov. 29, 2025Early Signing Period:\u00a0106 days, Dec. 4-6, 2025Big Ten Championship Game:\u00a0108 days, Dec. 6, 2025College Football Playoff first round:\u00a0121 days, Dec. 19-20, 2025College Football Playoff quarterfinal:\u00a0133 days, Dec. 31, 2025-Jan. 1, 2026College Football Playoff semifinal:\u00a0141 days, Jan. 8-9, 2026College Football Playoff National Championship Game:\u00a0151 days, Jan. 18, 2026<\/p>\n

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