The top three 2020 NFL Draft picks have a little something in common.
Joe Burrow, Chase Young and Jeff Okudah, chosen first, second and third respectively, were all teammates at Ohio State University during the 2017 season.
Thursday night’s “virtual” draft also marked the third time the Buckeyes have had two players selected in the top-five, which is the most of any program in draft history.
Ohio native Joe Burrow was the first draft pick and will play for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Burrow left Ohio State after the 2017 season to play for the LSU Tigers, where in 2019 he became a national champion and won the Heisman Trophy.
Chase Young was the second draft pick and will play for the Washington Redskins.
Young played his first season for Ohio State in 2017, where he played for three years and won Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year in 2019.
Jeff Okudah was the third draft pack and will play for the Detroit Lions.
Okudah played his entire collegiate career at OSU, where he was named a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award in 2019.
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