What We Learned About Ohio State’s Draft Prospects and Potential Breakout Players at the NFL Scouting Combine

The NFL Scouting Combine gave us an opportunity to not only watch some of Ohio State’s 2025 draft prospects work out for NFL scouts, but to learn more about some of OSU’s returning players in the words of last year’s Buckeye stars.Garrick Hodge joined Dan Hope in Indianapolis to cover the combine last week, so Garrick joins us on this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays as we talk about both the combine performances of Ohio State’s 2024 NFL draft prospects and our biggest takeaways from what they had to say about players who could be breakout stars for the 2025 Buckeyes.Former Ohio State running backs Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson and defensive tackles Tyleik Williams and Ty Hamilton helped themselves with their on-field workouts in Indianapolis. The combine raised some concerns for quarterback Will Howard and defensive end Jack Sawyer, but we‘re still believers in both Buckeyes as NFL prospects because of how well they played in leading Ohio State to a national championship.As for what we heard about some of Ohio State’s returning players in Indianapolis, Denzel Burke added fuel to the Julian Sayin hype train while Henderson made an Andy-approved comparison for James Peoples. Jaylen McClain, Mylan Graham and Max Klare were among the other 2025 Buckeyes who received hype from OSU’s draft prospects at the combine.We talk about all of that – plus the spectacular NHL Stadium Series game at Ohio Stadium last weekend and a couple of other Ohio State-related comments by combine participants that went viral – on this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays.The full rundown for the show:0:00 The Stadium Series Game at the Shoe Was Awesome5:46 Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson Were Ohio State’s Combine Stars10:20 Why We Don’t Think Scouts Should Overreact to Will Howard’s Shaky Throwing Session17:04 Jack Sawyer’s Proven Playmaking Ability Matters More Than His Arm Length21:00 Tyleik Williams Proves He’s A Freak and Ty Hamilton Might Go Higher Than People Think23:34 Denzel Burke’s Endorsement of Julian Sayin Carries Weight28:04 Why Andy and TreVeyon Henderson See J.K. Dobbins in James Peoples30:36 Jaylen McClain Carrying Momentum Into Spring as Potential Starting Safety33:36 Mylan Graham Gets More Buzz, But How Much Playing Time Will He See in 2025?36:55 Lathan Ransom Expects Big Things from Max Klare, and We Do, Too40:30 Omarr Norman-Lott’s Jeremiah Smith Praise, Tez Johnson’s Rose Bowl Take Go Viral