TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh round (238th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft, April 30, 2022.
A four-time Big Ten champion (2017-20), who played five seasons at Ohio State and appeared in 58 games with 45 starts during his career.
Named a two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection by coaches and media (2020-21).
COLLEGE: Spent five years at Ohio State from 2017-21, appearing in 58 games with 45 starts…Was a member of four consecutive Big Ten championship teams and two College Football Playoff teams during his career…Helped the Buckeyes' offense to 11 top-5 national statistical rankings…Was a two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection (2020-21) by coaches and media, while earning second-team All-Big Ten in 2019 and honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2018…In 2021, started 12 games for an offense that ranked first in the nation in total offense (561.2 avg.) and scoring (45.7 avg.)…Helped pave the way for a season-high 326 rushing yards and three TDs against Tulsa…Allowed time for QB C.J. Stroud to pass for 484 yards and three TDs against Oregon…Provided time for Stroud to pass for 449 yards and six TDs against Michigan State…Helped Stroud throw for a career-high 573 yards and six TDs against Utah…In 2020, started all seven games and was part of an offensive line that helped the team finish seventh in the nation in yards per game (519.4 avg.) and eighth in rushing yards per game (256.8 avg.)…Named first-team All-Big Ten by coaches and media…Allowed time for QB Justin Fields to throw for 318 yards at Penn State…Helped the offense total 517 yards, while providing time for Fields to pass for 314 yards against Rutgers…Blocked for an offense that totaled 639 yards and saw Fields throw for 385 yards against Clemson in the CFP semifinals…In 2019, started 13 games and helped pave the way for RB J.K. Dobbins to become the first running back in school history to surpass 2,000 yards in a season…Helped pave the way for Dobbins to rush 22 times for 193 yards at Indiana…Blocked for Dobbins, who carried the ball 24 times for 177 yards at Nebraska…Provided time for Fields to throw for 206 yards against Michigan State…Helped the offense record 705 total yards and 73 points against Maryland…Allowed time for Fields to throw for 305 yards at Rutgers…Blocked for Dobbins, who rushed 36 times for 157 yard against Penn State…In 2018, started 13 games for an offense that led the Big Ten in total yards per game (535.6 avg.) and passing TDs (51)…Allowed time for QB Dwayne Haskins to throw for 344 yards at TCU…Provided time for Haskins to pass for 270 yards at Penn State…Helped Haskins pass for 499 yards against Northwestern…Allowed time for Haskins to throw for 251 yards in the Rose Bowl against Washington…Majored in human development and family sciences.
PERSONAL: A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he played three seasons at La Salle High School…Helped his team to consecutive Division II state championships from 2014-15…Named first-team All-Greater Catholic League and third team Associated Press All-State…Also competed in track and field…Spent his senior season at Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio…Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Scout.com.
