Emeka Egbuka became the fifth Ohio State wide receiver in four years to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers chose him with the No. 19 overall pick in Thursday night’s first round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Egbuka joins Marvin Harrison Jr. (No. 4 pick in 2024), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (No. 20 in 2023), Garrett Wilson (No. 10 in 2022) and Chris Olave (No. 11 in 2022) as Ohio State wide receivers who have been drafted in the first round since 2022. No other school has had more than two first-round wide receivers in that span.
The Minnesota Vikings selected former Ohio State offensive lineman Donovan Jackson with the 24th overall pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday night.
Tyleik Williams became the first Ohio State defensive tackle since Ryan Pickett in 2001 to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft as the Detroit Lions drafted him with the No. 28 overall pick on Thursday night.
The Kansas City Chiefs selected the fourth Buckeye of the night with the final pick of Round 1 as they selected former Ohio State offensive tackle Josh Simmons with the No. 32 overall pick.
