Jack Sawyer, Cody Simon, Emeka Egbuka and TreVeyon Henderson are among the senior leaders who could be in the running to be Ohio State’s captains this season.
Thanks to the decisions of many of its upperclassmen to stay in Columbus for another year rather than enter the NFL draft, Ohio State will have no lack of senior leadership this season. The Buckeyes have 24 players on scholarship who are in either their fourth or fifth year of college football, including 16 of its projected starters this season.Ohio State could make that decision earlier by naming a large group of captains.
Each of the following nine players is likely to be among those who garner consideration. All of them are seniors who have spent their entire careers at Ohio State, who could have moved on after last season but chose to stay at OSU for what they hope will be a championship chase, who are expected to play major roles for the Buckeyes this season and who are regarded as leaders in their respective position groups and across the team as a whole.
“Cody is probably the best leader on the team,” fellow linebacker C.J. Hicks said last week. “He gives it his all every day. He's a great example. He leads by example. He's always talking to whoever it is, when he's done working out and you're right next to him, he's gonna be in your ear making sure you give your all.”
“I've always felt like a leader ever since I was growing up,” Egbuka said this spring. “The leadership role is something that I feel a lot of pride about in any area of my life. But something I'm so passionate about such as football, I feel even more drive to be a leader.” TreVeyon Henderson Impressing Ryan Day with “Tremendous” Leadership This Offseason: “I've Got A Feeling He's Gonna Have An Unbelievable Season”
Ohio State has had only two cornerback captains in the last decade , but it hasn’t had many returning senior cornerbacks who have played as much football – and good football at that – as Burke.Tuimoloau was viewed as a top candidate to be a captain last year when he made his own trip to Big Ten Media Days as one of Ohio State’s three representatives, so he should be in the conversation for captaincy again this year.
While emerging as the frontrunner to succeed two-time former captain Cade Stover as Ohio State’s starting tight end on the field, Scott has also become known as one of the Buckeyes’ spiritual leaders off the field, leading Bible studies that many of his teammates attend.
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