Denzel Burke and Lathan Ransom were named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list, an honor presented to the best defensive back in college football.
Burke has been Ohio State's No. 1 cornerback since he was a true freshman in 2021. That season, he received third-team All-Big Ten and freshman All-American honors for his efforts, which included 36 tackles and 13 pass breakups across 13 starts. With expectations to carry that momentum into 2022, Burke suffered a sophomore slump and recorded only 34 tackles and five pass breakups last season. The Phoenix native will look to produce a bounce-back effort for the Buckeyes in 2023.
Ohio State's secondary enters 2023 with expectations to improve, as the poor performance from the Buckeyes' cornerbacks and safeties was one of several reasons the team lost to Michigan and Georgia in 2022. If the defensive backs are to return their BIA and DBU, it will be Burke and Ransom who help make that reemergence possible.
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