RaidersAreOne Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Man oh man. I was just thinking about the freaking talent they had a couple seasons ago in that Secondary. Lattimore - Top 15 pick Hooker - Top 15 pick Conley - Top 25 pick, top 15 talent. Fell due to false allegations Ward - Likely top 10 pick I do not follow college very closely so I am genuinely curious how does this secondary stack up vs. others in recent history (or ever)? Has there been a more loaded group who made it to the NFL from the same program at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedTheClock Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 One of the best of all-time. Plus they play man coverage 90% of the time, which is extremely rare to see in college. That secondary the last few years has been amazing. And IIRC, none of these dudes were the super elite DB prospects coming out of college. OSU's DB coaches deserve a lot of credit for developing these guys year in and year out. And there are going to be new stars there next year. I forget his name, but they played a corner in place of Ward in the bowl game that looked like a stud in the making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSURacerDT55 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Gotta include Damon Webb as well. They are definitely up there with some of the great Miami backfields. But to be honest, there has been some really good tOSU backfields before this one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 It is obviously a little too early to tell. Yes Lattimore is a potential star in the NFL but not sold on the others quite yet. And generally speaking if I was to say the best CBs or DBs I have ever seen watching college football, I would not say any of these Ohio State guys listed are top 10 I have ever seen play. Good group sure but jury is still out on Conley, Hooker and Ward. In terms of overall depth I would say there are more talented groups than this one, and sure some were very high picks but that is because DB is at an absolute premium in the NFL right now. Ultimately does depend on how great they are in the NFL, and I think people just assume Ward will be great just because Lattimore was last year. Lattimore is a little more thick than Ward, both very smooth in coverage but I think Lattimore has a stronger base and is potentially a better tackler as well. But yeah sure in time it will answer itself. Alabama 2016 - Could argue they are better than that 2016 Ohio State group, even with Eddie Jackson missing most of that season the group was outstanding. I would take Humphrey over Conley, Fitzpatrick over Hooker and the depth they had beats Ohio State and that group. Marlon Humphrey Minkah Fitzpatrick Eddie Jackson Ronnie Harrison Anthony Averett Tony Brown Miami Hurricanes 2001- Sean Taylor only played a little with them but still, Ed Reed is a Hall of Famer and that CB group was extremely solid. Ed Reed Antrel Rolle Phillip Buchanon Sean Taylor Mike Rumph Kelly Jennings Maurice Sikes Ohio State 1998 - The corner group with Winfield and Plummer is as good as any and those safeties were talented players in their own right but did not do great in the NFL. Antonie Winfield Ahmed Plummer Nate Clements Gary Berry Damon Moore Ohio State 2002 - Arguably better than that other Ohio State group in 1998, Mike Doss was a great player and Chris Gamble really made a difference at corner. Mike Doss Chris Gamble Dustin Fox Nate Salley Will Allen Donnie Nickey LSU 2003 - Only Landry really turned out great in the NFL, but they were super deep and talented for sure with a ton of quality players on one defensive backfield. LaRon Landry Corey Webster Travis Daniels Randall Gay Jessie Daniels Ronnie Prude Jonathan Zenon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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