There are 36 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to bed I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.
Jack Mewhort was hand-picked by Urban Meyer to be a captain for the 2013 team.
NO. 36 JACK MEWHORT, OT (2009-13)
Born: 1991 (Toledo)
High School: St. John's (Toledo)
OHIO STATE CAREER
- The Buckeyes went 53-12 with Mewhort on the team.
- Went undefeated (12-0) in 2012.
- Won a Big Ten Championship in 2009.
- Defeated Oregon 26-17 in the 2010 Rose Bowl.
- Went 4-1 against That Team.
HONORS
- 2013 Team MVP
- 2013 Captain.
- 2013 All-American.
- 2013 All-Big Ten.
- 2012 All-Big Ten.
- 2010 Freshman All-American.
NFL DRAFT
Round 2 to the Indianapolis Colts with the 59th pick of the 2014 draft.
Mewhort with his parents on Senior Day.
Mewhort's Ohio State career per The Ohio State Team Guide:
Jack Mewhort was a three year starter along the offensive line for the Buckeyes, including during a school-record setting run of 24-consecutive victories spanning all of the 2012 and 2013 regular seasons ...
Jack was handpicked by Coach Urban Meyer to be a team captain (because of his leadership qualities) and when the official captains were named following the season, Jack was one of five team captains ...
he played in 49 games as a Buckeye and started 39 consecutive games to close his career ...
graduated in May 2014 with his degree in consumer and family resource financial services.
Jack Mewhort started in the last three games of the Colts' season. He also bared all for ESPN.
Jack Mewhort appeared in the 2015 ESPN The Magazine Body Issue. Excerpts from an article by Doug Lesmerises:
Entering his second season in the NFL, Mewhort is featured with two Indianapolis Colts teammates in ESPN The Magazine's "Body Issue." It's not quite like Kevin Love's appearance on the cover.
As Mewhort told ESPN, when he was invited to appear in the issue, "I thought I was getting punked."
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | |
| BIG TEN MVP | |
| TEAM MVP | 5 |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
| CAPTAIN | 4 |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 6 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | |
| LETTER | 1 |
| TOTAL | 22 |
For more information on other players who wore No. 74 go here.
Sources- The Ohio State Team Guide and Wikipedia
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | 8 |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | 8 |
| BIG TEN MVP | 6 |
| TEAM MVP | 5 |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
| CAPTAIN | 4 |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKE | 4 |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 3 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | 3 |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | 1 |
| LETTER | 0.25 PER YEAR |
