A Buckeye has accepted an invitation to the 2022 Senior Bowl.
Just a couple of hours before his final regular season game as a Buckeye, the Senior Bowl announced that Ohio State tight end Jeremy Ruckert had accepted an invitation to its game, which is scheduled for Feb. 5, 2022.
ITS OFFICIAL!!! TE Jeremy Ruckert (@Jeremy_Ruckert1) from @OhioStateFB is headed to the 2022 @Reeses Senior Bowl. #GoBuckeyes #TheDraftStartsInMOBILE pic.twitter.com/nkYOyD6K1l
— Reese's Senior Bowl (@seniorbowl) November 27, 2021
Ruckert, who has caught 23 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns this year and is just one touchdown away from tying Ohio State’s career record for the most touchdowns by a tight end, is expected to be among the top tight ends in the 2022 NFL draft and a likely middle-round pick.
While Ruckert could return to Ohio State for one more season if he wanted to after the NCAA gave all players a free year of eligibility last season, Ruckert has indicated all year that this would be his final year with the Buckeyes.
Ruckert will be among the many draft prospects that representatives from 10 NFL teams – the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars – will be watching Saturday in Ann Arbor.
