C.J. Stroud Ranked 20th, Joined by Four Other Former Ohio State Players on NFL’s Top 100 Players of 2024

By Dan Hope on August 1, 2024 at 3:02 pm
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Five of the NFL’s Top 100 Players of 2024 are from Ohio State, according to NFL Network‘s annual survey of the league’s players to rank the 100 best players in the league.

C.J. Stroud was ranked by his peers as the NFL’s 20th-best player after just one season in the league. His top-20 debut comes after a spectacular rookie season in which he earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors by throwing for 4,108 yards and 23 touchdowns with only five interceptions and leading the Houston Texans to an AFC South title.

Stroud is joined on the countdown by four other players who played their full college careers at Ohio State.

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa, who was ranked as the No. 4 player in the league last year, is ranked 27th on this year’s countdown.

New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson, who debuted on the list as the NFL’s 74th-best player a year ago, moved up two spots to 72nd entering his third season in the league.

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin is ranked 97th while Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward is ranked 98th to round out Ohio State’s contingent in this year‘s top 100.

Ohio State is tied with LSU and Notre Dame for the second-most players in this year’s NFL Top 100, with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow – ranked as the No. 39 player on the list – counting toward LSU’s total rather than Ohio State’s. Alabama leads all schools with nine players in the top 100.

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