This comes as no surprise, as Ohio State has had 503 players selected in the NFL draft since 1936, trailing only USC and Notre Dame. But even beyond the Super Bowl rosters, Ohio State’s league-best 67 alumni on active NFL rosters continued to make their mark across the league. Here are The Lantern sports staff’s Buckeye NFL superlatives for the 2025-26 season. Now healthy and thriving again, Olave’s path from that moment against the Wolverines to a career-defining NFL season earns him The Lantern sports staff’s selection for Comeback Player of the Year. But long before his success on the sideline, Vrabel built his football foundation at Ohio State, where he starred as a defensive end from 1993-96.