Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave choose out of Rose Bowl

Many of Ohio State’s finest players are transferring on to the subsequent amount. 

OSU head coach Ryan Working day told reporters Monday that receivers Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave, offensive deal with Nicholas Petit-Frere and defensive lineman Haskell Garrett are declaring for the 2022 NFL draft and will not perform in the Rose Bowl towards Utah on New Year’s Day.

Wilson and Olave have been stars along with one particular another about the earlier three seasons. Wilson blended for 73 receptions, 1,155 yards and 11 touchdowns around his to start with two seasons before using his game to one more stage this year. As a junior, the 6-foot, 188-pound Wilson caught 70 passes for 1,058 yards and 12 touchdowns, combining with Olave and Jaxon Smith-Njigba to kind arguably the best receiver trio in the state.

Wilson is anticipated to be a 1st-round draft pick. Olave could be proper there with him. Olave, a senior, went for 65 catches for 936 yards and 13 TDs this period. Around his 4 yrs in Columbus, Olave put together for 176 receptions for 2,711 yards and 35 touchdowns. 

Smith-Njigba, who led the Buckeyes with 80 catches and 1,259 yards, is in his next season at OSU and is not nevertheless draft eligible.

Smith-Njigba will transfer into an even far more prominent function subsequent 12 months for the Buckeyes, who also return Julian Fleming, Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka, between many others. Fleming and Egbuka had been the two rated as five-star Rivals recruits. Harrison was a four-star recruit.

C.J. Stroud will also be back for his 2nd season as OSU’s commencing quarterback in 2022. Stroud was a Heisman finalist this season. 

Petit-Frere, Garrett also decide out

Petit-Frere arrived at OSU as a 5-star recruit in 2018 and ended up investing two seasons as a setting up deal with — 1 on the appropriate facet and one more on the still left. 

Just after a several yrs as a backup, Garrett emerged as a person of the Major Ten’s best defensive tackles around the past two seasons. The fifth-year senior mixed for 42 tackles, 11 tackles for decline and 7.5 sacks in 2020 and 2021. 

The 10-2 Buckeyes will acquire on the Utes on Saturday. OSU skipped out on the Higher education Soccer Playoff soon after losing to rival Michigan in the standard-year finale. That loss price tag OSU a shot at the Significant 10 title and a CFP berth.