"We all was competitive as hell. Like, every single day," Garrett Wilson emphasized to reporters regarding the Ohio State wide receivers. Think about it. The room in 2021 consisted of future NFL wideouts Chris Olave (Saints), Garrett Wilson (Jets), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Seattle), and Xavier Johnson (Bills).
Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson entered the 2022 NFL Draft as the top picks of their respective teams, the New Orleans Saints and New York Jets. Olave was selected one spot below Wilson, at No. 11 overall, in the first round.
The former Buckeye receivers, Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson, ran a close race for AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. An Olave late-season injury hampered his candidacy. Eventually, the sports writers voted for Wilson as the 2022 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year with 18 first-place nods, and Chris Olave fell to fourth place with 5 first-place votes.
For New Orleans, Ohio State has consistently produced top-tiered talent with excellent draft choices over the recent years, with players like Malcolm Jenkins, Vonn Bell, Michael Thomas, Marshon Lattimore, Peter Werner, and Chris Olave. The Saints have drafted 17 Ohio State players over their 57-year history, a number equaled only by Nebraska,"
