Ohio State Buckeyes helmet Oct 8, 2022; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (2) helmet and gloves during warm-ups before the NCAA Division I football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium. Osu22msu Kwr 14

Heading into this season, Ohio State Buckeyes wide receivers Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka are widely considered the two best receivers in the country and both are projected first-round picks. But according to Egbuka, neither would make the Mount Rushmore of Ohio State receivers.

This week, Emeka Egbuka was asked to create a hypothetical Mount Rushmore of Buckeye receivers, given the school’s dominance at producing elite receivers. And his first pick was rather obvious: Hall of Famer Cris Carter.

“My first one would definitely have to be Cris Carter just because of the legacy of the wide receiver he is, wore No. 2. I got to have him in there. He’s in the Hall of Fame, too, so I got to have him,” Egbuka said according to Sports Illustrated.

From there, Ebguka listed a couple more former Ohio State stars followed by a rather surprising pick: his position coach and offensive coordinator, Brian Hartline, who played for the Buckeyes from 2005-2008.

“Ted Ginn. Michael Thomas. Those are my three and then, four, they could go to a lot of guys,” Egbuka said. “You could want to name some current ones or maybe you could even name Coach Hart, himself, just because he had a great career in the league but what he’s doing now, pumping out these first-round talents so maybe I’ll go with Coach Hart as my fourth.”

There are a lot of players to choose from, but maybe Harison or Egbuka – or maybe both – could find themselves among this group one day.

[Sports Illustrated]