Last spring, Ohio State Buckeyes wide receivers Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave were both selected in the first round of the NFL Draft with Wilson going to the New York Jets with the No. 10 overall pick and Olave going right behind him to the New Orleans Saints with the No. 11 overall pick. They obviously had high expectations entering their rookie seasons, and it’s safe to say they both lived up to them.
Last week, Wilson became the first rookie receiver to cross the 1,000-yard receiving yard threshold this season. And on Sunday, Olave joined him with 1,000 yards this season. As Dan Hope of Eleven Warriors points out, the two became the first pair of receivers from the same college to each have 1,000 receiving yards in their rookie seasons.
Olave finished his rookie season with 72 receptions for 1,042 yards and four touchdowns while Wilson led all NFL rookies in receiving yards, finishing his first year in the league with 83 catches for 1,103 yards and four touchdowns.
The two Buckeye receivers have already taken the league by storm, and Ohio State likely isn’t done producing elite NFL receivers. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is expected to be a first-round pick in this year’s NFL Draft and Marvin Harrison Jr. has emerged as arguably the top receiver in the country and should follow him as a first-round pick the following season.
It’s safe to say the Buckeyes are pretty prolific at producing prolific receivers.
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