OSU to lose 13 juniors?! Dammit....

Well, they haven't committed to the draft. They are just wanting to see how they would fare in the draft. I don't think too many of them will be leaving. Tressel actually encouraged them to look into submitting the papers. I think its a good move in that they players will not have to be distracted with the limbo of the situation. OSU has the personnel to be a truly amazing team next year if the right players stay. The 'big-difference' players I see leaving are Vernon Gholston (DE), Todd Boeckman (QB), Malcolm Jenkins (CB), and maybe Brian Robiskie (WR). Gholston, Jenkins and Robiskie would be the biggest losses as Gholston is devastating off the line and Robiskie is a great receiver. I feel that Gholston and Jenkins would go the highest in the draft. Robiskie has a big name father and even though I feel he needs more developed, I think that will push him into the draft. I don't think Laurinaitis will leave unless the report shows that he will be a top 10 pick. I can't say for sure that he will one. I still feel he needs to develop more. I don't see the A.J. Hawk skills in him. A.J. Hawk could shut down the field. It will be terrible for OSU to lose all these players. If they came back, OSU would legitimately have the best talent in the nation. Very few players are 'supposed' to be leaving. I kind of hope Todd Boeckman leaves, but only if we pick up Terrell Pryor. We need to get him out on the field ASAP. If we run the spread offense in the Big Ten, damn......

13 OSU juniors fill out draft paperwork