Will the Ohio State Buckeyes' star QB C.J. Stroud be the first QB picked in NFL draft?

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Ohio State football still has at most two games left of the 2022 schedule. But the 2023 NFL draft is approaching quickly.

According to most mock drafts, the Buckeyes are set to have multiple first-round picks for the second-straight season after both Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson were selected in the first 11 picks in 2021.

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Here's a look at where recent mock drafts have Ohio State players going this April.

Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud

Nov 26, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA;  Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Paris Johnson Jr. (77) hugs quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) following an interception late in the second half of the NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State lost 45-23. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch
Nov 26, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Paris Johnson Jr. (77) hugs quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) following an interception late in the second half of the NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State lost 45-23. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch

After being a Heisman Trophy finalist for the second-straight season, most mock drafts have C.J. Stroud as the second quarterback off the board behind Alabama's Bryce Young, while The Draft Network has the Ohio State quarterback behind Kentucky's Will Levis Young and Florida's Anthony Richardson.

Ohio State OT Paris Johnson Jr.

  • Yahoo Sports: No. 8 to the Arizona Cardinals

  • Pro Football Network: No. 9 to the Las Vegas Raiders

  • The Draft Network: No. 11 to the Green Bay Packers

  • SB Nation: No. 14 to the Pittsburgh Steelers

  • CBS: No. 14 to the Pittsburgh Steelers

Heading into what is expected to be his final stretch as an Ohio State offensive lineman, Paris Johnson Jr. is looked at as one of the top options at offensive tackle on the draft board. Johnson is either the first offensive lineman taken, or behind either Georgia's Broderick Jones or Northwestern's Peter Skoronski.

Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

  • Yahoo Sports: No. 32 to the Houston Texans

  • Pro Football Network: No. 17 to the Los Angeles Chargers

  • The Draft Network: No. 25 to the Denver Broncos

  • SB Nation: No. 26 to the Baltimore Ravens

  • CBS: No. 31 to the Buffalo Bills

After missing the majority of his junior season with a hamstring injury, Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is sliding to the end of the first round in most mock drafts after declaring to go pro. Consistently, Smith-Njigba is the fourth or fifth receiver off the board behind options like TCU's Quentin Johnston and USC wide receiver Jordan Addison.

Ohio State OT Dawand Jones

Nov 5, 2022; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Dawand Jones (79) celebrates following the NCAA football game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field. Ohio State won 21-7. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch
Nov 5, 2022; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Dawand Jones (79) celebrates following the NCAA football game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field. Ohio State won 21-7. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch
  • Yahoo Sports: No. 29 to the Kansas City Chiefs

  • Pro Football Network: N/A

  • The Draft Network: No. 29 to the Kansas City Chiefs

  • SB Nation: N/A

  • CBS: No. 17 to the New England Patriots

In a few mock drafts, Ohio State right tackle Dawand Jones is showing up at the end of the first round, while CBS' latest mock has Jones as the third lineman off the board behind Skoronski and Johnson.

Ohio State OC Luke Wypler

Nov 5, 2022; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Luke Wypler (53) lines up during the second half of the NCAA football game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch
Nov 5, 2022; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Luke Wypler (53) lines up during the second half of the NCAA football game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch
  • Yahoo Sports: No. 51 to the Tennessee Titans

  • Pro Football Network: N/A

  • The Draft Network: N/A

  • SB Nation: N/A

  • CBS: N/A

Ohio State's starting center Luke Wypler got some second-round love from Yahoo Sports, as the fifth Buckeye taken in the first two rounds of the 2023 NFL draft,

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