Ohio State 2026 spring game draft: Putting together the best starting defense

About this episode

The episode features a draft of the best starting defense for the Ohio State 2026 spring game.

Everyone is healthy and ready to play Saturday in Ohio Stadium in this version of an Ohio State spring game draft from Buckeye Talk. There are two full 22-player teams to be drafted, and Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis go head-to-head with their selections while Stephen Means moderates. With so many options on both sides of the ball, we’re splitting things up and doing just the starting 11 on defense. This should tell you something about the 2026 Buckeyes, with spring football winding down. It should help get you ready for Saturday. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk and sign up to get text messages from experts Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis at 614-350-3315. Get the insider analysis, have your voice heard on the Buckeye Talk podcast and connect with the best Buckeye community out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Means

Guests: Stefan Krajisnik, Andrew Gillis

Topics covered

• Ohio State football
• spring game
• defensive draft
• team selection
• Buckeyes analysis

Keywords

• Ohio State
• spring game
• defense
• football draft
• Buckeye Talk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buckeye Talk, cleveland.com

Places: Ohio, Ohio Stadium

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