By: Andy Zoric (Examiner.com) —

Beanie is going. buy phentermine without prescription Hartline is going. Colman is staying. Keeping track of the forthcoming Ohio State Buckeye’s roster changes can seem like some kind of elaborate game of bingo. With the January, 15 deadline for declaring for the draft now past the lists are in and there’s going to be no shortage of speculation for the next four months when the Detroit Lions go on the clock.
The biggest name on this list, not just figuratively but literally at eleven letters, James Lauriniatus who as an award winning linebacker has been one of the most noted defensive players in college football over the past few years. Lauriniatus will draw attention from pro scouts not only for his on-field awareness, and physical displays of strength and speed against offensive player, but also for his leadership abilities. Laurinitius has become one of Ohio State’s captains and is sure to be somebody’s franchise player.

Cornerback Malcolm Jenkins has been a thorn in the side of opposing quarterbacks. He won this year’s Jim Thorpe award and that would place him as the best defensive back in this draft. If he has an outstanding combine he could be leaving Columbus during the first round.

Another linebacker in the draft is senior Marcus Freeman. He is strong at the outside position, but not necessarily first round strong. Of course there is the event that a team needs an outside linebacker bad enough, otherwise he will probably have to work his way into somebody’s starting lineup.

Until this year when Nader Abdallah’s name was called most people said “who?” but he had a great second half of the season and was impressive sacking Colt McCoy in the Fiesta Bowl. Abdallah is a guy getting good just in time to go pro. If you are charting draft predictions, watch as this guy’s stock rises on a weekly basis.

On the offensive side there is a pair of receivers. Brian Robiskie and Brian Hartline are a senior/junior team respectively who have each come up with key catches at key times. Robisikie will likely be the higher draft choice with Hartline’s style being just unorthodox enough to drop him a couple slots, and just orthodox enough to make him a fun player to watch.
The least surprising announcement of the season was when running back Chris “Beanie” Wells said he wanted to go pro. Wells has to be one of the best backs in the draft and though he spent a portion of this year injured, the reward is worth the risk of taking Wells in the draft. He could even be a top five pick.

One player that needs mentioned is Todd Boeckman. He may have lost his job to the top recruit in the country, and the merits of that decision will be discussed for some time. Boeckman does, however, have the style that fits the NFL more so than Pryor. As a pocket passer with a great head for the game, Boeckman can play for any team in the NFL. But don’t expect to see him start. Boeckman may make a career as a backup quarterback, but as we saw this year with Matt Cassell of New England, even a guy who was #2 on the depth chart since high school can still get a franchise tag attached to him.

Other players entering the draft this year include:
TE Rory Nicol
FB Brandon Smith
G Ben Person
G Steve Rhering
RB Maurice Wells

If you are a Buckeye fan who has never watched the draft, or you’re an NFL fan who doesn’t watch the college game, here is your chance to make the connection between the two games. For complete Buckeye draft coverage stay here.

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