Jashon Cornell 10th Ohio State Buckeye Selected in NFL Draft
4/25/2020 6:42:06 PM | Football
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State defensive tackle Jashon Cornell, who played in 46 games and earned two bachelor’s degrees, was drafted in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. Cornell is the third Buckeye selected by the Lions and the seventh member of Ohio State’s outstanding, national-leading defense in 2019 to be drafted. He was the 236th overall selection.
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Six Double Digit Drafts for Ohio State
Cornell is the 10th Ohio State Buckeye selected in this year’s draft, giving the program six drafts all-time with 10 or more draft picks, led by the 14 picks in 2004 and 13 in both 1971 and 1975. The other double digit drafts for Ohio State came in 2016 (12 picks) and 1976 (11).
Buckeyes in the 2020 NFL Draft
Rd. #
1st 2nd DE Chase Young, Washington Redskins
1st 3rd CB Jeff Okudah, Detroit Lions
1st 19th CB Damon Arnette, Las Vegas Raiders
2nd 55th RB J.K. Dobbins, Baltimore Ravens
3rd 73rd DT DaVon Hamilton, Jacksonville Jaguars
3rd 75th OG Jonah Jackson, Detroit Lions
3rd 98th LB Malik Harrison, Baltimore Ravens
6th 199th SAF Jordan Fuller, Los Angeles Rams
7th 220th WR K.J. Hill, Los Angeles Chargers
7th 235th DT Jashon Cornell, Detroit Lions
Cornell started all 14 games this past season and contributed 30 tackles and 6.5 tackles-for-loss for a defense that was No. 1 nationally in total defense and passing defense and No. 4 in scoring defense. He represents the 11th Buckeye defensive lineman drafted under the tutelage of coach Larry Johnson.
Larry Johnson’s Ohio State Draft Picks
2020 1st Chase Young, Washington Redskins
2020 3rd DaVon Hamilton, Jacksonville Jaguars
2020 7th Jashon Cornell, Detroit Lions
2019 1st Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers
2019 3rd Dre’Mont Jones, Denver Broncos
2018 2nd Tyquan Lewis, Indianapolis Colts
2018 3rd Sam Hubbard, Cincinnati Bengals
2018 4th Jalyn Holmes, Minnesota Vikings
2016 1st Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers
2016 3rd Adolphus Washington, Buffalo Bills
2015 6th Michael Bennett, Jacksonville Jaguars
Jashon Cornell – Ohio State Career Overview
#9 / Defensive Tackle / 6-3, 280 / St. Paul, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall
- Graduated in December 2019 with a degree in hospitality management after earning his first bachelor’s degree in family resource management in spring of 2018
- Manned both the defensive tackle and end positions during his career
- Started all 14 games in 2019 for the Big Ten Conference champions
- Played in 46 games over his career and started 15 times
- Earned first collegiate start against his home state school, Minnesota in 2018
- Recorded 13.5 tackles-for-losses totaling 71 yards in his career
- Also had seven quarterback sacks among his 63 total tackles
- Outstanding senior season included 30 tackles, 6.5 TFLs and 4.0 sacks
- Recorded a quarterback sack for minus-7 yards in the Rose Bowl win over Washington
- From the powerful Catholic high school in St. Paul that has produced outstanding athletes like Joe Mauer, Michael Floyd, Chris Weinke and Steve Walsh
