Judkins, Henderson & Tuimoloau 2nd Round NFL Draft Picks
4/26/2025 12:15:00 PM | Football
Ohio State leads all schools with seven selections through the first three rounds
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson shared a running back room at Ohio State and carries during the program’s run to the 2025 College Football Playoff national championship, and Friday night they shared the limelight as they were selected two picks apart in the 2025 NFL Draft to lead a fine draft day for the program that boasts the motto “developed here.”
Both players went early in the second round: Judkins No. 36 overall to the Cleveland Browns and Henderson No. 38 to the New England Patriots, giving Ohio State six picks inside the top 40 picks of the draft.
Joining the running back duo, and not long after, was defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau, who went No. 45 overall to the Indianapolis Colts. The seven Buckeyes selected in the first two rounds of the draft has tied the school record, set first in 2016, and it ranked No. 1 among all schools for most picks so far. Oregon, Georgia and Texas are right behind Ohio State with six picks apiece and Mississippi and Michigan each have five.
Day 2 Buckeyes Drafted
RB Quinshon Judkins – 2nd Round, No. 36 Overall / Cleveland Browns
- Judkins is the first running back from Ohio State drafted since Trey Sermon went in the third round in 2021 to San Francisco. He led the national champions in rushing with 1,060 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns and totaled 3,785 rushing yards, 50 total TDs (45 rushing) and 59 receptions in his 42-game/26-start career.
RB TreVeyon Henderson – 2nd Round, No. 38 Overall / New England Patriots
§ Henderson and Judkins become the first pair of Ohio State running backs drafted in the same draft since 1991 when Jeff Cothran (Cincinnati Bengals), Raymont Harris (Chicago Bears) and Butler By’not’e (Denver Broncos) were all drafted. Henderson is fifth on Ohio State’s venerable all-time rushing charts with 3,761 yards and ranks third all-time at Ohio State with 48 touchdowns scored.
DE JT Tuimoloau – 2nd Round, No. 45 / Indianapolis Colts
- Tuimoloau, a three-time all-Big Ten Conference first-team honoree, is the 18th defensive lineman coached by Larry Johnson at Ohio State to be drafted. He played in 55 games, started 42 times, had a monster 2024 (21.5 TFLs; 12.5 sacks) and had 144 career tackles, 43.5 TFLs (-220), 23.5 QB sacks (-169), 16 QB hurries and 10 PBUs.
Additional biographical information on the Buckeyes can be found here: Ohio State NFL Draft Central
The 2025 NFL Draft continues Saturday afternoon at 12 p.m. with the fourth-through-seventh rounds.
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