The Ohio State football team, which had an undefeated regular season, had such success, in part, because of its stellar cornerback play.

Jeff Okudah and Damon Arnette, the team’s top two corners, will hear their names called in the 2020 NFL Draft. Third-string cornerback Shaun Wade will return to Columbus.

Although 2019 was a competitive season in the Big Ten, the elite duo agreed on who the toughest to cover of 2019 was, giving high praise to the University of Wisconsin’s Quintez Cephus.

A 6-foot-1 receiver who just finished his third season was at the NFL combine with the two Buckeyes. That’s where he drew the highest praise after combining for 179 yards against Ohio State in two games during his final collegiate season.

The Draft Network’s Trevor Sikkema was the reporter that put the two compliments together.

Both Jeff Okudah and Damon Arnette both said the best wide receiver they faced this season was Quintez Cephus. — Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) February 28, 2020

Okudah, a projected top-three pick, and Arnette, a potential second-round pick, saying the same thing about one receiver is quite the affirmation for any team that ends up with Cephus on their roster.

Cephus ended his third season in Madison with 901 yards on 59 receptions and seven touchdowns in what was a run-heavy offense led by star running back Jonathan Taylor.

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