Miamisburg native Myers to enter draft
All-Big Ten center helped Buckeyes dominate on ground.
Josh Myers is going pro. The Ohio State football center from Miamisburg made the announcement Friday night on Twitter, four days after finishing his fourth season at Ohio State in the national championship game.
He thanked his family, Ohio State offensive line coach Greg Studrawa and other members of the Ohio State coaching and training staffs.
“Playing in the NFL has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember,” Myers said in his announcement.
A two-year starter, Myers made the All-Big Ten first team, was a finalist for the Rimington Trophy as the best center in the country this season and made The Sporting News All-America second team.
The team captain helped the Buckeyes rush for 256.9 yards per game, best in the Big Ten
and No. 8 in the nation.
Myers already has a degree in social work and will begin preparing for this spring’s draft.
The last Dayton-area player from Ohio State to be drafted was Wayne High School graduate Braxton Miller, who went to the Texans in the third round in 2016.
Earlier in that draft, the Lions chose Taylor Decker of Butler High School in the first round.
Since the turn of the century, 11
Dayton-area players have gone to Ohio State and been drafted: Will Allen (Wayne), Mike Nugent (Centerville), Quinn Pitcock (Piqua), Nick Mangold (Alter), A.J. Hawk (Centerville), Marcus Freeman (Wayne), Austin Spitler (Bellbrook), Kurt Coleman (Northmont), Michael Bennett (Centerville), Miller and Decker.
The last Miamisburg graduate to play in the NFL was David Bruton, a defensive back who went to Notre Dame, played for the Denver Broncos from 200915 then spent a season with the Washington Redskins.
According to Pro-Football-Reference.com, five other Miamisburg natives have played in the NFL, all in the 1920s for the Dayton Triangles: John Kauffman, Hobby Kinderdine, Lou Partlow, Walt Kinderdine and Shine Kinderdine.
EarlierFriday, All-American cornerback Shaun Wade announced he is entering the draft.
Like Myers, Wade spent four years at OSU but redshirted in 2017. On Saturday morning, OSU offensive tackle Thayer Munford announced he was returing to the Buckeyes for the 2021 season.