GREEN BAY, Wis. (WCMH) — For the first time since 2016, four Ohio State players were drafted in the first round of an NFL Draft.
NFL fans from across the country gathered at Lambeau Field Thursday night to see the opening night of the draft as well over 120,000 were in attendance.
Ohio State has 15 players from its national championship winning team in the draft pool and four were selected in the first round. It started with receiver Emeka Egbuka, who was taken 19th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Egbuka’s selection marks four straight NFL drafts an Ohio State receiver was a first round selection.
A few picks later, offensive guard Donovan Jackson was taken with the 24th pick by the Minnesota Vikings. He became the second OSU offensive lineman taken in the first round in the last three years. Staying in the NFC, the Detroit Lions added defensive tackle Tyleik Williams with the 28th pick. The night ends with offensive tackle Josh Simmons going 32nd to the Kansas City Chiefs.
This leaves 11 Buckeyes available over the next two days with the draft set to resume Friday at 7 p.m. with the second and third rounds.
2025 NFL draft first round
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 24: Defensive Tackle Mason Graham of Michigan poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected fifth overall pick by the Cleveland Browns during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 24: Edge Rusher Shemar Stewart of Texas A&M poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected seventeenth overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 24: Quarterback Cam Ward of Miami poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected first overall pick by the Tennessee Titans during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 24: Wide Receiver/Cornerback Travis Hunter of Colorado celebrates after being selected second overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 24: Edge Rusher Abdul Carter of Penn State poses after being selected third overall pick by the New York Giants during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 24: Offensive Tackle Will Campbell of LSU poses after being selected fourth overall pick by the New England Patriots during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 24: Running Back Ashton Jeanty of Boise State celebrates after being selected sixth overall pick by the Las Vegas Raiders during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 24: Wide Receiver Tetairoa McMillan of Arizona poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected eighth overall pick by the Carolina Panthers during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 24: Guard Tyler Booker of Alabama poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected twelfth overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 24: Wide Receiver Matthew Golden of Texas celebrates after being selected twenty-third overall pick by the Green Bay Packers during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 24: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell enters the stage on a bicycle prior to the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WI – APRIL 24: A detail view of Colorado cornerback and wide receiver Travis Hunter football and helmet in the green room prior to round one of the 2025 NFL Draft on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WI – APRIL 24: A general view of the stage prior to round one of the 2025 NFL Draft on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 23: A general view of the Cincinnati Bengals logo prior to the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 23, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) 
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – APRIL 23: A general view of the Cleveland Browns logo prior to the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 23, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
Elsewhere, the Cleveland Browns traded the No. 2 pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who selected Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter. The Browns received the No. 5 pick in the trade and took Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham.
Only two quarterbacks were taken on Thursday night with Miami’s Cam Ward going No. 1 overall to the Tennessee Titans and Jaxson Dart going No. 25 to the New York Giants, who traded up to select him. Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, the son of Deion Sanders, was not selected and could be an early pick on Friday.
See below for an archived live thread of the opening round of the 2025 NFL Draft
