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First-round at a glance: Price tag


Who: Billy Price

What: Center, Ohio State

Where: First round, 21st pick

Hometown: Austintown, Ohio

Specs: 6-3, 305 pounds

Why: It’s believed he replaces four-year starter Russell Bodine in the wake of his departure to free agency with 64 starts.

Did you know? With 55 he passed University of Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell’s school record for starts and consecutive starts of 50, set between 1993-96. Price and Tyquan Lewis tied center Pat Elflein’s school record for most games played by an Ohio State football player: 55.