Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down why the Detroit Lions picked Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah with the No. 3 pick in the NFL draft. Detroit Free Press
Jeff Hafley knew he had something special in Jeff Okudah when, not long after he was hired as Ohio State’s co-defensive coordinator last winter, he got a text from his star cornerback.
“It’s a Saturday morning and I’m moving into my new house and I’m getting a text, ‘Hey are you in the office? You want to watch film?’ ” recalled Hafley, now the head coach at Boston College.