When players are asked at the NFL Scouting Combine to name an up-and-coming player to watch on their former college team, many of them choose a player – or multiple players – from their respective position group. When Lathan Ransom was asked that question last week, however, the former Buckeye safety started with a player who lined up on the opposite side of the ball from him in Ohio State practices last season.
“I think James Peoples is a dog,” Ransom said. “That young running back coming up, (he’s going to) make a lot of plays.”
Asked to elaborate on why he’s so high on Peoples’ future, Ransom praised the sophomore running back’s work ethic and how difficult it is to tackle him in space.