Realistically, had Malik Harrison wanted to leave Ohio State for the NFL after one year as a starting linebacker, he would have been drafted.
Standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 240 pounds, he has the size of a professional linebacker, and he pairs that with standout athletic gifts that have aided him since he played basketball for Walnut Ridge High School, which is just a 13-mile drive from Ohio Stadium. This offseason, he says he was clocked around 4.02 seconds in the 20-yard shuttle, which is a faster time than any linebacker at the 2019 NFL combine.
Harrison also played well enough to earn honorable mention All-Big Ten honors in 2018.