Ohio State was supposed to have the best defensive line in the country.
Heading into the season, the conversation swirled around Clemson's elite defensive front and the Buckeyes, who had stars at every spot of their first and second-team rotations. It was (and remains) an outrageous amount of depth for one college football roster to possess, especially after losing four key contributors from the previous season to the NFL.
The foundation of the unit was superstar defensive end Nick Bosa, whom many projected a future No. 1 overall selection in the upcoming draft. And he was to be supported by fellow-first round talent Dre'Mont Jones on the inside, rising sophomore Chase Young and a rotation of fresh legs that would punish opposing offensive lines.