In their second-ranked 2017 class, the Buckeyes landed seven defensive backs: Five-stars Jeffrey Okudah and Shaun Wade, JUCO transfer Kendall Sheffield, and four-stars Isaiah Pryor, Brendon White, Amir Riep and Marcus Williamson.
Less one, as Sheffield has moved on from Ohio State to pursue NFL opportunities, the 2017 defensive back unit will all return to Columbus with a chance to resurrect the unit once known as "BIA."
Ohio State had an incredible run of producing NFL defensive back talent: Eli Apple, Malik Hooker, Marshon Lattimore, Gareon Conley and Denzel Ward were all taken in the first round of the NFL Draft in recent years, and Vonn Bell was a second-round choice in 2016.