Sam Hubbard is returning to his hometown.
While Hubbard's draft wait lasted longer than expected on Friday night, the Cincinnati Bengals selected the former Ohio State defensive end with the No. 77 overall pick in Friday's third round of the 2018 NFL draft, bringing Hubbard back to the city where he grew up.
Hubbard is the second Buckeye to be selected by the Bengals in this year's draft, joining Billy Price, who the Bengals selected with the No. 21 overall pick in Thursday's first round of the draft.
While Hubbard was widely projected to be a first- or second-round pick going into the draft, he ended up sliding to the third round.