Luke

Wypler

Wypler has ample experience in shotgun snapping, perhaps more than any other prospect in this draft. This gives him the confidence to quickly snap his eyes up and keep his head on a swivel looking for his spots. He is a patient center with a good understanding of how to pass off defenders and when to engage. Even when engaged he does a good job of staying on top of his feet, never lunging or taking himself out of the play with loss of balance. He needs to do better blocking at an angle as he doesn’t possess the quick slide to stay in front of quicker defensive linemen. Nevertheless, he experienced a lot of success while he kept the Buckeye Offensive Line in order. Wypler is a bit reminiscent of Matt Henningsen.

With Harry Miller not traveling with the team, freshman Luke Wypler makes his debut. The starting linemen tonight will be Nicholas Petit-Frere, Thayer Mumford, Luke Wypler, Paris Johnson and Dawand Jones.

Wypler was considered a strong favorite to commit to the Buckeyes, but he was also strongly considering Stanford, and had offers from several other high-profile schools. The 6-foot-3, 295-pound guard continues the strong run of 2020 commits for Ohio State, who now rank second-overall in 247 Sports composite rankings for that class. Wypler ranks third among guards in those same rankings, and 75th overall.