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Overview
\nPosition<\/strong>: Offensive guard\/center
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6’4″
\nWeight<\/strong>: 312 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Ohio State Buckeyes<\/p>\n

Billy Price 2018 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Since Urban Meyer<\/strong> became Ohio State head coach in 2012, NFL teams have selected 37 former Buckeyes in the NFL draft. Six have been offensive linemen, including last year when center Pat Elflein<\/a><\/strong> went in the third round to the Minnesota Vikings<\/a>. Elflein was a converted guard who ended up starting 14 games during his rookie season and both Vikings playoff games. Billy Price<\/a><\/strong> has the opportunity to follow a similar career trajectory beginning in 2018.<\/p>\n

Price actually played on the other side of the ball in high school and came to Columbus as the nation’s 13th rated defensive tackle according to Rivals. But he transitioned to offensive line once on campus, using a redshirt year to familiarize himself with the role. Meyer fed him to the wolves in 2014 as an immediate starter. And though it did take him and the unit as a whole some time to work out some kinks, they realized significant improvement over the course of the season. In the end, the line played a key role in the Buckeyes unlikely run to the inaugural College Football Playoff national title.<\/p>\n

Over the course of his college career, Price saw time at all three interior line positions. He played at left guard as a sophomore, moved over to the right-hand side a year later, then converted to center during his senior season. Each year saw him earn all-Big Ten honors with him making the first team as a junior and senior. During his final season in Scarlet and Gray, he took home the Rimington Trophy (college football’s top center) along with consensus All-American accolades. With his start in the Fiesta Bowl, he tied Elflein for most consecutive starts in Buckeye history (55).<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h2>\n