Elias Rudolph, who strives to be even better than fellow Taft High School product Adolphus Washington, emerged as a Buckeyes defensive end target with an impressive camp Wednesday.
His explosiveness and quickness stood out during drill work, in which he ran the fastest 3-cone drill time among all players in his group. He also posted a 4.7-second 40-yard dash and a 9-foot broad jump and often blew by his opponents during the competitive one-on-one portion of the day.
“It’s BIA, that's what they call themselves, the best in America,” Rudolph said of camping at Ohio State. “So I just wanted to come out here and compete, get better, develop myself and just show them the talent I got.”Before Wednesday, Rudolph said he hadn’t heard much from Ohio State’s coaches, aside from Buckeye coaches making a couple of visits to his high school.“I ain’t a fan of too many schools, but I'm a fan of Ohio State,” Rudolph said.
Rudolph’s aspiration is to ultimately become an even better player than Washington, who went on to play in the NFL for three seasons after his Buckeye career.