NFL Combine is where athletes shed their teamwork mentality for just a week and focus solely on themselves. It is the pre-eminent job interview process, and Ohio State is well represented. The Buckeyes are hoping to break a record for how many players will be drafted in one class,

NFL Scouting Combine kicks off this week. GM Joe Schoen and the Giants will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the top-tier prospects in this year's class, while also digging deep into some of the lesser-known players.

Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer was part of one of the best Buckeye defenses in history, and while that unit will lose eight starters from the national title team, it also will not return its defensive coordinator.

“NFL Network's Charles Davis says he talked to Mason Graham earlier this week, and Graham said he and Jack Sawyer saw each other at the combine,” Clayton Sayfie said in a post. “They ‘circled' for a while and didn't talk but eventually dapped each other up.”

It was a small price to pay to obtain the ultimate prize, but playing a longer college season does impact NFL Draft prep.