Eddrick Houston emerging as key depth piece along Buckeyes defensive line

COLUMBUS — Ohio State defensive end Eddrick Houston made the Buckeyes wait all morning and most of the day last December on National Signing Day. He was almost 'former defensive end commit' Eddrick Houston The Buckeyes are already seeing the benefits of sweating out that win from last December. On Saturday against Purdue, Houston become 'Buckeyes starting defensive tackle' Eddrick Houston because regular starter Tyleik Williams was sidelined with an injury. Yes, Houston has slid inside and occupied a backup three-technique role instead of playing defensive end. The 6-foot-3, 270-pound freshman and former No. 33 overall prospect in the 2024 On3 Industry Rankings from Buford, Georgia, has always been a bigger body -- even as he was courted as a defensive end out of high school. But the Buckeyes really like what they're seeing from him on the interior.