Ohio State OT Paris Johnson Keeping QB C.J. Stroud Upright

What do Ohio State junior offensive sort out Paris Johnson and the safety at Ohio Stadium have in frequent? Nobody will get by way of who’s not purported to.

In truth, according to Pro Football Focus, Johnson has not allowed a sack since 2020, which now consists of greater than 630 pass-blocking snaps. He was requested in regards to the stat throughout his media availability on Oct. 5 after it made its rounds on Twitter earlier that day.

“I used to be scrolling by way of on the lookout for memes and I noticed that pop up, as a result of I believe it was one thing my mother retweeted.” Johnson mentioned, unaware that he would add to the whole in 63 offensive snaps in opposition to Michigan State only a few days later. “I believed it was cool.”

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The tweet caught the attention of a number of of Johnson’s Ohio State teammates, together with redshirt sophomore heart Luke Wypler who credited Johnson’s bodily attitudes for holding defenders away from quarterback C.J. Stroud.

“It’s fairly exceptional to see the athlete that he’s and the way he’s ready to make use of that to be an efficient blocker,” Wypler mentioned. “He generally will get himself into positions it’s identical to, ‘That ought to be a sack, however in some way you had been in a position to roll, spin, duck, do no matter you needed to do and also you’re in a position to keep on the block.’”

Wypler added that he feels extra comfy taking part in his personal place realizing he has a high quality participant like Johnson lined up beside him.

“I believe each time you have got nice linemen like Paris, it provides a bit of calm and steadiness to your offense,” Wypler mentioned. “Understanding that you simply’ll preserve the pocket clear and it will likely be straightforward for the quarterback to step up and make the throws that he has to.”

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