Josh Myers

• Played in 31 games in three years (2018-20) at Ohio State and started his final 21 contests for the Buckeyes.
• Was a part of teams that only lost one game each season he played (2018-20), won three Big Ten titles with an overall record of 23-1, appeared in back-to-back College Football Playoffs for the first time in school history (2019-20), finished in the top three in the final poll by The Associated Press all three years and won a Rose Bowl (2018) and Sugar Bowl (2020).
• In 2020, was a team captain, was named second-team All-American by Sporting News and first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches, and was a Rimington Trophy finalist, an award given to the nation's best center.
• Played over 900 offensive snaps in his first year as a starter (2019) and was named second team All-Big Ten by the media and third team by the coaches.
• Part of a 2019 line that blocked for J.K. Dobbins, who became Ohio State's first 2,000-yard rusher (2,049), and QB Justin Fields, who was a Heisman Trophy finalist after finishing No. 3 in the nation with 51 total TDs.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Selected by the Packers in the second round (No. 62 overall), becoming the 25th player from Ohio State to be picked by the Packers in the NFL Draft and the second center, joining Corey Linsley, who was selected in the fifth round (No. 161 overall) of the 2014 draft.
• According to stathead.com, is the seventh-highest drafted center out of Ohio State in terms of overall selection since 1936 (Gomer Jones, No. 15 in 1936 / Billy Price, No. 23 in 2018 / Gordon Appleby, No. 26 in 1945 / Nick Mangold, No. 22 in 2006 / Howard Duncan, No. 42 in 1948 / Kirk Lowdermilk, No. 59 in 1985)
• In 2020, was a team captain, was named second-team All-American by Sporting News and first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches, and was a Rimington Trophy finalist, an award given to the nation's best center.
• Played on over 900 offensive snaps in his first year as a starter (2019) and was named second-team All-Big Ten by the media and third team by the coaches.
• Part of a 2019 line that blocked for J.K. Dobbins, who became Ohio State's first 2,000-yard rusher (2,049), and QB Justin Fields, who was a Heisman Trophy finalist after finishing No. 3 in the nation with 51 total TDs.
• Part of a Buckeye offense that ranked No. 8 in the country in rushing (256.9 ypg) in 2020 and No. 5 in the nation in 2019 (266.8 ypg).
• Helped the Buckeyes finish in the top five in the nation in 2019 in first downs per game (No. 1 with 28.4), points per game (No. 3 with 46.9) and yards per game (No. 4 with 529.9).
• Graduated with a degree in social work.

2021 SEASON: Started all six games at C that he appeared in (Weeks 1-4, 6, 18)…Was inactive (finger) in Week 5 and was placed on injured reserve (knee) on Oct. 23 before being activated on Jan. 8… At New Orleans (Sept. 12): Started and played all 57 snaps in his NFL debut, becoming just the second Green Bay center to start in Week 1 as a rookie since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (Corey Linsley, 2014)… Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Started at C and played all 65 snaps, protecting QB Aaron Rodgers as he connected on 22 of 27 passes for 255 yards and four TDs with no INTs (145.6 rating)… At San Francisco (Sept. 26): Started and played all 63 snaps, protecting Rodgers as he was sacked just once on the evening and as he completed 23 of 33 passes for 261 yards and two TDs (113.3 rating)… Vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 3): Started and played all 72 snaps, helping to clear the way for the Packers' 131 rushing yards on 33 carries (4.0 avg.). Protected Rodgers as he threw for 248 yards and two TDs on 20-of-36 passing… At Cincinnati (Oct. 10): Inactive (finger)… At Chicago (Oct. 17): Started, but left the game after just four snaps after sustaining a knee injury and did not return… At Detroit (Jan. 9): Started at C and played all 32 snaps in the first half, helping to protect Rodgers as he connected on 14 of 18 passes for 138 yards and two TDs with no INTs (135.6 rating)… Vs. San Francisco (NFC Divisional, Jan. 22): Started at C and played all 56 snaps.

2020 : Started all seven games and served as a team captain…Named second-team All-American by Sporting News, first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and was a Rimington Trophy finalist, an award given to the nation's best center…Was a member of a line that was a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award, which is given to the top offensive line in college football…Part of a team that scored over 20 points in all seven games, over 35 points in six games and over 40 points in five games…Blocked for an offense that posted over 300 yards rushing in three straight games (Indiana, at Michigan State, Northwestern), its longest such streak since 2013…Part of an offense that ranked No. 7 in the nation in total offense (519.4 ypg), No. 8 in rushing (256.9 ypg) and No. 11 in points per game (41.0)…Vs. Nebraska (Oct. 24): Part of a line that supplied time for Fields to complete 20 of 21 passes for 276 yards and two TDs. Fields' 95.2 completion percentage is the highest in a single game in school history by a quarterback with 11-plus attempts…At Penn State (Oct. 31): Provided blocking for Fields to complete 28 of 34 passes for 318 yards and four TDs and for the OSU offense to record 245 yards rushing and a TD on 45 carries (4.6 avg.)…Vs. Indiana (Nov. 21): Part of a an offense that produced a 300-yard passer (Fields, 300), a 150-yard rusher (RB Master Teague, 169) and a 150-yard receiver (WR Garrett Wilson (169) in the same game for the first time in program history…At Michigan State (Dec. 5): Led an offensive line that was missing some players due to COVID-19 rules to clear the way for 369 yards and four TDs on 48 carries (6.7 avg.), including 100-yard rushing days by Fields (120 on 13 att. with two TDs) and RB Trey Sermon (116 on 10 att. with a TD)…Vs. Northwestern (Big Ten Championship, Dec. 19): Part of a line that helped Sermon rush for a school-record 331 yards on 29 carries (11.4 avg.) with two TDs. Sermon's 331 yards were the most rushing yards all-time in a conference championship game. Helped OSU capture its fourth consecutive Big Ten title…Vs. Clemson (Sugar Bowl, College Football Semifinal, Jan. 1): Blocked for Fields, who completed 22 of 28 passes for 385 yards and a school-record six TDs, and Sermon, who racked up 254 total yards, including 193 on the ground. Sermon's 524 rushing yards in consecutive games broke RB Ezekiel Elliott's two-game school record of 476 rushing yards.

2019 : Started all 14 contests, playing on over 900 snaps…Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the media and third-team recognition from the coaches…According to sports-reference.com, Ohio State finished with a school-record plus-464 point differential and scored the second-most points in school history (656)…Part of a line that blocked for Dobbins, who became Ohio State's first 2,000-yard rusher (2,049), and Fields, who was a Heisman Trophy finalist after finishing No. 3 in the nation with 51 total TDs…Member of a unit that helped Fields become the first QB in Big Ten history with 40-plus passing TDS (41) and 10-plus rushing TDs (10) in the same season…Part of an offense that scored over 40 points in each of their first five games to tie for the longest streak in a single season for OSU dating back to 1869 (sports-reference.com)…Overall, OSU scored 40-plus points nine times and 50-plus points six times…Helped the Buckeyes finish in the top 10 in the nation in first downs per game (No. 1 with 28.4), points per game (No. 3 with 46.9), yards per game (No. 4 with 529.9), rushing yards per game (No. 5 with 267.3), yards per play (No. 6 with 7.0) and yards per carry (No. 6 with 5.7)…As a team, the Buckeyes rushed for 200 or more yards in 12 games…Vs. Miami-Ohio (Sept. 21): Helped OSU total seven passing TDs, tied for the most by the Buckeyes in a single game, and 11 TDs overall, tied for the fourth most in school history. The 76-5 victory was fueled by a 42-point second quarter…Vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 26): Part of an effort to beat the No. 13-ranked Badgers, 38-7, that was led by Dobbins rushing for 163 yards, the most Wisconsin had allowed since giving up 174 to Dobbins in the 2017 Big Ten title game…Vs Maryland (Nov. 9): Part of an offense that registered the third-most first downs in OSU history in a single contest (40) and totaled 73 points. It marked the second 70-plus-point game of the season to tie 1996 for the most 70-plus-point games in a single season (sports-reference.com)…With 705 total yards (322 passing and 383 rushing), the Buckeyes eclipsed the 700-yard mark for the first time since totaling 721 against Oregon State Sept. 1, 2018…At Michigan (Nov. 30): Helped the Buckeyes get their eighth win in a row in the rivalry and marked the first time OSU had won four straight games at Michigan Stadium. Blocked for Dobbins, who posted four TDs, tied for the fourth most in a game in school history, and 260 total yards, the most by an Ohio State player in the series history.

2018 : Played in 10 games as the backup to All-American Michael Jordan…Part of a team that won the Big Ten and made its 15th appearance in the Rose Bowl, beating Washington, 28-23.

2017 : Redshirted as a true freshman…Was one of 10 recruits from the Class of 2017 to enroll in classes at Ohio State in January 2017 and took part in spring drills.

HIGH SCHOOL : Was a first-team Division II all-state pick as a junior and senior by The Associated Press and helped Miamisburg (Ohio) High School to a 34-12 four-year record and four state playoff appearances…Named first-team All-Greater Western Ohio Conference four times...The U.S. Army All-American was a unanimous four-star offensive lineman…Committed to Ohio State as a sophomore after initially receiving a scholarship offer from the Buckeyes as a freshman…Ranked as the No. 1 player in the state and was rated as the No. 3 guard in the nation (Scout), the No. 2 guard by Rivals and the No. 6 guard by ESPN…Overall, listed as the No. 54 player by 247Sports, No. 55 by Rivals and No. 57 by Scout…Was the first offensive lineman to be named player of the year by JJ Huddle, an Ohio high school sports publication.

PERSONAL : Given name Joshua David Myers…Born in Dayton, Ohio…His mother, Julie, is in the University of Dayton athletics hall of fame as a basketball player…His father, Brad, was an offensive lineman at the University of Kentucky from 1984-87…His brother, Zach, played on the offensive line at Kentucky from 2012-16.