Ohio State defensive tackle Kayden McDonal became the fifth former Buckeye selected during the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh , which continued Friday night in front of a national audience. As several outside NFL draft projections correctly predicted , McDonald was an early second-round pick, selected with the 36th overall pick by the Houston Texans. For McDonald, he'll get to play in the AFC and will get to play against one of his former teammates and just missed out on a reunion. “You know, Jordan Hancock, my high school teammate, we played together at Ohio State," McDonald said during NFL's Play Football Clinic. "So that would be awesome to play with him. And, like I said, I’d come in with Deone Walker and all those guys and go to work.” McDonald's career at Ohio State, in so many words, taught him a great deal about what it meant to take that leap of faith and go to the next level. “It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience," McDonald said.…