ESPN made an embarrassing mistake during the 2026 NFL Draft, and a former Ohio State football great is right in the middle of it

We are through two days of the 2026 NFL Draft and the funniest moment yet may have been a mistake made by ESPN during a Cleveland Browns' draft announcement.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have been well represented through the first two days of the 2026 NFL Draft with eight total players selected.

On the first day, it was Carnell Tate, Arvell Reese, Sonny Styles, and Caleb Downs hearing their name in the first 11 picks of the draft. Then, Kayden McDonald, Max Klare, Davison Igbinosun, and Will Kacmarek heard their name called on Day 2.

Several more Buckeyes are expected to hear their name called on Day 3, but there was another former Buckeye who heard his name mentioned on Friday when it never should have been.

ESPN makes a mistake by bringing up Ohio State's David Boston

When the Cleveland Browns selected former Washington WR Denzel Boston at No. 39 overall in the second round, he was called the son of former Ohio State great David Boston.

"So there you are Mel, there's a player whose name you were waiting to hear called," ESPN's Mike Greenberg said. "You remember his dad, David Boston, first round pick out of Ohio State in 1999."

See, the problem with this is that the new Browns wideout isn't the son of the former Buckeye. In fact, they have no relation at all. Denzel is from the state of Washington, while David is from the state of Texas. The two Boston families are from two different parts of the country, and the former Buckeye had nothing to do with the No. 39 overall pick.

It's just an honest mistake from Greenberg, who went on to apologize for his slip-up, likely after it made its run on social media.

David Boston's career at Ohio State was special