We all know Ohio State is losing a lot of talent due to graduation and underclassmen entering the NFL Draft. To help visualize how much change there will be for the Buckeyes in 2016 let's look at the Fiesta Bowl depth chart with the players leaving struck out.
Before looking at the chart, can you name the three returning starters on offense? The four players returning on defense? I'm not great at math, but that means only 7 of the 22 starters are returning from the Fiesta Bowl.
If you like change the 2016 season should make you happy.
The Departures By The Numbers
19 player listed on the Fiesta Bowl depth chart are leaving.
10 Seniors
6 Juniors
3 Sophomores
* Adolphos Washington is not included in these numbers because he was not on the Fiesta Bowl depth chart.
POS. | PLAYER | YEAR | POS. | PLAYER | YEAR | ||
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DE | TYQUAN LEWIS | SO | ||
JAMARCO JONES | SO | JALYN HOLMES | SO | ||||
LG | BILLY PRICE | SO | DT | DONOVAN MUNGER | SO | ||
DEMTRIUS KNOX | FR | OR | TRACY SPINKLE | SO | |||
OR | MICHAEL HILL | SO | |||||
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BRADY TAYLOR | FR | DT |
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OR |
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RG | PAT ELFLEIN | JR | OR | MICHAEL HILL | SO | ||
EVAN LISLE | SO | ||||||
DE |
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RT |
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SAM HUBBARD | FR | |||
ISAIAH PRINCE | FR | ||||||
SLB |
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TE |
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CHRIS WORLEY | SO | |||
MARCUS BAUGH | SO | ||||||
MLB | RAEKWON McMILLAN | SO | |||||
WR |
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PARRIS CAMPBELL | FR | ||||||
OR |
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WLB |
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DANTE BOOKER | SO | ||||||
QB | J.T. BARRETT | SO | |||||
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CB |
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DAMON WEBB | SO | ||||||
RB |
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BRI'ONTE DUNN | JR | SAF |
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WARREN BALL | JR | MALIK HOOKER | FR | ||||
H-B |
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SAF |
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CURTIS SAMUEL | SO | JARROD BARNES | JR | ||||
WR |
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CB | GAREON CONLEY | SO | ||
DONTRE WILSON | JR | MARSHON LATTIMORE | FR |
*Adolphus Washington was not listed for the Fiesta Bowl depth chart. If you count Washington as a starter the defense will only have 3 returning starters for 2016.