Four presumed starters and big-time names are set to miss Ohio State's season opener at Virginia Tech due to suspension, and Noah Brown is gone for the season with a broken leg.
Urban Meyer said he doesn't plan to reveal his team's starting quarterback until the Buckeyes take to Lane Stadium's grass Labor Day Night, which is why there weren't too many surprises to Ohio State's first depth chart of the season released Tuesday afternoon.
Notes:
- As expected, an 'OR' sits between J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones on the first-team offense.
- Freshman Denzel Ward is in a battle with Marshon Lattimore to backup Eli Apple.
- Bri'onte Dunn is Ezekiel Elliott's outright backup.
- Johnnie Dixon, James Clark, and Terry McLaurin are all battling to start opposite of Michael Thomas.
- Curtis Samuel or Braxton Miller will start at H-Back.
- Curtis Samuel and Braxton Miller are co-kick returners.
- The Sam Hubbard and Jalyn Holmes battle rages on.
| Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT | 68 | TAYLOR DECKER | 6-8 | 315 | SR | DE | 59 | TYQUAN LEWIS | 6-3 | 260 | SO | ||||
| 74 | JAMARCO JONES | 6-5 | 310 | SO | 42 | DARIUS SLADE | 6-4 | 255 | FR | ||||||
| LG | 54 | BILLY PRICE | 6-4 | 315 | SO | DT | 92 | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON | 6-4 | 290 | SR | ||||
| 78 | DEMETRIUS KNOX | 6-4 | 305 | FR | 52 | DONOVAN MUNGER | 6-4 | 300 | SO | ||||||
| OR | 93 | TRACY SPRINKLE | 6-3 | 290 | SO | ||||||||||
| C | 50 | JACOBY BOREN | 6-2 | 285 | SR | DT | 90 | TOMMY SCHUTT | 6-2 | 295 | SR | ||||
| 79 | BRADY TAYLOR | 6-5 | 300 | FR | 51 | JOEL HALE | 6-4 | 295 | SR | ||||||
| OR | 77 | MICHAEL HILL | 6-2 | 305 | SO | ||||||||||
| RG | 65 | PAT ELFLEIN | 6-3 | 300 | JR | DE | 6 | SAM HUBBARD | 6-5 | 265 | FR | ||||
| 75 | EVAN LISLE | 6-7 | 305 | SO | OR | 10 | JALYN HOLMES | 6-4 | 262 | SO | |||||
| RT | 57 | CHASE FARRIS | 6-5 | 310 | SR | SLB | 43 | DARRON LEE | 6-2 | 235 | JR | ||||
| 59 | ISAIAH PRINCE | 6-7 | 305 | FR | 35 | CHRIS WORLEY | 6-2 | 225 | SO | ||||||
| TE | 81 | NICK VANNETT | 6-6 | 260 | SR | MLB | 5 | RAEKWON McMILLAN | 6-2 | 240 | SO | ||||
| 85 | MARCUS BAUGH | 6-5 | 255 | SO | 55 | CAM WILLIAMS | 6-1 | 225 | SR | ||||||
| WR | 5 | JOHNNIE DIXON | 5-11 | 194 | FR | SLB | 37 | JOSHUA PERRY | 6-4 | 254 | SR | ||||
| OR | 82 | JAMES CLARK | 5-10 | 185 | SO | 33 | DANTE BOOKER | 6-2 | 233 | SO | |||||
| OR | 83 | TERRY MCLAURIN | 6-1 | 200 | FR | ||||||||||
| QB | 16 | J.T. BARRETT | 6-2 | 225 | SO | CB | 13 | ELI APPLE | 6-1 | 198 | FR | ||||
| OR | 12 | CARDALE JONES | 6-5 | 250 | JR | 2 | MARSHON LATTIMORE | 6-0 | 195 | FR | |||||
| RB | 15 | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT | 6-0 | 225 | JR | OR | 12 | DENZEL WARD | 5-11 | 180 | FR | ||||
| 4 | BRI'ONTE DUNN | 6-0 | 215 | JR | SAF | 23 | TYVIS POWELL | 6-3 | 210 | JR | |||||
| 28 | WARREN BALL | 6-1 | 225 | JR | 16 | CAM BURROWS | 6-0 | 208 | JR | ||||||
| H-B | 1 | BRAXTON MILLER | 6-2 | 215 | SR | SAF | 11 | VONN BELL | 5-11 | 200 | JR | ||||
| OR | 4 | CURTIS SAMUEL | 5-11 | 200 | SO | 1 | ERICK SMITH | 6-0 | 202 | SO | |||||
| K.J. HILL | 6-0 | 195 | FR | CB | 8 | GAREON CONLEY | 6-0 | 195 | SO | ||||||
| WR | MICHAEL THOMAS | 6-3 | 210 | JR | 7 | DAMON WEBB | 5-11 | 93 | SO | ||||||
| 21 | PARRIS CAMPBELL | 6-1 | 205 | FR | |||||||||||
| OR | 89 | JEFF GREENE | 6-5 | 220 | SR | ||||||||||
| Special Teams | |||||||||||||||
| K | 96 | SEAN NUERNBERGER | 6-1 | 220 | SO | H | 95 | CAMERON JOHNSTON | 6-0 | 195 | JR | ||||
| OR | 98 | JACK WILLOUGHBY | 6-2 | 210 | SR | ||||||||||
| P | 95 | CAMERON JOHNSTON | 6-0 | 195 | JR | PR | 1 | BRAXTON MILLER | 6-2 | 215 | SR | ||||
| KO | 98 | JACK WILLOUGHBY | 6-2 | 210 | SR | 4 | CURTIS SAMUEL | 5-11 | 205 | SO | |||||
| 96 | SEAN NUERNBERGER | 6-1 | 220 | SO | |||||||||||
| LS | 41 | BRYCE HAYNES | 6-4 | 220 | SR | KR | 4 | CURTIS SAMUEL | 5-11 | 205 | SO | ||||
| 44 | AARON MAWHIRTER | 6-1 | 230 | JR | 28 | WARREN BALL | 6-1 | 225 | JR | ||||||
