Urban Meyer's Ohio State Buckeyes return to Columbus Saturday for their first home Big Ten game of the 2015 football season.
The team released its depth chart Tuesday afternoon for its noon kickoff against Maryland (2-3) as part of homecoming weekend at Ohio State.
Notes:
- Parris Campbell returns to the lineup after missing back-to-back weeks with a strained MCL and knee bruise. He is Michael Thomas' backup at one wide receiver spot.
- Campbell's return is surely a welcome sight for Meyer and wide receivers coach Zach Smith. The Buckeyes lost another wide receiver, Corey Smith, to a season-ending leg injury in a 34-27 victory at Indiana Saturday. Smith is obviously absent from this week's lineup, replaced by Campbell.
- Freshman safety Malik Hooker finds his name on the depth chart for the first time in 2015, taking the place of Cam Burrows. Burrows missed Ohio State's win at Indiana with a foot injury and is out indefinitely.
- Dontre Wilson is listed as the backup punt returner behind Jalin Marshall. The spot had been occupied by starting running back Ezekiel Elliott.
- Wilson also moves into the starting kickoff returner's spot along with Curtis Samuel.
| 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 | 10 | JALYN HOLMES | 6-5 | 265 | SO | ||||||
| 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 | 97 | JOEY BOSA | 6-6 | 275 | JR | ||||
| 75 | EVAN LISLE | 6-7 | 305 | SO | 6 | SAM HUBBARD | 6-5 | 265 | FR | ||||||
| RT | 57 | CHASE FARRIS | 6-5 | 310 | SR | SLB | 43 | DARRON LEE | 6-2 | 235 | SO | ||||
| 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 | 3 | MICHAEL THOMAS | 6-3 | 210 | JR | WLB | 37 | JOSHUA PERRY | 6-4 | 254 | SR | ||||
| 21 | PARRIS CAMPBELL | 6-1 | 205 | FR | 33 | DANTE BOOKER | 6-2 | 233 | SO | ||||||
| 89 | JEFF GREENE | 6-5 | 220 | SR | |||||||||||
| QB | 12 | CARDALE JONES | 6-5 | 250 | JR | CB | 13 | ELI APPLE | 6-1 | 200 | SO | ||||
| 16 | J.T. BARRETT | 6-2 | 225 | SO | 12 | DENZEL WARD | 5-11 | 180 | FR | ||||||
| RB | 15 | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT | 6-0 | 225 | JR | ||||||||||
| 25 | BRI'ONTE DUNN | 6-0 | 215 | JR | SAF | 23 | TYVIS POWELL | 6-3 | 210 | JR | |||||
| 28 | WARREN BALL | 6-1 | 225 | JR | 24 | MALIK HOOKER | 6-2 | 205 | FR | ||||||
| H-B | 1 | BRAXTON MILLER | 6-2 | 215 | SR | SAF | 11 | VONN BELL | 5-11 | 205 | JR | ||||
| 2 | DONTRE WILSON | 5-10 | 195 | JR | 1 | ERICK SMITH | 6-0 | 202 | SO | ||||||
| WR | 4 | CURTIS SAMUEL | 5-11 | 200 | SO | CB | 8 | GAREON CONLEY | 6-0 | 195 | SO | ||||
| 82 | JAMES CLARK | 5-10 | 185 | SO | 2 | MARSHON LATTIMORE | 6-0 | 195 | FR | ||||||
| WR | 17 | JALIN MARSHALL | 5-11 | 205 | SO | ||||||||||
| 5 | JOHNNIE DIXON | 5-11 | 194 | FR | |||||||||||
| 83 | TERRY MCLAURIN | 6-1 | 200 | FR | |||||||||||
| Special Teams | |||||||||||||||
| K | 98 | JACK WILLOUGHBY | 6-2 | 210 | SR | H | 95 | CAMERON JOHNSTON | 6-0 | 195 | JR | ||||
| OR | 96 | SEAN NUERNBERGER | 6-1 | 220 | SO | ||||||||||
| P | 95 | CAMERON JOHNSTON | 6-0 | 195 | JR | PR | 17 | JALIN MARSHALL | 5-11 | 205 | SO | ||||
| KO | 98 | JACK WILLOUGHBY | 6-2 | 210 | SR | 2 | DONTRE WILSON | 5-10 | 195 | JR | |||||
| 96 | SEAN NUERNBERGER | 6-1 | 220 | SO | |||||||||||
| LS | 41 | BRYCE HAYNES | 6-4 | 220 | SR | KR | 2 | DONTRE WILSON | 5-10 | 195 | JR | ||||
| 49 | LIAM MCCULLOUGH | 6-2 | 210 | FR | 4 | CURTIS SAMUEL | 5-11 | 200 | SO | ||||||
