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Who's starting for the Buckeyes? The Ohio State football depth chart, roster vs. Michigan State

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Ohio State football attempts to move to 3-0 in Big Ten play as the Buckeyes travel to East Lansing on Saturday to face the Michigan State Spartans.

There's a chance the Buckeyes may be getting star receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba back, after the standout junior missed the Rutgers game last week. But with Ohio State's bye week following the Michigan State game his official status is to be determined. Ohio State coach Ryan Day said there is no firm timetable for Smith-Njigba's return.

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Defensively, the Buckeyes have seen a rash of injuries impact the secondary, forcing several young defensive backs to play.

Who will play for the Buckeyes in their last game before the bye week? Here's a look at the depth chart.

A quick look at the Ohio State roster, depth chart vs. Michigan State

Coach: Ryan Day

  • Fourth full season

  • 39-4 overall

Projected Ohio State depth chart: offense

OFFENSE

Ohio State offensive coordinator: Kevin Wilson

POS;NO.;PLAYER;HT;WT;YR

  • LT;77;Paris Johnson Jr.;6-6;310;Jr.

  • ;65;Zen Michalski;6-7;310;r-Fr.

  • LG;74;Donovan Jackson;6-4;300;r-Fr.

  • ;66;Enokk Vimahi;6-4;310;r-Fr.

  • C;53;Luke Wypler;6-3;300;r-So.

  • ;78;Jakob James;6-5;295;r-So.

  • RG;55;Matt Jones;6-4;315;Gr.

  • ;67;Tegra Tshabola;6-6;330;Fr.

  • RT;79;Dawand Jones;6-8;359;Sr.

  • ;70;Josh Fryar;6-6;320;r-So.

  • TE;8;Cade Stover;6-4;255;r-Jr.

  • ;34;Mitch Rossi;6-1;250;Sr.

  • WRX;18;Marvin Harrison Jr.;6-4;205;r-Fr.

  • ;9;Jayden Ballard;6-2;196;r-Fr.

  • WRZ;2;Emeka Egbuka;6-1;205;r-Fr.

  • 13;Kaleb Brown;5-10;197;Fr.

  • WRSL;11;Jaxon Smith-Njigba;6-1;200;Jr.

  • ;10;Xavier Johnson;6-2;215;Gr

  • QB;7;C.J. Stroud;6-3;218;r-So.

  • ;6;Kyle McCord;6-3;222;r-Fr.

  • RB;32;TreVeyon Henderson;5-10;214;r-Fr.

  • ;3;Miyan Williams;5-9;225;r-So.

Projected Ohio State depth chart: defense

Ohio State defensive coordinator: Jim Knowles

POS;NO.;PLAYER;HT;WT;YR

  • DE;44;J.T. Tuimoloau;6-4;270;r-Fr.

  • ;8;Javontae Jean-Baptiste;6-5;249;Gr.

  • NT;6;Taron Vincent;6-2;300;Gr.

  • ;91;Tyleik Williams;6-3;318;r-Fr.

  • DT;51;Mike Hall Jr.;6-2;290;r-Fr.

  • ;58;Ty Hamilton;6-3;294;r-So.

  • JACK;9;Zach Harrison;6-6;272;Sr.

  • ;33;Jack Sawyer;6-4;267;r-Fr.

  • WLB;22;Steele Chambers;6-1;232;r-Jr.

  • ;30;Cody Simon;6-2;239;Jr.

  • MLB;35;Tommy Eichenberg;6-2;239;r-Jr.

  • ;19;Chip Trayanum;5-11;230;Jr.

  • CB;5;Denzel Burke;6-1;190;r-Fr.

  • ;4;JK Johnson;6-0;179;r-Fr.

  • FS;14;Ronnie Hickman;6-1;207;r-Jr.

  • ;2;Kourt Williams II;6-1;220;r-So.

  • BAN;12;Lathan Ransom;6-1;207;Jr.

  • ;41;Josh Proctor;6-2;205;Sr.

  • CB;26;Cam Brown;6-0;192;Gr.

  • ;18;Jyaire Brown;5-11;180;Fr.

  • NB;15;Tanner McCalister;5-11;195;Gr.

  • ;13;Cam Martinez;5-10;190;r-So.

Projected OSU depth chart: special teams

POS;NO.;PLAYER;HT;WT;YR

  • PK;95;Noah Ruggles;6-2;190;Gr.

  • ;98;Jake Seibert;6-1;205;r-So.

  • KO;38;Jayden Fielding;6-0;175;Fr.

  • ;95;Noah Ruggles;6-2;190;Gr.

  • P;29;Jesse Mirco;6-4;220;r-Fr.

  • ;96;Michael O’Shaughnessy;6-3;208;Sr.

  • LS;42;Bradley Robinson;6-1;230;Gr.

  • ;94;Mason Arnold;6-0;228;r-Fr.

  • H;29;Jesse Mirco;6-4;220;r-Fr.

  • ;96;Michael O’Shaughnessy;6-3;208;Sr.

  • KR;12;Emeka Egbuka;6-1;205;r-Fr.

  • PR;11;Jaxon Smith-Njigba;6-1;200;Jr.

Ohio State football stats 2022

SCORING

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Ohio State:84;48;70;42

Opponents;20;27;13;14

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OSU total: 244 / Avg.: 48.8

Opp total: 74 / Avg.: 14.8

PER-GAME AVERAGES

Rushing: 226.2

Passing: 303.4

vs. rush: 110.4

vs. pass: 153.4

FIRST DOWNS

Rushing: 54

Passing: 62

Penalty: 12

vs. rush: 26

vs. pass: 29

vs. penalty: 9

CONVERSIONS

3rd down: 35-58 (60.3 pct)

4th down: 4-4 (100.0 pct)

vs. 3rd down: 19-70 (27.1 pct)

vs. 4th down: 2-7 (28.6 pct)

PENALTIES

OSU: 26-233 (46.6 avg)

OPP: 30-265 (53.0 avg)

RED ZONE PCT

Scores: 25-25 (100.0 pct)

Touchdowns: 23-25 (92.0 pct)

OPP scores: 9-10 (90.0 pct)

OPP TDs: 4-10 (40.0 pct)

ATTENDANCE AVG

OSU: 104,355

OPP: 72,865

Ohio State football stats: Team leaders

Rushing: Miyan Williams, 64-497 (7.8 avg) 8 TD; TreVeyon Henderson, 50-318 (6.4 avg) 3 TD; Dallan Hayden, 38-180 (4.7 avg) 1 TD; TC Caffey, 6-57 (9.5 avg) 1 TD

Passing: C.J. Stroud, 92 of 134 (68.7 pct) 1,376 yds, 18 TD; Kyle McCord, 10-14 (71.4 pct) 141 yds, 1 TD

Receiving: Emeka Egbuka, 30-512 (17.1 avg) 5 TD; Marvin Harrison Jr., 24-405 (16.9 avg) 6 TD; Cade Stover, 13-200 (15.4 avg) 2 TD; Julian Fleming, 11-141 (12.8 avg) 4 TD; Jayden Ballard, 6-127 (21.2 avg) 1 TD; Xavier Johnson, 5-48 (9.6 avg) 1 TD

Kick scoring: Noah Ruggles, 2-3 FG, 34-34 XP (40 pts)

Tackles: Tommy Eichenberg, 42 (23 solo); Steele Chambers 30 (18); Lathan Ransom, 18 (11); Ronnie Hickman, 18 (8); Cody Simon, 17 (7); Josh Proctor, 14 (9); Mike Hall Jr., 10 (6); Jack Sawyer, 10 (5); Jakailin Johnson, 10 (8); Javontae Jean-Baptiste, 10 (6)

Interceptions-yds: Tanner McCalister 1-30; Steele Chambers, 1-12; Ronnie Hickman, 1-8

Sacks-yds lost: Mike Hall Jr., 2-19; Javontae Jean-Baptiste, 2-13; Tommy Eichenberg, 2-8; Jack Sawyer, 2-7; Steele Chambers, 1-7; Ryan Turner, 1-6

Punting: Jesse Mirco, 15 att, 43.4 avg, 10 i20. Opponents: 33 att, 44.8 avg, 7 i20.

Kick returns: DeaMonte Trayanum, 2 ret, 22 yds (11.0 avg); Emeka Egbuka, 1 ret, 25 yds; Jayden Ballard 1 ret, 0 yds

Punt returns: Emeka Egbuka, 4-34 (8.5 avg), Jayden Ballard, 1-14; Jakailin Johnson, 1-0

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State football roster, OSU depth chart vs. Michigan State