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

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The Ohio State football team plays its bitter rival Michigan at noon Saturday in Ohio Stadium as the Buckeyes have revenge on the mind.

Last year, Ohio State lost to to Michigan for the first time in a decade and the loss has been on OSU’s mind all offseason.

The game is finally here. But some players could miss it for the Buckeyes.

The statuses of Ohio State running backs TreVeyon Henderson and Miyan Williams are in flux. Henderson returned from injury against Maryland, but ended the game on the sideline and in a boot. Williams didn't play against Maryland, but indicated that he would be back soon, possibly this week.

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The "best case scenario" for wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, according to his father, was he would be back for the Michigan game, but there's no indication that he could return. He's been out since suffering a hamstring injury against Notre Dame in September.

The good news is that despite possibly playing with two broken hands, star linebacker Tommy Eichenberg will face Michigan.

Here's a look at the Ohio State roster and depth chart against Michigan.

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

Coach: Ryan Day

  • Fourth full season

  • 45-4 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;4;Julian Fleming;6-2;205;Jr.

  • ;10;Xavier Johnson;6-2;215;Gr

  • WRSL;2;Emeka Egbuka;6-1;205;r-Fr.

  • ;13;Kaleb Brown;5-10;197;Fr.

  • 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.

  • ;33;Jack Sawyer;6-4;267;r-Fr.

  • NT;58;Ty Hamilton;6-3;294;r-So.

  • 51;Mike Hall Jr.;6-2;290;r-Fr.

  • DT;6;Taron Vincent;6-2;300;Gr.

  • ;91;Tyleik Williams;6-3;318;r-Fr.

  • JACK;9;Zach Harrison;6-6;272;Sr.

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

  • 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.

  • ;21;Palaie Gaoteote IV;6-2;245;Sr.

  • 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.

  • ;37;Kye Stokes;6-1;190;Fr.

  • BS;12;Lathan Ransom;6-1;207;Jr.

  • ;41;Josh Proctor;6-2;205;Sr.

  • CB;26;Cam Brown;6-0;192;Gr.

  • ;7;Jordan Hancock;6-1;185;r-Fr.

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

  • ;13;Cameron 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;94;Mason Arnold;6-0;228;r-Fr.

  • ;48;Max Lomonico;6-3;225;r-Fr.

  • H;29;Jesse Mirco;6-4;220;r-Fr.

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

  • KR;10;Xavier Johnson;6-2;215;r-Sr.

  • PR;12;Emeka Egbuka;6-1;205;r-Fr.

Ohio State football stats 2022

SCORING

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Ohio State:152;99;139;121

Opponents;54;57;13;62

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OSU total: 511 / Avg.: 46.5

opp total: 186 / Avg.: 16.9

PER-GAME AVERAGES

Rushing: 203.5

Passing: 289.2

vs. rush: 107.9

vs. pass: 175.5

FIRST DOWNS

Rushing: 101

Passing: 139

Penalty: 23

vs. rush: 59

vs. pass: 81

vs. penalty: 17

CONVERSIONS

3rd down: 66-138 (47.8 pct)

4th down: 12-16 (75.0 pct)

vs. 3rd down: 47-161 (29.1 pct)

vs. 4th down: 7-23 (30.4 pct)

PENALTIES

OSU: 60-509 (46.3 avg)

OPP: 61-515 (46.8 avg)

RED ZONE PCT

Scores: 52-54 (96.3 pct)

Touchdowns: 43-54 (79.6 pct)

OPP scores 20-22 (90.9 pct)

OPP TDs: 13-22 (59.1 pct)

ATTENDANCE AVG

OSU: 104,359

OPP: 66,496

Ohio State football stats: Team leaders

Rushing: Miyan Williams, 117-783 (6.7 avg) 13 TD; TreVeyon Henderson, 107-571 (5.3 avg) 6 TD; Dallan Hayden, 100-503 (5.0 avg) 5 TD; Xavier Johnson, 4-94 (23.5 avg); Emeka Egbuka, 9-81 (9.0 avg) 2 TD; C.J. Stroud, 33-77 (2.3 avg);TC Caffey, 10-66 (6.6 avg) 1 TD

Passing: C.J. Stroud, 204 of 307 (66.4 pct) 2,991 yds, 35 TD; Kyle McCord, 16-20 (80.0 pct) 190 yds, 1 TD

Receiving: Marvin Harrison Jr., 65-1,037 (16.0 avg) 11 TD; Emeka Egbuka, 57-914 (16.0 avg) 8 TD; Cade Stover, 31-386 (12.5 avg) 5 TD; Julian Fleming, 24-415 (17.3 avg) 6 TD; Jayden Ballard, 8-155 (19.4 avg) 1 TD; Xavier Johnson, 7-95 (13.6 avg) 1 TD; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 5-43 (8.6 avg)

Kick scoring: Noah Ruggles, 12-14 FG, 67-68 XP (103 pts)

Tackles: Tommy Eichenberg, 105 (67 solo); Steele Chambers, 66 (39); Lathan Ransom, 61 (41); Ronnie Hickman, 48 (22); Cody Simon, 31 (15); Zach Harrison, 26 (14); Denzel Burke, 25 (17); J.T. Tuimoloau, 24 (14); Jack Sawyer, 23 (10); Taron Vincent, 21 (8); Josh Proctor, 21 (14); Tanner McCalister, 20 (18); Jakailin Johnson, 19 (15); Tyleik Williams, 19 (9)

Interceptions-yds: Tanner McCalister, 3-41; J.T. Tuimoloau, 2-16; Tommy Eichenberg, 1-15; Steele Chambers, 1-12; Ronnie Hickman, 1-8; Zach Harrison, 1-2; Lathan Ransom, 1-0

Sacks-yds lost: Jack Sawyer, 4.5-20; Mike Hall Jr., 4.5-39; J.T. Tuimoloau, 3.5-26; Javontae Jean-Baptiste, 3.5-19; Zach Harrison, 3-19; Tommy Eichenberg, 2.5-12; Jerron Cage, 1.5-8; Steele Chambers, 1.5-11; Lathan Ramsom, 1.5-11; Ryan Turner, 1-6; Cody Simon, 1-6; Tyleik Williams, 1-2; Josh Proctor, 1-1; Ty Hamilton, 0.5-3; Caden Curry, 0.5-0

Punting: Jesse Mirco, 39 att, 45.5 avg, 19 i20; Michael O'Shaughnessy, 1 att, 41.0 avg.  Opponents: 70 att, 43.2 avg, 23 i20.

Kick returns: Xavier Johnson, 7 ret, 178 yds (25.4 avg); Chip Trayanum, 3 ret, 29 yds (9.7 avg); Emeka Egbuka, 1 ret, 25 yds; Jayden Ballard 1 ret, 0 yds

Punt returns: Emeka Egbuka, 11-75 (6.8 avg), Jayden Ballard, 1-14; Jakailin Johnson, 1-0; Reis Stocksdale, 2-(-1)

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