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

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The Ohio State football team looks to stay unbeaten in the 2022 season when the Buckeyes host Toledo at 7 p.m. inside Ohio Stadium in Columbus.

The Buckeyes are 3-0 all-time against the Rockets, but have not played the MAC program since 2011, when they won 27-22.

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While the defense has been the story so far in 2022, the offense and the injuries to a pair of starting receivers has been a focus through two weeks. But Jaxon Smith-Njigba is expected to return against Toledo and Julian Fleming could follow suit as the pair see the field before the Big Ten season starts on Sept. 24 against Wisconsin.

So far the talent depth at receivers has been obvious for Ohio State. Here's a look at the Ohio State depth chart and roster.

Here's a quick look at the Ohio State roster depth chart vs. Toledo

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Projected OSU 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.

  • ;71;Ben Christman;6-6;310;r-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.

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Projected OSU 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.

  • ;3;Teradja Mitchell;6-2;239;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.

  • ;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.

  • ;7;Jordan Hancock;6-1;185;r-Fr.

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

  • ;13;Cam Martinez;5-10;190;r-So.

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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:21;10;28;7

Opponents;6;13;3;0

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OSU total: 66 / Avg.: 33.0

Opp total: 22 / Avg.: 11.0

PER-GAME AVERAGES

Rushing: 170.0

Passing: 296.5

vs. rush: 64.5

vs. pass: 200.0

FIRST DOWNS

Rushing: 16

Passing: 21

Penalty: 5

vs. rush: 7

vs. pass: 15

vs. penalty: 5

CONVERSIONS

3rd down: 12-24 (50.0 pct)

4th down: 0-0

vs. 3rd down: 8-33 (24.2 pct)

vs. 4th down: 1-3 (33.3 pct)

PENALTIES

OSU: 16-160 (80.0 avg)

OPP: 11-124 (62.0 avg)

RED ZONE PCT

Scores: 4-4 (100.0 pct)

Touchdowns: 3-4 (75.0 pct)

OPP scores: 5-6 (83.3 pct)

OPP TDs: 1-6 (16.7 pct)

ATTENDANCE AVG

OSU: 103,331

OPP: 20,719

Ohio State football stats: Team leaders

Rushing: TreVeyon Henderson, 25-178 (7.1 avg) 2 TD; Miyan Williams, 22-130 (5.9 avg) 1 TD

Passing: C.J. Stroud, 40 of 58 (69.0 pct) 574 yds, 6 TD; Kyle McCord, 3-4 (75.0 pct) 19 yds

Receiving: Emeka Egbuka, 13-208 (16.0 avg) 2 TD; Marvin Harrison Jr., 12-240 (20.0 avg) 3 TD; Cade Stover, 5-54 (10.8 avg); Xavier Johnson, 5-48 (9.6 avg) 1 TD; Jayden Ballard, 2-14 (7.0 avg); Dallan Hayden, 2-13 (6.5 avg); Miyan Williams, 2-13 (6.5 avg); Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 2-3 (1.5 avg)

Kick scoring: Noah Ruggles, 1-2 FG, 9-9 XP (12 pts)

Tackles: Tommy Eichenberg, 14 (10 solo); Lathan Ransom, 11 (8); Steele Chambers 11 (6); Cody Simon 8 (4); Ronnie Hickman, 7 (3); Mike Hall Jr. 7 (6); Cameron Brown, 5 (4); Cameron Martinez, 4 (3); Zach Harrison 4 (2)

Interceptions-yds: n/a

Sacks-yds lost: Mike Hall Jr., 2-19; Tommy Eichenberg, 2-8; Steele Chambers 1-7

Punting: Jesse Mirco, 10 att, 44.4 avg, 6 i20.  Opponents: 14 att, 49.3 avg, 4 i20.

Kick returns: Emeka Egbuka, 1 ret, 25 yds (25.0 avg)

Punt returns: Emeka Egbuka, 2-17 (8.5 avg), Jakailin Johnson, 1-0

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