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Who's starting for OSU Saturday? Here's the Ohio State football projected depth chart vs. Michigan State

colin gay, columbus dispatch
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Ohio State will host Michigan State in prime time Saturday night.

The No. 1 Buckeyes are set to return to Ohio Stadium for their first home game since beating Penn State 20-12 Oct. 21.

Ohio State will try and extend its seven-game win streak against Michigan State Saturday night. The Buckeyes' last loss to the Spartans came in 2015 at Ohio Stadium.

Ohio State will kick off against Michigan State at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on NBC.

Here's what Ohio State's depth chart is expected to look like Saturday night against Michigan State.

Ohio State depth chart vs. Michigan State

Head coach Ryan Day (Fifth year, 54-6 overall, 37-2 Big Ten)

Projected Ohio State depth chart: Offense

Offensive coordinator: Brian Hartline

Left tackle

  • 71 Josh Simmons — 6-5, 310 pounds, redshirt sophomore

  • 77 Tegra Tshabola — 6-6, 322 pounds, sophomore

Left guard

  • 74 Donovan Jackson — 6-4, 320 pounds, redshirt sophomore

  • 66 Enokk Vimahi — 6-4, 313 pounds, redshirt junior

Center

  • 75 Carson Hinzman — 6-4, 300 pounds, redshirt freshman

  • 59 Victor Cutler Jr. — 6-3, 300 pounds, graduate senior

Right guard

  • 55 Matthew Jones — 6-4, 315 pounds, graduate senior

  • 66 Enokk Vimahi — 6-4, 313 pounds, redshirt junior

Right tackle

  • 70 Josh Fryar — 6-6, 313 pounds, redshirt junior

  • 51 Luke Montgomery — 6-4, 302 pounds, freshman

Quarterback

Running back

Nov 4, 2023; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Kyle McCord (6) throws to running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) during the NCAA football game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium. Ohio State won 35-16.
Nov 4, 2023; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Kyle McCord (6) throws to running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) during the NCAA football game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium. Ohio State won 35-16.

Tight end

  • 8 Cade Stover — 6-4, 251 pounds, redshirt senior

  • 88 Gee Scott Jr. — 6-3, 240 pounds, senior

Wide receiver

  • 18 Marvin Harrison Jr. — 6-4, 205 pounds, junior

  • 17 Carnell Tate — 6-foot-2, 191 pounds, freshman

Wide receiver

Wide receiver

  • 4 Julian Fleming — 6-2, 210 pounds, senior

  • 9 Jayden Ballard — 6-2, 198 pounds, redshirt sophomore

Projected Ohio State depth chart: Defense

Defensive coordinator: Jim Knowles

Defensive end

  • 44 J.T. Tuimoloau — 6-4, 270 pounds, junior

  • 97 Kenyatta Jackson Jr. — 6-5, 258 pounds, redshirt freshman

Defensive tackle

  • 51 Michael Hall Jr. — 6-2, 280 pounds, redshirt sophomore

  • 90 Jaden McKenzie — 6-2, 286 pounds, redshirt junior

Defensive tackle

  • 58 Ty Hamilton — 6-3, 295 pounds, redshirt junior

  • 91 Tyleik Williams — 6-2, 290 pounds, redshirt sophomore

Defensive end

Nov 4, 2023; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) waits to take the field as the offense has the ball during the NCAA football game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium. Ohio State won 35-16.
Nov 4, 2023; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) waits to take the field as the offense has the ball during the NCAA football game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium. Ohio State won 35-16.

  • 33 Jack Sawyer — 6-4, 265 pounds, junior

  • 92 Caden Curry — 6-3, 260 pounds, sophomore

Linebacker

  • 35 Tommy Eichenberg — 6-2, 239 pounds, graduate senior

  • 30 Cody Simon — 6-2, 235 pounds, senior

Linebacker

  • 22 Steele Chambers — 6-1, 232 pounds, graduate senior

  • 11 C.J. Hicks — 6-3, 230 pounds, sophomore

Cornerback

  • 10 Denzel Burke — 6-1, 190 pounds, junior

  • 18 Jyaire Brown — 5-11, 183 pounds, sophomore

Cornerback

  • 7 Jordan Hancock — 6-1, 190 pounds, junior

  • 1 Davison Igbinosun — 6-2, 190 pounds, sophomore

Safety

  • 6 Sonny Styles — 6-5, 230 pounds, sophomore

  • 3 Cameron Martinez — 5-10, 198 pounds, redshirt junior

Safety

  • 25 Malik Hartford — 6-2, 194 pounds, freshman

  • 3 Cameron Martinez — 5-10, 198 pounds, redshirt junior

Safety

  • 41 Josh Proctor — 6-2, 205 pounds, graduate senior

  • 13 Kye Stokes — 6-1, 195 pounds, sophomore

Projected Ohio State depth chart: Special Teams

Coach: Parker Fleming

Kicker

  • 38 Jayden Fielding — 6-0, 175 pounds, sophomore

  • 23 Parker Lewis — 6-3, 220 pounds, senior

Punter

Long snapper

  • 43 John Ferlmann — 6-2, 228, junior

  • 48 Max Lomonico — 6-3, 225, redshirt sophomore

Holder

  • 29 Jesse Mirco — 6-4, 220 pounds, redshirt sophomore

Punt returner

  • 2 Emeka Egbuka — 6-1, 206 pounds, junior

Kickoff returner

  • 0 Xavier Johnson — 6-1, 210 pounds, graduate senior

Ohio State football stats 2023

Scoring

  • Ohio State: 32.8 points per game

  • Opponent: 10.7 points per game

Rushing

  • Ohio State: 4 yards per rush, 134.3 yards per game

  • Opponent:3.4 yards per rush, 114.4 yards per game

Passing

  • Ohio State: 283.2 yards per game, 63.9% completion percentage

  • Opponent: 156.7 yards per game, 49.8% completion percentage

Total offense

  • Ohio State: 6.4 yards per play, 417.6 yards per game

  • Opponent: 4.1 yards per play, 271.1 yards per game

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State football depth chart vs Michigan State: Who will play for OSU?