Ohio State Buckeyes Depth Chart 2026

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×6

10Julian Sayin

QB13-SO93% snaps '25 9Tavien St. ClairQB22-FR2% snaps '25 13Luke FaheyQB3FR (3)16Justyn MartinQB45-SR

PORTAL

19Brady GeibelQB5 18Kolton StoverQB6

×7

25Bo JacksonRB12-SO—32Isaiah WestRB22-SO—24Ja'Kobi JacksonRB35-SR

PORTAL 2Legend BeyRB4FR (4)

21Anthony “Turbo” RogersRB5

X×5

15Chris Henry Jr.X1FR (5)—11Brock BoydX2FR (3)—7Phillip BellX32-FR 82David AdolphX45-SR

80Jaeden RickettsX5

Z×5

4Jeremiah Smith

🇺🇸Z13-JR—3Devin McCuin

Z24-SR—

PORTAL 6Jerquaden GuilfordZ3FR (4)34Brennen SchrammZ44-JR

33Ryan SeimetzZ5

SLOT×5

1Brandon Inniss

SLOT14-SR—+2 ROLES 5Kyle ParkerSLOT24-JR—

PORTAL 8De'Zie JonesSLOT32-FR 23Nolan BaudoSLOT44-JR

30Amari Valerio-HudsonSLOT5

×8

83Nate RobertsTE12-SO—84Hunter WelcingTE2GR—

PORTAL 86Mason WilliamsTE34-JR

PORTAL 85Bennett Christian

TE45-SR

88Maxence LeBlancTE5

LT×4

69Ian MooreLT13-SO—77Sam GreerLT2FR (4)—57Ian GecseLT34-JR 65Tucker SmithLT4FR (3)

LG×4

51Luke Montgomery

LG14-SR—76Jake CookLG22-FR—63Julian Goines-JacksonLG35-SR 78Max RileyLG4FR (4)

C×4

75Carson Hinzman

🇺🇸C15-SR—62Joshua PadillaC24-JR—64Simon LorentzC33-SO 60Jaxon PowellC4FR

RG×4

67Austin Siereveld

RG14-JR—58Gabe VanSickleRG23-SO—66Landry BredeRG3FR (3)68Mason WilhelmRG4FR (3)

RT×4

70Phillip Daniels

RT14-JR—

PORTAL 74Carter LoweRT22-FR—72Deontae ArmstrongRT33-SO 73Vasean WashingtonRT45-SR

PORTAL

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×6

3James Smith

DT14-SR—

PORTAL 96Eddrick Houston

DT23-JR—97Dre QuinnDT3FR (4)90Damari SimeonDT4FR (4)

98Jamir PerezDT5 59Ashton YeagerDT6

NT×5

55John Walker

NT14-JR—

PORTAL 53Will Smith Jr.NT24-JR—94Jason MooreNT34-JR 91Darryus McKinleyNT4FR (3)

95Emanuel RuffinNT5

EDGE

LDE×4

2Kenyatta Jackson Jr.

LDE15-SR—9Zion GradyLDE22-SO—34Khary WilderLDE3FR (4)56Nate RiegleLDE43-SO

EDGE

RDE×3

12Beau Atkinson

RDE15-SR—

PORTAL 44Epi SitanileiRDE22-FR—4Qua RussawRDE34-JR

PORTAL

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WLB×7

14Christian Alliegro

WLB14-SR—

PORTAL 5Riley PettijohnWLB22-SO—20Cincere JohnsonWLB3FR (5)41Braxton RembertWLB4FR (4)

50Alec DelSignoreWLB5

MLB×7

26Payton PierceMLB13-JR—17Tarvos AlfordMLB22-SO—23Garrett StoverMLB33-JR 33Eli LeeMLB42-FR

52Ty HowardMLB5

LCB×5

25Jay TimmonsLCB1FR (5)—7Jermaine Mathews Jr.

LCB24-SR—18Cam CalhounLCB34-JR

PORTAL 39Glorien GoughLCB43-SO

19Jordyn WoodsLCB5

RCB×4

6Devin SanchezRCB12-SO—24Dominick KellyRCB22-SO—

PORTAL 15Jordan ThomasRCB3FR (4)43Amar’e MillerRCB4FR (3)

NB×5

1Earl Little Jr.

NB15-SR—

PORTAL 28Simeon CaldwellNB2FR (4)—13Miles LockhartNB33-SO 48Jackson GulaNB42-FR

49Gavin ThobeNB5

FS×5

11Terry Moore

FS15-SR—

PORTAL 10Leroy Roker IIIFS23-SO—30Khmari BingFS3FR (4)21Brenten "Inky" JonesFS45-SR

29Deshawn StewartFS5

SS×5

8Jaylen McClain

SS13-JR—16Blaine BradfordSS2FR (4)—46Ryan RudzinskiSS34-JR 35Jaystin GwinnSS42-FR

32Kaden GebhardtSS5

Special Teams

5 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×3

96Connor HawkinsKO13-SO—

PORTAL 92Cooper PetersonKO2FR (3)—49Marcello DiomedeKO34-JR

—open

×1

1Brandon Inniss

KR14-SR—+2 ROLES

—open

×3

48Dalton RiggsLS15-SR—

PORTAL 61Landon BealLS23-SO—PORTAL 43Brody JenkinsLS3FR

—open

×1

1Brandon Inniss

PR14-SR—+2 ROLES

—open

×2

42Joe McGuirePT14-JR—93Brady YoungPT25-SR—

PORTAL

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

QB10Julian Sayin 9Tavien St. Clair 13Luke Fahey 16Justyn Martin19Brady Geibel18Kolton Stover

RB25Bo Jackson 32Isaiah West 24Ja'Kobi Jackson 2Legend Bey21Anthony “Turbo” Rogers28Stanley Jackson Jr.29Favour Akih

WRX15Chris Henry Jr.11Brock Boyd 7Phillip Bell 82David Adolph80Jaeden Ricketts

WRZ4Jeremiah Smith 3Devin McCuin 6Jerquaden Guilford 34Brennen Schramm33Ryan Seimetz

WRSLOT1Brandon Inniss 5Kyle Parker 8De'Zie Jones 23Nolan Baudo30Amari Valerio-Hudson

TE83Nate Roberts 84Hunter Welcing 86Mason Williams 85Bennett Christian88Maxence LeBlanc89Nick Lautar87Brody Lennon38Frankie McAllister

OLLT69Ian Moore 77Sam Greer 57Ian Gecse 65Tucker Smith

OLLG51Luke Montgomery 76Jake Cook 63Julian Goines-Jackson 78Max Riley

OLC75Carson Hinzman 62Joshua Padilla 64Simon Lorentz 60Jaxon Powell

OLRG67Austin Siereveld 58Gabe VanSickle 66Landry Brede 68Mason Wilhelm

OLRT70Phillip Daniels 74Carter Lowe 72Deontae Armstrong 73Vasean Washington

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

DLDT3James Smith 96Eddrick Houston 97Dre Quinn 90Damari Simeon98Jamir Perez59Ashton Yeager

DLNT55John Walker 53Will Smith Jr.94Jason Moore 91Darryus McKinley95Emanuel Ruffin

EDGELDE2Kenyatta Jackson Jr.9Zion Grady 34Khary Wilder 56Nate Riegle

EDGERDE12Beau Atkinson 44Epi Sitanilei 4Qua Russaw—

LBWLB14Christian Alliegro 5Riley Pettijohn 20Cincere Johnson 41Braxton Rembert50Alec DelSignore38Eli Riggs54Na'il Diggs Jr.

LBMLB26Payton Pierce 17Tarvos Alford 23Garrett Stover 33Eli Lee52Ty Howard37Zach Hayes36CJ Sanna

CBLCB25Jay Timmons 7Jermaine Mathews Jr.18Cam Calhoun 39Glorien Gough19Jordyn Woods

CBRCB6Devin Sanchez 24Dominick Kelly 15Jordan Thomas 43Amar’e Miller

CBNB1Earl Little Jr.28Simeon Caldwell 13Miles Lockhart 48Jackson Gula49Gavin Thobe

SFS11Terry Moore 10Leroy Roker III 30Khmari Bing 21Brenten "Inky" Jones29Deshawn Stewart

SSS8Jaylen McClain 16Blaine Bradford 46Ryan Rudzinski 35Jaystin Gwinn32Kaden Gebhardt

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO96Connor Hawkins 92Cooper Peterson 49Marcello Diomede—

KR1Brandon Inniss———

LS48Dalton Riggs 61Landon Beal 43Brody Jenkins—

PR1Brandon Inniss———

PT42Joe McGuire 93Brady Young——

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB6 listed

Julian Sayin

#10QB13-SO93% snaps '25 QB29Tavien St. Clair2-FR QB313Luke FaheyFR (3)QB416Justyn Martin5-SR

PORTAL

RB7 listed

Bo Jackson#25RB12-SO—RB232Isaiah West2-SO RB324Ja'Kobi Jackson5-SR

PORTAL RB42Legend BeyFR (4)

WRX5 listed

Chris Henry Jr.#15X1FR (5)—X211Brock BoydFR (3)X37Phillip Bell2-FR X482David Adolph5-SR

WRZ5 listed

Jeremiah Smith

🇺🇸#4Z13-JR—Z23Devin McCuin

4-SR

PORTAL Z36Jerquaden GuilfordFR (4)Z434Brennen Schramm4-JR

WRSLOT5 listed

Brandon Inniss

#1SLOT14-SR—+2 ROLES SLOT25Kyle Parker4-JR

PORTAL SLOT38De'Zie Jones2-FR SLOT423Nolan Baudo4-JR

TE8 listed

Nate Roberts#83TE12-SO—TE284Hunter WelcingGR

PORTAL TE386Mason Williams4-JR

PORTAL TE485Bennett Christian

5-SR

OLLT4 listed

Ian Moore#69LT13-SO—LT277Sam GreerFR (4)LT357Ian Gecse4-JR LT465Tucker SmithFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Luke Montgomery

#51LG14-SR—LG276Jake Cook2-FR LG363Julian Goines-Jackson5-SR LG478Max RileyFR (4)

OLC4 listed

Carson Hinzman

🇺🇸#75C15-SR—C262Joshua Padilla4-JR C364Simon Lorentz3-SO C460Jaxon PowellFR

OLRG4 listed

Austin Siereveld

#67RG14-JR—RG258Gabe VanSickle3-SO RG366Landry BredeFR (3)RG468Mason WilhelmFR (3)

OLRT4 listed

Phillip Daniels

#70RT14-JR—

PORTAL RT274Carter Lowe2-FR RT372Deontae Armstrong3-SO RT473Vasean Washington5-SR

PORTAL

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT6 listed

James Smith

#3DT14-SR—

PORTAL DT296Eddrick Houston

3-JR DT397Dre QuinnFR (4)DT490Damari SimeonFR (4)

DLNT5 listed

John Walker

#55NT14-JR—

PORTAL NT253Will Smith Jr.4-JR NT394Jason Moore4-JR NT491Darryus McKinleyFR (3)

EDGELDE4 listed

Kenyatta Jackson Jr.

#2LDE15-SR—LDE29Zion Grady2-SO LDE334Khary WilderFR (4)LDE456Nate Riegle3-SO

EDGERDE3 listed

Beau Atkinson

#12RDE15-SR—

PORTAL RDE244Epi Sitanilei2-FR RDE34Qua Russaw4-JR

PORTAL

LBWLB7 listed

Christian Alliegro

#14WLB14-SR—

PORTAL WLB25Riley Pettijohn2-SO WLB320Cincere JohnsonFR (5)WLB441Braxton RembertFR (4)

LBMLB7 listed

Payton Pierce#26MLB13-JR—MLB217Tarvos Alford2-SO MLB323Garrett Stover3-JR MLB433Eli Lee2-FR

CBLCB5 listed

Jay Timmons#25LCB1FR (5)—LCB27Jermaine Mathews Jr.

4-SR LCB318Cam Calhoun4-JR

PORTAL LCB439Glorien Gough3-SO

CBRCB4 listed

Devin Sanchez#6RCB12-SO—RCB224Dominick Kelly2-SO

PORTAL RCB315Jordan ThomasFR (4)RCB443Amar’e MillerFR (3)

CBNB5 listed

Earl Little Jr.

#1NB15-SR—

PORTAL NB228Simeon CaldwellFR (4)NB313Miles Lockhart3-SO NB448Jackson Gula2-FR

SFS5 listed

Terry Moore

#11FS15-SR—

PORTAL FS210Leroy Roker III3-SO FS330Khmari BingFR (4)FS421Brenten "Inky" Jones5-SR

SSS5 listed

Jaylen McClain

#8SS13-JR—SS216Blaine BradfordFR (4)SS346Ryan Rudzinski4-JR SS435Jaystin Gwinn2-FR

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO3 listed

Connor Hawkins#96KO13-SO—

PORTAL KO292Cooper PetersonFR (3)KO349Marcello Diomede4-JR

KR1 listed

Brandon Inniss

#1KR14-SR—+2 ROLES

LS3 listed

Dalton Riggs#48LS15-SR—

PORTAL LS261Landon Beal3-SOPORTAL LS343Brody JenkinsFR

PR1 listed

Brandon Inniss

#1PR14-SR—+2 ROLES

PT2 listed

Joe McGuire#42PT14-JR—PT293Brady Young5-SR

PORTAL

Program & Venue

Program

Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State University

Conference Big TenFootball began 1890Location Columbus, Ohio

Home

Ohio Stadium

104,780Listed capacity

Location Columbus, Ohio

Coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot Brutus Buckeye

Scarlet Primary

Secondary