Ohio State Buckeyes Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×6

10Julian SayinQB13-SO—9Tavien St. ClairQB22-FR—16Justyn MartinQB35-SR

PORTAL 13Luke FaheyQB4FR (3)

19Brady GeibelQB5 18Kolton StoverQB6

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

PORTAL 2Legend BeyRB4FR (4)

21Anthony “Turbo” RogersRB5

X×6

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

80Jaeden RickettsX5 30Amari Valerio-HudsonX6

Z×5

4Jeremiah SmithZ13-JR—3Devin McCuinZ24-SR—

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

23Nolan BaudoZ5

SLOT×4

1Brandon InnissSLOT14-SR—+2 ROLES 5Kyle ParkerSLOT24-JR—

PORTAL 8De'Zie JonesSLOT32-FR 33Ryan SeimetzSLOT4FR

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83Nate RobertsTE12-SO—84Hunter WelcingTE2GR—

PORTAL 86Mason WilliamsTE34-JR

PORTAL 85Bennett ChristianTE45-SR

87Brody LennonTE5

LT×5

69Ian MooreLT13-SO—77Sam GreerLT2FR (4)—64Simon LorentzLT33-SO 78Max RileyLT4FR (4)

60Jaxon PowellLT5

LG×5

51Luke MontgomeryLG14-SR—76Jake CookLG22-FR—72Deontae ArmstrongLG33-SO 65Tucker SmithLG4FR (3)

57Ian GecseLG5

C×4

75Carson HinzmanC15-SR—62Joshua PadillaC24-JR—73Vasean WashingtonC35-SR

PORTAL 68Mason WilhelmC4FR (3)

RG×3

67Austin SiereveldRG14-JR—58Gabe VanSickleRG23-SO—66Landry BredeRG3FR (3)

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RT×3

70Phillip DanielsRT14-JR—

PORTAL 74Carter LoweRT22-FR—63Julian Goines-JacksonRT35-SR

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×5

3James SmithDT14-SR—

PORTAL 96Eddrick HoustonDT23-JR—90Damari SimeonDT3FR (4)91Darryus McKinleyDT4FR (3)

59Ashton YeagerDT5

NT×5

55John WalkerNT14-JR—

PORTAL 53Will Smith Jr.NT24-JR—94Jason MooreNT34-JR 95Emanuel RuffinNT4FR (4)

98Jamir PerezNT5

EDGE

LDE×4

2Kenyatta Jackson Jr.LDE15-SR—9Zion GradyLDE22-SO—34Khary WilderLDE3FR (4)97Dre QuinnLDE4FR (4)

EDGE

RDE×4

12Beau AtkinsonRDE15-SR—

PORTAL 4Qua RussawRDE24-JR—

PORTAL 44Epi SitanileiRDE32-FR 56Nate RiegleRDE43-SO

WLB×7

14Christian AlliegroWLB14-SR—

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

36CJ SannaWLB5

MLB×6

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

54Na'il Diggs Jr.MLB5 38Eli RiggsMLB6

LCB×4

7Jermaine Mathews Jr.LCB14-SR—18Cam CalhounLCB24-JR—

PORTAL 25Jay TimmonsLCB3FR (5)19Jordyn WoodsLCB42-FR

RCB×5

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

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

48Jackson GulaRCB5

NB×3

1Earl Little Jr.NB15-SR—

PORTAL 13Miles LockhartNB23-SO—39Glorien GoughNB33-SO

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FS×7

11Terry MooreFS15-SR—

PORTAL 10Leroy Roker IIIFS23-SO—30Khmari BingFS3FR (4)28Simeon CaldwellFS4FR (4)

32Kaden GebhardtFS5

SS×5

8Jaylen McClainSS13-JR—16Blaine BradfordSS2FR (4)—29Deshawn StewartSS32-FR 35Jaystin GwinnSS42-FR

46Ryan RudzinskiSS5

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

96Connor HawkinsKO13-SO—

PORTAL 92Cooper PetersonKO2FR (3)—

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×1

1Brandon InnissKR14-SR—+2 ROLES

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×3

48Dalton RiggsLS15-SR—

PORTAL 61Landon BealLS23-SO—PORTAL 43Brody JenkinsLS3FR

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×2

96Connor HawkinsPK13-SO—

PORTAL 92Cooper PetersonPK2FR (3)—

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×1

1Brandon InnissPR14-SR—+2 ROLES

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×2

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

PORTAL

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB6 listed

Julian Sayin#10QB13-SO—QB29Tavien St. Clair2-FR QB316Justyn Martin5-SR

PORTAL QB413Luke FaheyFR (3)

RB7 listed

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

PORTAL RB42Legend BeyFR (4)

WRX6 listed

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

WRZ5 listed

Jeremiah Smith#4Z13-JR—Z23Devin McCuin4-SR

PORTAL Z36Jerquaden GuilfordFR (4)Z434Brennen Schramm4-JR

WRSLOT4 listed

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

PORTAL SLOT38De'Zie Jones2-FR SLOT433Ryan SeimetzFR

TE8 listed

Nate Roberts#83TE12-SO—TE284Hunter WelcingGR

PORTAL TE386Mason Williams4-JR

PORTAL TE485Bennett Christian5-SR

OLLT5 listed

Ian Moore#69LT13-SO—LT277Sam GreerFR (4)LT364Simon Lorentz3-SO LT478Max RileyFR (4)

OLLG5 listed

Luke Montgomery#51LG14-SR—LG276Jake Cook2-FR LG372Deontae Armstrong3-SO LG465Tucker SmithFR (3)

OLC4 listed

Carson Hinzman#75C15-SR—C262Joshua Padilla4-JR C373Vasean Washington5-SR

PORTAL C468Mason WilhelmFR (3)

OLRG3 listed

Austin Siereveld#67RG14-JR—RG258Gabe VanSickle3-SO RG366Landry BredeFR (3)

OLRT3 listed

Phillip Daniels#70RT14-JR—

PORTAL RT274Carter Lowe2-FR RT363Julian Goines-Jackson5-SR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT5 listed

James Smith#3DT14-SR—

PORTAL DT296Eddrick Houston3-JR DT390Damari SimeonFR (4)DT491Darryus McKinleyFR (3)

DLNT5 listed

John Walker#55NT14-JR—

PORTAL NT253Will Smith Jr.4-JR NT394Jason Moore4-JR NT495Emanuel RuffinFR (4)

EDGELDE4 listed

Kenyatta Jackson Jr.#2LDE15-SR—LDE29Zion Grady2-SO LDE334Khary WilderFR (4)LDE497Dre QuinnFR (4)

EDGERDE4 listed

Beau Atkinson#12RDE15-SR—

PORTAL RDE24Qua Russaw4-JR

PORTAL RDE344Epi Sitanilei2-FR RDE456Nate Riegle3-SO

LBWLB7 listed

Christian Alliegro#14WLB14-SR—

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

LBMLB6 listed

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

CBLCB4 listed

Jermaine Mathews Jr.#7LCB14-SR—LCB218Cam Calhoun4-JR

PORTAL LCB325Jay TimmonsFR (5)LCB419Jordyn Woods2-FR

CBRCB5 listed

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

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

CBNB3 listed

Earl Little Jr.#1NB15-SR—

PORTAL NB213Miles Lockhart3-SO NB339Glorien Gough3-SO

SFS7 listed

Terry Moore#11FS15-SR—

PORTAL FS210Leroy Roker III3-SO FS330Khmari BingFR (4)FS428Simeon CaldwellFR (4)

SSS5 listed

Jaylen McClain#8SS13-JR—SS216Blaine BradfordFR (4)SS329Deshawn Stewart2-FR SS435Jaystin Gwinn2-FR

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Connor Hawkins#96KO13-SO—

PORTAL KO292Cooper PetersonFR (3)

KR1 listed

Brandon Inniss#1KR14-SR—+2 ROLES

LS3 listed

Dalton Riggs#48LS15-SR—

PORTAL LS261Landon Beal3-SOPORTAL LS343Brody JenkinsFR

PK2 listed

Connor Hawkins#96PK13-SO—

PORTAL PK292Cooper PetersonFR (3)

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 coachRyan Day

Offensive coordinatorArthur Smith

Defensive coordinatorMatt Patricia

Identity

Mascot Brutus Buckeye

Scarlet Primary

Secondary