Thursday, September 28, 2017

Ohio State Depth Chart vs Rutgers




Buckeyes will Kickoff at 7:30 on the Big Ten Network


OSU Depth Chart vs Rutgers
By Dan Hope

Sam Hubbard and Jerome Baker are among Ohio State's starters on defense.
Despite having the opportunity to give more players extended playing time on Saturday against UNLV, Ohio State has made no significant changes to its published depth chart for this week's game against Rutgers.
Malik Barrow, who was listed as a fourth-string defensive tackle, is no longer on the depth chart after tearing his ACL. Other than that, Ohio State's depth chart looks exactly the same as it did last week.
A few notes about the depth chart as it currently stands:
  • True freshmen Josh Myers and Wyatt Davis are still listed as the Buckeyes' third-team guards even though they have yet to play this season and appear likely to redshirt. Demetrius Knox, who played 30 snaps at left guard against UNLV, remains absent from the depth chart.
  • Dwayne Haskins and Joe Burrow are still listed as co-backup quarterbacks, even though Haskins has been the first quarterback off the bench in each of the past two games. True freshman Tate Martell is still listed as the fourth-string quarterback even though he too has yet to play this season and appears likely to redshirt.
  • Mike Weber is still listed as a co-starter at running back even though J.K. Dobbins has started each of Ohio State's first four games. Demario McCall is still listed as a co-third-team running back even though he played exclusively as a wide receiver on Saturday against UNLV.
  • Tuf Borland is still listed as a co-starter at middle linebacker, though only Chris Worley's name appears in bold type, as Worley is probable to return this week from a sprained foot.
  • Pete Werner and Baron Browning are still listed as third-team linebackers, while Jeffrey Okudah is still listed as a backup cornerback, but Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said Tuesday that all three of those true freshmen could be in line for increased playing time going forward.
  • Sean Nuernberger is still listed as a co-starter on kickoffs even though Blake Haubeil handled all kickoffs in last week's game.
DEPTH CHART
OffenseDefense
LT 74JAMARCO JONES6-5310SR DE 59TYQUAN LEWIS6-4265SR
  58JOSHUA ALABI6-5300SO AND/OR 97NICK BOSA6-4270SO
          18JONATHON COOPER6-3250FR
LG 73MICHAEL JORDAN6-7310SO DT 93TRACY SPRINKLE6-3293SR
  69MATTHEW BURRELL6-3300SO   67ROBERT LANDERS6-1283SO
  71JOSH MYERS6-5305FR   53DAVON HAMILTON6-4300SO
C 54BILLY PRICE6-4312SR DT 86DRE'MONT JONES6-3295SO
  79BRADY TAYLOR6-5300JR   9JASHON CORNELL6-3280SO
          92HASKELL GARRETT6-2286FR
RG 76BRANDEN BOWEN6-7312SO DE 6SAM HUBBARD6-5265JR
  66MALCOLM PRIDGEON6-7315JR AND/OR 11JALYN HOLMES6-5270SR
OR 52WYATT DAVIS6-4310FR   2CHASE YOUNG6-5240FR
RT 59ISAIAH PRINCE6-7310JR LB 33DANTE BOOKER6-3240JR
  75THAYER MUNFORD6-6325FR   39MALIK HARRISON6-3235SO
          20PETE WERNER6-3215FR
TE 85MARCUS BAUGH6-5250SR MLB 35CHRIS WORLEY6-2230SR
  13RASHOD BERRY6-4260SO OR 32TUF BORLAND6-1230SO
OR 89LUKE FARRELL6-6250FR   5BARON BROWNING6-4230FR
QB 16J.T. BARRETT6-2220SR LB 17JEROME BAKER6-1225JR
  7DWAYNE HASKINS6-3214FR   16KEANDRE JONES6-2225SO
OR 10JOE BURROW6-3215SO   47JUSTIN HILLIARD6-1230SO
  18TATE MARTELL5-11205FR        
RB 25MIKE WEBER5-10214SO CB 12DENZEL WARD5-11191JR
OR 2J.K. DOBBINS5-10208FR   1JEFFREY OKUDAH6-1193FR
  26ANTONIO WILLIAMS5-11208SO        
OR 30DEMARIO MCCALL5-9195SO        
H-B 21PARRIS CAMPBELL6-1208JR SAF 7DAMON WEBB5-11195SR
OR 14K.J. HILL6-0198SO   14ISAIAH PRYOR6-2192FR
  80C.J. SAUNDERS5-11176JR        
WR 11AUSTIN MACK6-2215SO SAF 4JORDAN FULLER6-2207SO
OR 9BINJIMEN VICTOR6-4195SO OR 34ERICK SMITH6-0203SR
WR 1JOHNNIE DIXON5-11195JR CB 3DAMON ARNETTE6-0195SO
OR 83TERRY MCLAURIN6-1204JR OR 8KENDALL SHEFFIELD6-0183SO
Special Teams
K 96SEAN NUERNBERGER6-1225JR H 91DRUE CHRISMAN6-3212FR
  95BLAKE HAUBEIL6-3200FR   80C.J. SAUNDERS5-11176JR
P 91DRUE CHRISMAN6-3212FR KR 21PARRIS CAMPBELL6-1208JR
  96SEAN NUERNBERGER6-1225JR AND 14K.J. HILL6-0198SO
KO 95BLAKE HAUBEIL6-3200FR PR 14K.J. HILL6-0198SO
OR 96SEAN NUERNBERGER6-1225JR   30DEMARIO MCCALL5-9195SO
LS 49LIAM MCCULLOUGH6-2228SO   8KENDALL SHEFFIELD6-0183SO












Ohio State Depth Chart for Rutgers

by Tony Gerdeman

Ohio State heads to Rutgers this Saturday night for a 7:30 pm kickoff on BTN. On Tuesday, OSU released the depth chart they have going into the game.
The most notable change is the removal of redshirt freshman defensive tackle Malik Barrow. Barrow tore his ACL and will be out the rest of the season. It was not the same knee that he injured as a senior in high school. Barrow has already been through ACL rehab once, so he knows what is ahead of him. The good news for him now is that he has Ohio State’s facilities and rehab specialists working to get him back to where he can be when fully healthy.
Redshirt sophomore Joe Burrow got his first playing time of the year last week against UNLV, but you could see that he was not yet ready to take a snap from under center, so he had to leave the game at the end when OSU was taking a knee. He continues to get healthier and stronger, but is still probably a couple of weeks away from making a run at the backup job.
On Monday, Urban Meyer said that Mike Weber will play this week and is good to go. He could have played last week as well, but there was no point in it. Now begins the process for getting Weber ready for the heart of the Big Ten season.
Asked about freshmen who are improving, Meyer mentioned receiver Trevon Grimes. Grimes is not yet on the depth chart and isn’t yet part of the rotation, but he’s getting better.
Last week, walk-on H-back C.J. Saunders caught six passes for 102 yards, but don’t expect to see too much of him when the game is still on the line. Meyer says he’s not strong enough to block yet, and he can’t have receivers on the field who can’t block when the game is still in doubt. Obviously, Saunders is working to eliminate those concerns, but it’s a process.
One guy who is plenty strong — as you saw — is redshirt sophomore tight end Rashod Berry. Berry will continue to see more time, but he needs to protect the ball better before he can possibly push for even more time.
Running back Demario McCall played some last week, but Meyer said that he lacked the explosion that we had come to know from him last year. It was apparent to anybody watching, so McCall is clearly still working his way back. Expect that work to continue this week.
On the defensive line, nose tackle Robert Landers is listed as Tracy Sprinkle’s backup. He was last week as well, but he missed the UNLV game with his foot in a boot. Landers participated in practice on Tuesday and looks like he is good to go. Linebacker Chris Worley is also listed as probable this week.
Meyer mentioned a desire to see more time for freshmen linebackers Baron Browning and Pete Werner. Don’t expect to see either of them in the rotation yet, but when the game is out of hand, they should both see some snaps.
At times last week, it appeared as though Malik Harrison had passed Dante Booker as the team’s No. 1 Sam. Booker is still listed as the starter, but this position is becoming more and more of a rotation.
Meyer also mentioned earlier in the week that freshman cornerback Jeffrey Okudah had earned more playing time, but we’ll see if that means some time in the regular rotation. On Tuesday, defensive coordinator Greg Schiano didn’t seem to be too concerned with the pass defense or the cornerback play. As such, seeing Okudah rotating in this week might be a bit of a stretch.
Ohio State Football Buckeyes Depth Chart 2017 Rutgers
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