2020 Buckeyes Football

Anybody have the time to make a projected depth chart for next season?

I’ll do one tomorrow

It's tomorrow....and....

QB - Fields / Miller OR Stroud
RB - Teague / Crowley or Chambers / McCall
WRX - Garrett Wilson / Julian Fleming / Gee Scott
WRZ - Chris Olave / Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WRH - Jaelen Gill / CJ Saunders / Mook Cooper
TE - Luke Farrell OR Jeremy Ruckert

LT - Thayer Munford / Paris Johnson OR Dawand Jones
LG - Harry Miller / Enokk Vimahi
C - Josh Meyers / Harry Miller
RG - Wyatt Davis / Gavin Cupp OR Matthew Jones
RT - Nick Petit-Frere OR Coy Cronk - Gr.Tr. from IU

DE - Tyreke Smith OR Jonathan Cooper / Tyler Friday
DE - Zach Harrison / Javontae Jean-Baptiste / Cade Stover
DT - Haskell Garrett / Darrion Henry / Jarron Cage
DT - Tommy Togiai / Antwuan Jackson / Jaden McKenzie

LB - Baron Browning OR Teradja Mitchell OR K’Vaughan Pope / Dallas Gant / Cody Simon
LB - Tuf Borland OR Teradja Mitchell
Bullet - Pete Werner / Justin Hilliard / Kourt Williams

CB - Shaun Wade / Amir Riep / Lejond Cavazos
CB - Cameron Brown OR Sevyn Banks / Ryan Watts
FS - Josh Proctor
S - Amir Riep OR Lathan Ransom OR Marcus Hooker

Or that happened

Anyways I still think there are some fascinating battles, mostly on offense

- Miller and Stroud is probably the most important battle, even though it's for the backup QB. Both will have to compete with Kyle McCord in 2021 for the starting job (assuming Fields leaves early). Miller has been a Buckeye fan for life despite being from Arizona. Stroud was a late riser up the ranks. Wouldn't surprise me to see one of them in transfer portal next year.

- Teague is obviously next in line for carries. However, Demario McAll I think is much better suited for the outside zone OSU loved to run last year. Mcall came as a slot WR in Urban's offense, but never found a home there. It wouldn't surprise me to see Teague and Mcall have some sort of split.

- WR after Olave and Wilson is fascinating. Jameson Williams Jalen Gill are already on campus,plus there are 4 highly touted froshs incoming. Anyone combo of six guys could play.

- It's a big year Petit-Frere. He got beaten out by Munford and Bowen already, neither of whom have near his pedigree. If he isn't the starter after spring,it might never happen here.

- DL will be deep, and about 4 or 5 guys could start at DE.

-Hard to talk about the back 7 because we don't know what the defense will look like.We thought they were gonna go 4-2-5 with the strong safety playing a bit like a LB/S hybrid. Instead, Werner played mostly LB. Will they keep that with the new DC? Or you go 2 LBs and 5 pure DBs? Proctor will start at safety, Wade will start at CB, Browning and Broland will play at LB, and Werner will play somewhere. What the actual defense looks like has be answered first.

AZ_ said:

QB - Fields / Miller OR Stroud
RB - Teague / Crowley or Chambers / McCall
WRX - Garrett Wilson / Julian Fleming / Gee Scott
WRZ - Chris Olave / Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WRH - Jaelen Gill / CJ Saunders / Mook Cooper
TE - Luke Farrell OR Jeremy Ruckert

LT - Thayer Munford / Paris Johnson OR Dawand Jones
LG - Harry Miller / Enokk Vimahi
C - Josh Meyers / Harry Miller
RG - Wyatt Davis / Gavin Cupp OR Matthew Jones
RT - Nick Petit-Frere OR Coy Cronk - Gr.Tr. from IU

DE - Tyreke Smith OR Jonathan Cooper / Tyler Friday
DE - Zach Harrison / Javontae Jean-Baptiste / Cade Stover
DT - Haskell Garrett / Darrion Henry / Jarron Cage
DT - Tommy Togiai / Antwuan Jackson / Jaden McKenzie

LB - Baron Browning OR Teradja Mitchell OR K’Vaughan Pope / Dallas Gant / Cody Simon
LB - Tuf Borland OR Teradja Mitchell
Bullet - Pete Werner / Justin Hilliard / Kourt Williams

CB - Shaun Wade / Amir Riep / Lejond Cavazos
CB - Cameron Brown OR Sevyn Banks / Ryan Watts
FS - Josh Proctor
S - Amir Riep OR Lathan Ransom OR Marcus Hooker

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Some omissions that I'm not sure were in error or on purpose... Jameson Williams (WR), Taron Vincent (DT), Tyreke Johnson (CB)

TheLand1287 said:

Some omissions that I'm not sure were in error or on purpose... Jameson Williams (WR), Taron Vincent (DT), Tyreke Johnson (CB)

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All three were oversights on my part. Williams will definitely get into the mix as a deep ball threat in 2020.

Vincent is getting healthier, and Johnson will certainly factor into that S competition.

Marcus Williamson also will factor into that slot corner competition.

Awesome news.

Day has been absolutely killing it with his hires so far.

AZ_ said:

All three were oversights on my part. Williams will definitely get into the mix as a deep ball threat in 2020.

Vincent is getting healthier, and Johnson will certainly factor into that S competition.

Marcus Williamson also will factor into that slot corner competition.

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I've seen a lot of people sleeping on Jameson. He’s raw but man... is he talented. Taron Vincent missing all season has him under the radar but IMO he has the most upside of any of our DTs. Tyreke, super highly recruited, has been a bit of a bust so far. Hopefully it clicks going into next year. The back end could use a guy with top end talent to emerge.

I thought Tyreke Smith was pretty solid this season; he got engulfed on some run plays but I liked what he showed as a true soph

Frothing at the mouth to see Wilson and Olave next year. Best WR combo since...?

Amherstcavsfan said:

Frothing at the mouth to see Wilson and Olave next year. Best WR combo since...?

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Anthony Gonzalez was also in that WR room, along with a young Hartline & Robiskie.

Insane.

Hurl Bruce said:

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Huge we got Coombs back. It wasn’t a coincidence that our secondary play fell off a cliff when he left for the pros. We stabilized it this year but it was ugly for a second.

Recruits his ass off. Fiery as hell and he makes pros. His track record speaks for itself. This is BIG for our green guys and likely the main reason Wade didn’t go to the NFL.