2. Tavien St. Clair
3. Justyn Martin<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n
\n\tSayin returns for his second year as Ohio State\u2019s starting quarterback after completing a school-record 77% of his passing attempts in 2025. St. Clair, who was Ohio State\u2019s third-string quarterback last season behind Lincoln Kienholz (who\u2019s now at Louisville), is expected to be the Buckeyes\u2019 top backup in 2026 as Ohio State grooms him to potentially succeed Sayin in 2027.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tMartin, the most experienced quarterback on the roster outside of Sayin, is likely in line to be Ohio State\u2019s third-string quarterback after transferring in from Maryland. He\u2019ll face competition for that spot from true freshman Luke Fahey.\n<\/p>\n
\tRunning Back<\/p>\n
\n\t1. Bo Jackson \n\tBo Jackson returns for his second year as Ohio State\u2019s starting running back after running for 1,090 yards as a freshman. West is the frontrunner to be the Buckeyes\u2019 No. 2 RB after also impressing as a freshman, running for 310 yards and two touchdowns on just 59 carries and becoming the first running back off the bench for a portion of the season.\n<\/p>\n \n\tJa\u2019Kobi Jackson, the only upperclassman on Ohio State\u2019s roster of scholarship running backs, also figures to be in the three-deep. The seventh-year senior from Florida ran for 509 yards and seven touchdowns in 2024 before an injury-plagued 2025 season, and none of Ohio State\u2019s other running backs have seen collegiate action.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\tThat said, true freshman Legend Bey and redshirt freshman Anthony \u201cTurbo\u201d Rogers could also push for roles in the offense, as both of them have the potential to be dynamic weapons out of the backfield as explosive athletes with pass-catching skills. Based on the way Ryan Day talked about Bey last month<\/a>, when Day described the freshman as \u201cdynamite\u201d and \u201clightning in a bottle,\u201d I\u2019m predicting that Bey will see some offensive action in year one, likely starting in a limited capacity but with the potential to push his way up the depth chart if he impresses early.\n<\/p>\n \tWide Receiver (X)<\/p>\n \n\t1. Jeremiah Smith \tWide Receiver (Z)<\/p>\n \n\t1. Chris Henry Jr. \tWide Receiver (Slot)<\/p>\n \n\t1. Brandon Inniss \n\tWith Smith and Inniss returning as starters, Ohio State brought in two transfer candidates to potentially be its starting Z receiver in McCuin and Parker. But Henry is a tremendously gifted five-star prospect who has the skill set to push for an immediate starting job, so I\u2019m predicting he will quickly establish himself as one of Ohio State\u2019s top three receivers and earn his way into the lineup opposite Smith.\n<\/p>\n \n\tParker and McCuin will likely see at least some action in the rotation regardless, and it\u2019s not out of the question that either of them could challenge Inniss for his starting job in the slot, considering both of them had more production at their previous schools than Inniss did at Ohio State last season. But Inniss is projected to remain a starter given his standing as an incumbent starter and a team captain.\n<\/p>\n \n\tGuilford also has the talent to carve out an early role as a freshman and is the likeliest candidate to round out the two-deep at receiver. He projects to play Z receiver long-term, with Henry in line to be Ohio State\u2019s X receiver after Smith goes to the NFL, but he\u2019s listed at X on this depth chart projection because Henry is projected to start opposite Smith and either McCuin or Parker will likely rotate in that spot.\n<\/p>\n
2. Isaiah West
3. Ja\u2019Kobi Jackson
4. Legend Bey<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n
2. Jerquaden Guilford
3. David Adolph<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n
2. Devin McCuin
3. Phillip Bell<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n
2. Kyle Parker
3. De\u2019zie Jones<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n
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