Who's starting for OSU Saturday? Here's the Ohio State football projected depth chart vs. Purdue

Colin Gay, Columbus Dispatch

Ohio State is heading back to Indiana.

The Buckeyes will make their third trip to Indiana in 2023 Saturday when they face Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette at noon.

Ohio State vs. Purdue will be available on Peacock.

Here's what Ohio State's depth chart is expected to look like Saturday afternoon against Purdue.

Ohio State depth chart vs. Purdue

Head coach Ryan Day (Fifth year, 50-6 overall, 33-2 Big Ten)

Projected Ohio State depth chart: Offense

Offensive coordinator: Brian Hartline

Left tackle

  • 71 Josh Simmons — 6-5, 310 pounds, redshirt sophomore

  • 77 Tegra Tshabola — 6-6, 322 pounds, sophomore

Left guard

  • 74 Donovan Jackson — 6-4, 320 pounds, redshirt sophomore

  • 66 Enokk Vimahi — 6-4, 313 pounds, redshirt junior

Sep 23, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) celebrates his rushing touchdown with Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Carson Hinzman (75) during the third quarter of their game against Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium.
Sep 23, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) celebrates his rushing touchdown with Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Carson Hinzman (75) during the third quarter of their game against Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium.

Center

  • 75 Carson Hinzman — 6-4, 300 pounds, redshirt freshman

  • 59 Victor Cutler Jr. — 6-3, 300 pounds, graduate senior

Right guard

  • 55 Matthew Jones — 6-4, 315 pounds, graduate senior

  • 66 Enokk Vimahi — 6-4, 313 pounds, redshirt junior

Right tackle

  • 70 Josh Fryar — 6-6, 313 pounds, redshirt junior

  • 51 Luke Montgomery — 6-4, 302 pounds, freshman

Quarterback

  • 6 Kyle McCord — 6-3, 215 pounds, junior

  • 33 Devin Brown — 6-3, 213 pounds, redshirt freshman

Running back

  • 32 TreVeyon Henderson — 5-10, 212 pounds, junior

  • 19 Chip Trayanum — 5-11, 233 pounds, senior

Tight end

  • 8 Cade Stover — 6-4, 251 pounds, redshirt senior

  • 88 Gee Scott Jr. — 6-3, 240 pounds, senior

Wide receiver

  • 18 Marvin Harrison Jr. — 6-4, 205 pounds, junior

  • 17 Carnell Tate — 6-foot-2, 191 pounds, freshman

Wide receiver

  • 2 Emeka Egbuka — 6-1, 206 pounds, junior

  • 0 Xavier Johnson — 6-1, 210 pounds, graduate senior

Wide receiver

  • 4 Julian Fleming — 6-2, 210 pounds, senior

  • 9 Jayden Ballard — 6-2, 198 pounds, redshirt sophomore

Projected Ohio State depth chart: Defense

Defensive coordinator: Jim Knowles

Defensive end

  • 44 J.T. Tuimoloau — 6-4, 270 pounds, junior

  • 97 Kenyatta Jackson Jr. — 6-5, 258 pounds, redshirt freshman

Oct. 7, 2023; Columbus, Oh., USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. (51) reacts after sacking Maryland Terrapins quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (3) during the second half of Saturday's NCAA Division I football game at Ohio Stadium.
Oct. 7, 2023; Columbus, Oh., USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. (51) reacts after sacking Maryland Terrapins quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (3) during the second half of Saturday's NCAA Division I football game at Ohio Stadium.

Defensive tackle

  • 51 Michael Hall Jr. — 6-2, 280 pounds, redshirt sophomore

  • 90 Jaden McKenzie — 6-2, 286 pounds, redshirt junior

Defensive tackle

  • 58 Ty Hamilton — 6-3, 295 pounds, redshirt junior

  • 91 Tyleik Williams — 6-2, 290 pounds, redshirt sophomore

Defensive end

  • 33 Jack Sawyer — 6-4, 265 pounds, junior

  • 92 Caden Curry — 6-3, 260 pounds, sophomore

Linebacker

  • 35 Tommy Eichenberg — 6-2, 239 pounds, graduate senior

  • 30 Cody Simon — 6-2, 235 pounds, senior

Linebacker

  • 22 Steele Chambers — 6-1, 232 pounds, graduate senior

  • 11 C.J. Hicks — 6-3, 230 pounds, sophomore

Cornerback

  • 10 Denzel Burke — 6-1, 190 pounds, junior

  • 18 Jyaire Brown — 5-11, 183 pounds, sophomore

Cornerback

  • 7 Jordan Hancock — 6-1, 190 pounds, junior

  • 1 Davison Igbinosun — 6-2, 190 pounds, sophomore

Safety

  • 6 Sonny Styles — 6-5, 230 pounds, sophomore

  • 3 Cameron Martinez — 5-10, 198 pounds, redshirt junior

Safety

  • 8 Lathan Ransom — 6-1, 210 pounds, senior

  • 25 Malik Hartford — 6-2, 194 pounds, freshman

Safety

  • 41 Josh Proctor — 6-2, 205 pounds, graduate senior

  • 14 Ja'Had Carter — 6-1, 203 pounds, senior

Projected Ohio State depth chart: Special Teams

Coach: Parker Fleming

Kicker

  • 38 Jayden Fielding — 6-0, 175 pounds, sophomore

  • 23 Parker Lewis — 6-3, 220 pounds, senior

Punter

  • 29 Jesse Mirco — 6-4, 220 pounds, redshirt sophomore

  • 42 Joe McGuire — 6-2, 220 pounds, freshman

Long snapper

  • 43 John Ferlmann — 6-2, 228, junior

  • 48 Max Lomonico — 6-3, 225, redshirt sophomore

Holder

  • 29 Jesse Mirco — 6-4, 220 pounds, redshirt sophomore

Punt returner

  • 2 Emeka Egbuka — 6-1, 206 pounds, junior

Kickoff returner

  • 0 Xavier Johnson — 6-1, 210 pounds, graduate senior

Ohio State football stats 2023

Scoring

  • Ohio State: 35 per game

  • Opponent: 10.2 per game

Rushing

  • Ohio State: 4.4 yards per rush, 131.6 yards per game

  • Opponent: 3.1 yards per rush, 106.4 yards per game

Passing

  • Ohio State: 302.8 yards per game, 63.8% completion percentage

  • Opponent: 158.4 yards per game, 56.6% completion percentage

Total offense

  • Ohio State: 434.4 yards per play, 6.9 yards per game

  • Opponent: 264.8 yards per play, 4.1 yards per game

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State football depth chart vs. Purdue: Who will play for OSU?

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