:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/photo_images/6591160/20120421_jla_ab8_201.jpg)
The last 2012 Ohio State football depth chart before summer football, in all its glory:
| OFFENSE | ||||||||
| Position | No. | Player | | | No. | Player | | | No. | Player |
| Wide Receiver (H) | 10 | Corey "Philly" Brown | | | 80 | Chris Fields | |||
| Wide Receiver (Z) | 16 | Evan Spencer | | | 9 | Verlon Reed | |||
| Tight End (Y) | 11 | Jake Stoneburner | | | 86 | Jeff Heuerman | OR | 81 | Nick Vannett |
| Right Tackle | 77 | Reid Fragel | | | 68 | Taylor Decker | |||
| Right Guard | 79 | Marcus Hall | | | 73 | Antonio Underwood | |||
| Center | 71 | Corey Linsley | | | 50 | Jacoby Boren | |||
| Left Guard | 78 | Andrew Norwell | | | 55 | Tommy Brown | |||
| Left Tackle | 74 | Jack Mewhort | | | 76 | Daryl Baldwin | |||
| Wide Receiver (X) | 15 | Devin Smith | | | 83 | Michael Thomas | |||
| Quarterback | 5 | Braxton Miller | | | 13 | Kenny Guiton | |||
| Tailback | 7 | Jordan Hall | | | 34 | Carlos Hyde | |||
| Fullback | 44 | Zach Boren | | | 49 | Adam Homan | |||
| Place Kicker | 24 | Drew Basil | | | 39 | Kyle Clinton | |||
|
|
||||||||
| DEFENSE | ||||||||
| Position | No. | Player | | | No. | Player | | | No. | Player |
| Leo | 54 | John Simon | | | 88 | Steve Miller | OR | 50 | J.T. Moore |
| Tackle (Nose) | 53 | Garrett Goebel | | | 51 | Joel Hale | OR | 72 | Chris Carter |
| Tackle | 52 | Johnathan Hankins | | | 63 | Michael Bennett | |||
| Strong End | 93 | Adam Bellamy | OR | 43 | Nathan Williams | | | 57 | Chase Farris |
| Sam LB | 6 | Etienne Sabino | | | 59 | Stewart Smith | OR | 15 | Joshua Perry |
| Mike LB | 14 | Curtis Grant | | | 32 | Storm Klein | |||
| Will LB | 10 | Ryan Shazier | | | 42 | Luke Roberts | OR | 36 | Connor Crowell |
| Right CB | 7 | Travis Howard | OR | 12 | Doran Grant | |||
| Free Safety | 2 | Christian Bryant | | |
3 | Corey "Pittsburgh" Brown | |||
| Strong Safety | 4 | C.J. Barnett | | | 19 | Orhian Johnson | |||
| Left CB | 25 | Bradley Roby | | | 9 | Adam Griffin | |||
| Punter | 17 | Ben Buchanan | | | 24 | Drew Basil | |||
|
|
||||||||
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||||||
| Position | No. | Player | | | No. | Player | | | No. | Player |
| Holder | 17 | Ben Buchanan | | | 13 | Kenny Guiton | |||
| Snapper | 56 | George Makridis | OR | 41 | Bryce Haynes | |||
Thoughts after the jump:
The real story might be the emergence of freshman center Jacoby Brother (brother of Zach and former Buckeye lineman Justin Boren). Curtis Grant surpassing Storm Klein could be a real "show me something" statement to Klein, or it may merely represent a freakish athletic talent finally coming to his own and surpassing somewhat slightly less gifted than he is. Michael Thomas showing up as just a backup is mildly surprising, but give him time, and if his play justifies it, he'll crack the top 3 at the wide receiver position. Travis Howard being put on blast again (having to share a starting role with Doran Grant) is unsurprising but hopefully a welcome fire under the senior to be.