Ohio State football 2026 depth chart projection: Who starts for Buckeyes on defense?

How good will Ohio State be next season? Several experts weigh in

Fresh off the end of the 2025 college football season, experts have already turned their focus to the 2026 season and the major matchups that will take place.

Ohio State football 2026 depth chart projection: Who starts for Buckeyes on defense?

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football, fresh off a national title, entered the 2025 season with ample turnover on defense. Along with a change at coordinator — Matt Patricia replacing Jim Knowles — the Buckeyes lost eight defensive starters to the NFL.Somehow, the silver bullets improved. Ohio State had a historically great defense in 2025, allowing only 9.3 points and 219.1 yards per game. That high-level production has OSU back in familiar terr…

Projecting The 2026 Ohio State Two-Deep

With the transfer portal now officially closed and only a few stragglers remaining in the wind, now is as good a time as any to try and put together a pre-spring two-deep for the Ohio State Buckeye…

Ohio State’s 2025 Defense Allowed Fewer Points and Yards Per Game Than Any FBS Defense in 14 Years

Ohio State’s 2025 defense allowed the fewest points and yards per game of any FBS defense in the last 14 years. Across its 14-game 2025 season, Ohio State limited its opponents to 9.3 points per game and 219.1 yards per game. The last team to allow fewer points and yards per game in a season than the 2025 Buckeyes was the 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide, which held opponents to just 8.2 points and 183.6 yards per game. It’s the second year in a row…

Projecting Ohio State defensive depth chart after transfer portal additions, losses

Lettermen Row has an updated depth chart projection for the Ohio State defense after the transfer portal window closed.