Ohio State vs. UCLA projected starting lineup and depth chart for Week 12 | 2025 college football season

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The top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will square off against the UCLA Bruins in Week 12 of the 2025 college football season on Saturday. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET from Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Ahead of the Ohio State vs. UCLA game, here's a look at the projected lineups for both teams.

Ohio State vs. UCLA projected starting lineup for Week 12

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Ohio State projected starting lineup

 ImagnOhio State QB Julian Sayin - Source: Imagn

Here's a look at Ohio State's projected starters on offense vs. UCLA:

PositionStarter

WR-XCarnell Tate (No. 17, JR)
WR-ZJeremiah Smith (No. 4, SO)
WR-SLBrandon Inniss (No. 1, JR)
LTAustin Siereveld (No. 67, RS SO)
LGLuke Montgomery (No. 51, JR)
CCarson Hinzman (No. 75, RS JR)
RGTegra Tshabola (No. 77, RS JR)
RTPhillip Daniels (No. 70, RS SO/TR)
TEMax Klare (No. 86, RS JR/TR)
QBJulian Sayin (No. 10, RS FR)
RBBo Jackson (No. 25, FR)

Here's a look at Ohio State's projected starters on defense vs. UCLA:

PositionStarter

LDECaden Curry (No. 92, SR)
NTKayden McDonald (No. 98, JR)
DTTywone Malone Jr. (No. 95, RS SR/TR)
RDEKenyatta Jackson Jr. (No. 97, RS JR)
WLBSonny Styles (No. 0, SR)
MLBArvell Reese (No. 8, JR)
LCBJermaine Mathews Jr. (No. 7, JR)
SSCaleb Downs (No. 2, JR/TR)
FSJaylen McClain (No. 18, SO)
RCBDavison Igbinosun (No. 1, SR/TR)
NBLorenzo Styles Jr. (No. 3, RS SR/TR)

Here's a look at Ohio State's projected starters on special teams vs. UCLA:

PositionStarter

PTJoe McGuire (No. 42, RS SO)
PKJayden Fielding (No. 38, SR)
KOJayden Fielding (No. 38, SR)
LSJohn Ferlmann (No. 43, RS SR/TR)
HJoe McGuire (No. 42, RS SO)
PRBrandon Inniss (No. 1, JR)
KRBrandon Inniss (No. 1, JR)

UCLA projected starting lineup

 ImagnNCAA Football: UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava - Source: Imagn

Here's a look at UCLA's projected starters on offense vs. Ohio State:

PositionStarter

WR-XKwazi Gilmer (No. 3, SO)
WR-ZRico Flores Jr. (No. 1, JR/TR)
WR-SLTitus Mokiao-Atimalala (No. 2, RS SR/TR)
LTCourtland Ford (No. 77, RS SR/TR)
LGEugene Brooks (No. 55, RS FR/TR)
CSam Yoon (No. 64, RS JR)
RGGarrett DiGiorgio (No. 72, RS SR)
RTReuben Unije (No. 71, RS SR/TR)
TE-YHudson Habermehl (No. 81, RS SR)
QBNico Iamaleava (No. 9, RS SO/TR)
RBAnthony Woods (No. 6, JR/TR)

Here's a look at UCLA's projected starters on defense vs. Ohio State:

PositionStarter

LDEAnthony Jones (No. 15, RS SR/TR)
NTGary Smith III (No. 58, RS SR/TR)
DTKeanu Williams (No. 99, RS SR/TR)
RDEKechaun Bennett (No. 52, GR/TR)
WLBIsaiah Chisom (No. 32, RS SO/TR)
MLBJonJon Vaughns (No. 6, RS SR)
LCBRobert Stafford III (No. 3, RS SO/TR)
SSCole Martin (No. 21, RS SO/TR)
FSKey Lawrence (No. 4, SR/TR)
RCBRodrick Pleasant (No. 18, RS SO/TR)
NBScooter Jackson (No. 28, JR/TR)

Here's a look at UCLA's projected starters on special teams vs. Ohio State:

PositionStarter

PTWill Karoll (No. 49, JR/TR)
PKMateen Bhaghani (No. 94, JR/TR)
KOMateen Bhaghani (No. 94, JR/TR)
LSSalem Abdul-Wahab (No. 50, RS JR/TR)
HWill Karoll (No. 49, JR/TR)
PRMikey Matthews (No. 7, JR/TR)
KRAnthony Frias II (No. 22, RS SR/TR)

Ohio State vs. UCLA chart for Week 12

Ohio State depth chart

Here's a look at Ohio State's depth chart for its offense:

PositionNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

WR-X17Carnell Tate (JR)11Quincy Porter (FR)82David Adolph (RS JR)
WR-Z4Jeremiah Smith (SO)5Mylan Graham (FR)
WR-SL1Brandon Inniss (JR)13Bryson Rodgers (RS SO)7Phillip Bell (FR)
LT67Austin Siereveld (RS SO)69Ian Moore (FR)74Carter Lowe (FR)
LG51Luke Montgomery (JR)58Gabe VanSickle (RS FR)76Jake Cook (FR)73Devontae Armstrong (RS FR)
C75Carson Hinzman (RS JR)62Joshua Padilla (RS SO)56Isaiah Kema (FR)64Simon Lorentz (RS FR)
RG77Tegra Tshabola (RS JR)78Ethan Onianwa (RS SR/TR)71Jayvon McFadden (FR)
RT70Phillip Daniels (RS SO/TR)65Justin Terry (RS FR/TR)72Deontae Armstrong (RS FR)
TE86Max Klare (RS JR/TR)89Will Kacmarek (RS SR/TR)85Bennett Christian (RS JR)15Jelani Thurman (SO)83Nate Roberts (FR)
QB10Julian Sayin (RS FR)3Lincoln Kienholz (RS SO)9Tavien St. Clair (FR)6Eli Brickhandler (GR/TR)
RB25Bo Jackson (FR)12CJ Donaldson (SR/TR)20James Peoples (SO)32Isaiah West (FR)24Sam Dixon (RS FR)

Here's a look at Ohio State's depth chart for its defense:

PositionNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

LDE92Caden Curry (SR)11C.J. Hicks (RS JR)52Joshua Mickens (RS SO)44Epi Sitanilei (FR)
NT98Kayden McDonald (JR)53Will Smith Jr. (RS SO)94Jason Moore (RS SO)90Eric Mensah (RS FR)
DT95Tywone Malone Jr. (RS SR/TR)96Eddrick Houston (SO)91Jarquez Carter (FR)55Dominic Kirks (RS FR)88Trajen Odom (FR)
RDE97Kenyatta Jackson Jr. (RS JR)14Beau Atkinson (RS JR/TR)15Zion Grady (FR)48Logan George (JR/TR)
WLB0Sonny Styles (SR)20Riley Pettijohn (FR)17Tarvos Alford (FR)39Joey Velazquez (GR/TR)
MLB8Arvell Reese (JR)26Payton Pierce (SO)23Garrett Stover (SO)33Eli Lee (FR)
LCB7Jermaine Mathews Jr. (JR)6Devin Sanchez (FR)
SS2Caleb Downs (JR/TR)10Faheem Delane (FR)
FS18Jaylen McClain (SO)9Malik Hartford (JR)28Leroy Roker III (RS FR)
RCB1Davison Igbinosun (SR/TR)5Aaron Scott Jr. (RS FR)
NB3Lorenzo Styles Jr. (RS SR/TR)12Bryce West (SO)13Miles Lockhart (FR)

Here's a look at Ohio State's depth chart for its special teams:

PositionNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

PT42Joe McGuire (RS SO)19Nick McLarty (RS FR)
PK38Jayden Fielding (SR)96Jackson Courville (JR/TR)
KO38Jayden Fielding (SR)96Jackson Courville (JR/TR)
LS43John Ferlmann (RS SR/TR)41Grant Mills (RS FR/TR)35Collin Johnson (RS SR/TR)
H42Joe McGuire (RS SO)19Nick McLarty (RS FR)
PR1Brandon Inniss (JR)4Jeremiah Smith (SO)2Caleb Downs (JR/TR)13Bryson Rodgers (RS SO)
KR1Brandon Inniss (JR)17Carnell Tate (JR)5Mylan Graham (FR)21Anthony Rogers (FR)

UCLA depth chart

Here's a look at UCLA's depth chart for its offense:

PosNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

WR-X3Gilmer, Kwazi (SO)4Staples, Ezavier (RS SR)
WR-Z1Flores Jr., Rico (JR/TR)11Wilson, Jaedon (RS SR/TR)
WR-SL2Mokiao-Atimalala, Titus (RS SR/TR)7Matthews, Mikey (JR/TR)
LT77Ford, Courtland (RS SR/TR)75Schroller, Mark (RS FR)67Mahe, Yutaka (RS SR)
LG55Brooks, Eugene (RS FR/TR)69Akinshilo, Oluwafunto (RS SR/TR)73Marks, Tautai Li'o (RS SR/TR)
C64Yoon, Sam (RS JR)70Walker, Caleb (RS SR/TR)
RG72DiGiorgio, Garrett (RS SR)74Armella, Julian (RS JR/TR)
RT71Unije, Reuben (RS SR/TR)66Somerville, Jensen (RS FR)
TE-Y81Habermehl, Hudson (RS SR)28Pedersen, Jack (RS JR)82Fox-Flores, Noah (FR)
QB9Iamaleava, Nico (SO/TR)10Iamaleava, Madden (FR)12Duncan, Luke (RS SO)
RB6Woods, Anthony (RS JR/TR)21Thomas, Jaivian (JR/TR)0Berger, Jalen (RS SR/TR)

Here's a look at UCLA's depth chart for its defense:

PosNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

LDE15Jones, Anthony (RS SR/TR)97Busic, Jacob (RS SR/TR)24Cogshell, Cole (FR)
NT58Smith III, Gary (RS SR/TR)92Taupaki, Siale (RS SR)
DT99Williams, Keanu (RS SR/TR)55Fuimaono, A.J. (RS SO)54Sanders, Ashton (RS SO/TR)
RDE52Bennett, Kechaun (GR/TR)44Aupiu, Devin (RS SR/TR)
WLB32Chisom, Isaiah (RS SO/TR)41Walls, Jewelous (FR)36Mosier, Wyatt (RS SO)
MLB6Vaughns, JonJon (RS SR)9Woods, Jalen (RS JR)0Pellot, Donavyn (RS SO)
LCB3Stafford III, Robert (RS SO/TR)2Jordan Jr., Andre (JR/TR)
SS21Martin, Cole (RS SO/TR)7Williams, Aaron (RS SO/TR)
FS4Lawrence, Key (RS SR/TR)22Stewart, Croix (RS JR)
RCB18Pleasant, Rodrick (RS SO/TR)12Benjamin, Jamir (RS FR)
NB28Jackson, Scooter (JR/TR)1Clark, Kanye (RS SO)23Threats, Bryon (RS SR/TR)

Here's a look at UCLA's depth chart for its special teams:

PositionNo.Player 1No.Player 2No.Player 3No.Player 4No.Player 5

PT49Will Karoll (JR/TR)97Lennox Miller (FR)
PK94Mateen Bhaghani (JR/TR)35Cash Peterman (RS SR/TR)
KO94Mateen Bhaghani (JR/TR)35Cash Peterman (RS SR/TR)
LS50Salem Abdul-Wahab (RS JR/TR)41Morrow Evans (RS FR/TR)
H49Will Karoll (JR/TR)97Lennox Miller (FR)
PR7Mikey Matthews (JR/TR)
KR22Anthony Frias II (RS SR/TR)18Jadyn Marshall (RS JR)6Anthony Woods (JR/TR)

How to watch Ohio State vs. UCLA game? TV channel and live stream details for Week 12 contest

The Ohio State vs. UCLA game will be broadcast live on NBC. Fans can also live stream the contest on Peacock or Fubo.

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