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

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

Ohio State projected starting lineup

Ohio State QB Julian Sayin - Source: Imagn

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

Position	Starter
WR-X	Carnell Tate (No. 17, JR)
WR-Z	Jeremiah Smith (No. 4, SO)
WR-SL	Brandon Inniss (No. 1, JR)
LT	Austin Siereveld (No. 67, RS SO)
LG	Luke Montgomery (No. 51, JR)
C	Carson Hinzman (No. 75, RS JR)
RG	Tegra Tshabola (No. 77, RS JR)
RT	Phillip Daniels (No. 70, RS SO/TR)
TE	Max Klare (No. 86, RS JR/TR)
QB	Julian Sayin (No. 10, RS FR)
RB	Bo Jackson (No. 25, FR)

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

Position	Starter
LDE	Caden Curry (No. 92, SR)
NT	Kayden McDonald (No. 98, JR)
DT	Tywone Malone Jr. (No. 95, RS SR/TR)
RDE	Kenyatta Jackson Jr. (No. 97, RS JR)
WLB	Sonny Styles (No. 0, SR)
MLB	Arvell Reese (No. 8, JR)
LCB	Jermaine Mathews Jr. (No. 7, JR)
SS	Caleb Downs (No. 2, JR/TR)
FS	Jaylen McClain (No. 18, SO)
RCB	Davison Igbinosun (No. 1, SR/TR)
NB	Lorenzo Styles Jr. (No. 3, RS SR/TR)

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

Position	Starter
PT	Joe McGuire (No. 42, RS SO)
PK	Jayden Fielding (No. 38, SR)
KO	Jayden Fielding (No. 38, SR)
LS	John Ferlmann (No. 43, RS SR/TR)
H	Joe McGuire (No. 42, RS SO)
PR	Brandon Inniss (No. 1, JR)
KR	Brandon Inniss (No. 1, JR)

UCLA projected starting lineup

NCAA Football: UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava - Source: Imagn

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

Position	Starter
WR-X	Kwazi Gilmer (No. 3, SO)
WR-Z	Rico Flores Jr. (No. 1, JR/TR)
WR-SL	Titus Mokiao-Atimalala (No. 2, RS SR/TR)
LT	Courtland Ford (No. 77, RS SR/TR)
LG	Eugene Brooks (No. 55, RS FR/TR)
C	Sam Yoon (No. 64, RS JR)
RG	Garrett DiGiorgio (No. 72, RS SR)
RT	Reuben Unije (No. 71, RS SR/TR)
TE-Y	Hudson Habermehl (No. 81, RS SR)
QB	Nico Iamaleava (No. 9, RS SO/TR)
RB	Anthony Woods (No. 6, JR/TR)

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

Position	Starter
LDE	Anthony Jones (No. 15, RS SR/TR)
NT	Gary Smith III (No. 58, RS SR/TR)
DT	Keanu Williams (No. 99, RS SR/TR)
RDE	Kechaun Bennett (No. 52, GR/TR)
WLB	Isaiah Chisom (No. 32, RS SO/TR)
MLB	JonJon Vaughns (No. 6, RS SR)
LCB	Robert Stafford III (No. 3, RS SO/TR)
SS	Cole Martin (No. 21, RS SO/TR)
FS	Key Lawrence (No. 4, SR/TR)
RCB	Rodrick Pleasant (No. 18, RS SO/TR)
NB	Scooter Jackson (No. 28, JR/TR)

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

Position	Starter
PT	Will Karoll (No. 49, JR/TR)
PK	Mateen Bhaghani (No. 94, JR/TR)
KO	Mateen Bhaghani (No. 94, JR/TR)
LS	Salem Abdul-Wahab (No. 50, RS JR/TR)
H	Will Karoll (No. 49, JR/TR)
PR	Mikey Matthews (No. 7, JR/TR)
KR	Anthony 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:

Position	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
WR-X	17	Carnell Tate (JR)	11	Quincy Porter (FR)	82	David Adolph (RS JR)	—	—	—	—
WR-Z	4	Jeremiah Smith (SO)	5	Mylan Graham (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
WR-SL	1	Brandon Inniss (JR)	13	Bryson Rodgers (RS SO)	7	Phillip Bell (FR)	—	—	—	—
LT	67	Austin Siereveld (RS SO)	69	Ian Moore (FR)	74	Carter Lowe (FR)	—	—	—	—
LG	51	Luke Montgomery (JR)	58	Gabe VanSickle (RS FR)	76	Jake Cook (FR)	73	Devontae Armstrong (RS FR)	—	—
C	75	Carson Hinzman (RS JR)	62	Joshua Padilla (RS SO)	56	Isaiah Kema (FR)	64	Simon Lorentz (RS FR)	—	—
RG	77	Tegra Tshabola (RS JR)	78	Ethan Onianwa (RS SR/TR)	71	Jayvon McFadden (FR)	—	—	—	—
RT	70	Phillip Daniels (RS SO/TR)	65	Justin Terry (RS FR/TR)	72	Deontae Armstrong (RS FR)	—	—	—	—
TE	86	Max Klare (RS JR/TR)	89	Will Kacmarek (RS SR/TR)	85	Bennett Christian (RS JR)	15	Jelani Thurman (SO)	83	Nate Roberts (FR)
QB	10	Julian Sayin (RS FR)	3	Lincoln Kienholz (RS SO)	9	Tavien St. Clair (FR)	6	Eli Brickhandler (GR/TR)	—	—
RB	25	Bo Jackson (FR)	12	CJ Donaldson (SR/TR)	20	James Peoples (SO)	32	Isaiah West (FR)	24	Sam Dixon (RS FR)

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

Position	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
LDE	92	Caden Curry (SR)	11	C.J. Hicks (RS JR)	52	Joshua Mickens (RS SO)	44	Epi Sitanilei (FR)	—	—
NT	98	Kayden McDonald (JR)	53	Will Smith Jr. (RS SO)	94	Jason Moore (RS SO)	90	Eric Mensah (RS FR)	—	—
DT	95	Tywone Malone Jr. (RS SR/TR)	96	Eddrick Houston (SO)	91	Jarquez Carter (FR)	55	Dominic Kirks (RS FR)	88	Trajen Odom (FR)
RDE	97	Kenyatta Jackson Jr. (RS JR)	14	Beau Atkinson (RS JR/TR)	15	Zion Grady (FR)	48	Logan George (JR/TR)	—	—
WLB	0	Sonny Styles (SR)	20	Riley Pettijohn (FR)	17	Tarvos Alford (FR)	39	Joey Velazquez (GR/TR)	—	—
MLB	8	Arvell Reese (JR)	26	Payton Pierce (SO)	23	Garrett Stover (SO)	33	Eli Lee (FR)	—	—
LCB	7	Jermaine Mathews Jr. (JR)	6	Devin Sanchez (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
SS	2	Caleb Downs (JR/TR)	10	Faheem Delane (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
FS	18	Jaylen McClain (SO)	9	Malik Hartford (JR)	28	Leroy Roker III (RS FR)	—	—	—	—
RCB	1	Davison Igbinosun (SR/TR)	5	Aaron Scott Jr. (RS FR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
NB	3	Lorenzo Styles Jr. (RS SR/TR)	12	Bryce West (SO)	13	Miles Lockhart (FR)	—	—	—	—

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

Position	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
PT	42	Joe McGuire (RS SO)	19	Nick McLarty (RS FR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
PK	38	Jayden Fielding (SR)	96	Jackson Courville (JR/TR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
KO	38	Jayden Fielding (SR)	96	Jackson Courville (JR/TR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
LS	43	John Ferlmann (RS SR/TR)	41	Grant Mills (RS FR/TR)	35	Collin Johnson (RS SR/TR)	—	—	—	—
H	42	Joe McGuire (RS SO)	19	Nick McLarty (RS FR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
PR	1	Brandon Inniss (JR)	4	Jeremiah Smith (SO)	2	Caleb Downs (JR/TR)	13	Bryson Rodgers (RS SO)	—	—
KR	1	Brandon Inniss (JR)	17	Carnell Tate (JR)	5	Mylan Graham (FR)	21	Anthony Rogers (FR)	—	—

UCLA depth chart

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

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
WR-X	3	Gilmer, Kwazi (SO)	4	Staples, Ezavier (RS SR)
WR-Z	1	Flores Jr., Rico (JR/TR)	11	Wilson, Jaedon (RS SR/TR)
WR-SL	2	Mokiao-Atimalala, Titus (RS SR/TR)	7	Matthews, Mikey (JR/TR)
LT	77	Ford, Courtland (RS SR/TR)	75	Schroller, Mark (RS FR)	67	Mahe, Yutaka (RS SR)
LG	55	Brooks, Eugene (RS FR/TR)	69	Akinshilo, Oluwafunto (RS SR/TR)	73	Marks, Tautai Li'o (RS SR/TR)
C	64	Yoon, Sam (RS JR)	70	Walker, Caleb (RS SR/TR)
RG	72	DiGiorgio, Garrett (RS SR)	74	Armella, Julian (RS JR/TR)
RT	71	Unije, Reuben (RS SR/TR)	66	Somerville, Jensen (RS FR)
TE-Y	81	Habermehl, Hudson (RS SR)	28	Pedersen, Jack (RS JR)	82	Fox-Flores, Noah (FR)
QB	9	Iamaleava, Nico (SO/TR)	10	Iamaleava, Madden (FR)	12	Duncan, Luke (RS SO)
RB	6	Woods, Anthony (RS JR/TR)	21	Thomas, Jaivian (JR/TR)	0	Berger, Jalen (RS SR/TR)

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

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
LDE	15	Jones, Anthony (RS SR/TR)	97	Busic, Jacob (RS SR/TR)	24	Cogshell, Cole (FR)
NT	58	Smith III, Gary (RS SR/TR)	92	Taupaki, Siale (RS SR)
DT	99	Williams, Keanu (RS SR/TR)	55	Fuimaono, A.J. (RS SO)	54	Sanders, Ashton (RS SO/TR)
RDE	52	Bennett, Kechaun (GR/TR)	44	Aupiu, Devin (RS SR/TR)
WLB	32	Chisom, Isaiah (RS SO/TR)	41	Walls, Jewelous (FR)	36	Mosier, Wyatt (RS SO)
MLB	6	Vaughns, JonJon (RS SR)	9	Woods, Jalen (RS JR)	0	Pellot, Donavyn (RS SO)
LCB	3	Stafford III, Robert (RS SO/TR)	2	Jordan Jr., Andre (JR/TR)
SS	21	Martin, Cole (RS SO/TR)	7	Williams, Aaron (RS SO/TR)
FS	4	Lawrence, Key (RS SR/TR)	22	Stewart, Croix (RS JR)
RCB	18	Pleasant, Rodrick (RS SO/TR)	12	Benjamin, Jamir (RS FR)
NB	28	Jackson, Scooter (JR/TR)	1	Clark, Kanye (RS SO)	23	Threats, Bryon (RS SR/TR)

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

Position	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
PT	49	Will Karoll (JR/TR)	97	Lennox Miller (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
PK	94	Mateen Bhaghani (JR/TR)	35	Cash Peterman (RS SR/TR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
KO	94	Mateen Bhaghani (JR/TR)	35	Cash Peterman (RS SR/TR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
LS	50	Salem Abdul-Wahab (RS JR/TR)	41	Morrow Evans (RS FR/TR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
H	49	Will Karoll (JR/TR)	97	Lennox Miller (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
PR	7	Mikey Matthews (JR/TR)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KR	22	Anthony Frias II (RS SR/TR)	18	Jadyn Marshall (RS JR)	6	Anthony 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.