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C.J. Saunders Gaining Weight, Competing For Playing Time Ahead of 2018 Season

For the better part of the last two seasons, Ohio State has prided itself on having a deep wide receiver rotation that kept its pass-catchers fresh throughout the course of the game.

In 2018, that receiver group is still one of the deepest units not just on Ohio State's roster, but in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes return their top six receivers in terms of yardage from last season, making the competition in Zach Smith's room as stiff as ever.

One player who earned surprising reps as the Buckeyes' seventh rotation man last season was walk-on C.