On a roster loaded with four and five-star talent, Ohio State has very much cultivated a next man up philosophy.
No doubt, guys are ready to step in should someone go down, and while the talent drop-off when Ryan Day must call on a backup isn't as dramatic as what it is at 99% of the other FBS programs, there are still some guys that would be dramatically more difficult to replace should the unthinkable happen.
With that, here are the five most indispensable players on Day's 2020 roster if the Buckeyes are to capture another Big Ten crown and a bid to the College Football Playoff.