All Ohio State has to do in the 2018 season is find a way to replace 207 games played, 368 tackles, 88.5 tackles for loss, and 47.5 sacks on the defensive line. Gone from the Buckeyes defensive line are Sam Hubbard, Tyquan Lewis, Jalyn Holmes, Tracy Sprinkle, and Michael Hill, but if there is any defensive line coach in the country who can minimize those losses, it is Ohio State’s Larry Johnson.
Two established names who will be able to offset some of the lost production are juniors Nick Bosa and Dre’Mont Jones, who have combined for 135 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, and 14.