Tommy Eichenberg and Steele Chambers are “solidifying” themselves as Ohio State’s top two linebackers in preseason camp.
Dating back to the spring, all indications have been Tommy Eichenberg and Steele Chambers are in line to be Ohio State’s starting linebackers this year.
“Tommy and Steele have been really solidifying things at linebacker,” Knowles said. “I like Cody and Teradja mixing in and Chip and C.J. And EA’s been kind of a float-around guy for us. I feel like we have potential there for depth, but still developing.” It’s no surprise Chambers and Eichenberg have positioned themselves atop the linebacker depth chart, as they were Ohio State’s top two linebackers by the end of last season. Chambers emerged as Ohio State’s top playmaker at the position during the second half of 2021 even though he had just moved to linebacker from running back in August, while Eichenberg finished last year with a 17-tackle Rose Bowl.
Mitchell, the veteran of the linebacker group as a fifth-year senior, has been practicing at both Mike and Sam linebacker so far this spring, suggesting he could be a candidate to play more in three-linebacker packages for the Buckeyes. Knowles said Tuesday, however, that it remains undetermined how much Ohio State will actually use three-linebacker formations, in part because he believes safeties like Kourt Williams and Lathan Ransom are also capable of playing like linebackers in the box.
“His upside is fantastic,” Knowles said of Hicks. “He really has a great quickness and athleticism that you don't see out of many linebackers at that size. So it's just a matter of how quickly can he learn, get himself up to speed so that he can use those tools. Sometimes when you're thinking too much, you can't use your tools, right? So we’ll just keep working with C.J. so that he gets it down so he can really cut it loose, but I think his upside is gonna be amazing.
“During camp, that's why you try to get as many reps as you can to get ones, twos, threes, early on fours. You're trying to get guys seen and reps, but this is the Ohio State,” Knowles said. “So those guys, they have to earn the right to play. So you kind of give them chances when you can, but people have to earn the right to play.”
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