C.J. Saunders has one more shot to earn a spot in Ohio State’s wide receiver rotation, and it could be his best opportunity yet.
While Saunders’ coaches and teammates have already expressed for the past couple years that Saunders was pushing for a spot in the rotation, his path to the field as a slot receiver was blocked by Parris Campbell and K.J. Hill, who played the vast majority of reps at that position for the Buckeyes in both 2017 and 2018.
Now that Campbell is preparing to play in the NFL, however, the door is open for Saunders to potentially earn a spot on the two-deep depth chart behind Hill, which could lead to regular playing time on an offense that has employed a six-man receiver rotation in recent seasons.