COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s second spring practice Wednesday provided a brief glimpse at a defensive depth chart. During a session open to the media, the Buckeyes took part in a handful of mock 11-on-11 drills. Though no plays were run or passes were thrown, the lineups reaffirmed select depth chart projections.

Linebacker CJ Hicks made his debut at defensive line and was already on the second-team unit and took some first-team reps. The Dayton, Ohio, native is entering his fourth year at Ohio State and early observations indicate he’ll compete for reps right away at defensive end.

Malik Hartford was the first-team strong safety, Austin Siereveld practiced at left tackle and Lincoln Kienholz and Julian Sayin split first-team QB reps to start spring practice.