Xavier Johnson has done a little bit of everything in his six years at Ohio State. He could be set to play one of the biggest roles of his career in his final game as a Buckeye.
If Marvin Harrison Jr. decides not to play in the Cotton Bowl after Julian Fleming entered the transfer portal, Johnson would likely be in line to start at wide receiver alongside Emeka Egbuka and Carnell Tate.
Johnson could also find himself in the running back rotation against Missouri after Chip Trayanum and Evan Pryor entered the transfer portal, leaving Ohio State with only two available scholarship running backs for the Cotton Bowl: TreVeyon Henderson and Dallan Hayden, and that’s assuming Henderson doesn’t opt out as he has yet to announce whether he’ll enter the 2024 NFL draft.