4	C.J. Barnett
	Class: Junior Hometown: Dayton, Ohio High School: Northmont Height / Weight: 6-1 / 203 Position: DB

Ohio State Overview: C.J. is a hard-hitting safety who has started all 15 games he has played in ... he earned a starting safety job in 2010, and started the first two games of the season, but suffered a knee injury in the second game (vs. Miami) and missed the rest of the season after having surgery ... came back strong in 2011 to start all 13 games and lead the Buckeyes with 75 tackles ... named second-team all-Big Ten Conference by the league's coaches in 2011 ... was in on a career-high 12 tackles vs. Michigan and had a personal-best six solo tackles vs. Nebraska ... recorded interceptions vs. Miami and Michigan State ... also totaled eight tackles vs. Illinois and had seven tackles four times ... ranked 19th in the Big Ten with eight total passes defended (two interceptions and six pass break-ups) ... six pass break-ups were second-most on the team ... played as a true freshman in 2009 on special teams ... his 84 career tackles are third-most on the team and his nine passes defended (two interceptions and seven pass break-ups) are tied for most among current Buckeyes ... presented with the Arnie Chonko Award as the team's outstanding defensive back at the conclusion of the 2011 regular season.

More on C.J.: C.J. is majoring in criminology ... he has been named an OSU Scholar-Athlete and and Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... coming out of high school he was an Under Armour All-American as a senior and a two-time team captain at Northmont for coach Lance Schneider ... also ran track and played basketball ... from same school that produced Buckeye All-American and current Philadelphia Eagle Kurt Coleman ... enrolled at Ohio State early, in the winter of 2009 ... is the son of Yolanda and Tom Buskey.