Another Attempt At A Depth Chart
I'm sure it will change tomorrow - I'm not sure how you find developmental depth (other than OL) in this day and age. That said, my best shot is below.
I still think it's Tuttle/Warren for the 2021 McNamara role, and Orji has locked down the 2021 McCarthy role.
QB: Alex Orji / Jack Tuttle / Davis Warren
4. Jayden Denegal / Jadyn Davis
RB: Donovan Edwards
2. Kalel Mullings
3. Benjamin Hall / Jordan Marshall
5. Cole Cabana
6. Tavierre Dunlap
7. Micah Kaapana
RB/WR: Donovan Edwards
2. Cole Cabana
3. Micah Kaapana
WR: Tyler Morris
2. Channing Goodwin
3. Dale Chesson
WR: Fredrick Moore
2. Peyton O'Leary
3. Kendrick Bell
SLOT: Semaj Morgan
2. I'Marion Stewart
H-BACK: Max Bredeson
2. Jalen Hoffman
TE: Colston Loveland
2. Marlin Klein
3. Zach Marshall
4. Deakon Tonielli
5. Brady Prieskorn / Hogan Hansen
LT: Myles Hinton
2. Evan Link / Blake Frazier
4. Connor Jones
LG: Giovanni El-Hadi
2. Nathan Efobi
3. Luke Hamilton
C: Greg Crippen
2. Raheem Anderson
3. Dominick Guidice / Jake Guarnera
RG: Josh Priebe
2. Dominick Guidice
3. Ben Roebuck
RT: Andrew Gentry / Jeffrey Persi
3. Tristan Bounds
4. Andrew Sprague
6OL: Andrew Gentry / Jeffrey Persi
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DT: Mason Graham
2. Rayshaun Benny
3. Trey Pierce
4. Owen Wafle / Deyvid Palepale
6. Ike Iwunnah
7. Alessandro Lorenzetti / Ted Hammond
9. Manuel Beigel
DT: Kenneth Grant
2. Rayshaun Benny
3. Trey Pierce
4. Owen Wafle / Deyvid Palepale
6. Ike Iwunnah
7. Alessandro Lorenzetti / Ted Hammond
9. Manuel Beigel
DT/DE: Rayshaun Benny
2. Cameron Brandt / Enow Etta
4. Chibi Anwunah
5. Brooks Bahr
EDGE: Derrick Moore
2. TJ Guy
3. Aymeric Koumba
4. Dominic Nichols
ILB: Ernest Hausmann
2. Jaydon Hood / Jimmy Rolder
4. Micah Pollard
5. Christian Boivin / Jason Hewlett
7. Cole Sullivan
8. Mason Curtis
ILB: Jaishawn Barham
2. Jaydon Hood / Jimmy Rolder
4. Micah Pollard
5. Christian Boivin / Jason Hewlett
7. Cole Sullivan
8. Mason Curtis
EDGE/OLB: Josaiah Stewart
2. Tyler McLaurin / Kechaun Bennett
4. Breeon Ishmail
5. Devon Baxter
CB: Will Johnson
2. Jyaire Hill
3. Keshaun Harris / Myles Pollard
5. Jo'Ziah Edmond
6. Jeremiah Lowe
CB: Ja'Den McBurrows
2. Jyaire Hill
3. Keshaun Harris / Myles Pollard
5. Jo'Ziah Edmond
6. Jeremiah Lowe
NB: Zeke Berry
2. Jyaire Hill
3. Kody Jones
S: Makari Paige
2. Zeke Berry
3. Brandyn Hillman
4. Jacob Oden
inj: Rod Moore
S: Quinton Johnson
2. Zeke Berry
3. Brandyn Hillman
4. Jacob Oden
inj: Rod Moore
K: Dominic Zvada
2. Adam Samaha
P: Tommy Doman
April 30th, 2024 at 10:07 PM ^
What Have You Done To Beat Ohio State!?
April 30th, 2024 at 10:09 PM ^
Nice. Looking forward to getting to know this offense. The D is already so familiar.
April 30th, 2024 at 10:20 PM ^
Sullivan I think is OLB.
And I thought I had read after Waller left, that Hill will be the other cb.
Yeah my understanding was that it was Waller and Hill neck and neck for CB2, and McBurrows was competing at nickel with Berry and Hill also getting recognition there.
Sullivan is probably ILB until further notice. He played some true LB in the spring game and they’ll want to get him trained on that first while his body develops.
April 30th, 2024 at 10:38 PM ^
We could use a few UDFAs as backup receivers. Hopefully Amorion Walker will soon appear on this depth chart and provide some really pleasant surprises during the season, but at this point we can't count on that.
And, thankfully, we have a coach who isn't afraid to rely on the running game if the WR corps is compromised by injury, but it would be really nice if we can pick up a proven commodity in the portal.
Here's a link to currently uncommitted WRs. Is there anyone in here we want to bring in? (Note that the list does not indicate what year in school each player is in -- I guess that really doesn't matter anymore).
I'd take Elijah Badger out of ASU. He is 6'2"and could put on some weight. But he was a 4 star out of high school in Sacramento and had 70 receptions last year and 60+ in 2022 with 7 TDs with no one throwing to him. He would likely be our best WR.
How did the WR depth chart come to this? It's unnerving...
Portal and position switches, coupled with our offensive scheme not being overly attractive to bringing in proven commodities or high ranked recruits.
We don’t throw it very much to begin with and a not-insignificant amount of those targets going to TEs. Hard to attract impact receivers and/or get guys to wait their turn.
Well this is clearly preposterous!
/s
WR is concerning. We need Colston to have the year we all think he will and I think this year you have to open it up with Edwards and Cabana possibly catching passes. There isn't goign to be a 6'3" wr save the day. This is going to just be "different" and seems like they are goign to have to look at things a little differently.
The good news is I think you can pull off a dink and dunk offense with this running game they should have, including orji.
This is a NC level defense.
Who's the backup punter?
Priebe's at LG.
Lugard Edokpayi erasure!
I think your EDGE spots are a little off. Moores spot is more akin to the Don Brown Anchor/SDE, which is going to be mostly Moore, Bennett, Brandt/Etta (if they ever play them there) Koumba, Nichols, and eventually Edokpayi depending on body development. WDE/OLB still looks like Stewart, Guy, McLaurin/Ishmail, Baxter, year 1 Edokpayi.
As much as I’d like to believe that a RB/WR hybrid position exists we should probably cast that from our minds until proven otherwise. We’ve not been given any reason to believe that Percy Harvin/Curtis Samuel is a feature of the Moore/Campbell offense.
Also it may help your future drafts of this to distinguish NT from DT. Our batch of young developmental DTs will have different body types that better align with one or the other. Seth’s depth chart by class is a useful reference.
We should scour the roster and see if any of the rbs or dbs can switch and become a wr diamond in the rough. Have had some fortunate position switches in the past. Hoping for the best, or the portal.