Nebraska Projected Depth Chart

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/676478-nebraska-football-the-two-deep-at-every-position#/articles/676478-nebraska-football-the-two-deep-at-every-position

QB
3 Taylor Martinez RS-SO
15 Brion Carnes RS-FR
12 Ron Kellogg RS-SO
? Bubba Starling FR Just got picked in the MLB Draft

IB
22 Rex Burkhead JR
? Aaron Green FR
? Braylon Heard FR
? Ameer Abdullah FR
29 Collins Okafor RS-JR
28 Austin Jones SR

FB
48 Tyler Legate SR
31 CJ Zimmerer RS-SO
35 Jay Martin SR

WR
10 Jamal Turner FR Former QB
18 Quincy Enunwa SO
6 Tim Marlowe RS-JR

WR
84 Brandon Kinnie SR
83 Stanley Jean-Baptiste SO
88 Tyler Evans RS-FR

TE
25 Kyler Reed RS-JR
81 Ben Cotton RS-JR
41 Jake Long RS-SO
89 J.T. Kerr RS-SO

LT
71 Jeremiah Sirles RS-SO
74 Mike Moudy RS-FR
72 Jesse Coffey RS-SO

LG
63 Andrew Rodriguez SO
70 Nick Ash RS-SO
67 Scott Criss RS-SO

C
58 Mike Caputo SR
? Ryne Reeves 6-3 295 Fr
62 Cole Pensick RS-SO
56 Mark Pelini RS-FR

RG
76 Brent Qvale RS-SO
79 Brandon Thompson RS-JR
59 Brian Thorson RS-JR

RT
78 Marcel Jones SR
50 Jamarcus Hardrick SR
73 Tyler Moore FR



DE
46 Eric Martin JR
98 Josh Williams RS-JR
47 Walker Ashburn RS-FR

DT
94 Jared Crick SR
53 Thaddeus Randle SO
97 Chase Rome RS-FR

DT
55 Baker Steinkuhler RS-JR
90 Terrence Moore SR
99 Jay Guy RS-FR

DE
34 Cameron Meredith RS-JR
9 Jason Ankrah RS-SO
? Joesph Carter JR

OLB
4 Lavonte David SR
45 Alonzo Whaley JR
41 Jim Ebke SR

MLB
51 Will Compton RS-JR
38 Graham Stoddard RS-JR
54 Trevor Roach RS-FR

OLB
42 Sean Fisher RS-JR
36 Mathew May SR
31 Jase Dean RS-JR

CB
17 Ciante Evans SO
2 Antonio Bell JR
23 Lance Thorell SR

CB
15 Alfonzo Dennard SR
11 Andrew Green RS-SO
10 Dijon Washington RS-SO
14 Anthony Blue SR

FS
12 Courtney Osborne RS-JR
13 PJ Smith RS-JR
? Daimion Stafford JR
35 Andrew Holt RS-FR

SS
8 Austin Cassidy SR
6 Corey Cooper RS-FR
1 Harvey Jackson RS-FR

K
? Mauro Bondi FR
96 Brett Maher RS-JR

P
96 Brett Maher RS-JR
27 Jonathon Damkroger SR

Just a head's up. Brion Carnes (15) should be the backup QB and Lavonte David should be OLB with Will Compton (51) at MLB

Nebraska has 3 incoming Freshman RB's that should probably be better than Okafor and Jones, the others are Braylon Heard and Ameer Abdullah. Also a stud Freshman C coming in named Ryne Reeves.

Ryne Reeves is a Guard. Mark Pelini is closer to a Center than Guard.

Also, RB Ty Kildow is a former WR who will be a scat back, hide behind the line little squirt with solid agility/speed that should see plenty of playing time as the Freshman earn their keep before seeing the field.

DE Eric Martin is expected to be a Pass Rush Specialist, he will back up Josh Williams and potentially challenge to start.

If you need ANY Husker support let me know sir, be glad to offer as much (un)biased info as I can muster. (Jamal Turner's 99 speed right? haha) I might be able to chip in some help on Illinois as well.

Love the solid job you do.

QB
3 Taylor Martinez RS-SO
15 Brion Carnes RS-FR
12 Ron Kellogg RS-SO
? Bubba Starling FR Just got picked in the MLB Draft

IB
22 Rex Burkhead JR
? Aaron Green FR OR
? Braylon Heard FR OR
4 Ty Kildow,5-7 180 So.
? Ameer Abdullah FR
29 Collins Okafor RS-JR
28 Austin Jones SR

FB
48 Tyler Legate SR
31 CJ Zimmerer RS-SO
35 Jay Martin SR

WR
10 Jamal Turner FR Former QB
18 Quincy Enunwa SO
6 Tim Marlowe RS-JR

WR
84 Brandon Kinnie SR
83 Stanley Jean-Baptiste SO
88 Tyler Evans RS-FR

TE
25 Kyler Reed RS-JR
81 Ben Cotton RS-JR
41 Jake Long RS-SO
89 J.T. Kerr RS-SO

LT
71 Jeremiah Sirles RS-SO
74 Mike Moudy RS-FR
72 Jesse Coffey RS-SO

LG
63 Andrew Rodriguez SO
? Ryne Reeves 6-3 295 Fr
70 Nick Ash RS-SO
67 Scott Criss RS-SO

C
58 Mike Caputo SR
62 Cole Pensick RS-SO
56 Mark Pelini RS-FR

RG
76 Brent Qvale RS-SO
79 Brandon Thompson RS-JR
59 Brian Thorson RS-JR

RT
78 Marcel Jones SR
50 Jamarcus Hardrick SR
73 Tyler Moore FR



DE
98 Josh Williams RS-JR
46 Eric Martin JR
47 Walker Ashburn RS-FR

DT
94 Jared Crick SR
53 Thaddeus Randle SO
97 Chase Rome RS-FR

DT
55 Baker Steinkuhler RS-JR
90 Terrence Moore SR
99 Jay Guy RS-FR

DE
34 Cameron Meredith RS-JR
9 Jason Ankrah RS-SO
? Joesph Carter JR

OLB
51 Will Compton RS-JR
45 Alonzo Whaley JR
41 Jim Ebke SR

MLB
4 Lavonte David SR
38 Graham Stoddard RS-JR
54 Trevor Roach RS-FR

OLB
42 Sean Fisher RS-JR
36 Mathew May SR
31 Jase Dean RS-JR

CB
17 Ciante Evans SO
2 Antonio Bell JR
23 Lance Thorell SR

CB
15 Alfonzo Dennard SR
11 Andrew Green RS-SO
10 Dijon Washington RS-SO
14 Anthony Blue SR

FS
12 Courtney Osborne RS-JR
13 PJ Smith RS-JR
? Daimion Stafford JR
35 Andrew Holt RS-FR

SS
8 Austin Cassidy SR
6 Corey Cooper RS-FR
1 Harvey Jackson RS-FR

K
? Mauro Bondi FR
96 Brett Maher RS-JR

P
96 Brett Maher RS-JR
27 Jonathon Damkroger SR

This is what I see currently. I'm sure things will change in fall camp.
QB
#03 Taylor Martinez RSO
#15 Brion Carnes RFR
#12 Ron Kellogg RSO
IB
#22 Rex Burkhead JR
#00 Aaron Green FR
#28 Austin Jones RSR
#00 Braylon Heard FR
#00 Ameer Abdullah FR
FB
#48 Tyler Legate RSR
#31 CJ Zimmerer RSO
WR
#84 Brandon Kinnie RSR
#10 Jamal Turner FR
#83 Stanley Jean-Baptiste RSO
#80 Kenny Bell RFR
#06 Tim Marlowe RJR
#18 Quincy Enunwa SO
#01 Khiry Cooper RJR
TE
#25 Kyler Reed RJR
#81 Ben Cotton RJR
#41 Jake Long RSO
#82 Robert Barry RSO
LT
#71 Jeremiah Sirles RSO
#50 Jermarcus Hardrick SR
#73 Tyler Moore FR
LG
#63 Andrew Rodriguez SO
#00 Ryan Klachko FR
C
#58 Mike Caputo RSR
#00 Ryne Reeves FR
#62 Cole Pensick RSO
RG
#76 Brent Qvale RSO
#79 Brandon Thompson RJR
RT
#78 Marcel Jones RSR
#68 Jake Cotton RFR
LE
#98 Josh Williams RJR
#46 Eric Martin JR
#00 Joseph Carter RJR
RE
#34 Cameron Meredith RJR
#09 Jason Ankrah RSO
#47 Walker Ashburn RFR
DT
#94 Jared Crick RSR
#55 Baker Steinkuhler RJR
#53 Thaddeus Randle RSO
#90 Terrence Moore RSR
#97 Chase Rome RFR
#00 Todd Peat FR
LOLB
#42 Sean Fisher RJR
#38 Graham Stoddard RSO
MLB
#51 Will Compton RJR
#54 Trevor Roach RFR
#45 Alonzo Whaley RJR
ROLB
#04 Lavonte David SR
#36 Mathew May RSR
#00 David Santos FR
#41 Jim Ebke RSR
CB
#15 Alfonzo Dennard SR
#17 Ciante Evans SO
#11 Andrew Green RSO
#00 Charles Jackson FR
#05 Josh Mitchell RFR
#10 Dijon Washington RSO
#02 Antonio Bell JR
FS
#12 Courtney Osborne RJR
#00 Daimion Stafford JR
#01 Harvey Jackson RFR
SS
#08 Austin Cassidy RSR
#13 PJ Smith RJR
#06 Corey Cooper RFR
K
#00 Mauro Bondi FR
P
#96 Brett Maher RJR

I agree with almost your entire Depth Chart aklep. A few things though, listed below the positions.

#22 Rex Burkhead JR (#1)
#00 Aaron Green FR (#3)
#28 Austin Jones RSR (#4)
#00 Braylon Heard FR (#5)
#00 Ameer Abdullah FR (#6)
----> Ty Kildow (#2) is explosive fast in the backfield and Tim Beck really wants to get him on the field as much as possible. (Hide him in the pistol, oh my) I expect him to be #2 or #3 on the depth chart until the freshman freaks earn their playing time (Aaron Green being the favorite to see the field first).

WR
#84 Brandon Kinnie RSR (#1)
#10 Jamal Turner FR (#4)
#83 Stanley Jean-Baptiste RSO (#2)
#80 Kenny Bell RFR (#5)
#06 Tim Marlowe RJR (#7)
#18 Quincy Enunwa SO (#3)
#01 Khiry Cooper RJR (#6)
-------> Tim Marlowe is a Special Teamer at best. Top 3 WR's will be BK, SJB, and QE. Turner will definitely play, he's too good not to, but he won't be #2 as a true freshman. Plus SJB will be willing to block while Turner learns. KC Hyland will get a LOT of looks to supplant Bell, Cooper, and Marlowe in the top 5 WRs due to his sheer size.

CB
#15 Alfonzo Dennard SR (#1)
#17 Ciante Evans SO (#2)
#11 Andrew Green RSO (#5/6)
#00 Charles Jackson FR (#5/6/7)
#05 Josh Mitchell RFR (#5/6/7)
#10 Dijon Washington RSO (#3/4)
#02 Antonio Bell JR (#3/4)
------>The secondary is tough. Dennard and Evans are easy #1 and 2. Antonio Bell and Dijon Washington should fight for #3/4 easy though. Charles Jackson will be really good, but he needs to develop first and learn the Pelini system. Josh Mitchell shows more promise than Andrew Green as well, those two should be vying for the #5 slot with Jackson, if Jackson doesn't redshirt because of the log jam of defenders. Safety is a mess as well outside of the 2 starters.

When Pelini brings in a JuCo, they're meant to play almost immediately. So I fully expect to see WR Jean-Baptiste starting, and Daimion Stafford backup safety, if not starting and moving Osborne to "Peso." Word is Stafford is really good. You stated the roster had 69 guys, Kildow could be #70 Although I'd rather see Bubba Starling come to Nebraska.

WR #83 is Bubba Starling. Move to QB. Give passing attributes. He hasn't signed yet. I would leave him in.

ROLB #4 Lavonte David needs a boost in acceleration (mid to upper 80s). Guy can move. Currently at 65 acceleration- too low.

gator3guy wrote:WR #83 is Bubba Starling. Move to QB. Give passing attributes. He hasn't signed yet. I would leave him in.
ROLB #4 Lavonte David needs a boost in acceleration (mid to upper 80s). Guy can move. Currently at 65 acceleration- too low.

What makes you think Bubba Starling was listed as a WR? That's besides the point.
I do agree about LD though, many B1G pundits list LaVonte David as the #1 LB in the conference. He's a beast (they're just feeding my bias ).

Depending on roster limits and how other positions shake out the RB position is the most intriguing on the offense. You will need 5 or 6 RBs and 2 FBs on the team.

RB Rex -- easy
RB Ty Kildow - 5'7" mid-high 90's speed/acceleration type with little strength/trucking
RB Aaron Green - Size and speed, low 90's speed/acceleration with balanced trucking vs elusiveness, similar to Burkhead, more potential though
RB Braylon Heard - Speed back, low-mid 90's speed
RB Ameer Abdullah - Speed back, low-mid 90's speed
RB Austin Jones (Sr)/Collins Okafor (Jr) Big balanced backs. Not fast, not powerful.
RB Curenski Gilleylen - Former speed WR with size. Too much depth for a video game roster I suppose.

FB Tyler Legate - easy #1
FB/RB Mike Marrow - incoming transfer, Peyton Hillis type balanced bruiser
FB C.J. Zimmerman - too much depth to be used and easily supplanted by Marrow.

TE Kyler Reed - easy #1/2
TE Ben Cotton - easy #1/2
Toss-up TE Lester Ward - transitioning from RB to see the field. Not a willing blocker. Was a bruising RB with soft hands, but lack of top end speed.
Toss-up TE Jake Long - played in 3 games
Toss-up TE J.T. Kerr - no experience
Toss-up TE Robert Bary - no experience, coaches want to play him for his 6'8" frame.
**All 4 toss-up TE are about the same skill wise, it's just a coin flip on who gets the nod and wins the 3rd place spot showing the most potential. If I had a guess, it'd look like Long, Barry, Ward, Kerr in that order. Experience, followed by potential, followed by zero experience and little relative potential.

His height, weight, and skin tone all matchup identical. Plus once you can check his home state (Kansas) it's obviously meant to be him.

Depth chart looks pretty good.

I'd add...I've spent some time in Lincoln recently and theres still alot of buzz about Kenny Bell. Also..I haven't seen anything about Tim Marlowe dropping much in the depth chart either.

Im guessing WR will look something like this:
WR
#84 Brandon Kinnie RSR (#1)
#83 Stanley Jean-Baptiste RSO (#3)
#80 Kenny Bell RFR (#4)
#10 Jamal Turner FR (#5)
#06 Tim Marlowe RJR (#2)
#18 Quincy Enunwa SO (#6)

But I also expect we will be running a spread offense using a slot (Bell or Turner) and TE Kyler Reed along with 2 WR once we get the offense fully installed.

BTW...Im sure its out there somewhere but what base offense are the Huskers using in NCAA 12?
#01 Khiry Cooper RJR (#6)

gator3guy wrote:WR #83 is Bubba Starling. Move to QB. Give passing attributes. He hasn't signed yet. I would leave him in.

ROLB #4 Lavonte David needs a boost in acceleration (mid to upper 80s). Guy can move. Currently at 65 acceleration- too low.

Sure his acc is low but nobody talks about his awareness only being 65 also. I dont think you break the school record in tackles without being aware of whats going on.

Also Dennard should be a top 5 cornerback in this game.

Also there is 0 reason to keep Bubba Starling in this game.

[quote="klb83"]

gator3guy wrote:

Also there is 0 reason to keep Bubba Starling in this game.

Has he signed yet?

no but keep dreaming. Add him to your roster and then when he leaves, get all sad cause you will have to remove him. He won't play here. Besides Pelini loves him some tmagic, which is a shame. Tmagic's injury should be 50 in this game, not 88. He also should have 10 throwing power and 5 accuracy cause hes worthless.

I'm not a Nebraska fan so no sweat off my back. I'm just saying it's easier to remove a guy that's already in the game than to have to recreate him if he doesn't sign.

klb83 wrote:no but keep dreaming. Add him to your roster and then when he leaves, get all sad cause you will have to remove him. He won't play here.

At this stage you can't really say there's no chance. Starling has been in Lincoln practicing with the team and enrolled in Summer courses which would make sticking to football very easy. Not saying it's just as easy to drop it, but he has until August 15th to make a decision either way.

If he's grasping the offense, he'll play. He won't start until Martinez gets hurt, but he will find his way on the field.

Nebraska just assigned Numbers to their Freshman, for whichever one's you're implementing, here's the list:

2 - Aaron Green
3- Daimion Stafford
5 - Braylon Heard
7 - Taariq Allen
7 - Joseph Carter
8 - Ameer Abdullah
13 - Daniel Davie
16 - Bubba Starling
18 - Charles Jackson
37 - Mauro Bondi
41 - David Santos
57 - Todd Peat
57 - Zack Sterup
65 - Ryne Reeves
66 - Givens Price
77 - Ryan Klachko
86 - Max Pirman
98 - David Sutton

Also: Brion Carnes changes from No. 16 to 15 (Hmmm...)

I doubt he's going to make your 70 man roster, but freshman Daniel Davie was moved from WR to CB this week. Both positions are stacked and he probably won't contribute until his Junior/Senior year outside of special teams.

A.) It's Bubba Starling day, t-minus 6 hours 52 minutes before his decision is due to MLB's offices.

B.) Ty Kildow, the tiny RB I was lobbying for on the roster has left the team for "personal reasons." Didn't hear anything beyond that.

This may be too late, but I'm a Husker nut, this is the roster I'll use. I've edited the #'s to be as accurate as possible with no duplicates. My ratings may be high in respect to other teams, so I wouldn't expect them to be duplicated, but my ratings should give an accurate depth chart when rated from highest to lowest at each postion. Thanks for you work luv, your rosters are the best.
# Position Class Ht Wt Home Town OVR Skin Tone
QB 2
3 Martinez, Taylor SO rs 6-1 205 Corona, CA 82 light
15 Brion Carnes FR rs 6-1 200 Bradenton, FL 77 dark
(the 3rd string QB this year will be WR Jamal Turner)

RB 4
22 Burkhead, Rex JR 5-11 210 Plano, TX 90 light
2 Green, Aaron FR 5-11 195 San Antonio, TX 77 dark
5 Heard, Braylon FR 5-11 180 Youngstown, OH 77 dark
14 Abdullah, Ameer FR 5-9 180 Homewood, AL 75 dark
(create Aaron Green to get player 69 and duplicate #2, he's dark and one of the top rb recruits last year, a speed/elusive type back similar to Heard and
abdullah)

FB 2
48 Legate, Tyler SR rs 5-10 235 Neligh, NE 84 light
19 Marrow, Mike SO rs 6-1 255 Toledo, OH 78 dark
WR 7
84 Kinnie, Brandon SR rs 6-3 220 Kansas City, MO 85 dark
10 Turner, Jamal FR 6-1 180 Arlington, TX 80 dark
18 Enunwa, Quincy SO 6-2 200 Moreno Valley, CA 78 dark
80 Bell, Kenny FR rs 6-2 180 Boulder, CO 78 medium
6 Marlowe, Tim JR 5-10 780 Youngstown, OH 76 light
83 Jean-Baptiste, Stanley SO rs 6-3 205 North Carolina 76 dark
27 Allen, Taariq FR 6-3 190 Weston, MA 72 dark

TE 4
81 Cotton, Ben JR rs 6-6 255 Ames, IA 85 light
25 Reed, Kyler JR rs 6-3 230 Shawnee, KS 85 medium
41 Long, Jake So rs 6-4 240 Elkhorn, NE 73 light
98 Sutton, David FR 6-3 245 Lincoln, NE 71 light

T 6
LT 50 Hardrick, Jermarcus SR 6-7 325 Fort Scott, KS 85 dark
LT 71 Sirles, Jeremiah SO rs 6-6 320 Lakewood, CO 84 light
RT 78 Jones, Marcel Sr rs 6-7 320 Phoenix, AZ 84 dark
RT 76 Qvale, Brent So rs 6-7 325 Williston, ND 80 light
LT 73 Moore, Tyler FR 6-6 290 Clearwater, FL 80 light
RT 56 Sterup, Zach FR 6-8 280 Hastings, NE 75 light


G 5
LG 63 Rodriguez, Andrew SO 6-6 325 Aurora, NE 84 medium
RG 68 Cotton, Jake Fr rs 6-6 285 Lincoln, NE 82 light
RG 79 Thompson, Brandon JR rs 6-6 300 Woodlands, TX 80 light
LG 77 Klachko, Ryan FR 6-4 290 Springfield, IL 77 light(but tan)
RG 66 Price, Givens FR 6-4 285 Houston, TX 72 dark


C 3
58 Caputo, Mike Sr rs 6-1 275 Omaha, NE 87 light
65 Reeves, Ryne FR 6-3 295 Crete, NE 78 light
62 Pensick, Cole SO rs 6-2 275 Lincoln, NE 74 light
DE 5
LE 34 Meredith, Cameron JR rs 6-4 260 Huntington Beach, CA 88 light
RE 46 Martin, Eric JR 6-2 255 Moreno Valley, CA 83 dark
RE 7 Carter, Joseph JR 6-5 250 Jackson, SC 82 dark
LE 9 Ankrah, Jason SO rs 6-4 265 Gaithersburg, MD 82 dark
RE 91 Vestal, Donovan FR rs 6-5 250 Arlington, TX 76 dark

DT 8
94 Crick, Jared Sr rs 6-6 285 Cozad, NE 94 light
55 Steinkuhler, Baker JR rs 6-6 290 Lincoln, NE 88 light
90 Moore, Terrence SR rs 6-3 290 New Orleans, LA 84 dark
53 Randle, Thaddeus SO rs 6-1 300 Galena Park, TX 84 dark
97 Rome, Chase FR rs 6-3 295 Columbia, MO 81 light
99 Guy, Jay FR rs 6-1 295 Aldine, TX 78 dark
57 Peat Jr, Todd FR 6-3 295 Tempe, AZ 75 medium
92 Williams, Kevin FR 6-2 275 Holland, OH 75 dark
OLB 5
LOLB 4 David, Lavonte SR 6-0 225 Miami, FL 93 dark
ROLB 42 Fisher, Sean JR rs 6-6 235 Omaha, NE 80 light
LOLB 36 May, Mathew SR rs 6-1 215 Imperial, NE 78 light
LOLB 41 Santos, David FR 6-0 205 Spring, TX 76 dark
ROLB 86 Pirman, Max FR 6-5 220 Orrville, OH 70 light
MLB 3
51 Compton, Will JR rs 6-2 225 Bonne Terre, MO 84 light
45 Whaley, Alonzo JR rs 6-1 225 Madisonville, TX 77 dark
54 Roach, Trevor FR rs 6-2 235 Elkhorn, NE 74 light

CB 7
15 Dennard, Alfonzo SR 5-10 195 Rochelle, GA 91 dark
17 Evans, Ciante SO 5-11 175 Arlington, TX 83 medium(but darker)
11 Green, Andrew SO rs 6-0 190 San Antonio, TX 79 dark
39 Blatchford, Justin JR rs 6-1 200 Ponca, NE 77 light
2 Bell, Antonio JR rs 6-2 200 Daytona Beach, FL 77 dark
4 Mitchell, Joshua FR rs 5-11 170 Corona, CA 76 dark
29 Washington, Dijon So rs 6-0 185 Lawndale, CA 75 dark

FS 3
12 Osborne, Courtney JR rs 6-3 200 Garland, TX 84 dark
13 Smith, PJ JR rs 6-2 210 River Ridge, LA 81 dark
1 Jackson, Harvey FR rs 6-2 205 Missouri City, TX 76 dark

SS 3
8 Cassidy, Austin SR rs 6-1 210 Lincoln, NE 84 light
23 Stafford, Daimion JR 6-1 210 Norco, CA 82dark
6 Cooper, Corey FR rs 6-2 210 Maywood, ILL 80 dark

K 1
37 Bondi, Mauro FR 6-0 190 Boca Raton, FL 77 light (but tan)

P 1
96 Maher, Brett JR 6-0 185 Kearney, NE 83 light

Based on reports from Camp, this is how they are lining up right now (I have guys at more than one position too).


Offense

QB
3 Taylor Martinez RS-SO
15 Brion Carnes RS-FR
12 Ron Kellogg RS-SO
10 Jamal Turner FR

IB
22 Rex Burkhead JR
5 Braylon Heard FR
2 Aaron Green FR
8 Ameer Abdullah FR
28 Austin Jones SR

FB
48 Tyler Legate SR
19 Mike Marrow SO

WR
84 Brandon Kinnie SR
83 Stanley Jean-Baptiste RS-SO
10 Jamal Turner FR
6 Tim Marlowe JR
80 Kenny Bell RS-FR
18 Quincy Enunwa SO
7 Tariq Allen FR

TE
81 Ben Cotton RS-JR
25 Kyler Reed RS-JR
41 Jake Long RS-SO
98 David Sutton FR

LT
50 Jamarcus Hardrick SR (This race is really close)
73 Tyler Moore FR
57 Zack Sterup FR

LG
63 Andrew Rodriguez SO
79 Brandon Thompson RS-JR (swing Guard)
74 Mike Moudy RS-FR

C
58 Mike Caputo SR
56 Mark Pelini RS-FR
65 Ryne Reeves Fr

RG
68 Jake Cotton RS-FR
79 Brandon Thompson RS-JR (swing Guard)
77 Ryan Klachko FR

RT
78 Marcel Jones SR (Reoccuring back issues (missed 3/4 of last season). Currently sitting out
71 Jeremiah Sirles RS-SO
76 Brent Qvale RS-SO


Defense

DE
9 Jason Ankrah RS-SO
7 Joesph Carter JR
98 Josh Williams RS-JR

DT
94 Jared Crick SR
55 Baker Steinkuhler RS-JR
90 Terrence Moore SR
53 Thaddeus Randle RS-SO
97 Chase Rome RS-FR
99 Jay Guy RS-FR

DE
34 Cameron Meredith RS-JR
46 Eric Martin JR
91 Donovan Vestal RS-FR

WLB
4 Lavonte David SR (Will proly play middle in Dime)
36 Mathew May RS-SR
22 Derek Slaughter FR

MLB
51 Will Compton RS-JR
54 Trevor Roach RS-FR
45 Alonzo Whaley JR

SLB
42 Sean Fisher RS-JR
38 Graham Stoddard RS-JR
41 David Santos FR

CB
15 Alfonzo Dennard SR
11 Andrew Green RS-SO (the race for #2 flips almost daily between Green and Evans)
17 Ciante Evans SO
39 Justin Blachford RS-JR (Currently working at #1 Nickle Back)
2 Antonio Bell RS-JR
5 Josh Mitchell RS-FR

FS
8 Austin Cassidy RS-SR
13 PJ Smith RS-JR
1 Harvey Jackson RS-FR

SS
12 Courtney Osborne RS-JR
3 Daimion Stafford JR (Might end up starting)
6 Corey Cooper RS-FR

K
37 Mauro Bondi FR

P
96 Brett Maher RS-JR

Kniwz_Br5 wrote:Based on reports from Camp, this is how they are lining up right now (I have guys at more than one position too).

TE
81 Ben Cotton RS-JR
25 Kyler Reed RS-JR
41 Jake Long RS-SO
98 David Sutton FR

WLB
4 Lavonte David SR (Will proly play middle in Dime)
36 Mathew May RS-SR
22 Derek Slaughter FR

SLB
42 Sean Fisher RS-JR
38 Graham Stoddard RS-JR
41 David Santos FR

SS
12 Courtney Osborne RS-JR
3 Daimion Stafford JR (Might end up starting)
6 Corey Cooper RS-FR

I've heard the same things from camp except for a couple difference.
TE: the 6'8" Sophomore Robert Barry TE is making a major push to get some playing time behind Reed/Cotton. Link: Check the sidebar

WLB: David Santos is pushing to be Lavonte David's backup at OLB.
SLB: It's a very close race between Fischer and Stoddard at the other OLB spot as well.

SS: It's very close between Osborne and Stafford. Osborne has the experience and reckless abandon Bo promotes. Stafford is an athletic player with major ball skills. Whoever doesn't start will likely jump right into the "Peso" role when we face spread teams like Northwestern and be on the field anyway.

This hasn't been discussed, but how would any of you rate the team's KR/PR? Granted speed is (almost) always the determining factor for players, I'd go so far as breaking down the returners as:
99 WR Brandon Kinnie
93 WR Jamal Turner
90 CB Alphonso Dennard
89 S Damion Stafford
85 RB Ameer Abdullah
85 WR Tim Marlowe
83 CB Antonio Bell
80 RB Aaron Green
80 RB Braylon Heard
80 WR Kenny Bell

I think realistaclly because of pure depth and expectations, Turner and Marlowe will return kickoffs, and Kinnie will handle Punt Returns because of his consistency and maturity to hold onto the ball like Rex Burkhead did last year. I figure if the coaches are looking for a big break then Turner will sneak in there to make a play as well. I'm guessing because of the importance of Dennard being on an island he won't flash his skills that much, and Stafford will be stuck as a backup focusing on his new defensive roles as well.

Sounds like all the freshman backs are getting looks at KR/PR, esp Green and Abdullah. Turner sounds like he is the top PR at this time, with Marlow next. IDK if Kinnie will even be a starting KR, so there's no way he's a 99; maybe 93-95, but not a 99. I don't think there is a 99 on the team. If there is, Turner is the closest.

Sounds like the OL rotation could be a lot different than previously thought, esp. with the guys hurt (IE: Jones, Sirles, and Qvale)

The top unit now appears to be:

LT - Hardrick
LG - Thompson
C - Caputo
RG - #61 Spencer Long RS-SO
RT - Moore

Back ups are not set in any remote order, with guys playing multiple positions. Rodriguez, and Cotton at guard; Sirles, Qvale, Jones, and Cotton at Tackle; Pelini and Reeves at C....

It's knid of a mess. IDK if Jones will play much at all with his back. If anything, Long needs to be added to the roster (I suppose for Moudy) and starting, along with Thompson starting at LG. The rest can stay the same, cause there is no set rotation.