Some changes to my depth chart based on observations from who was with the 1s and 2s at Saturday’s scrimmage and a few notes from today’s Dan Collins article
(here). Instead of posting the entire depth chart again, I’ve made it the OP in this thread.
I penciled in
Alex Bachman as the starter at S-WR with
Jared Crump injured. Bachman was the guy that played with the 1s on Saturday. I suspect that
Steven Claude (who led all receivers with 5 catches on Saturday) is still in the mix.
I didn’t see
Chuck Wade play outside WR at all, so as expected I think he’ll stay inside and continue the productive committee with
Tabari Hines. I like the timeshare at slot as it limits the wear and tear on both players. Keeps them both fresh.
Saturday further solidified that
Paris Black (rFR),
Chris Calhoun (SOPH) and
Rashawn Shaw (rSOPH) look to be the DEs competing for snaps behind
Duke Ejiofor and
Wendell Dunn (although I think Dunn’s job might be competitive). Second team DEs are important because they are guaranteed a lot of snaps. Black and Shaw may be a little ahead of Calhoun. Chances may be increasing that all of the true freshmen will redshirt.
I flipped
Thomas Brown to starter at Rover over
Demetrius Kemp although I still expect Kemp to get PT. I’m glad for Brown who has struck me as a quality overall player that has struggled to find a good fit positionally.
I’m going to pencil in
Willie Yarbary as the other starter at DT, but this situation may also be fluid. Winning the starting role would be a nice result for the DL that Clawson flipped from an Indiana commitment on NSD in 2014. Yarbary didn’t have much of an impact in 2015, but may be taking a step forward in Year 2.
Chalk up
Amari Henderson as one of the biggest disappointments thus far in camp. It’s 100% injury-related though (not performance). He came into camp with a chance to unseat
Dionte Austin but he suffered another hamstring injury and the staff is being appropriately cautious. With Henderson missing a significant portion of camp for the second straight year, depth at CB has become a concern.