2018 Depth Chart

QB: Morgan (FR) // Annexstad (FR) // Green (SO)
RB: Smith (SR) // Ibrahim (FR) // Williams (FR)
WR: Johnson (JR)
WR: Douglas (SO)
WR: Autman-Bell (FR) // Bateman (FR) // Howard (SO)
TE: Kieft (SO) // Paulson (FR)

LT: Greene (SR) // Sassack (FR)
LG: Olson (SO) // Oseland (JR)
OC: Weyler (SR) // Schmitz (FR)
RG: Andries (FR) // Dovich (JR)
RT: Schlueter (SO) // Dickson (JR)

CB: Williamson (JR)
CB: Shenault (SR) // Thomas (SO) // Harris (SO) // Durr (JR)
S: Winfield (JR)
S: Huff (SR) // Swenson (SO) // Strazzanti (FR)

WLB: Huff (SR) // Oliver (FR)
MLB: Barber (JR) // Rush (FR)
SLB: Martin (JR) // Cashman (SR)

DE: Coughlin (JR) // Otomewo (FR)
DE: DeLattiboudere (JR) // Devers (JR)
DT: Moore (SR) // Umlor (SO)
NT: Smith (SR) // Silver (JR)

PK: Carpenter (SR) // Ryerse (FR)
PT: Ryerse (FR) // Herbers (JR)

Looking at this with classes listed kind of scares me. The Offense, especially the lineman, is really young. The Defense, however, looks very nice.

OJ Smith has 2 years left even though he is indeed listed as a senior.

Are you assuming both Dunlap and Faalele will redshirt? All spring they were in the 2 deep rotation but I know spring ball means very little. Would be nice to do, similar to Andries last year and it would be a luxury. In person, at practice this spring, they were by far the most physically impressive o-linemen yet also super young. I don't know how you keep them off the field if they are ready this fall.
 

7 of 11 likely starters on offense will be in third (Olson, Schlueter, Green, Tyler Johnson), or fifth year (Greene, Weyler, Rodney). Andries, AutmanBell, Morgan all second year in program....fourth year guys Brooks, Oseland, Dovich, Beebe, Witham and third year guys Kieft and Howard will compete to start.

10 of 11 likely starters on defense will be in third (Coughlin, Barber, Martin, Kiondre, Winfield), fourth (Huff, Williamson, Cashman) or fifth year (OJ, Moore). Otomewo is second year guy...Shenault, Julian Huff, DeLattiboudere fourth year guys who could start. Durr a third year guy who is good if healthy.

Specialists are all fourth (Herbers) or fifth year (Carpenter, Jordahl) guys.

You mention Greene twice on offense. It's actually 6 of 11.
 

QB: Morgan (FR) // Annexstad (FR) // Green (SO)
RB: Smith (SR) // Ibrahim (FR) // Williams (FR)
WR: Johnson (JR)
WR: Douglas (SO)
WR: Autman-Bell (FR) // Bateman (FR) // Howard (SO)
TE: Kieft (SO) // Paulson (FR)

LT: Greene (SR) // Sassack (FR)
LG: Olson (SO) // Oseland (JR)
OC: Weyler (SR) // Schmitz (FR)
RG: Andries (FR) // Dovich (JR)
RT: Schlueter (SO) // Dickson (JR)

CB: Williamson (JR)
CB: Shenault (SR) // Thomas (SO) // Harris (SO) // Durr (JR)
S: Winfield (JR)
S: Huff (SR) // Swenson (SO) // Strazzanti (FR)

WLB: Huff (SR) // Oliver (FR)
MLB: Barber (JR) // Rush (FR)
SLB: Martin (JR) // Cashman (SR)

DE: Coughlin (JR) // Otomewo (FR)
DE: DeLattiboudere (JR) // Devers (JR)
DT: Moore (SR) // Umlor (SO)
NT: Smith (SR) // Silver (JR)

PK: Carpenter (SR) // Ryerse (FR)
PT: Ryerse (FR) // Herbers (JR)

Looking at this with classes listed kind of scares me. The Offense, especially the lineman, is really young. The Defense, however, looks very nice.

Just wondering why you have a lot of the classes shown in red font but some in black font?

And I think Fleck said that Cashman will be the starting WLB, though I'm sure both he and Huff will play a lot.
 

You mention Greene twice on offense. It's actually 6 of 11.

Seth Green looks to be your starting TE...Donnell Greene looks to be your starting left tackle...so 7 of 11

Don't count out redshirt juniors Dovich or Oseland vs Andries...Phil Howard will compete for a WR spot...could be 9 of 11

Seth may end up being a TE/WR and veterans Beebe or Kieft/Witham could end up TE/FB...Rodney Smith had good things to say about rs junior Witham in Chicago
 

OJ Smith has 2 years left even though he is indeed listed as a senior.

Are you assuming both Dunlap and Faalele will redshirt? All spring they were in the 2 deep rotation but I know spring ball means very little. Would be nice to do, similar to Andries last year and it would be a luxury. In person, at practice this spring, they were by far the most physically impressive o-linemen yet also super young. I don't know how you keep them off the field if they are ready this fall.

If they're best OL, they should play. Otherwise RS
 


Just wondering why you have a lot of the classes shown in red font but some in black font?

And I think Fleck said that Cashman will be the starting WLB, though I'm sure both he and Huff will play a lot.

Red font means they had a red-shirt year. The extra year of growth and practice was worth noting in my opinion.
 




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