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Position | No. | Player | | | No. | Player | | | No. | Player |
Flanker (Z) | 8 | Jordan Shipley | | | 11 | James Kirkendoll | 6 | DeSean Hales | |
Sub B | 84 | Marquise Goodwin | | | 7 | John Chiles | |||
Tight End (Y) | 83 | Greg Smith | | | 13 |
Ahmard Howard |
| | 89 | Barrett Matthews |
Flex TE: Dan Buckner
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Right Tackle | 64 | Kyle Hix | | | 72 | Britt Mitchell | |||
Right Guard | 63 | Michael Huey | | | 56 | Tray Allen | | | 54 | Mark Buchanan |
Center | 71 | Chris Hall | | | 78 | David Snow | | | 75 | Steve Moore |
Left Guard | 52 | Charlie Tanner | | | 56 | Tray Allen | |||
Left Tackle | 74 | Adam Ulatoski | | | 77 | Luke Poehlmann | |||
Split End (X) | 9 | Malcolm Williams | | | 4 | Dan Buckner | |||
Tailback | 31 | Cody Johnson |
OR |
28 | Fozzy Whitaker | | OR |
2 23 |
Vondrell McGee Tre' Newton |
Specialty Back: D.J. Monroe
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Fullback | 24 | Antwann Cobb | | | 31 | Cody Johnson | |||
Short Yardage: Lamarr Houston
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Quarterback | 12 | Colt McCoy | | | 3 | Garrett Gilbert | | | 17 | Sherrod Harris |
Place-Kicker | 15 | Hunter Lawrence | | | 39 | Ryan Bailey | | | 19 | Justin Tucker |
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DEFENSE | ||||||||
Position | No. | Player | | | No. | Player | | | No. | Player |
Buck | 2 | Sergio Kindle | | | 80 | Alex Okafor | |||
Tackle (Nose) | 91 | Kheeston RAndall | OR | 92 | Ben Alexander | |||
Tackle | 33 | Lamarr Houston | | | 96 | Calvin Howell | OR | 93 | Tyrell Higgins |
End | 81 | Sam Acho | | | 32 | Eddie Jones | | | 95 | Tevin Mims |
Strongside LB | 18 | Emmanuel Acho | | | 1 | Keenan Robinson | |||
Middle LB | 38 | Roddrick Muckelroy | | | 42 | Dustin Earnest | |||
Weakside LB | 1 | Keenan Robinson | | | 18 | Emmannuel Acho | |||
Right CB | 3 | Curtis Brown | OR | 8 | Chykie Brown | |||
Right Safety | 21 | Blake Gideon | | |
27 |
Nolan Brewster |
| | 5 | Ben Wells |
Left Safety | 12 | Earl Thomas | | | 27 | Nolan Brewster | |||
Left CB | 4 | Aaron Williams | OR | 3 | Curtis Brown | |||
Nickel | 12 | Earl Thomas | | | 7 | Deon Beasley | | | 4 | Aaron Williams |
Punter | 19 | Justin Tucker | | | 47 | John Gold | | | 17 | Trevor Gerland |
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Punt Returns | 8 | Jordan Shipley | | | 12 | Earl Thomas | | | 3 | Curtis Brown |
Kickoff Returns | 26 9 |
D.J. Monroe Malcolm Williams |
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6 84 |
Jordan Shipley Marquise Goodwin |
4 | Aaron Williams | |
Kickoffs | 19 | Justin Tucker | | | 15 | Hunter Lawrence | |||
Holder | 8 | Jordan Shipley | | | 17 | Sherrod Harris | |||
Deep Snapper (PAT/FG) | 83 | Greg Smith | | | 72 | Britt Mitchell | |||
Deep Snapper (Punts) | 58 | William Harvey | | | 48 | Alex Zumberge | |||
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Some brief analysis after the jump...
The big news here is obviously that Cody Johnson is now listed as the co-starter at running back, but in front of Fozzy Whittaker. It's hard to say if the coaching staff is upset with Whittaker, who missed open holes twice against Oklahoma State while bouncing his runs outside and also went out of bounds without contact again, a bad habit that was particularly damaging against Oklahoma, when Whittaker left 10-15 yards on the field. More likely, it's a result of Mack Brown's infatuation with larger backs and Johnson's tough running the last several games. He's still not a great fit in the scheme, but he does look quick and is a better blocker both on quarterback draws and in blitz pick up. It's also possible that he could see time as the lead blocker in the Monroe Series, where he could be much more effective than Whittaker.
Besides that, not a whole lot else worth parsing, although the coaches continue to list Shipley at flanker even though he has been playing in the slot almost exclusively since the Colorado game. Marquise Goodwin is now the starter in the slot in front of John Chiles. Malcolm Williams is also listed as the starter on kickoff returns with D.J. Monroe.
Notice that Curtis Brown is listed in front of Chykie Brown in their co-starter relationsihp, no surprise as Curtis has significantly outplayed Chykie for most of the season.