2010-11 Texas Longhorns Depth Chart

it sounds like Porter is at center and will be until Espinosa is ready there.

Agree on the base formation, but imagine the depth chart hasn’t changed on the website to really reflect that yet, so it’s probably still useful to list the three receiver positions for when the Longhorns go spread, which I think they will certainly do at times this season. From what I saw at the second open practice, I think Chiles would probably get the nod as the second receiver opposite Malcolm Williams as the starter right now, especially because he blocked extremely well downfield that day — if he can carry that over into the fall, it could really help set the edge in the running game.

As I mentioned, this is mostly going off of Nickel’s depth chart. I made a few changes to the 2nd/3rd string, but other than that it’s Nickel’s vision.

A few thoughts:
- I’m still hoping Acho stays at end, where I think he can be an absolute terror rather than a gap penetrator. Then again, I thought Houston was better at end than tackle, so who knows.
- I bumped Johnson off in favor of Jeffcoat, although if Acho will be playing primarily inside I could see Johnson getting some PT as a rush end. Tevin Mims spinning inside is also a possibility.
- Shead is listed at RB and Whaley at H-Back purely on Nickel’s article. That seems to be the prevailing thought at BC, although here’s hoping Whaley proves everyone wrong. I don’t really expect either Whaley or Shead to play this year unless one of them comes up with a WOW factor in the fall.
- White at the nickel is also Nickel’s perspective; I think Muschamp will go almost exclusively with Williams + the UPSes on man coverage with Scott playing up. Should we face any power running teams, expect the third linebacker or Vaccaro.
- Tevin Jackson is probably the first true freshman I did not list that would likely get playing time. I could also see Dorsey if Bible isn’t ready, and maybe Cobbs or Jackson if we needed safety depth.

I don’t think Brown knows if he is going to be able to contribute at all.

Just realized I misread your post – Acho not listed at MLBM

and started working harder at the position. In the NFL it takes a receiver three years to adjust most of the time and in college it can happen a little bit faster, but expecting Chiles to be a refined player the position after less than a year there was expecting too much.

There were also some rumors that he and McCoy weren’t the best of friends — not that there was bad flood between them, but perhaps a little bit of resentment from Chiles that he never really had a chance at the position.

Judging from the open practice and the deep throw down the sideline in the national championship game, Gilbert not only trusts Chiles more than McCoy did, but is willing to throw him the ball. In the second open practice, Chiles worked hard on the edge as a blocker and after he dropped a pass he could have caught deep down the seam, Gilbert came back to him on the next play and they eventually connected for another big pass down the seam in live drills.

Basically, Chiles is a much better receiver now because he’s faster and understands the position better and he appears to have better chemistry with Gilbert.

White may or may not be more talented, but Timmons has a year of prep under his belt.