Texas Longhorns Depth Chart Versus Rice

by Peter Bean on Aug 30, 2010 11:22 AM CDT in Texas Longhorns Football

Mack Brown has published the depth chart for the season opener against Rice.

OFFENSE
Position	No.	Player	\|	No.	Player	\|	No.	Player
Flanker (Z)	5	John Chiles	OR	1	Mike Davis
Sub B	84	Marquise Goodwin	OR	11	James Kirkendoll
Tight End (Y)	89	Barrett Matthews	\|	85	Ahmard Howard
Right Tackle	72	Britt Mitchell	\|	54	Mark Buchanan
Right Guard	67	Mason Walters	\|	76	Trey Hopkins
Center	78	David Snow	\|	73	Garrett Porter
Left Guard	63	Michael Huey	\|	79	Thomas Ashcraft	OR	55	Dominic Espinosa
Left Tackle	64	Kyle Hix	\|	77	Luke Poehlmann
Split End (X)	11	James Kirkendoll	OR	9	Malcolm Williams
Quarterback	7	Garrett Gilbert	\|	6	Case McCoy	\|	18	Connor Wood
Tailback	31	Cody Johnson	\|	28	Fozzy Whittaker	OR	23	Tre' Newton
H-Back	83	Greg Smith	\|	21	Chris Whaley
Fullback	41	Jamison Berryhill	OR	30	Ryan Roberson
Place-Kicker	19	Justin Tucker	\|	14	William Russ

Defense and special teams after the jump.

DEFENSE
Position	No.	Player	\|	No.	Player	\|	No.	Player
Buck	32	Eddie Jones	\|	44	Jackson Jeffcoat
Tackle (Nose)	91	Kheeston Randall	\|	85	Ashton Dorsey
Tackle	93	Tyrell Higgins	\|	80	Alex Okafor	\|	96	Calvin Howell
End	81	Sam Acho	\|	92	Reggie Wilson
Strongside LB	9	Dravannti Johnson	\|	18	Emmanuel Acho
Middle LB	18	Emmanuel Acho	\|	42	Dustin Earnest	OR	11	Jared Norton
Weakside LB	1	Keenan Robinson	\|	33	Jordan Hicks
Right CB	8	Chykie Brown	\|	23	Carrington Byndom	OR	7	A.J. White
Right Safety	21	Blake Gideon	\|	17	Adrian Phillips
Left Safety	6	Christian Scott	\|	16	Kenny Vaccaro
Left CB	3	Curtis Brown	OR	4	Aaron Williams
Nickel	4	Aaron Williams	\|	16	Kenny Vaccaro
Punter	47	John Gold	\|	19	Justin Tucker

SPECIAL TEAMS
Position	No.	Player	\|	No.	Player	\|	No.	Player
Punt Returns	3	Curtis Brown	\|	4	Aaron Williams
Kickoff Returns	84 26	Marquise Goodwin D.J. Monroe	\|	4 6	Aaron Williams Christian Scott
Kickoffs	19	Justin Tucker	\|	14	William Russ
Holder	86	Cade McCrary	\|	47	John Gold
Deep Snapper (PAT/FG)	83	Greg Smith	\|	77	Luke Poehlmann
Deep Snapper (Punts)	48	Alex Zumberge	\|	49	Trey Wier

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Dustin Earnest

Very disappointed that the RS Senior couldn’t wrap up the MLB position before the start of the season.

by 2Bearnest on Aug 30, 2010 11:31 AM CDT reply actions

I am a little bit as well

But I’m also disappointed for Norton. On the other hand, I think it’s awesome that Dravantti has apparently begun to live up to his recruiting hype, because he’s a stand-alone starter on this.

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by burntorangehorn on Aug 30, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions

Dravanti's

The man out – replaced by AW – in our base nickel, which will be our primary defensive look IMO.
Therefore I don’t see this as a negative reflection on Earnest. Best athletes on the field at all times. Love it.

by DaGoose on Aug 30, 2010 12:03 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

true, but what the heck happened to jared norton? jeez, his injury must of been worse than many thought

loved that guy

"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"

by greenspointexas on Aug 30, 2010 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Aaron Williams

Seems interesting that he is not listed as a One CB. Did I miss something?

by TXStampede on Aug 30, 2010 11:34 AM CDT reply actions

He's an OR at Left CB

and the starter in the nickel. He will be on the field when the ones open against Rice, I don’t there is any doubt about that.

by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Aug 30, 2010 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions

I think you're right about the standard five and standard fours in the other thread

When there are four DBs, Williams is on the field, and Chykie usually won’t be. When there are five, Chykie’s on the field lined up against an outside receiver, with Williams across from the slot. Williams just moves inside. Makes sense, I guess.

by burntorangehorn on Aug 30, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Looks like from this depth chart it woud be Curtis coming off

but that might only be because of his nagging injury, an ankle or a hamstring or something. Chykie certainly looked inconsistent again in the open practice.

by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Aug 30, 2010 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions

So an alphabetical listing as opposed to a who starts listing. Got it.

by TXStampede on Aug 30, 2010 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Strange that

Curtis has the OR instead of Chykie. If they go 4 DB, which one comes off?

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by jc25 on Aug 30, 2010 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions

He's the starter at nickel

…and I think Muschamp likes to use the nickel a lot. He’ll be out there early and often.

by SelimSivad on Aug 30, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Didn't he note Texas used it about 70% at one time?

Of course, it depends on the opponent but most of the lesser teams will see the nickle.

by whills on Aug 30, 2010 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions

interesting

- Okafor at DT :\
- Howel with the 3rds :(
- 11 true freshman there!
- Mike Davis a starter as a true freshman! :>
- Jamison Berryhill is a starter. He is a walkon, right?
- Jared Norton is with the backups!

In Mack Brown We Trust!

by Cyrus on Aug 30, 2010 11:35 AM CDT reply actions

holder

Didn’t see that one coming. But way to go Cade McCrary!

by crocodile235 on Aug 30, 2010 11:37 AM CDT reply actions

The real depth chart is out:

1. Cody Johnson is the starting RB
2. There’s a lot of competition at WR, is anyone safe?
3. Cade McCrary, lol. GJ buddy.
4. Alex Okafor is a backup DT? Interesting.
5. Tucker is doing both kickoffs and place kicks, I expected Russ to take one of those.

by notsofst on Aug 30, 2010 11:38 AM CDT reply actions

Tucker was much better on kickoffs in open practice

Was actually a bit disappointed that Russ’ leg didn’t look as good as advertised there.

by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Aug 30, 2010 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Some thoughts

Receivers are all over the place. Very disappointing that Mal didn’t lock down the X, although it’s encouraging to see that Mike Davis is already considered an OR for a starting role.

Did Mack confuse Barrett and Smith between H-back and TE? I expect that means our first set with be 3 WR / 1 TE / 1 RB.

Buchanan is just a place holder? I expected Hopkins there, and likely Kelley by game 2.

Cody Johnson must have really impressed.

Nice to Berryhill get some depth chart pub.

Okafor inside sounds like a wasted resource. I expect that we’ll see a lot of the 3 DE / 1 DT look at this point. Tyrell Higgins earned that scholly, I guess.

Dravannti starting at SLB is a bit surprising. Combined with Okafor on the inside, and all that fluff about plugging up the middle to stop power running games sounds like lip-service.

Adrian Phillips & Dom Espinosa on the depth chart. Both of those looked like redshirt candidates, but Mack’s “they will play” diatribe may ring true after all.

Great to see him going with Goodwin and Monroe on kickoffs.

Is Greg Smith really the best option for snapper? I’d like to see Mack train up someone younger so there’s position stability, but as long as he doesn’t f up, guess it’s all good.

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by jc25 on Aug 30, 2010 11:39 AM CDT reply actions

EBS was the snapper on PATs and FGs last year.

by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Aug 30, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions

Ah, sorry

Brainfart there.

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by jc25 on Aug 30, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Per Scipio

Brewster is redshirting, and Jeremy Hills has asked for a shirt as well.

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by jc25 on Aug 30, 2010 11:43 AM CDT reply actions

Won't this help alleviate the db graduations this year

by Jrusso72 on Aug 30, 2010 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions

Not sure it helps too much, except maybe depth

Gideon and Scott/Vaccaro will still be the starters next year. A redshirt year would buy Brewster a year to compete for a starting job when both graduate, but more likely by that point he’ll be behind Phillips, Evans, etc. on the depth chart.

I think it depends what Brewster wants in his life: does he want to be a 4 year letterman at Texas or get a better shot at a starting gig elsewhere?

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by jc25 on Aug 30, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Underclassmen

I’m most surprised by the youth in the 2 deep. Since Mack started playing so many underclassmen I don’t recall this many Freshamn in the two deep. Also, what happened to Hales? Glad to see the Wr’s are held accountable for thier drops.

by Jrusso72 on Aug 30, 2010 11:43 AM CDT reply actions

Hales and Darius White not listed

But both will probably get some run at receiver before the year is up.

Also, no DJ Monroe: specialty back extraordinaire!

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by jc25 on Aug 30, 2010 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions

listed as a kick returner, and will likely still be a specialty back

by Displaced Longhorn on Aug 30, 2010 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions

I know...

Just making fun of the fact that he was listed as such on the offense depth chart last year.

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by jc25 on Aug 30, 2010 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Just posted

A few thoughts on the offense in a new thread.

You ain't hurt...

by Peter Bean on Aug 30, 2010 11:44 AM CDT reply actions

notes from Mack's press conference

just a few things I noticed…

- I think he mentioned Okafor and Howell had been held up by nagging injuries. Might explain the DT situation
- Brewster and Hills requested to redshirt… he mentioned an injury for Brewster but not sure about Hills – unfortunately for them the guys ahead of them on the depth chart should all be around next year, too.
- He stressed the depth chart is day-to-day and there’s still a lot of competition at some positions
- mentioned Bible, Darius White, Greg Daniels, and Will Russ will play this season. I may be forgetting a couple. They MAY play Dom Espinosa depending on injuries and such.
- Gold is the punter, but is “being challenged” by Tucker
- Hicks will be in on special teams a lot
- Curtis Brown and Aaron Williams are so important in punt return blocking that they will both be out there every time – they may take turns fielding punts
- Roberson has been looked at as short-yardage/goal-line RB since he played tailback in HS
- Sam Acho at DE “but we’re just as excited about Reggie Wilson” (!!!)

by SelimSivad on Aug 30, 2010 11:50 AM CDT reply actions

Also

He talked about some kind of special package that would be for D.J. Monroe, Marquise Goodwin, and…. crap, I’m forgetting the 3rd one, maybe Fozzy? Sounds like a set package that any of the 3 could run. He stressed making sure when DJ Monroe gets in the game, that the defense doesn’t know exactly what they’re doing.

by SelimSivad on Aug 30, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Hales, I'm guessing?

by burntorangehorn on Aug 30, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions

You may be right. I think it was Hales.

One other thing re: Rice, they’re going to have to work on the defensive game plan on the fly during the game. Rice is not naming a starter among 3 QBs – 2 are dual-threat option guys and the other one is a pocket passer, so we’re not really sure what kind of offense they’re going to run.

If he could choose one unit to excel in the first game, it would be Special Teams (with no hesitation). Most opening games are determined by kicking game, field position, and turnovers.

by SelimSivad on Aug 30, 2010 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions