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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 |
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4 6 |
Aaron Williams Christian Scott |
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| 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 | |||