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With the Texas Longhorns unlikely to elect to play in a bowl game if invited, it’s worth looking ahead to what the depth chart will look like when head coach Tom Herman takes the field with his team for the first time on September 2, 2017 against the Maryland Terrapins at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
| OFFENSE | ||||||||
| Position | No. | Player | | | No. | Player | | | No. | Player |
| Wide Receiver (IWR) | 6 | Jake Oliver | | | 13 | Jerrod Heard | 84 | Davion Curtis | |
| Wide Receiver (OWR) | 8 | Dorian Leonard | | | 1 | John Burt | | | 4 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey |
| Tight End (Y) | 47 | Andrew Beck | | | 88 | Peyton Aucoin | |||
| Right Tackle | 58 | Brandon Hodges | | | 75 | Tristan Nickelson | | | 78 | Denzel Okafor |
| Right Guard | 77 | Patrick Vahe | | | 63 | Alex Anderson | | | 73 | Patrick Hudson |
| Center | 56 | Zach Shackelford | | | 64 | Jake McMillon | | | 51 | Terrell Cuney |
| Left Guard | 64 | Jake McMillon | | | 72 | Elijah Rodriguez | | | 67 | Tope Imade |
| Left Tackle | 55 | Connor Williams | | | 65 | Jean Delance | | | 79 | Garrett Thomas |
| Wide Receiver (OWR) | 3 | Armanti Foreman | | | 9 | Collin Johnson | | | 5 | Lorenzo Joe |
| Wide Receiver (IWR) | 2 | Devin Duvernay | | | 82 | Reggie Hemphill-Mapps | |||
| Quarterback | 7 | Shane Buechele | | | Sam Ehlinger | | | 19 | Matthew Merrick | |
| Tailback | 25 | Chris Warren III | | | 28 | Kirk Johnson | | | 21 | Kyle Porter |
| Place Kicker | 38 | Mitchell Becker | ||||||
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| DEFENSE | ||||||||
| Position | No. | Player | | | No. | Player | | | No. | Player |
| Fox End | 44 | Breckyn Hager | | | 32 | Malcolm Roach | | | 40 | Naashon Hughes |
| Tackle (Nose) | 97 | Chris Nelson | | | 92 |
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| | 98 | D'Andre Christmas |
| Tackle | 95 | Poona Ford | | | 94 | Gerald Wilbon | | | 99 | Chris Daniels |
| Strong End | 48 | Andrew Fitzgerald | | | 90 | Charles Omenihu | | | 96 | Marcel Southall |
| Middle LB | 46 | Malik Jefferson | | | 23 | Jeffrey McCulloch | | | 41 | Erick Fowler |
| Weakside LB | 35 | Edwin Freeman | | | 45 | Anthony Wheeler | | | 23 | Jeffrey McCulloch |
| CB | 24 | John Bonney | | | 9 | Davante Davis | | | Kobe Boyce | |
| Free Safety | 4 | DeShon Elliott | | | 31 | Jason Hall | | | Montrell Estell | |
| Strong Safety | 19 | Brandon Jones | | | 15 | Chris Brown | |||
| CB | 2 | Kris Boyd | | | 5 | Holton Hill | | | 26 | Eric Cuffee |
| Nickel | 11 | P.J. Locke III | | | 24 | John Bonney | | | 25 | Antwuan Davis |
| Punter | 13 | Michael Dickson | ||||||
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| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||||||
| Position | No. | Player | | | No. | Player | | | No. | Player |
| Punt Returns | 2 | Devin Duvernay | | | 5 | Holton Hill | | | 3 | Armanti Foreman |
| Kickoff Returns | 2 | Devin Duvernay | AND | 19 | Brandon Jones | |||
| 2 | Kris Boyd | AND | 21 | Kyle Porter | ||||
| Kickoffs | 38 | Mitchell Becker | ||||||
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| Deep Snapper | 55 | Jak Holbrook | 39 | Michael David Poujol | ||||
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