Admittingly, with limited practice viewing periods there is some educated guessing here, but all in al we feel that we have a pretty good grasp on the pecking order of the various positions.
A few points to consider:
On second team offensive line, lots of movement there considering that A.J. McCollum is now practicing. So I listed him at second-team center but we know that if Cohl Cabral has looked very good in that role and only recently took snaps at left tackle.
At tight end Raymond Epps is listed as second-team but we have seen him lining up with Kohl on the first team when there is a two-tight end alignment.
Yes, I listed Geroge Lea as the backup at Nose and Tiger as he can play both roles better than any reserve right now. We did see Corey Smith take some reps at Nose but I don't think he would see the field before Lea would.
Reserve linebackers such as Malik Lawal and Korn Crump are likely to see snaps while lining up with D.J. Calhoun and Christian Sam on passing downs, etc. So their role isn't soley backing up those starters.
There have been a lot of injuries with the backup safeties so in some ways it's hard to sort out a depth chart here, but I feel that Marcus Ball along with J'Marcus Rhodes will be the first safeties off the bench.
At punt returner, I wouldn't be surprised not to see Tim White as part of the rotation if Kyle Williams continues to show well and obviously the coaches feel comfortable with De'Chavon "Gump" Hayes as the primary returner.
A few points to consider:
On second team offensive line, lots of movement there considering that A.J. McCollum is now practicing. So I listed him at second-team center but we know that if Cohl Cabral has looked very good in that role and only recently took snaps at left tackle.
At tight end Raymond Epps is listed as second-team but we have seen him lining up with Kohl on the first team when there is a two-tight end alignment.
Yes, I listed Geroge Lea as the backup at Nose and Tiger as he can play both roles better than any reserve right now. We did see Corey Smith take some reps at Nose but I don't think he would see the field before Lea would.
Reserve linebackers such as Malik Lawal and Korn Crump are likely to see snaps while lining up with D.J. Calhoun and Christian Sam on passing downs, etc. So their role isn't soley backing up those starters.
There have been a lot of injuries with the backup safeties so in some ways it's hard to sort out a depth chart here, but I feel that Marcus Ball along with J'Marcus Rhodes will be the first safeties off the bench.
At punt returner, I wouldn't be surprised not to see Tim White as part of the rotation if Kyle Williams continues to show well and obviously the coaches feel comfortable with De'Chavon "Gump" Hayes as the primary returner.
