Depth Chart for Lamar

MGNation92 · August 29, 2017

Ben Gooding · August 29, 2017

Of note: They smartly moved Young back over to N. Slid Sid Moore over to a backup DE position, also smart. Hall beat out Jenkins for the week 1 start as well.

TreeFiddy · August 29, 2017

Looks like a few freshmen may lose their redshirt in the first game, and I am sure Greg White is going to be pushing for time at one of the outside receiver positions. No Hair-Griffin in sight, a little disappointing, but maybe his absence speaks to the depth at WR/returner positions.

Looking for a lot of catches out of Lawrence/Darden combo. Good to see that Darden has already worked his into a 1B position at the A instead of a 2. Competition is good.

Ben Gooding · August 29, 2017

6 minutes ago, TreeFiddy said:

Looks like a few freshmen may lose their redshirt in the first game, and I am sure Greg White is going to be pushing for time at one of the outside receiver positions. No Hair-Griffin in sight, a little disappointing, but maybe his absence speaks to the depth at WR/returner positions.

Looking for a lot of catches out of Lawrence/Darden combo. Good to see that Darden has already worked his into a 1B position at the A instead of a 2. Competition is good.

Yeah, I scrolled to see if they had him as some kind of returner. Not there either. I was really surprised by that given his speed.

MGNation92 · August 29, 2017

1 minute ago, Ben Gooding said:

Yeah, I scrolled to see if they had him as some kind of returner. Not there either. I was really surprised by that given his speed.

He's listed as the third guy for kick returns.

Ben Gooding · August 29, 2017

6 minutes ago, MGNation92 said:

He's listed as the third guy for kick returns.

Hair-Griffin isn't...Darden is.

MGNation92 · August 29, 2017

4 minutes ago, Ben Gooding said:

Hair-Griffin isn't...Darden is.

My bad. I misread who you were talking about

MeanGreenTexan · August 29, 2017

Offensively, I'm shocked Smiley is not starting ahead of Bussey. WR's are stacked!

OL is about what we all thought it would be. Impressive that Mayfield just came in and owned the RT spot immediately.

Defensively, good move to get Young back over and move TJohnson & Moore up on the ends. Solid depth on the ends with Hambone to spell TJohnson.

LB is extremely worrisome. I did not realize how thin we are there. Basically, Garner and a bunch of question marks. I was surprised to see Mylam Peters missing. He must not be putting in work because he looks legit. I like EJ at the Jack, but that position will be infinitely better when Wheeler returns. I know Colton McDonald was pumped up a lot during the fall, but I'm really worried about that Will spot.

Kemon beat Jenkins! I did not think that hype was real. I thought they were trying to light a fire under Jenkins. I guess it didn't work. Secondary is stacked!

MGNation92 · August 29, 2017

2 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

Offensively, I'm shocked Smiley is not starting ahead of Bussey. WR's are stacked!

OL is about what we all thought it would be. Impressive that Mayfield just came in and owned the RT spot immediately.

Defensively, good move to get Young back over and move TJohnson & Moore up on the ends. Solid depth on the ends with Hambone to spell TJohnson.

LB is extremely worrisome. I did not realize how thin we are there. Basically, Garner and a bunch of question marks. I was surprised to see Mylam Peters missing. He must not be putting in work because he looks legit. I like EJ at the Jack, but that position will be infinitely better when Wheeler returns. I know Colton McDonald was pumped up a lot during the fall, but I'm really worried about that Will spot.

Kemon beat Jenkins! I did not think that hype was real. I thought they were trying to light a fire under Jenkins. I guess it didn't work. Secondary is stacked!

Definitely the two biggest question marks are OLine and Linebacker.

Really glad they moved Young back to nose. I think 7 wins is definitely attainable with this roster. All depends on the overall health for the season.

Marty · August 29, 2017

What's the status of Josh Wheeler?

Harry · August 29, 2017

29 minutes ago, Marty said:

What's the status of Josh Wheeler?

Not good with him not even being in the two deep I'm afraid. Hope I am wrong.

TreeFiddy · August 29, 2017

Wheeler and Minor both MIA. We did not have the LB depth to steal from the middle to restock the Jack position.

Can't see any way that Fulp doesn't push his way into the 2 deep quickly. Very quickly.

Frustrating to see Mylam Peters bring a big bag of nothing since he got here. Hope something clicks soon, but running out of time.

BTG_Fan1 · August 29, 2017

2 hours ago, TreeFiddy said:

Looks like a few freshmen may lose their redshirt in the first game, and I am sure Greg White is going to be pushing for time at one of the outside receiver positions. No Hair-Griffin in sight, a little disappointing, but maybe his absence speaks to the depth at WR/returner positions.

Looking for a lot of catches out of Lawrence/Darden combo. Good to see that Darden has already worked his into a 1B position at the A instead of a 2. Competition is good.

Just saws that Lawerence earned his spot and so has Darden/Duhon didn't make it easy either.

Gotta remember HG has only been a WR for a year now, have to just hope it's a matter of time or packages are designed for him.

18 minutes ago, TreeFiddy said:

Wheeler and Minor both MIA. We did not have the LB depth to steal from the middle to restock the Jack position.

Can't see any way that Fulp doesn't push his way into the 2 deep quickly. Very quickly.

Frustrating to see Mylam Peters bring a big bag of nothing since he got here. Hope something clicks soon, but running out of time.

Hoping Fulp is RS and that is why he isn't listed. Agreed on Peters, he would have been a nice piece to have at Jack..

MeanGreenTexan · August 29, 2017

35 minutes ago, BTG_Fan1 said:

Just saws that Lawerence earned his spot and so has Darden/Duhon didn't make it easy either.

Gotta remember HG has only been a WR for a year now, have to just hope it's a matter of time or packages are designed for him.

Hoping Fulp is RS and that is why he isn't listed. Agreed on Peters, he would have been a nice piece to have at Jack..

I liked what I saw from Lawrence, but wasn't expecting to see him trot out there with the 1's. Great work by him.
Wondering how long it takes for Chumley to assert himself on his way to dominance and then the NFL... It's all right there if he wants it.

MGNation92 · August 29, 2017

1 minute ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

I liked what I saw from Lawrence, but wasn't expecting to see him trot out there with the 1's. Great work by him.
Wondering how long it takes for Chumley to assert himself on his way to dominance and then the NFL... It's all right there if he wants it.

From the scrimmages I saw, they would run a 2 TE set a lot with Smith as the H-Back, and Chumley in the Y.

Won't be surprised to see them both on the field at the same time.

MeanGreenTexan · August 29, 2017

10 minutes ago, MGNation92 said:

From the scrimmages I saw, they would run a 2 TE set a lot with Smith as the H-Back, and Chumley in the Y.

Won't be surprised to see them both on the field at the same time.

That would be a monster set. Creates a lot of potential mismatches.
If Chumley can block, with Smith also blocking, Wilson will be in for some huge gains on those plays... Or, the defense creeps up to defend against it, and opens up middle/downfield.