[StannyBoy]

I didn't stalk him. It was pointed out here, and I visited the link.

It was just a joke. I actually pointed it out first on Rivals. I think someone saw that and posted it over here. I guess I'm the stalker.

[StannyBoy]

I didn't stalk him. It was pointed out here, and I visited the link.

It was just a joke. I actually pointed it out first on Rivals. I think someone saw that and posted it over here. I guess I'm the stalker.

[Row80Critic]

Ok, we're a month away, now what do we think the starting line up will look like?

[Row80Critic]

Ok, we're a month away, now what do we think the starting line up will look like?

[OutsiderFan]

On August 2, my best swag:

RT: Tucker - Dryer
RG: Caspers - Wilson
C: Burkett - Chaffin
LG: Fanaika - Maihen
LT: Bright - Hall
TE: Schultz - Taboada
QB: Chryst OR Burns
RB: CMac - Love
FB: Marx - Williams
WR: Rector - JJ A-W
WR: Irwin - Owusu

RDE: Thomas - Kuamatule
NT: Phillips - Annan
LDE: Watkins - Cotton - Jackson
ROLB: Kalambayi - Tyler
RILB: Palma - Okereke
LILB: Davis - Barton
LOLB: Alfieri - Robinson (yes, the 5 star Frosh)
LCB: Meeks - Alexander - Murphy
RCB: Holder - Buncom - Murphy
5¢: Hoffpauir - Simmons
FS: Reid - Franklin
SS: Lloyd - Edwards

Some other True Frosh beyond Robinson may play.  Best guess:  WR Donald Stewart and DL Michael Williams.

What's crazy is a lot of guys not on this 2-deep will play for sure.

[OutsiderFan]

On August 2, my best swag:

RT: Tucker - Dryer
RG: Caspers - Wilson
C: Burkett - Chaffin
LG: Fanaika - Maihen
LT: Bright - Hall
TE: Schultz - Taboada
QB: Chryst OR Burns
RB: CMac - Love
FB: Marx - Williams
WR: Rector - JJ A-W
WR: Irwin - Owusu

RDE: Thomas - Kuamatule
NT: Phillips - Annan
LDE: Watkins - Cotton - Jackson
ROLB: Kalambayi - Tyler
RILB: Palma - Okereke
LILB: Davis - Barton
LOLB: Alfieri - Robinson (yes, the 5 star Frosh)
LCB: Meeks - Alexander - Murphy
RCB: Holder - Buncom - Murphy
5¢: Hoffpauir - Simmons
FS: Reid - Franklin
SS: Lloyd - Edwards

Some other True Frosh beyond Robinson may play.  Best guess:  WR Donald Stewart and DL Michael Williams.

What's crazy is a lot of guys not on this 2-deep will play for sure.

[needle]

I thought Robinson looked pretty skinny in video. The roster lists him at 228 lbs, which is not that skinny, really, but he was listed as 215 on signing day.

I'm think he'll contribute but on special teams.

Also, I thought Harrell played very, very well after Marx was injured. I'd slot the fifth-year senior at least as the No. 2 fullback.

[needle]

I thought Robinson looked pretty skinny in video. The roster lists him at 228 lbs, which is not that skinny, really, but he was listed as 215 on signing day.

I'm think he'll contribute but on special teams.

Also, I thought Harrell played very, very well after Marx was injured. I'd slot the fifth-year senior at least as the No. 2 fullback.

[donkey687]

depth chart looks good to me. Perez should probably be on ILB depth chart given he split time with Palma last year, but I agree that Davis is likely starter.

I think nickel could be Alexander or Meeks (whoever isn't starting CB) with Hoffpauir playing more dime and safety than nickel.

NT and OT and G seem to be the place where we have the least depth. Let's hope we stay healthy there. Quality back-ups everywhere else.

It wouldn't surprise me to see a frosh play in Ogre and back-up on the OL given our lack of OL depth beyond first string.

[donkey687]

depth chart looks good to me. Perez should probably be on ILB depth chart given he split time with Palma last year, but I agree that Davis is likely starter.

I think nickel could be Alexander or Meeks (whoever isn't starting CB) with Hoffpauir playing more dime and safety than nickel.

NT and OT and G seem to be the place where we have the least depth. Let's hope we stay healthy there. Quality back-ups everywhere else.

It wouldn't surprise me to see a frosh play in Ogre and back-up on the OL given our lack of OL depth beyond first string.

[kuz]

On August 2, my best swag:

RT: Tucker - Dryer
RG: Caspers - Wilson
C: Burkett - Chaffin
LG: Fanaika - Maihen
LT: Bright - Hall
TE: Schultz - Taboada
QB: Chryst OR Burns
RB: CMac - Love
FB: Marx - Williams
WR: Rector - JJ A-W
WR: Irwin - Owusu

RDE: Thomas - Kuamatule
NT: Phillips - Annan
LDE: Watkins - Cotton - Jackson
ROLB: Kalambayi - Tyler
RILB: Palma - Okereke
LILB: Davis - Barton
LOLB: Alfieri - Robinson (yes, the 5 star Frosh)
LCB: Meeks - Alexander - Murphy
RCB: Holder - Buncom - Murphy
5¢: Hoffpauir - Simmons
FS: Reid - Franklin
SS: Lloyd - Edwards

Some other True Frosh beyond Robinson may play.  Best guess:  WR Donald Stewart and DL Michael Williams.

What's crazy is a lot of guys not on this 2-deep will play for sure.

Tucker will play LT, not RT. I'd say Bright at LG and Hall at RT, but it could be Fanaika at LG and Bright at RT. Agreed that we could see a true frosh at ogre - maybe Hamilton? If we end up getting Little and Sarell in the 2017 class, then it probably makes sense to burn a redshirt or two at tackle.
No idea who the third DL is, but I agree that Watkins could be the guy.
I'm hoping that Barton or Okereke steps up at ILB. I think it's unlikely that Davis starts, based on the lack of chatter about him at Pac-12 media days.
At OLB, there have been positive reviews about Toohill, so he could crack the two-deep. But Robinson is that good, and he's up to 228, so it'll be hard to redshirt him.
I expect Buncom to get a lot of playing time. I wouldn't be surprised if he's at corner and Meeks at nickel quite often. Also Murphy is probably ahead of Alexander. But Akina loves to rotate his DBs heavily, so a lot of these guys will get serious playing time (maybe not Simmons and Franklin, but who knows). Also it wouldn't be shocking for a true frosh DB to play, in spite of our depth.

[kuz]

On August 2, my best swag:

RT: Tucker - Dryer
RG: Caspers - Wilson
C: Burkett - Chaffin
LG: Fanaika - Maihen
LT: Bright - Hall
TE: Schultz - Taboada
QB: Chryst OR Burns
RB: CMac - Love
FB: Marx - Williams
WR: Rector - JJ A-W
WR: Irwin - Owusu

RDE: Thomas - Kuamatule
NT: Phillips - Annan
LDE: Watkins - Cotton - Jackson
ROLB: Kalambayi - Tyler
RILB: Palma - Okereke
LILB: Davis - Barton
LOLB: Alfieri - Robinson (yes, the 5 star Frosh)
LCB: Meeks - Alexander - Murphy
RCB: Holder - Buncom - Murphy
5¢: Hoffpauir - Simmons
FS: Reid - Franklin
SS: Lloyd - Edwards

Some other True Frosh beyond Robinson may play.  Best guess:  WR Donald Stewart and DL Michael Williams.

What's crazy is a lot of guys not on this 2-deep will play for sure.

Tucker will play LT, not RT. I'd say Bright at LG and Hall at RT, but it could be Fanaika at LG and Bright at RT. Agreed that we could see a true frosh at ogre - maybe Hamilton? If we end up getting Little and Sarell in the 2017 class, then it probably makes sense to burn a redshirt or two at tackle.
No idea who the third DL is, but I agree that Watkins could be the guy.
I'm hoping that Barton or Okereke steps up at ILB. I think it's unlikely that Davis starts, based on the lack of chatter about him at Pac-12 media days.
At OLB, there have been positive reviews about Toohill, so he could crack the two-deep. But Robinson is that good, and he's up to 228, so it'll be hard to redshirt him.
I expect Buncom to get a lot of playing time. I wouldn't be surprised if he's at corner and Meeks at nickel quite often. Also Murphy is probably ahead of Alexander. But Akina loves to rotate his DBs heavily, so a lot of these guys will get serious playing time (maybe not Simmons and Franklin, but who knows). Also it wouldn't be shocking for a true frosh DB to play, in spite of our depth.

[OutsiderFan]

I could make a pretty strong case that the only position on the team where you really can have a meaningful depth chart is the OL.  All the other positions, there are so many guys who have proven they can play or are even with others, so many personnel groupings or guys who play multiple positions on the DL and at DB in particular, that a typical 2-deep chart doesn't tell the whole story.

I didn't have Toohill, Perez, or Branch in my 2-deep at LB, and didn't have Jay Tyler or Harrell (probably a mistake there), no Cam Scarlett either, and I know those guys are going to play.  Seems to be quite a deep team when taken as a whole.

[OutsiderFan]

I could make a pretty strong case that the only position on the team where you really can have a meaningful depth chart is the OL.  All the other positions, there are so many guys who have proven they can play or are even with others, so many personnel groupings or guys who play multiple positions on the DL and at DB in particular, that a typical 2-deep chart doesn't tell the whole story.

I didn't have Toohill, Perez, or Branch in my 2-deep at LB, and didn't have Jay Tyler or Harrell (probably a mistake there), no Cam Scarlett either, and I know those guys are going to play.  Seems to be quite a deep team when taken as a whole.

[CTcard]

Tucker will play LT, not RT. I'd say Bright at LG and Hall at RT, but it could be Fanaika at LG and Bright at RT. Agreed that we could see a true frosh at ogre - maybe Hamilton? ...

No idea who the third DL is, but I agree that Watkins could be the guy.

I'm hoping that Barton or Okereke steps up at ILB. I think it's unlikely that Davis starts ...

At OLB, there have been positive reviews about Toohill, so he could crack the two-deep. But Robinson is that good, and he's up to 228, so it'll be hard to redshirt him.

I expect Buncom to get a lot of playing time. I wouldn't be surprised if he's at corner and Meeks at nickel quite often. Also Murphy is probably ahead of Alexander.

Much of what kuz says matches the rumors that I have heard about the thinking of the staff.

This includes the two likely OL configurations - though it wasn't entirely clear to me that Tucker would be at LT.
I do think that the primary extra OL will be whoever loses out between Fanaika and Hall to be in the starting five. A true frosh getting playing time is more likely to depend upon how ready they are, rather than team needs.

The other issue I wonder about on offense is whether Taboada is going to get much time. He made two TD catches against UO, but overall didn't play much. Kaden Smith is only a frosh but was highly recruited. That's a lower profile battle that has my interest.
EDIT - scratch all that TE stuff. I forgot that Smith tore his ACL and MCL. We won't be seeing him for another year.

The third DL is up in the air as far as I know. If things go well six guys will get plenty of snaps, so there's room for Watkins, Kaumatule, Cotton, and Jackson to all contribute. I'll be interested to how much time Annan gets - my impression is that the coaches haven't talked about him much.
Overall, there is a chance that a frosh getting on the field would be a negative indicator here.

I am under the impression that the staff is a lot higher on Perez than most fans. I don't know if that goes as far as getting him a starting role, but he will be on the depth chart. My general guess is that Robinson won't redshirt, but his role will be limited enough there will be complaints about the decision. The top three OLBs are Kalambayi - Alfieri - Tyler with I think Toohill starting out as #4. 

I think that the staff likes Meeks as a nickel back, but he's also probably our best corner so needs to be on the field as much as possible. We might see him rolling over depending upon the defensive configuration - as already noted by kuz.

[CTcard]

Tucker will play LT, not RT. I'd say Bright at LG and Hall at RT, but it could be Fanaika at LG and Bright at RT. Agreed that we could see a true frosh at ogre - maybe Hamilton? ...

No idea who the third DL is, but I agree that Watkins could be the guy.

I'm hoping that Barton or Okereke steps up at ILB. I think it's unlikely that Davis starts ...

At OLB, there have been positive reviews about Toohill, so he could crack the two-deep. But Robinson is that good, and he's up to 228, so it'll be hard to redshirt him.

I expect Buncom to get a lot of playing time. I wouldn't be surprised if he's at corner and Meeks at nickel quite often. Also Murphy is probably ahead of Alexander.

Much of what kuz says matches the rumors that I have heard about the thinking of the staff.

This includes the two likely OL configurations - though it wasn't entirely clear to me that Tucker would be at LT.
I do think that the primary extra OL will be whoever loses out between Fanaika and Hall to be in the starting five. A true frosh getting playing time is more likely to depend upon how ready they are, rather than team needs.

The other issue I wonder about on offense is whether Taboada is going to get much time. He made two TD catches against UO, but overall didn't play much. Kaden Smith is only a frosh but was highly recruited. That's a lower profile battle that has my interest.
EDIT - scratch all that TE stuff. I forgot that Smith tore his ACL and MCL. We won't be seeing him for another year.

The third DL is up in the air as far as I know. If things go well six guys will get plenty of snaps, so there's room for Watkins, Kaumatule, Cotton, and Jackson to all contribute. I'll be interested to how much time Annan gets - my impression is that the coaches haven't talked about him much.
Overall, there is a chance that a frosh getting on the field would be a negative indicator here.

I am under the impression that the staff is a lot higher on Perez than most fans. I don't know if that goes as far as getting him a starting role, but he will be on the depth chart. My general guess is that Robinson won't redshirt, but his role will be limited enough there will be complaints about the decision. The top three OLBs are Kalambayi - Alfieri - Tyler with I think Toohill starting out as #4. 

I think that the staff likes Meeks as a nickel back, but he's also probably our best corner so needs to be on the field as much as possible. We might see him rolling over depending upon the defensive configuration - as already noted by kuz.