2018 way too early depth chart

Submitted by reddogrjw on

because Yost isn't around

disclaimer - no clue on some of the LB spots so feel free to make fun of me, take shots, correct me, etc. - been married 27+ years so used to it

heights are with the OL because I had it that way in a file and find it interesting

* = walk ons

guessed at which incoming freshman will RS

 

2018 Depth Chart

Offense

QB

Peters RS So

McCaffrey RS Fr

Doyle Fr

Milton Fr (RS)

 

RB

Higdon Sr

Evans Jr

Walker RS So

Samuels So

K Taylor RS Fr

Turner Fr

Haskins Fr (RS)

 

FB

Mason So

 

WR

DPJ So

T. Black RS Fr

Crawford Jr

Schoenle* Jr

Collins So

 

Slot WR

Perry Sr

McDoom Jr

O. Martin RS Fr

 

TE - the first 3 will all play a lot

McKeon Jr

Gentry RS Jr

Wheatley RS Jr (starting blocking TE)

Eubanks RS So (medical red shirt 2017?)

Muhammed Fr

Schoonmaker Fr (RS)

 

LT

Stueber – 6’6” – RS Fr (or start at RT)

Newsome – 6’6” – RS Jr

Hudson – 6’5” – RS Fr

Honigford – 6’6” – RS Fr

Hayes – 6’7” – Fr (RS)

 

LG

Bredeson – 6’5” – Jr

Hall – 6’5” – RS Fr

 

C

Ruiz - 6’3” – So

Spanellis – 6’5” – RS So

Vastardis* - Jr

 

RG

Onwenu – 6’3” – Jr

Filiaga – 6’6” – RS Fr

 

RT

JBB – 6’7” – RS Sr

Ulizio – 6’6” – RS Jr

Runyan – 6’4” – RS Jr

Mayfield – 6’5” – Fr (RS)

 

Defense

NT

Mone – RS Sr

Dwumfour – RS So

Paea – RS Fr

 

DT

Solomon - So

D. Jeter – RS Fr

DIB – RS Fr

 

SDE

Gary - Jr

Kemp – Jr

Hutchinson – Fr

Upshaw – Fr (RS)

 

WDE

Winovich – RS Sr

Vilain – RS Fr

Paye – So

R. Johnson – RS So

 

Will

Singleton RS Fr

Gil - Jr

Mbem-Bosse – RS So

 

Mike

Bush Jr

Ross - So

 

Sam

Furbush - RS S

Anthony – RS Fr

McGrone – Fr (RS)

 

Viper

Hudson - Jr

Uche – Jr - also in the mix at LB

Hawkins - So

Reese - Fr

 

CB

Long – RS So

L. Hill - Jr

Watson – RS Sr

A. Thomas - So

B St. Juste – So

Sims – Fr

Gem Green – Fr (RS)

 

S

Kinnel - Sr

Metellus - Jr

J. Glasgow – RS Jr (also viper LB)

Woods - So

JKP - So

Faustin Fr

Ger Green – Fr (RS)

 

Special Teams

K Nordin – RS So

 

P Robbins - So

 

LS C. Cheeseman* - RS So

DrMantisToboggan

November 27th, 2017 at 12:16 PM ^

Flip Dwumfour and Solomon, flip Bush and Ross (and it might be Singleton not Ross) and this looks most likely correct.

Stueber might just surprise people next year. I feel decent nowadays about JBB staying at starting RT next year. The other combo on the line could be Bredeson kicking out and Spanellis coming into the interior. Might just see a 5-star OT slide into the two-deep as well.

DrMantisToboggan

November 27th, 2017 at 12:29 PM ^

Yeah I think Solomon is athletic enough to play both the NT and 3T, but that Dwumfour is definitely a 3T. It might be a thing of "which combo gives us the most utility?" and obviously a Mone/Solomon set would be better on running downs, Solomon/Dwumfour on passing downs. But the main point here is that Dwumfour is a 3T.

DrMantisToboggan

November 27th, 2017 at 12:56 PM ^

Yeah I think Ross is going to be very good. I like Singleton because he can really run (I know Ross can too but Singleton is a little longer), and in two years I'd like to see Bush go pro and Ross move to Mike with Singleton at Will, but whoever wins that competition will be a good one and the rotation will be strong.

DrMantisToboggan

November 27th, 2017 at 1:19 PM ^

Newsome will play again. I don't know if he will ever be a starter again, I don't know if he will play this season, but my money is on him getting back on the field one day. He's a strong kid and he's made good progress.

 

My money on the LT spot is Stueber or Bredeson, with a small chance of Nicholas Petit-Frere (pretty good chance that we land him, but the chance that we land him AND that he's the best for starting LT is slim). Stueber has a year in the weight room now and has the prototypical size and footwork of an LT. Bredeson I think could play the position as well as Cole and gives you game experience and would also be vacating a deep position. I would feel good about a Stueber-Bredeson-Ruiz-Onwenu-JBB line and a Bredeson-Spanellis-Ruiz-Onwenu-JBB line. Filiaga is a guard, maybe a RT if his pass pro improves a ton, but most likely a guard.

Stay.Classy.An…

November 27th, 2017 at 12:22 PM ^

the only one that wants to see someone unseat JBB from the starting position? How nice would it be to have a whole offensive line play one season, and then be the EXACT same the next season.....? Can we not have nice things?

Bodogblog

November 27th, 2017 at 12:28 PM ^

If consistency is your thing, wouldn't you want to have JBB starting again? He's played beside both Onwenu and Ruiz, so for that pairing you'd have the year over year consistency you're seeking. Having the whole line come back is unrealistic - it's college football, everyone is losing somebody.

Can pass pro improve? Maybe if JBB realizes he can get paid in thr NFL if he works all offseason on it. Just needs to get a bit stronger so he can stop lunging, learn to punch rather than lunge.

GoBlueMAGNUS

November 27th, 2017 at 12:22 PM ^

Has Newsome started lifting or conditioning? I cant think of an example where a guy had such a devastating injury like that and successfully came back after 2 years.

WoodleyIsBeast

November 27th, 2017 at 12:23 PM ^

After that injury, I just don't see him ever seeing the field again.  Would love it, but maybe he is a candidate for a coaching assistant position under Harbaugh?

Also, wouldn't mind seeing Woods beat out Metellus......Seems to attack, and Metellus really had a poor year, even though he is somewhat of a fan favorite.

The Krusty Kra…

November 27th, 2017 at 4:26 PM ^

But Newsome's injury reminds of of Dennis Finley at MSU. He basically snapped his leg in half in 2015. He came back, but he never contributed, and it's not like State couldn't have used him, but he was so mentally shook by the idea that making a simple blocking assignment could cause another injury that he never left the bench except for spot duty. Grant may think he is good to go but there is a massive gap between that, and playing at a high enough level to protect the QB's blindside against B1G DE's.

rc15

November 27th, 2017 at 12:26 PM ^

Any chance McCray applies for a 6th year? I know he missed all of 2015 with injury, and MGoBlue says he didn't play as a freshman.

If he went to MSU I'm sure he'd be eligible... He seemed to have a pretty average year so I don't know if he'll be projected to go until late in the draft.

Tuebor

November 27th, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^

Why is Wheatley the top TE?  Gentry and McKeon get more playing time this season.

 

Why do you have Filiaga as a Guard when he was recruited as a Tackle?  Steuber isn't even in the discussion this year, so I think Filiaga will start at LT.  Otherwise your starting OL looks good.