They put out a spring roster. It only has a few things of interest in it but we respect tradition so here’s your jerk:

Here’s my comprehensive roster file, and our updated Depth Chart by Class.

POSITION CHANGES

Jack Stewart OL—>“DL”. It looks like one of the bench guards is going to take a shot at the much shallower depth chart at defensive tackle. Stewart was kind of a lost man at guard, where Zak Zinter played as a true freshman and several more touted guys in Stewart’s class like Barnhart, Keegan, Jones, and Rumler have gotten a lot more mention.

David Ojabo “DL”—>”LB”. This is not much of a change. Ojabo arrived late in practice last year and when he was technically a SAM and in fact just an edge rusher. The move to more of a base multiple has a job for that called linebacker.

[Hit THE JUMP for weight changes, early enrollees, departures, # changes, and other things that matter a great deal]

WEIGHT CHANGES

Most of the guys on the roster didn’t change. I’ll show you the two returning players who did, and then we’ll look at the freshman early enrollees separately.

EDIT: I suspect both of these are data entry errors.

TE Erick All –13 (242—>229). All is back to his 2019 weight, which is a bit small to be a tight end but just fine for a flex TE. His disappointing season last year was mostly due to drops, but perhaps they’re looking at him as more of a big receiver this year?

C Reece Atteberry –20 (304—>284). When they lost Zach Carpenter the coaches had it put out there that they trusted Atteberry would be coming along soon behind him. The freshman was listed over 300 so it was plausible. He’s now at 284, and why they reported that when they didn’t list most changes is a mystery. Anyway, Atteberry’s svelte. Note that Andrew Vastardis, who was in line to start at center last year at this point, dropped 23 pounds before that season.

FRESHMEN EARLY ENROLLEES

Their numbers were shared earlier but now we have heights and weights to compare with what was reported by the sites.

Player	Pos	#	Wt	Rivals	24/7	ESPN	Avg diff
J.J. McCarthy	QB	9	195	195 (+0)	190 (+5)	190 (+5)	+3
Donovan Edwards	RB	7	190	193 (-3)	190 (+0)	195 (-5)	-3
Tavierre Dunlap	RB	22	196	195 (+1)	196 (+0)	195 (+1)	+1
Cristian Dixon	WR	10	187	185 (+2)	187 (+0)	200 (-13)	-4
Andrel Anthony	WR	1	180	175 (+5)	175 (+5)	165 (+15)	+8
Greg Crippen	OL	51	285	270 (+15)	285 (+0)	270 (+15)	+10
Raheem Anderson	OL	62	298	295 (+3)	298 (+0)	306 (-8)	-2
Giovanni El-Hadi	OL	58	305	285 (+20)	285 (+20)	280 (+25)	+22
Tristan Bounds	OL	72	305	280 (+25)	285 (+20)	280 (+25)	+23
Junior Colson	LB	25	230	225 (+5)	228 (+2)	220 (+10)	+6

I highlighted the three offensive linemen who came in much heavier than advertised. I also confirmed that most of those recruiting weights were from high school rosters (Crippen was listed at 270 at IMG) so that’s growth since last fall. El-Hadi is probably at playing weight but Bounds is tall enough to block out the sun, so they probably want him to get up another 20-30 pounds before he sees the field.

DEPARTURES

We tend to treat to treat any player who hasn’t announced he’s leaving as on the team, so by that measure there were zero surprises, which hasn’t usually been the case when spring rosters come out. The only guys who’ve been playing who weren’t on the spring roster were LB Adam Shibley (transfer to Notre Dame), WR Nate Schoenle and WR Jake McCurry. The only non-senior walk-ons missing are Cade’s brother, WR Kyle McNamara, who transferred to WKU, and sophomore TE Will Sessa, who hasn’t said anything on social media. The list of last year’s senior walk-ons who’ve apparently moved on: RB Nicholas Capatina, FB Peter Bush, LB Ryan Nelson, LB Adam Fakih, LB Jon Lampani, LB Geoffrey Reeves, LB Matt Brown, S Tyler Cochran, S Jared Davis, and CB John Baty.

SENIORS, SENIORS, and “SENIORS”

It’s going to be even harder defining a “senior” as the guys with Covid eligibility make their way through the program. The school doesn’t help, listing class by how long they’ve been out of high school instead of by eligibility. Helpfully, the NCAA clarified that they’re just going to do away with the 85-scholarship cap this season rather than parse who is and isn’t a “senior.” Four our depth chart by class I've added a ^ to designate the Covid year in addition to the *, and placed guys based on their ultimate eligibility. Expect a lot more attrition next year, when the 85 cap is back in effect and half the guys with sophomore eligibility also have their degrees.

NUMBER CHANGES

Nothing major here.

Nolan Rumler 55—>70. Nolan wore #70 in high school.

Cornell Wheeler 25—>44. McGrone wasn’t using it anymore I guess. Again, it’s a switch because Cornell’s high school number came open.

Keshaun Harris #49—>#18. This one is a little interesting because Harris is the track start they were hoping to turn into a viable cornerback, with some nice words about that transition coming out of fall practice. Going from an obvious walk-on number to a “check your program” number suggests Harris isn’t that far from playing.

Darion Green-Warren #6—>#28. Both DGW and RJ Moten chose #6 last year. Remember the Harbaugh rule is you can pick whatever number you want but if someone else earns his way to the field first you have to choose a different one. Now Green-Warren looks even more like Brandon Watson.

Also walk-on OL Mica Gelb switched to Rumler’s #55, and long-snapper Greg Tarr switched to #36 from #45.