2015 Depth chart predictions...yes, I'm bored

#28
#28
Just a few observations OP. Peterman is probably a transfer. Ev Berry will stay at safety. Kendrick will be at RT and Kerbyson should move back to his natural position of OG. Thomas will play center. On defense Lewis and Vickers are DE's. Swafford will probably stay at safety and Foreman at CB. I think Gaulden will be the nickel.
 
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#29
#29
I think Maggitt will be moved to MLB. He looked good playing there against Iowa in the bowl game.
 
#30
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VolBuck said:
I think Maggitt will be moved to MLB. He looked good playing there against Iowa in the bowl game.
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Would be a great move if Bryant isn't an upgrade and 1 of Johnson and Bynum doesn't make a big jump.

Vereen is a starting caliber DE and Phillips and Butcher being EE's helps add depth at DE as well.

I personally still like Maggit in his Hybrid role. He was very productive in the second half of the season and will be fully comfortable this year in that same role. He gives us a ton of versatility on D as a hybrid.
 
#34
#34
Ill give it a go...
Offense

QB: 1) Dobbs, 2. Jones, RS Jenning then Dormandy
RB: 1) Hurd 2. Kamara 3. Bussey/RD Abernathy
WR1: 1) North, 2) Malone/Croom
Slot: 1) Howard 2. Johnson/Wharton
WR2: 1) Pearson, 2. Smith 3. Gamble
TE: 1) Wolf, 2) Creamer (Will be a WEAPON) 3) Branisel, Oliver RS)
LT: 1) Blair, 2) Thomas/Kendrick (Stewart, Hall RS)
LG: 1) Jackson, 2) /Sanders
C: 1) Crowder, 2) Weisman, 3) Raulerson
RG: 1) Robertson, 2) Mosely
RT: 1) Kerbyson, 2) Jack Jones (Boulware RS)


Defense

DE: 1) Barnett, 2) Phillips 3. Butcher(Taylor RS)
DE: 1) Maggitt (Hybrid)/ Vereen 2. Lewis (Ford RS)
DT: 1) O'Brien 2) Tuttle/Saulsberry, 3) Vickers/Mixon
DT: 1) Williams 2) Mckenzie, 3) Sawyers, (Picou RS)
OLB: 1) Reeves-Maybin, 2) McDowell
OLB: 1) Maggitt(Hybrid)/Bates, 2) Weatherd, 3) Ell. Berry (Smith RS)
ILB: 1) Bryant, 2) Kirkland 3) Bynum/Johnson
CB: 1) Sutton, 2) Moseley, (Miller RS)
CB: 1) Martin, 2) Abernathy
S: 1) Randolph, 2) Mcneil
S: 1) Kelly, 2) Ev. Berry
Nickel: 1) Gaulden, 2) Foreman

Special Teams

PK: 1) Medley, 2) Bullock
KOS: 1) Medley, 2) Bullock
P: 1) Townsend,
KR: 1) Ev. Berry 2. RD Abernathy
PR: 1) Sutton, RD Abernathy

MLB is my biggest question mark. I have no idea what thats going to look like.
 
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#36
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QB- Josh Dobbs/ Jauan Jennings/ Quentin Dormady/ Sheriron Jones
RB- Jalen Hurd/ Alvin Kamara/ Kendall Bussey
WR- Marquez North/ Jason Croom/ Preston Williams
WR- Lavon Pearson/ Josh Smith/ Josh Malone
WR- Pig Howard/ Jonathon Johnson/ Vic Wharton
TE- Ethan Wolfe/ Alex Ellis
LT- Dontavius Blair/ Brett Kendrick
LG- Marcus Jackson/ Austin Sanders
C- Coleman Thomas/ Mack Crowder/ Dylan Weisman
RG- Jashon Robertson/ Kyler Kerbyson
RT- Charles Mosley Jack Jones

DE- Derek Barnett/ LaTroy Lewis/ Andrew Butcher
DT- Danny OÂ’Brien/ Owen Williams/ Dimarya Mixon
DT- Khalil Mckenzie/ Shy Tuttle/ Trevarrius Saulsberry
DE- Curt Maggitt/ Kyle Phillips/ Corey Vereen
WLB- Jalen Reeves- Maybin/ Elliot Berry
MLB- Darrin Kirkland Jr./ Gavin Bryant/ Jakob Johnson/ Kenny Bynum
SLB- Dillion Bates/ Cortez McDowell/ Austin Smith
CB- Cam Sutton/ Rashaun Gaulden
FS- Todd Kelly Jr./ LaDarrell McNeil
SS- Brian Randolph/Evan Berry
CB- Emmanuel Moseley/ Justin Martin

K- Aaron Medley
P- Tommy Townsend
PR- Vic Wharton/ Cam Sutton
KR- Evan Berry
 
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#38
#38
RockVol said:
Ok, I'll take a swing at it in my non professional opinion...

Offense
QB : 1) Dobbs 2) Peterman (mop up duty if still here) (Redshirt freshmen, Dormady starts if Dobbs gets hurt) Yep
RB : 1a) Hurd 1b) Kamara 2)Bussey 3) Abernathy (RS Perry, Bruce, and other RB in class) Yep
WR 1 : 1) North 2) Smith/Croom (Give Williams a RS year to heal yep)
WR 2 : 1) Von 2) Malone 3)Johnson
Slot : 1) Pig 2) Wharton/Jenkins 3) Abernathy
TE : 1) Wolf 2) Ellis 3) Creamer/Branisel (RS Oliver)
LT : 1) Blair 2) Kendrick (RS Hall definitely)
LG : 1) Jackson 2) Kerbyson (RS Stewart and Boulware)
C : 1) Crowder 2) Weisman (RS Thomas)
RG : 1) Robertson 2) Sanders 3) Mosley
RT : 1) Kendrick 2)Jones 3) Raulerson (Yeah, OL is hodge-podge, no idea)

4-3 Defense
DE : 1) Barnett 2) Phillips 3) Butcher 4) Vickers (RS Ford and Taylor)
DE : 1) Verreen 2)Vickers 3)Lewis
DT : 1) O Brien 2) Mixon 3) Salsberry (RS Picou)
DT : 1) McKenzie/Tuttle 2) Sawyers
OLB : 1) JRM 2) Bates 3) Berry
OLB : 1) Maggitt 2) Weathered 3) Jumper (RS Smith)
MLB : 1) Bynum 2) Kirkland 3) Bryant (RS Jakob)
CB : 1)Sutton 2) Martin 3) Foreman
CB : 1)Moseley 2) Abernathy
S : 1) Randolph 2) McNeil (RS Griffin)
S : 1) TK 2) Berry 3) Swafford

Nickel Defense
DE : 1) Barnett 2) Phillips 3) Butcher 4) Vickers (RS Ford and Taylor)
DE : 1) Maggitt 2) Verreen 3)Lewis
DT : 1) O Brien 2) Mixon 3) Salsberry (RS Picou)
DT : 1) McKenzie/Tuttle 2) Sawyers
OLB : 1) JRM 2)Weatherd 3) Berry
MLB : 1) Bynum 2) Bates 3) Kirkland (RS Jakob)
CB : 1)Sutton 2) Foreman
CB : 1)Moseley 2) Abernathy
Nickel : 1) Martin 2) Gaulden
S : 1) Randolph 2) McNeil (RS Griffin)
S : 1) TK 2) Berry 3) Swafford

Special Teams
K : 1) Medley 2) Bullock
KOS : 1) Medley 2) Bullock
P : 1) Townsend 2) Waites
LS 1) Giampapa (RS Lovinggood)
KR : 1) Berry 2) Wharton
PR : 1) Wharton 2) Foreman
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I like what you got, and looking at the roster, you can tell we're already majorly improved all over, compared to trying to play these depth-chart games with Dooley's personnel.
 
#39
#39
I would have thought JRM could move to MLB but I think Kirkland locks that spot down fast, especially being an EE. Either way, I think we are stacked at the linebacker position.
 
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TBtheGBwiththeTD said:
Would be a great move if Bryant isn't an upgrade and 1 of Johnson and Bynum doesn't make a big jump.

Vereen is a starting caliber DE and Phillips and Butcher being EE's helps add depth at DE as well.

I personally still like Maggit in his Hybrid role. He was very productive in the second half of the season and will be fully comfortable this year in that same role. He gives us a ton of versatility on D as a hybrid.
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I'd like to see him stay at rush end too but we have more depth at DE than we do MLB.
 
#41
#41
Who is the williams at DT? Also i think Bryant will get a big shot at ILB and Kerbyson will be the RT
 
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#42
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JohnMcA60 said:
Who is the williams at DT? Also i think Bryant will get a big shot at ILB and Kerbyson will be the RT
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Owen Williams. Juco guy that came in last season. Was the 3rd guy in the rotation at DT behind Williams and O'Brien. Is a freak in the weight room and played well when his role increased. Should be penciled in as a starter until mckenzie and tuttle get acclimated.
 
#43
#43
That's crazy! Been a Vol fan 53 years. I have not been this excited since winning chorion ship in 98.. Way to go butch.. It's all about recruiting top notch talent to compete in the sec. How many times fulmer wished he could do things over. Stay the course Butch Jones don't let up! Beat 100 to 0 .. Put the fear of GOD in our opponents.
 
#45
#45
Here is my 2 cents worth:

QB: Dobbs, Wegzyn, Dormady (RS Jones & Jennings)
RB: Hurd, Kamara, Bussey, Bruce, Abernathy
TE: Wolfe, Ellis, Creamer
LT: Blair, Kendrick, Jones
LG: Jackson, Sanders, (RS Stewart)
C: Crowder, Thomas, Raulerson
RG: Robertson, Weisman, (RS Bouleware)
RT: Kerbyson, Mosely, (RS Hall)
WR 1: North, Malone, Jenkins (RS Williams)
WR 2: Pearson, Croom, Johnson, Blanc
Slot: Howard, Smith, Wharton


DE: Barnett, Lewis, Taylor
DT: O'Brien, McKenzie, Saulsberry, Vickers
DT: Williams, Sawyers, Mixon, Tuttle, (RS Picou)
DE: Maggitt, Vereen, Phillips, (RS Butcher & Ford)
OLB: Reeves-Maybin, King, Bryant
MLB: Bates, Kirkland, Bynum, Johnson
OLB: Weatherd, Berry, Jumper, (RS Smith)
CB: Sutton, Gaulden, Foreman (RS Miller)
CB: Martin, Mosely, Abernathy, Swafford
SS: Randolph, Berry, McDowell
FS: Kelly, McNeal, Griffen

P: Townsend
K: Medley
KR: Berry, Abernathy
PR: Sutton, Bussey
FS:
 
#47
#47
Here's my three-deep from a post earlier this week in a different thread, updated to account for Peterman's apparent transfer. I'm assuming all of our freshman offensive lineman (J. Jones, C. Hall, Z. Stewart, V. Boulware, and maybe P. Allen and T. St. Louis) will redshirt, so they're not included. That's probably too conservative, as one of our early enrollee tackles (Jones or Hall) might win a starting job.

Newcomers in bold.

Position: Starter (Backups)

QB: J. Dobbs (Q. Dormady, J. Jennings (RS) / S. Jones (RS))
RB: J. Hurd (A. Kamara, K. Bussey / B. Love)
WR1: M. North (P. Williams, J. Croom)
WR2: V. Pearson (J. Malone, J. Smith)
WR3/Slot: P. Howard (V. Wharton, J. Johnson)
TE: E. Wolf (A. Ellis, N. Creamer)
LT: D. Blair (K. Kerbyson, A. Sanders)
LG: M. Jackson (B. Kendrick, D. Weisman)
C: M. Crowder (C. Thomas)
RG: J. Robertson (B. Kendrick, D. Weisman, Z. Stewart)
RT: K. Kerbyson (A. Sanders, R. Raulerson)

WDE: C. Maggitt (C. Vereen, L. Lewis)
DT: K. McKenzie (S. Tuttle)
DT: O. Williams (D. O'Brien, D. Mixon)
SDE: D. Barnett (K. Phillips, A. Butcher)
WOLB: C. Weatherd (J. Reeves-Maybin, C. Maggitt)
MLB: J. Reeves-Maybin (D. Kirkland Jr., K. Bynum, G. Bryant)
SOLB: D. Bates, (J. Reeves-Maybin, J. Johnson)
CB1: C. Sutton (J. Martin, D. Miller)
CB2: E. Moseley, (M. Abernathy, D. Payne)
Nickel: R. Gaulden (El. Berry, J. Bruce)
FS: B. Randolph (T. Kelly Jr., Ev. Berry)
SS: T. Kelly Jr. (L. McNeil, D. Swafford)

K: A. Medley
P: T. Townsend
KR: Ev. Berry (B. Love)
PR: C. Sutton (V. Wharton)

Depending on how linebacker shakes out, we could have the best defense in the SEC. Our offense will be anywhere from "above average" to "great" depending on Dobbs and the offensive line.

We might be the SEC East favorite folks.
 
#50
#50
All this has me wondering...where is Gavin Bryant? RS this year? I don't recall reading anything about him either. Has anyone said he looks good in practice?
 
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