Jason Baum posted the official depth chart on Twitter today.
QB: Chas Dodd, Steve Shimko
RB: Jeremy Deering OR Jawan Jamison OR De'Antwan Williams
FB: Joe Martinek, Michael Burton
WR: Mohamed Sanu, Tim Wright
WR: Mark Harrison, Brandon Coleman
LT: Andre Civil, Devon Watkis
LG: Desmond Wynn, Art Forst
C: David Osei, Caleb Ruch
RG: Antwan Lowery, Caleb Ruch
RT: Desmond Stapleton, Matt McBride
SDE: Justin Francis, Jamil Merrell
UT: Michael Larrow, Djwany Mera
NT: Scott Vallone, Isaac Holmes
WDE: Manny Abreu, Shane Meisner
SLB: Steve Beauharnais, Jamal Merrell
MLB: Ka'Lial Glaud, Marvin Booker
WLB: Khaseem Greene, Edmond Laryea
CB: Logan Ryan OR Marcus Cooper
CB: Brandon Jones OR Mason Robinson
FS: David Rowe, Wayne Warren
SS: Duron Harmon, Patrick Kivlehan
P: Anthony DiPaula, Mohamed Sanu
PR: Mason Robinson
KR: Jeremy Deering, Mark Harrison
LS: Robert Jones, Rob Horrell
Read on below the jump for brief thoughts and analysis.
- Joe Martinek is on top of the FB depth chart despite nursing a shoulder injury during the spring. What's going to happen with Marcus Thompson? He has the talent to play wherever he ends up. The only sure thing is that he should be seeing game action.
- Brandon Coleman is not officially named a starter. Mohamed Sanu will be back at full speed this fall, so where is the spot for Coleman?
- Paul Carrezola holds off D.C. Jefferson at TE, although both should play a lot.
- Getting ahead a little, but next year's OL is hard to predict with so many seniors on offense. Civil-Bujari-Osei-Lowery-Watkis, with Hendrikson, and possibly Johnson/Wright as top reserves? Some of the other young linemen need to emerge ASAP.
- D.J. Mera to DT is official, although it would be a big surprise if Ken Kirksey doesn't play. It will be hard to condition a freshman to play a lot, but Kirksey needs to see the field. The DL is still young and inexperienced.
- Jamal Merrell is in the two-deep now? The incoming freshmen should have a good chance to win backup jobs at LB. Dave Milewski didn't play in spring recovering from a knee injury. Does this officially mean that Edmond Laryea return for a fifth year.
- Pat Kivlehan over one of the talented freshman like Lorenzo Waters seems like an upset.
- The conservative, sandwich heavy portfolio pays off for the hungry investor as Anthony DiPaula holds off the possibility of Mohamed Sanu scaring the heck out of opponents every time Rutgers lines up in the punt formation.
- Mark Harrison seems big for a kick returner. It will be interesting to see who else gets a look on returns in the fall.
- Not many surprises. It's a good roster, but depth is thin at key spots (QB, OL, DL, and arguably LB.) Rutgers has an embarrassment of riches at wide receiver and in the secondary.