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Kyle Flood released the depth chart for week one over the weekend, and the players listed pose some questions leading into the opener. Here's the two-deep from the game notes:
Offense
Pos. | Starter | Backup |
QB | Gary Nova | Chris Laviano |
RB | Paul James | Desmon Peoples |
FB | Michael Burton | Sam Bergen |
TE | Tyler Kroft | Matt Flanagan |
WR | Leonte Carroo | Carlton Agudosi |
WR | Janarion Grant / John Tsimis / Andrew Turzilli | |
LT | Keith Lumpkin | Marcus Applefield / Zack Heeman |
LG | Kaleb Johnson | Dorian Miller / Tariq Cole |
C | Betim Bujari | Derrick Nelson |
RG | Chris Muller | Ryan Brodie |
RT | Taj Alexander | J.J. Denman |
Defense
Pos. | Starter | Backup |
DE | Dave Milewski | Quanzell Lambert / Kemoko Turay |
NT | Kenneth Kirksey | Daryl Stephenson |
DT | Darius Hamilton | Sebastian Joseph |
DE | Djwany Mera | Julian Pinnix-Odrick |
WLB | Steve Longa | T.J. Taylor |
MLB | Kevin Snyder | L.J. Liston |
SLB | Quentin Gause | Brandon Russell |
CB | Gareef Glashen | Dre Boggs |
FS | Delon Stephenson | Johnathan Aiken |
SS | Lorenzo Waters | Davon Jacobs |
CB | Justin Goodwin | Nadir Barnwell / Anthony Cioffi |
Special Teams
Pos. | Starter | Backup |
P | Joseph Roth | Tim Gleeson |
PK | Kyle Federico | Nick Borgese / Nick DeLouisa |
KO | Kyle Federico | Nick DeLouisa |
PR | Janarion Grant | Desmon Peoples |
KR | Janarion Grant | Justin Goodwin |
KR | Robert Martin / Josh Hicks | Desmon Peoples |
H | Mike Bimonte | Nick DeLouisa / Nick Borgese |
LS | Alan Lucy | Kevin Snyder |
Former running back Justin Goodwin must have shown some serious athleticism in training camp to hold onto one of the starting cornerback spots. Although Barnwell and Cioffi are still coming off of injuries, so it might just be a precaution for them. Secondary actually doesn't look terrible, as Glashen has tons of experience and has Boggs backing him up, while free safety has good depth with Stephenson and Aiken. The only real unknown is Goodwin, so he'll have plenty of eyes on him come Thursday.
On offense, wide receiver remains in flux. Andre Patton would have been the starter but will sit out week one with an unspecified injury. That leaves Leonte Carroo as the only wideout with extensive game experience, although Tyler Kroft remains a safety net for Gary Nova. Other than that, not a ton of surprises here. The starting lineup shouldn't change much on either side of the ball throughout the season if projections are correct, but the backup situation could see some movement within a couple of games. Good to see SJD moving to the three-tech position. If he's as beastly as everyone is making him out to be, he should be in a position to disrupt the pocket.
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