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My Pre-Spring Depth Chart

CbusCuse said:
Just because he's getting paid doesn't make him WR1 no matter what. He'll certainly get an opportunity in practice to show what he has though. He'll still have to mostly earn it. I love Russell's athletic ability and upside. He'll have the best combination of height, speed and agility at WR right away. But as a true freshman, i'm just not sure he is polished enough of a WR to be the best we have from day 1. He has played a fair amount of QB in HS as well.

I certainly think he plays a lot. I'm just guessing he'll be listed at the same spot as Cole and they split time in some capacity. Who gets more snaps i'm not sure but it certainly could be Russell. I could see them splitting to start out. And if Russell is our best WR from the start, then I could see Russell at the X as a starter and thenm Merriweather and Cole opposite at the Z spitting some time.
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World of college football does not work that way anymore.

We paid Russell WR1 $$. He will be WR1.
 
Ttk.gman2 said:
We’ve added a lot of new players with real experience at the lower levels of college football, and I expect that to bring much more consistency this season. Overall, I think the talent and experience are improved from last year across the board, and there’s a strong group of young players who look ready to contribute in year one or year two. The true and redshirt freshmen, especially along the offensive line, defensive line, and in the defensive back room, have a real opportunity to climb the depth chart this spring, and I believe some will. I’m especially watching the position battles at OL, DL, DB, and WR, and I’m excited to see what 5-star wide receiver Calvin Russell Jr. can do. This is just my early take on the roster, and with players likely switching positions during spring ball, I’ll put together a post-spring depth chart once things start to settle:
Offense
QB
Steve Angeli
Amari Odom
Danny Lauter
Zaid Lott Or
Malachi Nelson

RB
Ahmad Miller
JJ Johnson
Tylik Hill
davion kerr

WR-X
Darien Williams
Umari Hatcher
Demetres Samuel
Amare Gough OR
Matt Outten
Julian McFadden

WR-Z
Calvin Russell Jr
Zamondre Merriweather
Cole Weaver OR
Elijah Moore
Terrell Wilfong

WR-SL
Darius Johnson Or
Tyshawn Russell
Matt Outten
Julian McFadden

TE
David Clement Or
Noah Meyers
Daunte Bacheyie Or
Elijah Washington
Wyatt Bowman


LT
Trevion Mack
Nyquil Bertrand
Jayden Mann
Jojo White

LG
Byron Washington
Skylar Harvey
Joe Scatliffe

C
Kahlil Stewart Or
Matthew Hawn

RG
Joe Cruz
Zach Rice Or
Oluwafunto Akinshilo
Travis Brown Miller

RT
Kam Pringle
Joshua Shepard
Mark Shevchenko
Shemaj Henry

Defense
DT1
Rashard Perry
Jartavius Flounoy Or
Nathan Nyandoro
Elijah Crawford


DT2
Dillan Fontus
Iasiah Hastings
Nissi Ogbebor
Jaylen Pray

DE1
Tunmise Adeleye
Jamie Tremble (situational pass rusher)
Kamron Wilson
Elijah Crawford

DE2
Keyshawn Johnson
David Omapariola
Jarius Rodgers

MLB
Antoine Deslauriers
Gary Bryant
Zyian Moultrie-Goddard


WLB
Chris D'Appolonia
Jamie Tremble
Trey Dudley
Maurice Medley

STAR
Davien Kerr
Jai Eugene Jr.

CB1
Demetres Samuel Jr.
Davien Kerr
Chase Geter Or
Javon Lawrence

CB2
Chris Peal
Nazir Ward
Ziyyon Bredell
Darnell Stokes Jr

SS
Braheem Long Jr.
Amare Snowden
Ibn Muhammad

FS
Tedarius Hughes Or
Cornel Perry
Rayshon Andrews
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You forgot special teams. Who kicks off, who is our punter, who returns KO's, who kicks FG's?
 
Ttk.gman2 said:
We have big guys like Moore, Weaver and Merriweather and of course Calvin Russell Jr who all have the size and tools to help ruj block.
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Russell is tall and lanky. He has height but will take some time to get big boy strength. We all understand him playing basketball was requisite to landing him but also certainly set him back with weight room and playbook time.
 
Ttk.gman2 said:
He needed to work on his body and he looks slimmer that should help.
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He was skinny fat. He needed to cut weight, add strength AND work on cardio. Hopefully he has but it's yet to be seen.

Was wild watching defenders run both past and through him at will. He'd be turned around and sucking wind watching QBs get crushed after only 3 steps.

Thus far has looked like a guy that got by on natural ability and never worked on his craft. USCe didn't seem to bothered to see him go.
 
ImperialOrange said:
I've seen nothing from Pringle to show ACC starter capability. Hopefully one or more others step up and he and Betrand can be buried on the depth chart.
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Agree on Pringle. Though he is still young and might get better.

I think the best grouping for us is probably Hawn at LT, Washington at LG, Stewart at C, Cruz at RG and Mack at RT. Also like Scatcliffe a lot.

It should be an interesting spring. Lots of promising OL out there….
 
ImperialOrange said:
Russell is tall and lanky. He has height but will take some time to get big boy strength. We all understand him playing basketball was requisite to landing him but also certainly set him back with weight room and playbook time.
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I agree with that maybe during the summer he can work and get his body right. We all know he has the natural ball skills, length and explosiveness.
 
ImperialOrange said:
He was skinny fat. He needed to cut weight, add strength AND work on cardio. Hopefully he has but it's yet to be seen.

Was wild watching defenders run both past and through him at will. He'd be turned around and sucking wind watching QBs get crushed after only 3 steps.

Thus far has looked like a guy that got by on natural ability and never worked on his craft. USCe didn't seem to bothered to see him go.
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The post the Syracuse page made on Instagram he looks slimmer and you can see the added muscle. On the 4th slide
 
sutomcat said:
Agree on Pringle. Though he is still young and might get better.

I think the best grouping for us is probably Hawn at LT, Washington at LG, Stewart at C, Cruz at RG and Mack at RT. Also like Scatcliffe a lot.

It should be an interesting spring. Lots of promising OL out there….
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I figured Hawn would play center but new coaches may see it differently
 
sutomcat said:
Agree on Pringle. Though he is still young and might get better.

I think the best grouping for us is probably Hawn at LT, Washington at LG, Stewart at C, Cruz at RG and Mack at RT. Also like Scatcliffe a lot.

It should be an interesting spring. Lots of promising OL out there….
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What do you think about Jojo White? You think he could push for playing time.
 
Ttk.gman2 said:
He played sparingly he definitely needed to lose weight though.
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I also believe Kam was dealing with a lingering injury last year and put on some bad weight. When he did play he had a hefty knee brace. Out of high school he seemed to have ideal OT athleticism and size. Hopefully now healthy he’ll live up to that promise.
 
sutomcat said:
Probably not right away but it appears he will crack the two deep quickly.
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If Javeion Cooper was a early enrollee he would have a chance to start but yes I do like White and he could surprise a lot of people.
 
Ttk.gman2 said:
If Javeion Cooper was an early enrollee he would have a chance to start but yes I do like White and he could surprise a lot of people.
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I’ve seen a lot of Cooper this past year. Freak athlete, size, speed, quickness. However, he is raw and is no where near ready to play right away. Needs a lot of strength increase. Also, most importantly to me, he is not a mature 18 yo, and lacks discipline and toughness. If he can improve in those areas he can be a 3 yr starter then on to the pros. But he won’t be ready as a true freshman. I hope we have better options in 2026-27 and don’t have to use him.
 
florange44 said:
I’ve seen a lot of Cooper this past year. Freak athlete, size, speed, quickness. However, he is raw and is no where near ready to play right away. Needs a lot of strength increase. Also, most importantly to me, he is not a mature 18 yo, and lacks discipline and toughness. If he can improve in those areas he can be a 3 yr starter then on to the pros. But he won’t be ready as a true freshman. I hope we have better options in 2026-27 and don’t have to use him.
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Him not being an early enrollee really hurts him in my opinion. He would have been able to get his body right and learn the playbook and more it’s going to be nearly impossible for him to really play a lot as a true freshman coming in the summer.
 
Ttk.gman2 said:
Him not being an early enrollee really hurts him in my opinion. He would have been able to get his body right and learn the playbook and more it’s going to be nearly impossible for him to really play a lot as a true freshman coming in the summer.
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I honestly think most freshman need a full year in a college S & C program to be physically ready. The one's with the skillsets we covet AND the day 1 ready physicality end up 5 stars at UGA, OSU, etc
 
Ttk.gman2 said:
He played sparingly he definitely needed to lose weight though.
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I certainly could lose some as well.

I recall him playing but he didn't stick out... which in the case of our oline last year is a good thing. I like our LT, LG, C possibilities but RG and RT are wiiiiide open
 
ImperialOrange said:
I honestly think most freshman need a full year in a college S & C program to be physically ready. The one's with the skillsets we covet AND the day 1 ready physicality end up 5 stars at UGA, OSU, etc
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Well Byron, Samuels and AD were ready last year. I think Calvin, Gough , Hughes maybe Wilson and Rodgers will be ready to contribute year one. Also Chase has a chance as well. After them I have no idea maybe Haskell but he is a summer enrollee which hurts his chances.
 
ImperialOrange said:
I certainly could lose some as well.

I recall him playing but he didn't stick out... which in the case of our oline last year is a good thing. I like our LT, LG, C possibilities but RG and RT are wiiiiide open
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Yea Pringle had a moment where Rickie threw that pick 6 vs Miami and Pringle was just too heavy to keep up and it was very evident he needed to lose weight. Thats the only time I remember him sticking out.
 

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