Re: NCAA Football 14: 2016-17 Roster Update (PS3)
Coach Durkin hasn't released a depth chart yet, but I wanted to share an updated one based on what I saw in the team's scrimmage this past weekend.
OFFENSE (Playbook: North Carolina, 65/35 Run/Pass Ratio, Tempo: Normal)
Note: New offensive coordinator Walt Bell learned his offense from Larry Fedora at UNC, so that's probably the closest thing. I'd expect them to run the ball 60-65% of the time this year. Tempo will be crazy fast, so "normal" is best in-game. "Aggressive" has the offense "check-with-me" a bunch, which the Terps won't do much this year.
Quarterback
1. Perry Hills (Scrambler)
2. Caleb Rowe (Pocket Passer)
3. Gage Shaffer (Balanced)
4. Tyrell Pigrome (Scrambler)
5. Max Bortenschlager (Balanced)
Note: Hills has won this job. Rowe seems to have edged out Shaffer for the backup job. Pigrome may move to another position, but for now he's a QB. He may or may not redshirt, but Bortenschlager surely will.
Running Back
1. Trey Edmunds (Balanced) OR
Wes Brown (Power) OR
Ty Johnson (Speed)
4. Kenneth Goins, Jr. (Power) OR
Jake Funk (Power)
6. Lorenzo Harrison (Balanced)
Note: This will be a 3-man rotation between the top 3 guys. Goins, Jr. is a former fullback who will be a short-yardage back.
Wide Receiver
1. Levern Jacobs (Balanced)
2. Taivon Jacobs (Speed)
3. D.J. Moore (Balanced)
4. Teldrick Morgan (Balanced)
5. Malcolm Culmer (Balanced)
6. DeAndre Lane (Speed)
7. Chris Jones (Balanced)
8. Jahrvis Davenport (Possession)
9. Tino Ellis (Speed)
10. D.J. Turner (Speed)
Note: Coaches will use 6-7 of these guys during games. In order to get the personnel correct within most formations, set up the depth chart like this, which goes Split End-Flanker-Slot-Slot-Flanker-Split End:
1. D.J. Moore
2. Taivon Jacobs
3. Levern Jacobs
4. Avery Edwards (he'll be the #2 slot as a tight end)
5. Teldrick Morgan
6. Chris Jones
Tight End
1. Avery Edwards (Receiving)
OR Andrew Isaacs (Balanced)
3. Derrick Hayward (Blocking)
Note: Edwards and Isaacs will both get playing time. Edwards in more of a slot receiver role, Isaacs in more of a traditional tight end role.
Left Tackle
1. Michael Dunn (Balanced)
2. Derwin Gray (Balanced)
Left Guard
1. JaJuan Dulaney (Balanced)
OR Mike Minter (Run Blocker)
3. Terrance Davis (Balanced)
Note: Dulaney and Minter are still competing for this job (along with a few other interior linemen).
Center
1. Brendan Moore (Balanced)
2. Quarvez Boulware (Balanced)
Note: Joe Marchese could win the #2 job, but Boulware is the future here.
Right Guard
1. Maurice Shelton (Run Blocker)
2. Sean Christie (Balanced)
3. Richard Merritt (Run Blocker)
Right Tackle
1. Damian Prince (Balanced)
2. EJ Donahue (Run Blocker)
DEFENSE (Playbook: 4-3 Multiple)
Left End
1. Roman Braglio (Balanced)
2. Brett Kulka (Balanced)
3. Chandler Burkett (Pass Rusher)
Defensive Tackle
1. Kingsley Opara (Balanced)
2. Azubuike Ukandu (Run Stopper)
3. David Shaw (Run Stopper)
4. Cavon Walker (Balanced)
5. Adam McLean (Balanced)
6. Keiron Howard (Balanced)
Note: This is really tough to predict, but the top 3 seem set. Ukandu and Opara are really close for that nose tackle job. Behind them, who knows. In order to get the personnel correct in most formations, set the depth chart like this, which goes Defensive Tackle-Nose Tackle-Defensive Tackle-Nose Tackle-Defensive Tackle
1. David Shaw
2. Kingsley Opara
3. Cavon Walker
4. Azubuike Ukandu
5. Adam McLean
Right End
1. Jesse Aniebonam (Pass Rusher)
2. Melvin Keihn (Pass Rusher)
3. Nnamdi Egbuaba (Pass Rusher)
Note: Egbuaba is a former linebacker who has moved to this position. It's a hybrid DE/LB position that Coach Durkin has used since his days at Florida.
Left Outside Linebacker
1. Jalen Brooks (Balanced)
2. Gus Little (Run Stopper)
Middle Linebacker
1. Jermaine Carter, Jr. (Run Stopper)
2. Tyler Burke (Run Stopper)
3. Isaiah Davis (Coverage)
Right Outside Linebacker
1. Shane Cockerille (Balanced)
2. Brett Zanotto (Balanced)
3. Antoine Brooks (Coverage)
Note: Cockerille is a former quarterback and fullback who has moved to linebacker this year.
Cornerback
1. William Likely (Balanced)
2. J.C. Jackson (Coverage)
3. Alvin Hill (Coverage)
4. Jarrett Ross (Balanced)
5. Antwaine Richardson (Balanced)
6. Antwaine Carter (Coverage)
Note: The #5 and #6 guys are guesses, but the top 4 seem set.
Free Safety
1. Josh Woods (Coverage)
2. Milan Collins (Coverage)
3. Qwuantrezz Knight (Balanced)
Strong Safety
1. Denzel Conyers (Hard Hitter)
2. Darnell Savage, Jr. (Balanced)
Note: These guys are apparently close for this job. But I expect Conyers to win it.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker
1. Adam Greene (Balanced)
Punter
1. Wade Lees (Balanced)
Kickoff Returner
1. William Likely
2. Taivon Jacobs
3. Ty Johnson
4. J.C. Jackson
5. Teldrick Morgan
Punt Returner
1. William Likely
2. DeAndre Lane
3. Ty Johnson
4. J.C. Jackson
5. Teldrick Morgan
Note: I really don't know about the depth of these returner jobs. Likely will start, but any of those guys (and others) could return kicks if he needs a break.
Coach Durkin hasn't released a depth chart yet, but I wanted to share an updated one based on what I saw in the team's scrimmage this past weekend.
OFFENSE (Playbook: North Carolina, 65/35 Run/Pass Ratio, Tempo: Normal)
Note: New offensive coordinator Walt Bell learned his offense from Larry Fedora at UNC, so that's probably the closest thing. I'd expect them to run the ball 60-65% of the time this year. Tempo will be crazy fast, so "normal" is best in-game. "Aggressive" has the offense "check-with-me" a bunch, which the Terps won't do much this year.
Quarterback
1. Perry Hills (Scrambler)
2. Caleb Rowe (Pocket Passer)
3. Gage Shaffer (Balanced)
4. Tyrell Pigrome (Scrambler)
5. Max Bortenschlager (Balanced)
Note: Hills has won this job. Rowe seems to have edged out Shaffer for the backup job. Pigrome may move to another position, but for now he's a QB. He may or may not redshirt, but Bortenschlager surely will.
Running Back
1. Trey Edmunds (Balanced) OR
Wes Brown (Power) OR
Ty Johnson (Speed)
4. Kenneth Goins, Jr. (Power) OR
Jake Funk (Power)
6. Lorenzo Harrison (Balanced)
Note: This will be a 3-man rotation between the top 3 guys. Goins, Jr. is a former fullback who will be a short-yardage back.
Wide Receiver
1. Levern Jacobs (Balanced)
2. Taivon Jacobs (Speed)
3. D.J. Moore (Balanced)
4. Teldrick Morgan (Balanced)
5. Malcolm Culmer (Balanced)
6. DeAndre Lane (Speed)
7. Chris Jones (Balanced)
8. Jahrvis Davenport (Possession)
9. Tino Ellis (Speed)
10. D.J. Turner (Speed)
Note: Coaches will use 6-7 of these guys during games. In order to get the personnel correct within most formations, set up the depth chart like this, which goes Split End-Flanker-Slot-Slot-Flanker-Split End:
1. D.J. Moore
2. Taivon Jacobs
3. Levern Jacobs
4. Avery Edwards (he'll be the #2 slot as a tight end)
5. Teldrick Morgan
6. Chris Jones
Tight End
1. Avery Edwards (Receiving)
OR Andrew Isaacs (Balanced)
3. Derrick Hayward (Blocking)
Note: Edwards and Isaacs will both get playing time. Edwards in more of a slot receiver role, Isaacs in more of a traditional tight end role.
Left Tackle
1. Michael Dunn (Balanced)
2. Derwin Gray (Balanced)
Left Guard
1. JaJuan Dulaney (Balanced)
OR Mike Minter (Run Blocker)
3. Terrance Davis (Balanced)
Note: Dulaney and Minter are still competing for this job (along with a few other interior linemen).
Center
1. Brendan Moore (Balanced)
2. Quarvez Boulware (Balanced)
Note: Joe Marchese could win the #2 job, but Boulware is the future here.
Right Guard
1. Maurice Shelton (Run Blocker)
2. Sean Christie (Balanced)
3. Richard Merritt (Run Blocker)
Right Tackle
1. Damian Prince (Balanced)
2. EJ Donahue (Run Blocker)
DEFENSE (Playbook: 4-3 Multiple)
Left End
1. Roman Braglio (Balanced)
2. Brett Kulka (Balanced)
3. Chandler Burkett (Pass Rusher)
Defensive Tackle
1. Kingsley Opara (Balanced)
2. Azubuike Ukandu (Run Stopper)
3. David Shaw (Run Stopper)
4. Cavon Walker (Balanced)
5. Adam McLean (Balanced)
6. Keiron Howard (Balanced)
Note: This is really tough to predict, but the top 3 seem set. Ukandu and Opara are really close for that nose tackle job. Behind them, who knows. In order to get the personnel correct in most formations, set the depth chart like this, which goes Defensive Tackle-Nose Tackle-Defensive Tackle-Nose Tackle-Defensive Tackle
1. David Shaw
2. Kingsley Opara
3. Cavon Walker
4. Azubuike Ukandu
5. Adam McLean
Right End
1. Jesse Aniebonam (Pass Rusher)
2. Melvin Keihn (Pass Rusher)
3. Nnamdi Egbuaba (Pass Rusher)
Note: Egbuaba is a former linebacker who has moved to this position. It's a hybrid DE/LB position that Coach Durkin has used since his days at Florida.
Left Outside Linebacker
1. Jalen Brooks (Balanced)
2. Gus Little (Run Stopper)
Middle Linebacker
1. Jermaine Carter, Jr. (Run Stopper)
2. Tyler Burke (Run Stopper)
3. Isaiah Davis (Coverage)
Right Outside Linebacker
1. Shane Cockerille (Balanced)
2. Brett Zanotto (Balanced)
3. Antoine Brooks (Coverage)
Note: Cockerille is a former quarterback and fullback who has moved to linebacker this year.
Cornerback
1. William Likely (Balanced)
2. J.C. Jackson (Coverage)
3. Alvin Hill (Coverage)
4. Jarrett Ross (Balanced)
5. Antwaine Richardson (Balanced)
6. Antwaine Carter (Coverage)
Note: The #5 and #6 guys are guesses, but the top 4 seem set.
Free Safety
1. Josh Woods (Coverage)
2. Milan Collins (Coverage)
3. Qwuantrezz Knight (Balanced)
Strong Safety
1. Denzel Conyers (Hard Hitter)
2. Darnell Savage, Jr. (Balanced)
Note: These guys are apparently close for this job. But I expect Conyers to win it.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker
1. Adam Greene (Balanced)
Punter
1. Wade Lees (Balanced)
Kickoff Returner
1. William Likely
2. Taivon Jacobs
3. Ty Johnson
4. J.C. Jackson
5. Teldrick Morgan
Punt Returner
1. William Likely
2. DeAndre Lane
3. Ty Johnson
4. J.C. Jackson
5. Teldrick Morgan
Note: I really don't know about the depth of these returner jobs. Likely will start, but any of those guys (and others) could return kicks if he needs a break.
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