These aren’t necessarily in order of depth, more so this is our depth and who I think will “travel.”
Quarterback
Zach Pyron 6’3 213
Haynes King 6’3 205
Zach Gibson 6’3 211
Notes: I think we’ll be in a good position with whoever emerges between Pyron and King. They seem kinda even to me at the moment. Pyron is somewhat of the incumbent, looked good in spring, and is a tough sob. King brings in more starts, snaps, and production from his time at A&M. I think Gibson has proven to be a serviceable backup if we have to go to the 3rd man. We’ve seen how quick that can happen.
Wide Receiver
Dominick Blaylock 6’1 205
Malik Rutherford 5’9 155
Christian Leary 5’10 175
Avery Boyd 6’2 230
DJ Moore 6’1 187
Abdul Janneh 6’3 180
Chase Lane 6’0 185
Jamal Haynes 5’9 180
James Blackstrain 6’2 188
Notes: Really excited about this group. Who are the first 3? Leary’s really the only one of the transfers who doesn’t bring a whole lot of production from the previous stop, but he may be the best of the bunch, was just buried on a talented roster at Alabama. Wish we had Leo.
Running Back
Dontae Smith 5’11 203
Tre Cooley 5’10 200
Jamie Felix 5’10 204
Evan Dickens 5’11 180
Daylon Gordon 5’9 185
Notes: Dontae, Tre, then I dunno after that. I think Evan may emerge.
Tight End
Dylan Leonard 6’5 238
Brett Seither 6’5 228
Billy Ward 6’4 246
Luke Benson 6’4 236
Jackson Long 6’3 230
Notes: This has definitely been a position of weakness since we left the 3O. I think Buster will find his 1-3 guys outta this bunch. I think any of Dylan, Brett, Billy, Luke can do it. Jackson is young. Brett is a mystery. Could be the TE room’s version of Leary. The 3rd guy behind two of the nation’s best TEs at uga.
Offensive Line
Corey Robinson 6’5 294
Joe Fusile 6’6 316
Westin Franklin 6’4 305
Connor Scaglione 6’4 305
Jordan Williams 6’6 312
Jakiah Leftwich 6’6 311
Paul Tchio 6’5 314
Jordan Brown 6’5 320
Brandon Best 6’4 311
Tyler Gibson 6’5 301
Notes: I think it’ll go LT Robinson, LG Fusile, C Franklin, and some rendition of Williams with Leftwich or Scaglione on the right side, with Williams definitely in there and potentially at RG. I think Scaglione spent time at both RG and RT at Princeton. Tchio and Brown could also end up in there somewhere. I bet we also have a freshman emerge somewhere as depth. We need this group to step up this year.
If I have to guess the starters today…
QB: Pyron
RB: Smith
WR: Blaylock
WR: Leary
WR: Rutherford
TE: Leonard
LT: Robinson
LG: Fusile
C: Franklin
RG: Williams
RT: Scaglione
I’ll post the defense later.