Projected starters for the domer game:
QB -Tyrone Swoopes / QB2 - Jerrod Heard
“Just because he's been in the game and he understands the system,” Charlie Strong said of Swoopes. “He's been playing it more.”
RB - Johnathan Gray / RB2 - D'Onta Foreman
“When those two get in the open field and they get behind their pads, I don't know if many people want to tackle them,” Strong said. “They can punish you.”
WR - Daje Johnson, Armanti Foreman, Marcus Johnson / WR4 - John Burt
“The good thing about it is they have to learn all four positions,” Strong said. “You can move them around to get the ball in playmaker's hands.”
TE - Andrew Beck / TE2 - Alex De La Torre
OL - Taylor Doyle at center, Sedrick Flowers at guard and Kent Perkins with Marcus Hutchins, Patrick Vahe and Connor Williams in contention for the other two spots.
Strong rattled off just about every defensive lineman on the roster when speaking about players position coach Brick Haley has in his meeting room who can contribute.
“It's a really good collection of guys there,” Strong said. “They're doing an outstanding job.”
DL - Hassan Ridgeway, Desmond Jackson, Shiro Davis and Naashon Hughes with Paul Boyette, Poona Ford and Bryce Cottrell in relief or other packages.
LB - Peter Jinkens and Malik Jefferson / LB2a - Edwin Freeman / LB2b - Anthony Wheeler
CB - Duke Thomas and Kris Boyd / CB2 - Holton Hill and Bryson Echols
NB - John Bonney / NB2 - P.J. Locke
FS - Jason Hall / FS2 - DeShon Elliott
SS - Dylan Haines / SS2 - Adrian Colbert
The performances in camp of Kris Boyd, Davante Davis and Holton Hill have given the coaches a lot to think about when it comes to figuring out who will see the field first.
“They're just long,” Strong said. “When the ball goes up in the air they're athletic enough and they can run well enough to where they get up field, get up top and go knock the ball down.”
With less than two weeks remaining until the opener and just under a week remaining until the first depth chart is likely to be published there's still time for guys to make moves, Strong said.
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