2018 Roster

Discussion in 'On The Field' started by Joe Fan, Nov 28, 2017.

  1. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Practice today

    Diggs, Huff and Elliott
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  2. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  3. Joe Fan

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  4. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Depth Chart for the first day of practice

    First team
    QB: Sam Ehlinger
    RB: Daniel Young
    X: Collin Johnson
    Y: Jerrod Heard
    Z: Devin Duvernay
    TE: Andrew Beck
    OL: Denzel Okafor – Patrick Vahe – Zach Shackelford – Elijah Rodriguez – Derek Kerstetter

    DL: Charles Omenihu – Chris Nelson – Breckyn Hager
    Mac: Anthony Wheeler
    RLB: Gary Johnson
    BLB: Malcolm Roach
    NB: John Bonney
    CBs: Kris Boyd, Davante Davis
    BS: PJ Locke
    FS: Brandon Jones

    Second unit
    QB: Shane Buechele/Cameron Rising
    RB: Toneil Carter/Tristian Houston
    X: Lil’Jordan Humphrey/Brennan Eagles
    Y: Davion Curtis
    Z: John Burt
    TE: Reese Leitao
    OL: Samuel Cosmi – Mikey Grandy – Austin Alsup – Tope Imade – JP Urquidez

    DL: Taquon Graham – Gerald Wilson – Jamari Chisholm
    Mac: Edwin Freeman/Demarco Boyd
    RLB: Ayodele Adeoye
    BLB: Jeffrey McCulloch
    NB: Josh Thompson
    CBs: Kobe Boyce, Anthony Cook
    BS: Chris Brown
    FS: Caden Sterns/Montreal Estell

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    Calvin Anderson still absorbing the playbook
     
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  5. ViperHorn

    ViperHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Burt is the best Texas can do as a second team Z? Have not seen any ability from him to run the correct routes or catch the ball consistently.
     
  6. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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  7. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    It's just day one.
     
  8. ViperHorn

    ViperHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Yes Joe; but we have 3 seasons of tape.
     
  9. Crockett

    Crockett 5,000+ Posts

    Kid has height, track star speed and a knack for big plays. He's sometimes spectacular.
     
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  10. X Misn Tx

    X Misn Tx 2,500+ Posts

    Losing one of our top 2 WRs from last year hurts. I'm not a fan of his hands as an every down receiver, but he's an upperclassman who knows the offense with super speed. Being the 5th or 6th WR just makes sense to me.
     
  11. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    " .... “That new redshirt rule that the AFCA, Todd Berry, and all of us coaches are hoping to get into effect, I wish that were in effect last year,” Herman said last week. “We would have played him the last few games. It was more prudent to redshirt him. Had a great bowl prep, then the two months with Coach McKnight did wonders for him.”

    Going through an offseason in Austin for the first time has helped Leitao, who is now up to 245 pounds on his 6’3 frame.

    “He’s strong as an ox, super smart,” Herman said. “The guy is majoring in neuroscience. I didn’t even know that was a major. Extremely smart. Loves football. You can tell he’s a coach’s kid. Goes hard when he screws up. It kills him. We’re excited about him.”

    The excitement also stems from the fact that Leitao was the right mentality to excel as an in-line blocker, but also possesses the athleticism to threaten opponents as a receiver — he caught 34 passes for 423 yards and four touchdowns as a senior. During bowl prep, offensive coordinator Tim Beck expressed his satisfaction in seeing Leitao develop that area of his game.

    “He runs well and he really catches the ball well,” Beck said. “I thought he was more of a guy that would just slobberknock you down inside there, but he can move pretty good.”
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    The tight end position features heavily in the pro-spread offense run by Herman and while he doesn’t have players with ideal height for his scheme, he is satisfied with where the position is this spring.

    “We don’t have like what we had at Ohio State withJeff Heuermanand Nick Vannett,” Herman said. “We don’t have 6’6, 260 that can put his hand in the dirt and go block an elite 7-technique. What we do have are guys that are athletic, that can move, that do have leverage. They aren’t short by any stretch. By tight end standards, 6’2, 6’3 is not extremely tall. They can move around. They can play in the slot. They can run routes. They can catch the ball. The offense is pretty wide open.” ...."

     
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  12. rick mueller

    rick mueller Burnt Orange Bleeder

    Tight end? Didn't we have one of those once?
     
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  13. ProdigalHorn

    ProdigalHorn 10,000+ Posts

    I was pretty sure that when Jermichael Finley left, we decided to retire that position in honor of his achievement. Glad to see we changed our mind on that.
     
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  14. Omniscient.one

    Omniscient.one 500+ Posts

    Neuroscience? Wow. Brains are severely underrated in football from what I’ve seen. Plus he looks the part. Glad he made it

    Edit: pun unintentional
     
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  15. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts



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  16. Dionysus

    Dionysus Idoit Admin

    My peanut butter is disappointed as well
     
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  17. X Misn Tx

    X Misn Tx 2,500+ Posts

    my peanut butter feels dirty now
     
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  18. Sangre Naranjada

    Sangre Naranjada 10,000+ Posts

    My almond butter is smirking and feeling unjustifiably superior. I think it was made in College Station. I intend to throw it out.
     
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  19. RainH2burntO

    RainH2burntO 2,500+ Posts

    My Sunflower Butter is....wait....What the??? Hey, Honey!!!.....What is....
    This stuff isnt even......a flower!?
    Sunflower Butter is not butter babe!
    Where's my.........!?!?

    (And for the record Flax milk is not milk and Cashew Cheese isn't cheese... SMH)
     
  20. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Coach said Gary Johnson will be out six weeks.
    No surgery.


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  21. ViperHorn

    ViperHorn 10,000+ Posts

    He knows what to do and how to get it done so best let him get well before August.
     
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  22. Joe Fan

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  23. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Article of how Nelson missing practice improves the DL depth

    " .... Nelson not being cleared in a full-tilt capacity has allowed other Longhorns to gain valuable practice experience this spring. One such player is Ta'Quon Graham, the 290-pound versatile sophomore who Orlando said has impressed him through eight practices.

    “Sometimes you look the part and have great strength numbers and then don’t go out there and play the part,” Orlando said. “He’s been playing the part, so that’s a guy I’m really fired up about.”

    Graham could potentially give Orlando and the Longhorns a great deal of flexibility up front. While 290 pounds might sound light for a nose tackle, Orlando had an All-American at Houston in Ed Oliver who dominated as a true freshman despite playing under 280 pounds in 2016.

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    ... the defensive line will be built around Nelson, Graham, Breckyn Hager and Charles Omenihu. “Those guys are going to have to go and the other guys are going to have to collectively get their reps,” Orlando said.

    As far as those other guys are concerned, Gerald Wilbon has been getting work with the No. 1 defense at nose tackle on occasion and figures to play a big role in the defense’s short yardage and goal line packages. Behind Wilbon, Orlando mentioned on Thursday that D’Andre Christmas had done a nice job of late, which is the first time in a long time that the 2016 signee has been mentioned in a positive manner by the staff.

    Marqez Bimage, a high school linebacker at Brenham who’s making the transition to playing with his hand on the ground, will provide depth at end behind Hager and Omenihu. Like Graham, Jamari Chisholm can give the Longhorns a presence at either end or over the ball....."

    https://247sports.com/college/texas...nsive-line-depth-with-TaQuon-Graham-117067504
     
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  24. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  25. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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  26. easy

    easy 2,500+ Posts

    I remember when my arms were that big, that damn beehive tore me a new one lmao
     
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  27. X Misn Tx

    X Misn Tx 2,500+ Posts

    you had an anus on your arm?
     
  28. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Some peoples armpits come pretty close
     
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  29. Pomspoms

    Pomspoms 5,000+ Posts

    That barbell is fake
     
  30. easy

    easy 2,500+ Posts

    I felt like sh** for about 2 days so to answer the question well in some weird fashion I guess you could say I had an anus on my arm :e-muscle::e-poo:
     
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    Last edited: Apr 8, 2018

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