2025 Depth Chart

[TW4945]

2025 Depth Chart
Legend: Duplicate, Redshirt, Injury

• Scholarships: 97

QB:	Gio Lopez	Bryce Baker	OR Max Johnson	Au'tori Newkirk
RB:	Davion Gause	Benjamin Hall	OR Caleb Hood	Charleston French	Jaylen McGill Demon June Joseph Troupe Jaylon Nichols
Slot:	Aziah Johnson	Jason Robinson	OR Vari Green	OR Dayton Sneed	Madrid Tucker Shanard Clower
Split-End:	Kobe Paysour	Paul Billups	OR Nathan Leacock
Flanker:	Jordan Shipp	Chris Culliver	Alex Taylor	Adrian Wilson
TE:	Jake Johnson	Connor Cox	Shamar Easter	OR Jordan Owens	Paul Barton Kenedy Uzoma Yasir Smith
LT:	Trevyon Green	William Boone	Eidan Buchanan
LG:	Aidan Banfield	Jakai Moore	OR Chad Lindberg	Trey Blue
C:	Austin Blaske	Christo Kelly	Byron Nelson
RG:	Daniel King	Jakai Moore
RT:	Will O'Steen	Miles McVay	OR Jordan Hall	OR Jani Norwood

NT:	C.J. Mims	Isaiah Johnson	Devin Ancrum	Laderion Williams
DT:	D'Antre Robinson	Smith Vilbert	Joseph Mupoyi	Peter Pesansky	Leroy Jackson Nicco Maggio Trey Giddens Kamarion Thomas
Power Edge:	Pryce Yates	Smith Vilbert	Joseph Mupoyi	Austin Alexander	Emmanuel Nwaiwu
Rush Edge:	Melkart Abou-Jaoude	Tyler Thompson	Daniel Anderson	Chinedu Onyeagoro	Lantz Pascal
MLB:	Andrew Simpson	Timir Hickman-Collins	OR Evan Bennett	Jake Bauer
WLB:	Khmori House	OR Mikai Gbayor	Jonathan Agumadu	Tyler Houser
SS:	Will Hardy	Coleman Bryson	Jalon Thompson	Javion Butts
FS:	Gavin Gibson	OR Malcolm Ziglar	Peyton Waters	OR Greg Smith	Jaiden Patterson
Nickle:	Tre Miller	OR Gavin Gibson	OR Kaleb Cost
Boundary CB:	Marcus Allen	Ty Adams	Khalil Conley
Field CB:	Thad Dixon	Ty Adams	Tyshun White	Khristian Dunbar-Smith

K:	Rece Verhoff	Guytano Bartolomeo
P:	Tom Maginness	Jacob Horvath
LS:	Gannon Burt

 

[premn]

Looking at projected starter at C—why do you think the staff put Kelly up as one of the players eligible for preseason all-acc voting? To me that seems like they’ll think he’ll be good and presumably at center. Am I reading too much into that?

 

[TW4945]

Honestly, OL is where I can see about 4-5 different scenarios. I do think Kelly will play a major role. I also think our strongest OL is with Blaske at center.

But I didn't expect them to flip the OTs for the lefty. They did. Also, I was surprised to see McVay at RT starting camp, but then again maybe that is because O'Steen is new.

 

[tarheeltailgater]

So what happened to Jaybron Harvey? I haven't seen him listed on the roster but don't see that he transferred.

 

[gregh1]

WOW, this display/formatting is pretty amazing.

 

[gregh1]

But I didn't expect them to flip the OTs for the lefty.

Yikes! I hope this is a sign that all these guys are just equally good on either side, vs some type of desperate compensation.

 

[tarheeltailgater]

Yikes! I hope this is a sign that all these guys are just equally good on either side, vs some type of desperate compensation.

I think not flipping them would be a sign they are equally good.

 

[TW4945]

Yikes! I hope this is a sign that all these guys are just equally good on either side, vs some type of desperate compensation.

I think they want their longest, most athletic OTs protecting the blindside.

 

[JarHead01]

We have what we have at this point. I'm sure Bill will get the most out of his players. Hopefully accountability will be top priority for this staff as the past staff didn't seem to have the courage to make it a priority. Thus, the results were less than acceptable.

 

[Mjtrell]

Surprised to see you have Gibson at free and not the starting nickel. I wonder the same as @tarheeltailgater what happened to Harvey. Just a guess but I think Leroy will get more reps as the season go at DT.

 

[Bwilks1]

Which freshmen do y'all think will likely get a decent amount of playing time?

 

[tarheeltailgater]

Surprised to see you have Gibson at free and not the starting nickel. I wonder the same as @tarheeltailgater what happened to Harvey. Just a guess but I think Leroy will get more reps as the season go at DT.

I dont see him on the depth chart or the full roster.. I don't see any info that he left school.. I have no idea what happened or is happening with him and it seems to be a secret.

I ran across this article from TOS.. can't read it since it's VIP.

Scouting Report: Jaybron Harvey​

Jason Staples provides his comprehensive player analysis, with grades, stats, scouting notes, clips, and 2025 outlook.​

JASON STAPLESJun 9th, 6:45 AMVIP26

 

[iheartcarolina]

i am disappointed that we could not find another OT who can start and pass-protect.

 

[TW4945]

Which freshmen do y'all think will likely get a decent amount of playing time?

Short answer - none outside of special teams.

I think we could see Madrid Tucker, Shanard Clower as returners. I think Yasir Smith could be a situational blocker for us. I think we will see Bauer, Houser, and Butts on special teams.

 

[gregh1]

We don't have a ton of rangy WSDE-sized guys on the roster. Tyler Thompson might be the only non-frosh. I don't know if Austin Alexander or Chinedu Onyeagoro fit the bill as rangy WSDE types, but they were here in the Spring...

 

[TW4945]

We don't have a ton of rangy WSDE-sized guys on the roster. Tyler Thompson might be the only non-frosh. I don't know if Austin Alexander or Chinedu Onyeagoro fit the bill as rangy WSDE types, but they were here in the Spring...

I suspect we will mostly see an odd front. With a NT and 2 strong DEs. This helps fix some of the interior depth issue and plays into Smith Vilbert, Pryce Yates, Joseph Mupoyi versatility. I suspect we see 8 in the DL rotation (Mims, Johnson, Robinson, Vilbert, Yates, Mupoyi, Abou-Jaoude, Thompson). In this scenario, Thompson becomes more of a specialist pass rusher.