Here is the official depth chart for Akron. A surprise or two.

[Raysor]

It appears a message is being sent to Michiah Quick. He is third at his position, behind Jarvis Baxter and Grant Bothun. So Baxter is starting, while guys we've been hearing a lot about are not. Dahu Green, A.D. Miller, Jeffrey Mead, Dallis Todd and especially Mark Andrews.

We also have a couple of guys listed as H-Backs, most notably Dimitri Flowers as HBack starter. So that position hasn't gone away. My guess is a lot of short yardage and goal line stuff.

Drew Samia is getting some raves, second team tackle as a true freshman. Daniel Brooks is the number three running back, but Stoops said in the presser that Anderson will play as a true freshman.

The starting ILB's are Alexander and J Evans. The backups are Frank Shannon and T Evans.

I think were are more likely to see a lot more four man lines and a lot less three man lines, with Striker/Bond being a true end some and an outside linebacker with the same personnel some.

And I suspect most of us have heard that Seibert won both from scrimmage kicking jobs. He'll be the punter and PK guy. Ever heard of Wesley Horky? He will be the punt snapper. Conner knight will still do the XP's.

And some have asked. The number two quarterback is the former Sugar Bowl MVP.

Noticeably absent from the wide receiver three deep: John Humphrey, a true freshmen who graduated at midterm to play spring ball. I think he's having trouble living up to my number one qualification for a receiver: CTDFB
https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/3763307.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=31000

 

[Rob Lewis_rivals]

It appears a message is being sent to Michiah Quick. He is third at his position, behind Jarvis Baxter and Grant Bothun. So Baxter is starting, while guys we've been hearing a lot about are not. Dahu Green, A.D. Miller, Jeffrey Mead, Dallis Todd and especially Mark Andrews.

We also have a couple of guys listed as H-Backs, most notably Dimitri Flowers as HBack starter. So that position hasn't gone away. My guess is a lot of short yardage and goal line stuff.

Drew Samia is getting some raves, second team tackle as a true freshman. Daniel Brooks is the number three running back, but Stoops said in the presser that Anderson will play as a true freshman.

The starting ILB's are Alexander and J Evans. The backups are Frank Shannon and T Evans.

I think were are more likely to see a lot more four man lines and a lot less three man lines, with Striker/Bond being a true end some and an outside linebacker with the same personnel some.

And I suspect most of us have heard that Seibert won both from scrimmage kicking jobs. He'll be the punter and PK guy. Ever heard of Wesley Horky? He will be the punt snapper. Conner knight will still do the XP's.

And some have asked. The number two quarterback is the former Sugar Bowl MVP.

Noticeably absent from the wide receiver three deep: John Humphrey, a true freshmen who graduated at midterm to play spring ball. I think he's having trouble living up to my number one qualification for a receiver: CTDFB
https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/3763307.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=31000

Good stuff, Plaino.
Some random observations here, and realizing that this depth chart will change as the season moves on:
How many teams have a third string QB as good....or at least as experienced....as Cody Thomas ? How many teams have a second string QB (Knight) being a team captain ?
Eric Wren is the backup center, a redshirted JUCO. He slipped under my radar.
Danley, the highly touted JUCO, is listed behind Alvarez at LG. A bit of a surprise.
Of the ten offensive linemen listed, only 4 have ever played on a D-1 level.
If the 12 receivers listed, only 5 have played on a D-1 level and two of those are Connor Knight and Grant Bothun, special teams players.
Three true freshman and a JUCO are listed as backups in the secondary and all ten are underclassmen. The two safties, Byrd and Ahmad Thomas, need to be better than they were a year ago. I believe Parker and Jordan Thomas can be very good players this year.
So many of the players listed are new and/or inexperienced and must develop and establish themselves right away. This team cannot afford the kind of injuries it has sustained in recent years.

 

[mikeyt_rivals29992]

After seeing my Steelers lose two kickers in the preseason, it worries me that our kicker (a true freshman? yikes!) will handle both kicking and punting. I'm also concerned by our lack of experience on the OL. A lot of underclassmen starting over veterans, but the depth chart seems to indicate just a couple of injuries there would be disastrous or am I wrong?