QB - Tanner Lee
2. POB
3. Andrew Bunch
RS - Tristan Gebbia
FB/HB - Luke McNitt
2. Ben Miles
RB - Tre Bryan or Devine Ozigbo
2. Mikale Wilbon
3. Jaylin Bradley
4. Wyatt Mazour
Z - Stanley Morgan, JR
2. Bryan Reimers
3. Jaevon McQuitty
R- Demornay Pierson El
2. Tyjoin Lindsey
3. Conor Young
Y- JD Spielman or Keyaun Williams
3. Gabe Rahn
TE- Tyler Hoppes
2. Matt Snyder
3. Jake Stoll
Connor Ketter was #2 going into Fall camp, but I've heard Snyder and Stoll have both bypassed him. All 4, and even Englehaupt likely play though.
LT - Nick Gates
2. Christian Gaylord
LG - DJ Foster
2. Boe Wilson or Jalin Barnett
C- Cole Conrad
2. Michael Decker
RG - Tanner Farmer
2. Boe Wilson or Raridon
RT - David Knevel
2. Matt Farniok
Wilson is listed twice because he will be inserted at either position as the first choice. He's good enough to start, but Nebraska has two of the top Offensive Guards in the Big Ten for once. I expect Foster to have a big season.
DE - Freedom Akinmoldaum
2. Daishon Neal
3. Ben Stille
NG- Mick Stoltenburg
2. Kahlil Davis or Peyton Newell
3. Damion Daniels
DE - Carlos Davis
2. Peyton Newell or Kahlil Davis
3. Deontre Thomas
CATLB 1. Alex Davis
2. Guy Thomas
3. Sedrick King
ILB - Chris Weber
2. Avery Roberts
3. Quayshon Alexander
ILB - Dedrick Young
2. Mo Barry
3. Pernell Jefferson
DOGLB 1. Marcus Newby or Luke Gifford
3. Tyrin Ferguson
CB - Eric Lee
2. DiCaprio Bootle
CB - Lamar Jackson
2. Jeremiah Stovall
SS - Joshua Kalu
2. Antonio Reed
3. Tony Butler
FS - Aaron Williams
2. Kieron Williams
3. Marquel Dismuke
I think the key to the season is having a healthy O-line. If they can stay healthy and Wilson can play the swing guy in the middle and Farniok can spell guys out at Tackle, I bet we win the division.
But that's the catch. Keeping the line healthy. Seems like it hasn't happen in a million years. And I know all teams have injuries but not every time loses a vital lineman early every year. Some teams get lucky and stay healthy. I think that's the one take away from camp this far. I think the elimination of 2 a days will fix a lot of that. Even as a player, I use to think they were almost counter productive. You've got to listen to your body and let it rest some.
Healthy line and a smart Cav will make this team loads better. I know we've lost depth in the d-backfield and at wide out but I believe we have athletes there who can hang.
Bootle is an interesting dude. Honestly I never expected much from him. I knew he was fast. I knew he was an athlete but word was not out if he was a football player. He comes from a part of the country that guys don't fall under the radar as much. So to see him raise up the depth chart makes me think either a) the unit is way too thin b) he's developing. I'm taking the optimistic approach on that one until proven otherwise.
Every where else, I think we are fine. WR is thin but we have a great core, I believe. And as long as we stay healthy, we only need a few of them. Trust me, WRs want the ball all the time. They don't like sharing it. Ha...So having 5 or 6 really good guys in my opinion is all you need (assuming we stay healthy). The pros don't use 8 or 9 WRs. Julio Jones plays a lot of snaps. Granted we don't have a guy like Julio, not yet anyways, but we aren't playing the Carolina Panthers either. Our WRs are good enough to play with anyone. So should our QB. It all comes down to health of our O-line.
