Colorado releases depth chart ahead of season opener vs. NDSU

Colorado is set to take on North Dakota State tonight in its season opener, with plenty of expectations placed upon coach Deion Sanders, quarterback Shedeur Sanders and the Buffaloes.

Now we have a better idea how the Buffaloes will be lining up, with the depth chart released just hours before kickoff.

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Deion Sanders isn’t expecting an easy fight, taking on one of the more competitive FCS teams in the country.

Sanders praised the Bison during his coaches show ahead of their opener against one another. He sees a record of years’ worth of success that tells him all he needs to know about NDSU. Actually, it even reminds him of some of the teams from coaching at the prep level in Texas.

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“They are a winning tradition of a school that plays football,” Sanders said. “It’s almost like – I’m trying to give you an analogy. Like, when you play a high school football game in Texas and you get there and you don’t see a track around the field? You’re getting ready to play some football. Like, if you see a track around the field, they’re serious but they’re not serious. If you go there and you don’t see a track around the field and it’s just a football field? You better buckle up.

“North Dakota State is one of those types of schools that they have a tradition of winning. They have a commitment to excellence.”

Colorado and NDSU are set to kick off at 8 p.m. ET with a national broadcast on ESPN.

You can view the complete depth chart below.

OFFENSE

Quarterback
Shedeur Sanders
Ryan Staub
Dominiq Ponder

Running Back
Charlie Offerdahl
Dallan Hayden
Micah Welch
Isaiah Augustave
Brandon Hood

Wide Receiver
Will Sheppard
Omarion Miller

Wide Receiver
Jimmy Horn Jr.
Kam Mikell

Wide Receiver
Travis Hunter
Terrell Timmons Jr.

Wide Receiver
LaJohntay Wester
Drelon Miller

Left Tackle
Jordan Seaton
Phillip Houston

Left Guard
Justin Mayers
Kareem Harden

Center
Hank Zilinskas
Yakiri Walker

Right Guard
Kahlil Benson
Zach Owens

Right Tackle
Tyler Brown
Payton Kirkland

DEFENSE

Defensive End
Samuel Okunlola
Taje McCoy
Tristan Marois

Defensive Tackle
Shane Cokes
Rayyan Buell
Tawfiq Thomas

Defensive Tackle
Chidoze Nwankwo
Anquin Barnes
Taurean Carter

Defensive End
Dayon Hayes
BJ Green
Arden Walker

Inside Linebacker
Trevor Woods
Jaylen Wester
Brandon Gant

Inside Linebacker
LaVonta Bentley
Jeremiah Brown
Johnny Chaney Jr.

Nickelback
Preston Hodge
Ivan Yates
Isaiah Hardge

Cornerback
Travis Hunter
Colton Hood

Safety
Shilo Sanders
Savion Riley

Safety
Can’Ron Silmon-Craig
Herman Smith III
Ben Finneseth

Cornerback
DJ McKinney
Carter Stoutmire
Braden Keith

On3’s Sam Gillenwater also contributed to this report.