Thursday, June 28, 2007

Incredibly premature look at our 2008 two-deep

Brent Zwerneman's article yesterday got me thinking about our roster for the 2008 season. I projected out our two-deep going into 2008 (making some wild assumptions on the OL, admittedly, since I don't know who will play where and who might be a backup at Center), and noticed a glaring lack of true interior defensive linemen. Sr. Henry Smith should be starting for the Ags at DT this season, but what happens in '08 is anyone's guess.
(Bold indicates projected returning starter.)

My projections:

Offense

QB - Stephen McGee, Sr
Jerrod Johnson, So

TB - Mike Goodson, Jr or Jorvorskie Lane, Sr

RB - Cornell Tarrant, So
Bradley Stephens, RS-Fr

FB - Jodie Richardson, Jr

WR - E.J. Shankle, Jr
Terrence McCoy, So

WR - Howard Morrow, Sr
Pierre Brown, Sr

TE - Martellus Bennett, Sr
Frank Avery, RS-Fr

LT - Yemi Babaloa, Sr
Danny Baker, RS-Fr

LG - Robbie Frost, Jr
Evan Eike, RS-Fr

C - Travis Schneider, Sr

RG - Lee Grimes, Jr
Cody Wallace, Jr

RT - Michael Shumard, Jr
Vincent Williams, Jr

Defense

DE - Michael Bennett, Sr
Cody Williams, So

DT - Lucas Patterson, So
Ben Bass, RS-Fr

NT - Kellen Heard, Jr
Rod Davis, Fr

DE - Cyril Obiozor, Sr
Paul Freeney, Jr or Von Miller, So

Mike - Matt Featherston, Jr
Charles Young, RS-Fr

Will - Anthony Lewis, Jr
Derrick Stephens, So

CB - Danny Gorrer, Sr
Arkeith Brown, Sr

CB - Jordan Peterson, Jr
Chevar Bryson, So

FS - Alton Dixon, Sr
Billy Chavis, RS-Fr

SS - Devin Gregg, Sr
Lionel Smith, So

WHIP - Jordan Pugh, So
Garrick Williams, RS-Fr

I'm hoping that Rod Davis' commit sticks, and that Ben Bass can put on the weight to play on the interior DL. We're seriously lacking depth there.

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