Can't have a post spring depth chart with actually clears anything up can we? Coach Quinn released the summer depth chart and there are some things worth noting, and some things you expected.
| Offense | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WR | Alex Neutz | Rudy Johnson | - or - Willoughby |
| LT | Andre Davis | Pat Wilson | - or - John Kling |
| LG | Jansen Carlson | Bob Blogdett | - or - Jesse Back |
| C | Trevor Sales | Gabriel Barbe | - or - Bartholomew |
| RG | Graham Whinery | Dillon Guy | |
| RT | Gokhan Ozkan | Jake Silas | |
| TE | Jimmy Gordon | - or - Alex Dennison | Reeder / Wiser |
| QB | Alex Zordich | - or - Joe Licata | Daniel / Davis |
| RB | Branden Oliver | Brandon Murie | |
| FB | Rashad Jean | Boomer Brock | |
| WR | Devon Hughes | - or - Cordero Dixon | |
| WR | Fred Lee | Saron Hood | |
| Defense | |||
| DE | Steven Means | Kendall Patterson | |
| NG | Wyatt Cahill | Dale Barksdale | |
| DE | Colby Way | Kristjan Sokoli | |
| OLB | Khalil Mack | Willie Mosely | |
| ILB | Lee Skinner | Khari Brown | |
| ILB | Jaleel Verser | Scott Pettigrew | Stockman |
| OLB | Imani Chatman | - or -Dalonte Wallace | Monds |
| CB | Cortney Lester | Marqus Baker | |
| SS | Isaac Baugh | -Or- Okoye Houston | Adam Redden |
| FS | Whitney Sherry | Kyndal Minniefield | |
| CB | Najja Johnson | Carlos Lammons | - or -Striggles |
What you should have expected:
A Jeff Quinn depth chart has more "Ors" than the UB rowing team has "Oars". Some of these are understandable, some not so much.
It makes sense when you're talking about Ron Willoughby or Rudy Johnson. They are the second and third receivers behind UB's main aerial weapon.
Where it does not make sense is at Quarterback. Yes we have all heard how close the competition has been between Licata and Zordich but every time someone watches they say Zorfich is a bit more steady behind center.
The starters are all who you would have expected, maybe with the exception of Gordon at tight end.
The team is returning 18 starters, you should have expected a very similar depth chart to last season.
What you may not have expected
While the starters are all the same a lot of them have been shifted around.
Lee Skinner is on the other side of the interior and the offensive line is completely shifted around.
Coaching changes have a lot to do with this, especially on defense but it still seems a bit dramatic.