September 17, 2010

11th Hour Depth Charting: Kent State Edition

The latest depth chart (from what we can tell) for this week's game, with some complementary notes...

Gerald Hodges (3)
Gerald Hodges is out for at least the next month, if not more, creating a big hole in the linebacker position.

-Remember, this isn't the "official" depth chart that Penn State releases each week. What would be the point of reprinting that here? I mention this because you'll notice that Michael Mauti is listed as the second team linebacker at all three positions. I put him there because Penn State seems to use a system now that resembles the defensive line rotation that's worked for years. I don't think this will be permanent at the linebacker position, but until they find the best lineup, expect this to be the case. Khairi Fortt and Mike Yancich are the other two next in line to come off the bench.
-Gerald Hodges will miss several weeks with a broken bone in his leg. Some estimates are four weeks, some up to eight weeks or the season. This is a big loss. Hodges was supposedly going to start the Alabama game instead of Bani Gbadyu.
-Johnnie Troutman is the starting left guard. At his presser this week, Joe Paterno said Troutman was doing better than DeOn'tae Pannell.
-Silas Redd is now the official third running back. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get five to seven carries tomorrow.
-I'm not moving Joe Suhey out of the first fullback spot, but Mike Zordich has been getting much more time, especially carrying the ball, than I thought. This could end up similar to the Brian Milne/John Whitman duo in the mid-1990s.
-Devon Smith is now the starting slot receiver.
-Early in the season, we thought Brett Brackett would be a slot receiver, but has since been used in the split end role.



If anything else comes up between now and kickoff, we'll change it here.

FYI: Full Penn State Football Roster.



OFFFirst TeamSecond TeamReserves
QB#1 Robert Bolden#12 Kevin Newsome#11 Matt McGloin
RB#22 Evan Royster#21 Stephfon Green#25 Silas Redd; #26 Curtis Dukes
FB#37 Joe Suhey#9 Mike Zordich#40 Glenn Carson
FL#6 Derek Moye#19 Justin Brown#8 Brandon Moesby-Felder
SE#5 Graham Zug#83 Brett Brackett#83 Brett Brackett
SL#20 Devon Smith#2 Chaz Powell#4 Shawney Kersey
TE#89 Garry Gilliam#82 Kevin Haplea#13 Mark Wedderburn
LT#67 Quinn Barham#78 Mike Farrell#76 Nate Cadogan
LG#74 Johnnie Troutman#50 De'OnTae Pannell#75 Eric Shrive
C#68 Doug Klopacz#54 Matt Stankiewitch#60 Ty Howle
RG#61 Stefen Wisniewski#64 John Urschel#65 Miles Deiffenbach
RT#77 Lou Eliades#52 Chimaeze Okoli#58 Adam Gress
LS#53 Jon Rohrbaugh#57 Emery Etter#44 Michael Fuhrman
K#36 Collin Wagner#30 Anthony Fera #28 David Soldner
KOS#30 Anthony Fera #36 Collin Wagner#28 David Soldner
KR#2 Chaz Powell----
KR#21 Stephfon Green#20 Devon Smith--
Hold#83 Brett Brackett----
DEFFirst TeamSecond TeamReserves
DE#81 Jack Crawford#44 Kevion Katham#90 Sean Stanley
DT#71 Devon Still#93 James Terry#99 Brandon Ware
DT#85 Ollie Ogbu#47 Jordan Hill#75 Evan Hailes
DE#56 Eric Latimore#59 Pete Massaro#86 CJ Olaniyan
Frz#34 Nate Stupar#42 Michael Mauti#54 James Van Fleet
Bkr#48 Chris Colasanti#42 Michael Mauti#33 Mike Yancich
Sam#15 Bani Gbadyu#42 Michael Mauti#11 Khairi Fortt
CB#12 Stephfon Morris#2 Chaz Powell#5 Derrick Thomas
Hero#1 Nick Sukay#23 Stephen Obeng-Agyapong#27 Jacob Fagnano
FS#28 Drew Astorino#13 Andrew Dailey#10 Malcolm Willis
CB#8 D'Anton Lynn#16 Shelton McCullough#14 Mike Wallace
PS#30 Anthony Fera#49 A.J. Firestone#45 Alex Butterworth
PR#19 Justin Brown#28 Drew Astorino--
PR#20 Devon Smith#28 Drew Astorino--

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1 comment:

  1. What's the deal with (Eric) Shrive? He was supposed to be a 'can't miss', and the best he can do is third team? We NEED some nasty Offensive linemen that can knock people down. Isn't there anybody here that can do that?

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