Wes Mitchell should have more from practice but here were a few observations:
--From an injury standpoint, Kevin Harris was in full pads but didn't participate in the part of practice we saw. He was working on rehab in the indoor facility. Along with Harris, I saw Bruce Staley, Chad Terrell and Patrick Reedy heading to the indoor for rehab as well.
Jaheim Bell had a wrap on his quad but was a full participant in practice what practice the media saw.
--Scouts from at least the Bears, Panthers, Raiders and Chargers were all on hand to watch practice today. The Chargers scouts were focused on watching South Carolina's defensive line almost exclusively.
--From a team drill and depth chart perspective, the first team defensive line looked the same from Friday's practice with Aaron Sterling at end, Zacch Pickens and Jabari Ellis at tackle and Enagbare as the primary edge rusher. I didn't see the first team linebackers or one starting corner but Marcellas Dial was at one outside corner spot, David Spaulding at nickel. Jaylan Foster and RJ Roderick were the starting safety.
--Second team defense was: Strachan and Burch at end, Sandidge and Tonka Hemingway at tackle, Debo Williams at one linebacker spot (didn't catch the other), Joey Hunter and Dominick Hill at corner, Carlins Platel at nickel and Jahmar Brown and Jaylin Dickerson at the safety spots.
Jahmar Brown had a really good play during team period, coming over on a deep ball and hitting the receiver right as the ball got there to force an incompletion.
--From an offensive perspective, I didn't catch much of the first team offensive line (most of what I saw looked the same) but Josh Vann, Dakereon Joyner and Jalen Brooks ran at receiver with Nick Muse. I saw MarShawn Lloyd and ZaQuandre White get first team reps as well with Luke Doty at quarterback.
Lloyd was in pads for the first time during a training camp and was moving well and cutting, not looking like someone a year removed from an ACL injury.
--Jason Brown ran with what looked like the next group with Juju McDowell getting some second team reps there. Hank Manos was the second team center with Trae Kenion and EJ Jenkins getting some reps with that group as well. OrTre Smith and Xavier Legette were at receiver.
Smith made a nice catch on a shallow route then turned it up field for a nice gain, prompting some up-downs for the second-team defense; Clayton White was not pleased.
--As mentioned in the live thread, Juju McDowell was returning punts with Jalen Brooks and Dakereon Joyner. McDowell has had some praised heaped on him by some returners Monday. He made a mistake on a rep during Tuesday's practice, hitting a pylon on the sideline and stopping before the ball bounced but Joyner was right on him correcting him and even told him to get back into the drill and take another rep before Joyner went. Joyner's been characterized as a leader on the team and that was an example of it.
--During individual team drills, the presumed starter at center (Eric Douglas) was snapping to Luke Doty, Hank Manos was snapping with Colten Gauthier, Vincent Murphy to Jason Brown and Collin Heinrich snapping to Connor Jordan.
--Zacch Pickens looks the part of an interior defensive lineman in the SEC and I heard a few times Jimmy Lindsey pleased with his reps in individual work.
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