***USC depth chart notes****

[Chris Clark]

Pre-spring depth-chart (note, commas denote space between 1st/2nd/3rd teamers)

LT: Mason Zandi, Mike Matulis (out for spring)
LG: Cody Waldrop, Brock Stadnik
C: Alan Knott, Donell Stanley, Justin Smith
RG: Will Sport, Malik Young
RT: Brandon Shell (out for spring), DJ Park

X WR: Deebo Samuel, Shaq Davidson, Christian Owens
B WR: Shamier Jeffery OR Carlton Heard OR Terry Googer
Z WR: Pharoh Cooper, Matrick Belton, Sean Odom, Jerad Washington

FB: Garrison Gist, Clayton Stadnik

TE: Jerell Adams, KC Crosby, Jacob August

QB: Connor Mitch, Perry Orth, Michael Scarnecchia, Brendan Nosovitch

RB: Brandon Wilds, David Williams, Shon Carson, Devin Potter, Darius Paulk, Rod Talley

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DE: Gerald Dixon, Dexter Wideman, Cedrick Cooper, Devin Washington
DE: Marquavius Lewis, David Johnson, Darius English
DT: Gerald Dixon Jr., Taylor Stallworth, Kelsey Griffin
DT: Phillip Dukes, Abu Lamin

MIKE LB: Skai Moore, TJ Holloman, Jalen Henry
WILL LB: Jonathan Walton, Bryson Allen-Williams, Ernest Hawkins, Sherrod Pittman
SPUR: Jordan Diggs, Larenz Bryant, Cedrick Malone

CB: Chris Lammons, Wesley Green, Demetrius Smalls, Shannon James
CB: Rico McWilliams, Al Harris Jr., Darin Smalls
FS: DJ Smith, Chris Moody, Jamari Smith, Ali Groves
SS: TJ Gurley, Chaz Elder, Jasper Sasser, Benji Russell

Kickoff: Landon Ard, Elliott Fry
Placekicker: Elliott Fry, Landon Ard
P: Sean Kelly

KR: Shon Carson
PR: Pharoh Cooper
Longsnapper: Drew Williams, Nick McGriff
Holder: Sean Kelly, Landon Ard


**Remember, the SAM LB in USC's 4-3 package isn't included on this depth chart.

 

[gamecockjosh]

Well looking at this depth chart....the biggest question mark is QB and the OL.

Defensive line - love seeing Marquavius Lewis on there. More experience, more depth and better coaching...recipe for a vast improvement.

Linebackers - bring back Moore and Walton

Secondary - more experience, more depth, better coaching

Running back - Wilds and Williams will be just as good as Wilds and Davis. Davis played hurt a lot last year and the reality is that Wilds and Williams were getting more YPC. We'll be fine here.

Wide receiver - bring back our best, all-SEC receiver in Cooper and the new starters have been redshirted (i.e., been in the program a year) and are very talented. Should be fine here.

OL - could be ok here....hard to say. There should be a drop off at this position, but I don't think it will the drop-off like we had this last year on the D-line when we lost Clowney and Quarles. I also think we are better coached at the O-line than at the D-line as well. I know that some are not fond of Elliott, but I would take Elliott over Adams when working with less talent.

QB - to me the season hinges on this position. Mitch should be better than Thompson based on talent, but that doesn't mean anything. I almost hope that Spurrier focuses on the run and let's Mitch focus on managing the game and avoiding stupid mistakes. I think if he does that, we'll have a good year. Honestly if we ran the ball a little more this past season, we might have been able to win some of those 4th quarter collapses.

 

[HI Cock]

Will this be Matulis' 6th year?

4 QB's + a FR on the way. Wow! Should be an interesting competition.

 

[stevestrat2]

Darius English- 3rd stringer....and he was supposed to be so great.

 

[Ernest T.Cox]

Matulis hurt again?

 

[Judson1]

Donnel Stanley is one huge center! And please, PLEASE find another KR besides Shon Carson!