Virginia Tech Hokies Depth Chart
I put these tables together because I had received a bunch of requests for them. They are by no means perfect.
If you see something that needs fixing, please let me know. Keep in mind I'm not trying to project players to positions (unless they're fairly obvious, or someone makes a good argument in the comments below). Like any depth chart it's fluid. I plan on updating it after the spring game, and August camp. By the first week of practice they should be much more complete.
Depth By Class
| Position | Incoming c/o 2016 | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Brenden Motley | #T.J. Shaw #Brian Rody |
Mark Leal Trey Gresh |
LOGAN THOMAS | |
| Fullback | #Justus Hoffmann | #Greg Gaddell #Riley Beiro |
MARTIN SCALES Joey Phillips |
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| Tailback | Trey Edmunds Der'woun Greene Drew Harris Chris Mangus Jerome Wright |
J.C. Coleman #Maurice Taylor MICHAEL HOLMES |
Dominique Patterson #Daniel Dyer |
Tony Gregory | |
| Flanker | #David Mellstrom Demitri Knowles |
Willie Byrn | MARCUS DAVIS Dyrell Roberts |
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| Split End | Kevin Asante Christian Reeves |
E.L. Smiling | Corey Fuller D.J. COLES |
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| Receiver | Joel Caleb Desmond Frye Mark Irick Thomas Smith Joshua Stanford |
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| Tight End | Dakota Jackson | Darius Redman | Ryan Malleck Duan Perez-Means #Fuller Hoepner |
ERIC MARTIN | George George Randall Dunn |
| Left Tackle | NICK BECTON | ||||
| Right Tackle | MICHAEL VIA Vinston Painter |
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| Tackle | #Marcus Mapp | Mark Shuman Nick Acree |
#Darian Fisher | ||
| Left Guard | DAVID WANG | ||||
| Right Guard | BRENT BENEDICT | ||||
| Guard | #Andrew Harrs Jake Goins |
Kory Gough Laurence Gibson #Dale Davis Matt Arkema |
#Tyler Barfield | ||
| Center | Caleb Farris | ANDREW MILLER | |||
| O-Line | Augie Conte Adam Taraschke Jack Wilenbrock |
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| Stud End | JAMES GAYLE Tyrel Wilson |
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| End | Zack McCray | J.R. COLLINS |
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| Ends | Seth Dooley Ken Ekanem Jarontay Jones Nigel Williams |
Dwayne Alford Matt Roth Dadi Nicolas Justin Taylor |
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| Nose Tackle | Corey Marshall | DERRICK HOPKINS | |||
| Tackle | Luther Maddy | ANTOINE HOPKINS | |||
| Unslotted Tackles | Woody Baron Alston Smith |
Kris Harley | |||
| Mike | Chase Williams Brian Laiti |
Jack Tyler | BRUCE TAYLOR | ||
| Backer | #Jonathan Halfhide | TARIQ EDWARDS Telvion Clark |
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| Whip | Dahman McKinnon | Nick Dew | JERON GOUVEIA-WINSLOW Alonzo Tweedy Wiley Brown |
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| Linebacker | Deon Clarke Trey Edmunds Devin Vandyke |
#Brandon Spitzer #D.J. Ward #Griffin Hite |
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| Rover | #Josh Trimble #Nick Bush |
BOYE AROMIRE #Ryan Cassidy |
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| Field Corner | Donaldven Manning | DETRICK BONNER | |||
| Boundary Corner | Kyshoen Jarrett | KYLE FULLER | |||
| Corner | Donovan Riley Davion Tookes |
James Farrow | #Carl Jackson #Chris Caver |
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| Free Safety | #Scott Rolin Ronny Vandyke Michael Cole |
Theron Norman Derek DiNardo |
ANTONE EXUM James Hopper |
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| Kicker | #Conor Goulding | ||||
| Punter | Michael Branthover #Ethan Keyserling |
Scott Demler | |||
| Long Snapper | #Lukas Stump Joe St. Germain |
Seniors: 17
Juniors: 19
Sophomores: 38
Freshman: 29
Incoming: 27
Total Walk-Ons: 27
Very Unofficial Two-Deep
| Position | Starter | Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Logan Thomas | Mark Leal |
| Fullback | Martin Scales | Joey Phillips |
| Tailback | Michael Holmes | J.C. Coleman |
| Flanker | Marcus Davis | Dyrell Roberts |
| Split End | D.J. Coles | |
| Tight End | Eric Martin | Ryan Malleck |
| Left Tackle | Nick Becton | |
| Right Tackle | Michael Via | Vinston Painter |
| Left Guard | David Wang | |
| Right Guard | Brent Benedict | |
| Center | Andrew Miller | Caleb Farris |
| Stud End | James Gayle | Tyrel Wilson |
| End | J.R. Collins | Zack McCray |
| Nose Tackle | Derrick Hopkins | Corey Marshall |
| Tackle | Antoine Hopkins | Luther Maddy |
| Mike | Bruce Taylor | Jack Tyler |
| Backer | Tariq Edwards | Telvion Clark |
| Whip | Jeron Gouveia-Winslow | Alonzo Tweedy |
| Rover | Boye Aromire | |
| Field Corner | Detrick Bonner | Donaldven Manning |
| Boundary Corner | Kyle Fuller | Kyshoen Jarrett |
| Free Safety | Antone Exum |
Italics designate player has had redshirt year. Bold all-caps indicate starter, while bold indicates reserve. Pound sign indicates the player walked onto the team. Generic positions such as: receiver, o-line, etc... are for players that haven't been slotted.
(last updated: 2/10/2012)
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Comments
Roberts had a redshirt year FYI #
His injury last year allowed him to take a RS. That's how he's able to come back, otherwise he would have been out with Boykin
Also, you might want to add another DE, DT, and Corner? #
To the 2 deep that is.
Yeah, that's an error on my part. #
Basically it should be:
End
1. JAMES GAYLE
1. J.R. COLLINS
2. Tyrel Wilson
2. Zack McCray
D-Tackle
1. ANTOINE HOPKINS
1. DERRICK HOPKINS
2. Corey Marshall
2. Luther Maddy
Corner
1. KYLE FULLER
1. DETRICK BONNER
2. Kyshoen Jarrett
2. Donaldven Manning
You can see it in the first table. Basically there's a bug in my script that generates the second table. I'll get it updated. Thanks for pointing it out. Doing things at 3:30 AM always leads to mistakes.
I definitely forgot to RS Dyrell. Thanks!
David Wilson eats Chick-fil-A on Sundays.
You're missing Gayle in your Two Deep fyi #
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I think either of the two #
I think either of the two freshmen walk-on kickers could get a shot at the starting job for kick-offs or place kicking. If I recall correctly, Justin Myer won the kick off job as a true freshmen.
Would Martin Scales ever get a look at running back? Doesn't have fullback size and I understand he's a relentless runner.
DEEP unofficial depth chart #
This is a page I like to update from time-to-time. Just a way to bide the time during the off-season.
http://www.gwfootball.com/techdepth2005.htm
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I updated the two-deep with #
I updated the two-deep with boundary/field corner, stud/end and nose/tackle. Now we're putting 11 men on the field on defense. Just keep in mind these aren't projections. Once spring ball is over we'll have a much better idea where Fuller is playing, and the rest of the defense, especially the secondary, will fall in line. Any position without a backup is because it's not super obvious who will play there.
David Wilson eats Chick-fil-A on Sundays.
Any particular reason you #
Any particular reason you have Davis ahead of Roberts? It could go either way and doesn't make a big deal but I'm curious.
Davis was named 1a #
Last year, behind Coale, before Roberts was injured. But, things could change this spring/August.
I really hope Corey Marshall plays a hybrid DE/DT #
I think he could be a great primary as a DE and a really good specialist DT against run oriented offenses like GT/Michigan. If Harley is able to step into the 2 deep at DT, maybe Marshall can get moved out to DE and play in the two deep there and then also be our 5th DT and slide inside when needed.
Think about Gayle, Little Hopkins, Marshall and Collins all on the DL vs GT. That's the right blend of speed and power to contain the run game. In obvious run/dive scenarios you could put 5 on the line with Big Hopkins and really snuff that offense out. Or so I like to think.
Hopefully #
all those blanks under "backup" get filled quickly....the ones on the OL are really concerning.
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I think they will Shuman, #
I think they will Shuman, Arkema, Gibson should all become serviceable backups this year. I'm not worried about there being depth in terms of bodies to actually play on the OL any more. We have that. The question is whether or not we can effectively use them.
Versatility of the DL #
With the depth we have on the line I was wondering how much flexibility we have with our DE's. I know J.R. Collins had to sub into the DT role last year as injuries arose. However, looking at a defense like Bama's it seems as though they turn some of their DE into a hybrid LB in some cases for run support. Im totally ignorant about this but think it makes sense in some sense in stopping the run. Anyone care to explain further?
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man do we have a stable #
of stallions here...When are we gonna be known as RBU too? If RMFW can get his groove back post injury, Evans can make the most of his recent reserve contract, and David Wilson makes a splash...our recruiting is only going to get better.
I love how we reload at this position.