South Carolina sets depth chart for opening football game against UNC
UPDATED AUGUST 28, 2023 12:55 PM
The South Carolina Gamecocks have issued an official depth chart for the 2023 season and the opening game against the UNC Tar Heels.
OBSERVATIONS
▪ Six true freshmen are in the two-deep to start the season: Nyck Harbor and Markee Anderson on offense, with Desmond Umeozulu, Pup Howard, Judge Collier and Jalon Kilgore on defense.
▪ South Carolina listed a few positions as undecided, including both tackle spots: transfers Sidney Fugar and Jaxon Hughes at one side, with Cason Henry or Tyshawn Wannamaker at the other. ... It looks like the team is keeping its options open on both ends of the defensive line, with Tyreek Johnson, Jatius Geer and Terrell Dawkins options to start at defensive end and Jordan Strachan, Bryan Thomas Jr. and Desmond Umeozulu battling at the edge (or outside linebacker) spot.
THE DEPTH CHART
——OFFENSE——
QB: Spencer Rattler (Luke Doty)
RB: Dakereon Joyner (Juju McDowell)
TE: Trey Knox (Nick Elksnis)
TE: Josh Simon (Nick Elksnis)
WR: Antwane Wells (Nyck Harbor)
WR: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)
WR: Xavier Legette (O’Mega Blake)
OT: Sidney Fugar —OR— Jaxon Hughes
OT: Cason Henry —OR— Tyshawn Wannamaker
OG: Jakai Moore (Trai Jones)
OG: Nick Gargiulo (Markee Anderson)
OC: Vershon Lee (Grayson Mains)
——DEFENSE——
DE: Tyreek Johnson —OR— Jatius Geer —OR—Terrell Dawkins
OLB/Edge: Jordan Strachan —OR— Bryan Thomas Jr. —OR— Desmond Umeozulu
DT: Tonka Hemingway (T.J. Sanders)
DT: Alex Huntley (Nick Barrett)
MLB: Stone Blanton (Pup Howard)
WLB: Debo Williams (Mo Kaba)
NICK: Keenan Nelson Jr. (David Spaulding)
CB1: Marcellas Dial (Emory Floyd)
CB2: O’Donnell Fortune (Judge Collier)
SS: Nick Emmanwori (King-Demenian Ford)
FS: DQ Smith (Jalon Kilgore)
——SPECIAL TEAMS——
PK: Mitch Jeter (Alex Herrera)
P: Kai Kroeger (Alex Herrera)
LSN: Hunter Rogers (Cole Rasmussen)
H: Kai Kroeger (William Joyce)
KOR: Xavier Legette (Dakereon Joyner —OR— Juju McDowell)
PR: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)
The South Carolina Gamecocks have issued an official depth chart for the 2023 season and the opening game against the UNC Tar Heels.
OBSERVATIONS
▪ Six true freshmen are in the two-deep to start the season: Nyck Harbor and Markee Anderson on offense, with Desmond Umeozulu, Pup Howard, Judge Collier and Jalon Kilgore on defense.
▪ South Carolina listed a few positions as undecided, including both tackle spots: transfers Sidney Fugar and Jaxon Hughes at one side, with Cason Henry or Tyshawn Wannamaker at the other. ... It looks like the team is keeping its options open on both ends of the defensive line, with Tyreek Johnson, Jatius Geer and Terrell Dawkins options to start at defensive end and Jordan Strachan, Bryan Thomas Jr. and Desmond Umeozulu battling at the edge (or outside linebacker) spot.
THE DEPTH CHART
——OFFENSE——
QB: Spencer Rattler (Luke Doty)
RB: Dakereon Joyner (Juju McDowell)
TE: Trey Knox (Nick Elksnis)
TE: Josh Simon (Nick Elksnis)
WR: Antwane Wells (Nyck Harbor)
WR: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)
WR: Xavier Legette (O’Mega Blake)
OT: Sidney Fugar —OR— Jaxon Hughes
OT: Cason Henry —OR— Tyshawn Wannamaker
OG: Jakai Moore (Trai Jones)
OG: Nick Gargiulo (Markee Anderson)
OC: Vershon Lee (Grayson Mains)
——DEFENSE——
DE: Tyreek Johnson —OR— Jatius Geer —OR—Terrell Dawkins
OLB/Edge: Jordan Strachan —OR— Bryan Thomas Jr. —OR— Desmond Umeozulu
DT: Tonka Hemingway (T.J. Sanders)
DT: Alex Huntley (Nick Barrett)
MLB: Stone Blanton (Pup Howard)
WLB: Debo Williams (Mo Kaba)
NICK: Keenan Nelson Jr. (David Spaulding)
CB1: Marcellas Dial (Emory Floyd)
CB2: O’Donnell Fortune (Judge Collier)
SS: Nick Emmanwori (King-Demenian Ford)
FS: DQ Smith (Jalon Kilgore)
——SPECIAL TEAMS——
PK: Mitch Jeter (Alex Herrera)
P: Kai Kroeger (Alex Herrera)
LSN: Hunter Rogers (Cole Rasmussen)
H: Kai Kroeger (William Joyce)
KOR: Xavier Legette (Dakereon Joyner —OR— Juju McDowell)
PR: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)
Players mentioned in this article
Markee Anderson
Desmond Umeozulu
Abdual Howard
Anthony Collier
Jalon Kilgore
Sidney Fugar
Jaxon Hughes
Tyreek Johnson
Jatius Geer
Terrell Dawkins
Jordan Strachan
Bryan Thomas Jr.
Spencer Rattler
Dakereon Joyner
JuJu Hughes
Trey Knox
Josh Simon
Barrett Reznick
Antwane Wells Jr.
Ahmarean Brown
Antwan Eddie
Cason Henry
Jakai Moore
Nick Gargiulo
Vershon Lee
Andre Grayson
Tonka Hemingway
Alex Huntley
Debo Williams
Keenan Nelson Jr.
Addison Davids
Marcellas Dial
Nick Emmanwori
DQ Smith
Mitch Jeter
Kai Kroeger
A.J. Alexander
Hunter Rogers
A.J. Williams
Xavier Legette
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