What will the starting line up look like next year?

ChickenRancher

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If Spievey comes back what will the secondary look like? Where will Jordan Bernstine fit in? What will running back look like? Who will be the number two TE? O-line? WR? Some good players may have to sit who will they be?

Anyone want to take a crack at being KF and set the starting lineup?
 
I don't want to take a crack at being KF, but I'll take a shot at the starting lineup just for the heck of it. I'm pretty sure Spievey is leaving but if he does come back I'd expect Bernstine and Prater to fight it out for the other starting spot with Prater probably gaining the upper hand due to his experience. I think the 2nd TE will be J.D. Griggs and that's based purely on the eyeball test. I don't think C.J. Fedorweicz will be able to break camp as the 2nd TE due to not being a solid enough blocker but he could be to much of a threat to keep off the field. I'm pretty sure our top 3 WR's will be solidly DJK, McNutt, and Davis with Sandeman and Cheney earning some PT as well in the slot. The RB and OL spots will be the most interesting to me along with the 2 vacated LB spots. But I'd expect a platoon of Hampton and Robinson to start the season with Rogers or Coker potentially mixed in there. I think Wegher will be shifted to a different position, but I'm not sure where. On the OL I'm going to assume Bulaga comes back and Richardson leaves, so that leaves from left to right Bulaga, Gettis, Ferentz, Vandervelde, Reiff however I could also see Bulaga, Reiff, Ferentz, Vandervelde, Orne/MacMillan. So here's my depth chart:

QB: Stanzi, Vandenberg
RB: Hampton/Robinson
FB: Morse, Leppert
WR: McNutt, Davis
WR: DJK, Sandeman
TE: Reisner, Griggs
LT: Bulaga, Orne
LG: Gettis, Haganman
C: Ferentz, Koeppel
RG: Vandervelde, Zusevics
RT: Reiff, MacMillan

DB: Prater, Lowe
DB: Bernstine, Castillo
S: Sash, Cato
S: Greenwood, Shumpert (incoming freshman) or Wegher
LB: Hunter, Nielsen
MLB: Davis, Johnson
LB: Tarpinian, Tillison
DE: Clayborn, Daniel
DT: Klug, Hundertmark
DT: Ballard, Daniels
DE: Binns, Gaglione

KR: DJK
PR: Sandeman
 
QB: Stanzi, Vandenburg
RB: Hampton/Robinson, Wegher
FB: Morse, Leppert
TE: Reisner, Herman, Griggs
WR: DJK, Sandeman,
WR:McNutt, Chaney, Davis
OT:Bulaga, Hangeman
OG: Reiff, Gettis
C: Koeppel/Ferentz
OG:Vandervelde, Gettis
OT: Zusevics, MacMillan

DE: Clayborn, Daniel
DT: Klug, Daniels
DT: Ballard, (Bigach/Hopkins/Covert?)
DE: Binns, Huntermark
Mike: Davis, Johnson
Sam: Nielsen, Tillison
Leo: Hunter, Tarpinian
CB: Bernstein, Lowe
FS: Greenwood, Swanson
SS: Sash, Cato
CB: Prater, Castillo

A few things:

No way Spievey comes back, so I left him out. I feel more confident that Bulaga will for some reason so I left him in. The OL and LBs are the most areas for concern. One or more of the true frosh LBs will need to step up. I feel we have the athletes and talent for one or more of them to do so. I can certainly see Morris or Gray coming in and contributing early.

If Bulaga doesn't come back, then the OL looks a lot different. Reiff slides over to OT and Gettis gets the nod at LG. I assume Zusevics gets the start at tackle, but who backs him up? MacMillan? Donnal? A lot will happen between now and August, but is always fun to wonder.
 

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