Georgia football releases preseason depth chart
Georgia just released it’s post-spring depth chart on Monday afternoon. There were virtually no surprises, though in some areas such as offensive line is becomes very apparent how severe the lack of depth is. Two walk-ons are among the two-deep there.
Following is the entire list. Let’s hear your thoughts . . .
2011 GEORGIA PRE-SEASON DEPTH CHART
(starters in bold)
OFFENSE
SE 15 Marlon Brown (6-5, 222, Jr.)
82 Michael Bennett (6-3, 208, RFr.)
28 Israel Troupe (6-1, 222, Sr.)
19 Michael Erdman (5-10, 191, RFr.)
85 Greg Lanier (6-1, 189, Sr.)
25 Rhett McGowan (6-0, 190, RSo.)
18 Evan Wells (6-1, 174, Fr.)
LT 71 Cordy Glenn (6-5, 348, Sr.)
67 Hugh Williams (6-5, 254, RFr.)
LG 72 Kenarious Gates (6-5, 328, So.)
75 Kolton Houston (6-5, 291, RFr.)
64 Dallas Lee (6-4, 300, RSo.)
C 60 Ben Jones (6-3, 316, Sr.)
58 Ben Reynolds (6-2, 255, RSo.)
RG 68 Chris Burnette (6-2, 313, RSo.)
73 Brent Benedict (6-5, 312, RFr.)
RT 79 Justin Anderson (6-5, 342, Sr.)
74 Austin Long (6-5, 304, RSo.)
TE 7 Orson Charles (6-3, 241, Jr.)
81 Aron White (6-4, 239, Sr.)
88 Arthur Lynch (6-5, 272, RSo.)
QB 11 Aaron Murray (6-1, 211, RSo.)
14 Hutson Mason (6-3, 196, So.)
16 Christian LeMay (6-2, 198, Fr.)
2 Parker Welch (6-3, 204, RFr.)
10 Greg Bingham (6-4, 223, RFr.)
FB 89 Bruce Figgins (6-4, 272, Sr.) OR
46 Alexander Ogletree (5-10, 224, So.)
42 Dustin Royston (5-11, 242, RSo.)
22 Drew Wilson (6-2, 206, So.)
27 Greg Mulkey (6-3, 230, Fr.)
TB 4 Caleb King (5-11, 224, Sr.)
30 Carlton Thomas (5-7, 163, Jr.)
20 Brandon Harton (5-6, 174, RSo.)
24 Ken Malcome (6-0, 226, RFr.)
36 Wes Van Dyk (6-0, 203, Jr.)
23 Alex Parsons (5-10, 194, RSo.)
FLK 12 Tavarres King (6-1, 192, Jr.)
17 Rantavious Wooten (5-10, 185, Jr.)
31 Chris Conley (6-3, 202, Fr.)
80 Taylor Bradberry (6-3, 192, Jr.)
29 Jamal Payette (6-3, 183, Fr.)
INJURED
65 John Bodin (6-6, 321, Jr.)
31 Chris Young (6-1, 230, RSo.)
77 Trinton Sturdivant (6-5, 310, Sr.)
DEFENSE
DE 93 Abry Jones (6-3, 309, Jr.)
56 Garrison Smith (6-3, 294, So.)
98 Candler Cook (6-3, 234, Sr.)
N 99 Kwame Geathers (6-6, 350, RSo.)
96 Michael Thornton (6-1, 287, RFr.)
DE 94 DeAngelo Tyson (6-4, 306, Sr.)
85 Derrick Lott (6-4, 303, RSo.)
SAM 29 Jarvis Jones (6-3, 241, RSo.)
33 Chase Vasser (6-3, 227, RSo.)
90 Matthew DeGenova (6-1, 236, Sr.)
24 Jamel Allen (6-2, 226, Jr.)
WILL 83 Cornelius Washington (6-4, 260, RSo.)
95 Reuben Faloughi (6-5, 255, RSo.)
88 Ricky Lowe (6-7, 258, Jr.)
MIKE 45 Christian Robinson (6-2, 226, Jr.)
35 Michael Gilliard (6-2, 220, Jr.)
41 Brandon Burrows (6-3, 240, RFr.)
58 Taylor Maxey (5-10, 220, Fr.)
49 Jason Veal (5-11, 220, Sr.)
MO 9 Alec Ogletree (6-3, 236, So.)
22 Richard Samuel (6-2, 243, Jr.)
30 Jeremy Sulek (6-1, 209, Sr.)
48 Kosta Vavlas (6-0, 219, RFr.)
42 Cory Campbell (5-10, 210, RFr.)
50 Robert Davis (6-2, 214, So.)
CB 19 Sanders Commings (6-2, 217, Jr.)
10 Jordan Love (6-0, 190, RSo.)
5 Blake Sailors (5-11, 186, RSo.)
15 Eric Elliot (5-9, 188, Sr.)
28 Corey Dunson (6-0, 196, RSo.)
CB 2 Brandon Boykin (5-10, 183, Sr.)
1 Branden Smith (5-11, 176, Jr.)
20 Derek Owens (5-9, 166, So.)
4 Luis Capella (5-10, 176, RSo.)
SS 36 Shawn Williams (6-1, 220, Jr.)
25 Marc Deas (6-1, 197, RFr.)
11 Connor Norman (5-10, 208, RFr.)
12 Austin Herod (5-10, 191, RSo.)
FS 18 Bacarri Rambo (6-0, 218, Jr.)
23 Jakar Hamilton (6-2, 205, Sr.)
INJURED
92 Dexter Morant (6-7, 245, RFr.)
44 T.J. Stripling (6-6, 222, So.)
SPECIALISTS
P 13 Drew Butler (6-2, 214, Sr.)
97 Adam Erickson (5-10, 168, RFr.)
91 Scott Eichler (5-11, 184, Jr.)
90 Ethan Jackson (5-11, 182, Fr.)
PR 2 Brandon Boykin (5-10, 183, Sr.) OR
1 Branden Smith (5-11, 176, Jr.)
PK 57 Blair Walsh (5-10, 192, Sr.)
32 Brandon Bogotay (6-3, 207, Sr.)
99 Jamie Lindley (5-11, 177, Jr.)
KOR 2 Brandon Boykin (5-10, 183, Sr.)
1 Branden Smith (5-11, 176, Jr.)
30 Carlton Thomas (5-7, 163, Jr.)
SN 69 Ty Frix (6-0, 213, Jr.)
94 Billy Johnson (6-0, 239, Jr.)
H 13 Drew Butler (6-2, 214, Sr.)
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258 comments Add your comment
LanceWeaklegs
May 23rd, 2011
9:44 pm
yes Frog he has the best numbers of any returning SEC QB.
kb
May 23rd, 2011
10:04 pm
Cuz, Murray passed for over 3000 yards and 24 tds, Mason not going anywhere.
FLA DAWG
May 23rd, 2011
10:07 pm
Could we actually have a decent O Line for a change!?
If these heights & weights are even close to accurate these guys will be a wall.
James Special Ed Teacher
May 23rd, 2011
10:09 pm
What what what…do you mean to tell me that the Spring Games don’t show who’s the best player on the team???? James….James now you put that helmet back on your head right now! What if you fall sweetheart?
AltamahaDawg
May 23rd, 2011
10:13 pm
Reading through the depth chart and the the thing I notice most is that there are a lot of names and numbers on that list.
Mobile Dawg
May 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
Thing I notice is I’ve got to go to school to learn the acronyms for the 3-4 defense.
tide roll
May 23rd, 2011
11:42 pm
Chip, The starting OL looks pretty good, if they can stay healthy and motivated without meaningful competition from reserves. And the thing is, Benedict and Austin Long have significant injuries, and Lee suffers from asthma. Walkons and Kolton Houston are your only healthy reserves. Couple this with an offensive line class coming in that, because of youth and other reasons, are not ready for SEC competition, and you’re on the brink baby!!
tide roll
May 23rd, 2011
11:44 pm
Incidently, A. J. Hawkins from Atlanta’s MLK high school was named to the Remington watch list as a JUNIOR offensive center at Ole Miss.
Camden Mark
May 23rd, 2011
11:46 pm
I like the lil guy Thomas at tail back.If he can work on the fumble’s I think the little speedster will have a good year.The O-Line should be fine IF they stay injury free and get some decent coaching this year.
Day Bow Bow
May 24th, 2011
1:22 am
Anyone have any legit info on D. Morant and TJ Stripling’s health as of the end of spring? Hoping Stripling’s knee will be recovered by fall.
meanmachineofredandblack
May 24th, 2011
1:53 am
Alright, james and cuz. Since you like your stats so much, try these on for size. Aaron Murray as a true freshman last year, tied the all-time Georgia record held by DJ Shockley for TD responsibility in a season with 28. In case you didn’t understand, that’s not a freshman record, that’s an all-time Georgia record. Meaning (other than DJ), no Dawg has ever scored that many TDs in one season….ever. In painstakingly simpler English, Matthew Stafford never had that many TDs in a season. And since your new to football, or more likely I suspect, a Tech fan…he went #1 overall in the draft….no but seriously, we should definitely listen to you two Cretins with your spring stats.
nowhereroad
May 24th, 2011
6:30 am
Thanks Chip, for listing the entire roster, appreciate it. GO DAWGS!!!
AltamahaDawg
May 24th, 2011
7:02 am
I think that aught to list the defensive positions as only, BIG or FAST.
Columbus Dawg
May 24th, 2011
7:07 am
If I were an Alabamastan fan, I would be worried about my own OL protecting my little scrawny QB. I know that Bama fans think that their team in 2012 will be better than any team in the U.S.A., but you will suffer the same, if not worse breakdowns because of youth and inexperience as the Dawgs did in 2010. Improvements on a three loss season looks pretty far fetched to me. I know, I know ESPN has Saban’s butt stuck to their lips, but that only makes matters worse, for those idiots get more stupid about the college game every year with their in depth preseason analysis. By the way is granny Holtz still on their broadcasts?
All that being said, I for one hope to goodness that if the Dawgs do make it to the dome in 2011 that the Bama inbreds are on the other side.
I used to think that it was only the Auburn idiots, but the D.A. Tide fans have gotton just as bad lately.
AltamahaDawg
May 24th, 2011
7:11 am
meanie, you realize that James is the same troll that does this under a different name every day. He couldnt care less what Murray’stats where. The only stat he cares about is how many hits in response he can generate. (home run in this one)
And Cuz is simply making fun of him.
Andy in Macon
May 24th, 2011
7:52 am
football “fans” are nothing if not consistent–the most popular player on the team is the backup QB who most of the time has never played. Mason maybe grat oneday but maybe not today. Does he have complete grasp of the playbook? There are many qualifications that won’t show up on an internal scrimmage that determines who plays! Richt knows he’s fighting for his job, do you really think he is going to play favorites instead of giving himself the best shot to win? Maybe in the past but too much personally on the line now
Jimmy Crack
May 24th, 2011
8:15 am
Interesting list, Chip, thanks. A lot of repositioning will go on, but glad to see there is depth at all at some spots. Our backup Center better beef up from 255lbs if he wants to compete. A walk-on at this point is still a serviceable body and sometimes can still surprise. As far as depth, I would love to see Art Lynch get in on some action this year. He is alot like Kevin Boss, IMO. Concerning Troupe, it could be that he played “bigger” in high school and just wasn’t all that the scouts thought he could be on the college stage, or maybe Israel had an injury down the line that slowed him permanently. Like you said Chip, at least he is in there.
Dawg Gone
May 24th, 2011
9:03 am
Well OL is the biggest concern due to the lack of dept..but folks we knew that going in once TS went down. But we have some real big old boys listed as starters so there is hope. Every team in the nation has a lot of questions marks at this point and as we get into summer camp there will be more…got to love this sport.
GeoffDawg
May 24th, 2011
9:08 am
If nothing else, we’re set at punter depth.
Coach Grohbo
May 24th, 2011
9:18 am
Look at all the walk-ons! LOL!
Welcome to Dennis Felton II.
The end is near.
DawginLex
May 24th, 2011
9:19 am
Anyone else see a lot of similarities to 2002?
Greene-murray
Shockley-Lemay
Musa Smith-King
WR -ok but not great
TE -great depth
OL-1st team very good, 3 seniors, freshmen backups
Richt coming off embarrassing bowl loss
Defense ahead of the offense
Exciting home opener(at least in Georgia)
I’m not predicting 13-1 and SEC champs but there are a lot of similarities.
Summit Dawg
May 24th, 2011
9:20 am
James, I’m with you…..”Live by the sword, die by the sword!”…Just ask Jime Donnan…he had is nose so far up Quincy Carter’s _ _ _ that it pretty much cost him his job.Mason is a great Q-back,
and will not blame him if he transfers…..like I’ve said in the past, BooBoo was a quarterback, is a quarterback coach, and will build his offense (?) around the q-back! Love the Dawgs, but not Richt or BooBoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DawginLex
May 24th, 2011
9:22 am
Summit,
you do realize you are being taken in by the TROLL who posts the same stuff over and over and over again about Mett “transferring” and Gray being a D-1 caliber QB???
DawginLex
May 24th, 2011
9:28 am
Joel
May 17th, 2011
1:03 pm
UGA finished ranked #61 in 2010.
Without AJ, Durham or Ealey, expect another 6-7, 5-7 type of season.
Richt will lose to all winning teams, win against all losing teams except maybe 1, in another words, just like 2010.
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Here is James posting on another blog as Joel
DawginLex
May 24th, 2011
9:29 am
Joel
May 17th, 2011
1:18 pm
Dlex aka fake blogger using tons of fake names.
Can you post 5 posts a minute?
How about getting to 100 pages?
I’ll check in at the end of the day to see if you met my commands.
Keep posting 3x a minute, I command you.
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More examples
DawginLex
May 24th, 2011
9:30 am
sTANLEY
May 17th, 2011
6:29 pm
concensus?
yes, DLex, conscensus between you and all your fake names.
Come on now, spreed up your posts, you’re slowing down
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another example
(Satan) James
May 24th, 2011
9:34 am
really?? Get a clue legion.
Red Clay Hound
May 24th, 2011
9:40 am
AltamahaDawg, I hate it when you have to explain Cuz to the masses.
Whisky Breath
May 24th, 2011
9:50 am
Ga having a good defense? They believe defense is something you do until the QB, Receiver and RB can get out there. When is the last time the defense stopped anybody? No way are they going to take you head on. They are going to do the ” O Lay” tackle and try to drag them down. It hurts if you take a RB head on. I guess ” good defense ” is relative when Ga is in the conversation.
No way in Hell CMR goes over and tries to help the defense. He has a rule against it.
schmeckdawg
May 24th, 2011
9:53 am
MaconBulldog
May 23rd, 2011
5:16 pm
Wow I expecting Ken Malcome to be right behind King. Wonder whats going on
He will be there I guarantee it if not ahead of King!
Bama Dawg
May 24th, 2011
9:57 am
Thank you Chip for you comments back to idiots like JMar and MaconBulldog who posted earlier. It is amazing and sad that so called fans like these guys, who never played a lick of college football can hid behind their keyboards and pass judgement on people they have never even met. Maybe if they went out and busted their humps year-round and took the beating college football players take they would fee diferently.
And since everyone can’t be a superstar, it is a good thing we have back-ups who are willing to contribute to the good of the team. Would be pretty tough to practice with only 24 or so players.
AltamahaDawg
May 24th, 2011
9:59 am
Well some folks don’t know that Cuz isn’t comfortable with numbers that high.
AltamahaDawg
May 24th, 2011
10:02 am
Summit, you do or don’t agree with Murray as the starter?
Joey
May 24th, 2011
10:02 am
“Aaron Murray as a true freshman last year,….”
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Actually, meanmachine…., he was a redshirt freshman last year.
But Murray did have a great year with the numbers. Hope the numbers tranlate better this upcoming season in the win column.
You know, Mark Richt’s future at UGA is in his DC’s and OL’s hands, now. The D should be much better in year 2 of Grantham. And, we know what Murray can do with the football when he has time.
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 24th, 2011
10:05 am
Whoa,
Alabama lost 3 games last year primarily due to the fact that their offensive line did not control the line of scrimmage. The offense was all about controlling the line of scrimmage and in those games they failed to do that. When they did, their QB was really successful. They were good on offense as long as they could control the line, and operate with their QB having time to throw the pass to his WR’s when they cleared the coverage. If not the pass, they could depend on the RB, but he can’t run through the middle if there is no place to go. Numbers is not the question for UGA’s line this year. It is the low experience level and the threat of injuries. They do not lack size, the lack time on the battlefield. Our new offensive line coach will have to increase the learning curve and hope injuries are at a minimum.
AltamahaDawg
May 24th, 2011
10:08 am
Wait, Alabama lost THREE games last year? With THAT team? Should have fired somebody.
Jacket1985
May 24th, 2011
10:11 am
It must be nice to have depth and specialty players. I would guess that once the season gets started this chart will have to be trimmed down some. The number of freshmen and walk ons is interesting. At Tech’s spring game this year I think the entire Marist football team walked on.
No matter who you pull for, I can’t wait for college football to start!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 24th, 2011
10:16 am
Why even have Spring Practice if apparently to so many the barometer is the Stats from the Spring Game? Its a SPRING GAME!!!! The reps in practice are what the coaches are watching more intently as the playbook is fully on display in those closed practices. So as fans we do not truly see who is in reality making the plays. Stop doting on Spring stats and get a dose of reality!
BG
May 24th, 2011
10:19 am
Izzy Troupe is gonna have a big year! Mark it down.
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 24th, 2011
10:20 am
UGA can still win a quite a bit this year, if the O Line matures quickly and the RB’s just do a pedestrian job at their positions. Murray will be just fine and I believe we have a WR, who is 6′7″, coming in this fall from Georgia Military Academy. Nice sized target.
Defense will be the strength of the team this year, at least until the offense has a few games to work together as a unit. I think the defense is vastly improved from last year and will benefit greatly by being in better shape.
If the defense controls the line of scrimmage and our secondary steps it up a bit, the offense can take the time to play ball control and allow all the pieces to mesh together as a team. If the defense doesn’t do their job, then the offense is going to be hard pressed to not be playing from the position of always being down and the pressure of needing to score bunches and quickly.
Macho Man
May 24th, 2011
10:28 am
Man, Boo Malcome is really buried on the depth chart. Guess he’s not going to do anything.
Our offense scares me…and not in a good way.
UGA Insider
May 24th, 2011
10:37 am
2011 is another rebuilding year at UGA I’m afraid. Our O-Line is in shambles and our situation at rb is worse. All fans need to be realistic going into this season or they are going to be disappointed as they were the past three. Yes, the defense will be better but our offense I’m afraid will be so stale and boring that we may not score 20/game against SEC opponents. I think the only question at this point is does CMR and company hold on after a 7-5 season.
What?!?!?
May 24th, 2011
10:43 am
Chip, you’re full of it when you say Richt had a good line in ‘03. The ‘02 Sugar Bowl team lost 7 players off that line, and Greene hurt his knee and spent most of ‘03 as a statue because the line couldn’t protect him. Greene finished with 13 TD and 11 INT, while the team rushed for 3.5 YPC and less than 2000 yards total.
As for Israel Troupe, Georgia had 3 skill position players in Rivals’ top 75 or so for that year, and they basically struck out on all three – Logan Gray (12 pass attempts, I think), Caleb King, and Israel Troupe (11 career receptions). Congratulations to him for getting his degree and having stories to tell his kids one day, but he’s a collosal disappointment and those three guys are basically the poster-children for why Georgia has gone from the nation’s elite to the SEC’s whipping boy.
Macho Man
May 24th, 2011
10:44 am
UGA Insider,
If Richt doesn’t win the East, he’s gone. 7-5 isn’t even close.
Macho Man
May 24th, 2011
10:46 am
What?!,
You’re absolutely right about the ‘03 o-line. They were horrible. Our defense carried us that year.
Dr. Phil
May 24th, 2011
10:46 am
James, please take your medication.
DawginLex
May 24th, 2011
10:50 am
I’m wondering about letting Bruce figgins take some reps on the OL for depth. He is 30-40 pounds heavier than anyone on the depth chart other than the starters plus he is a senior.
UGA Insider says 7-5 for us this year but I’m not buying his doom and gloom. The 1st team OL is very good. The running backs which he says is a shambles, has King and Malcome and Crowell. Our WR’s are good enough and we have great tight ends. Our kicking game is one of the best around and the defense is going to be improved.
Murray in his 3rd year(2nd playing) now knows the checkdowns to make at the line of scrimmage. The plays won’t need to be scripted from the sideline(for you Bobo haters, that is good news).
5 losses out of boise,SC,MSU,UM,UT,VU,KY,FL,AU and GT??
I don’t see it.
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 24th, 2011
10:53 am
I don’t think the O line is in shambles, I think it is just lacking in experience. The same can be said for the RB’s this year as well, but who knows what Crowell will be able to do, or what King will try todo. Malcome also looks like a horse but needs experience on the field and to learn how to block as well.
We certainly have the size at O line, so if we stay relatively healthy, we might just be OK. The pieces are in place, so time will tell.
Same with the RB’s. If a couple step up, we can hold our own there as well.
I prefer to be more of an optimist that pessimist this time of year, since the fall is still a little ahead and on paper, UGA has the players at least. With the size of the O line, if they do learn fast, I do not see a whole lot of teams that are going to control the line of scrimmage against them.
GO DAWGS
al.com
May 24th, 2011
10:53 am
At least we are not like Alabama who continues to over sign. I was in Ala. the other day and the talk was all about Saban and how he will have to cut 9 players in the team to get to their numbers. Can you believe a player who has been there 3 or 4 years being told he has to be cut. Chip when is the SEC going to stop this cheater?
Chip Towers
May 24th, 2011
10:55 am
What?!?!?: You’re right. I shouldn’t have included the ‘03 O-line in that mix. I was basing it on production (380 ypg) and results (11-3). But I went back and checked and I had forgotten that was the group that allowed 47 sacks that season. So I stand corrected and will amend. . . .
As for Troupe and the other guys you mention, perhaps you place a little too much importance on the performances of college football players if they’re “colossal disappointments” for you. I’d suggest lessening your expectations of all incoming recruits, then later on perhaps you can be pleasantly surprised.