DEPTH CHART ANALYSIS: Week 3

The third official depth chart for the 2014 season was unveiled last week. Have a look:

By way of analysis, I'll hit the high points for each major position grouping. There was just one actual change to the official depth chart this week, so I took the opportunity to continue to make a few minor adjustments of my own.

Offense

For the second time this season, Jones has supplanted Robinson as the presumptive starter at running back.

We shall see if that takes this time. If so, the kid's definitely earned it with his play. Unlike Robinson, he doesn't freelance or dance around — he just bursts up the field and breaks tackles.

Hayes started ahead of Liddle at right guard in Ames, so I'm moving him ahead for now, but it's hardly as if he has a lock on the position.

Defense

The changes here were minor. I flipped Geary and Hood, since the latter accumulated no statistics against Stephen F. Austin and did not play at Iowa State, whereas Geary was relied upon in goal-line defense, along with Roberts.

I will leave Willis ahead of Bryant for now, in accordance with the official depth chart, but that might change if the play of each continues as it did the week before last. The same with Truman and Johnson, too.

I removed the "OR" from McDaniel vs. Jackson. That battle clearly is over after McDaniel saved the day against ISU and Jackson didn't even play.

Special Teams

I'm going to have to remove that "OR" from Cantele and McCrane sooner or later.

But in the meantime, the most interest action happened at punter, where I think Walsh has stepped into the opportunity Lochbihler gave him after the short punt with no hangtime that was returned for a touchdown after his half-assed tackle attempt. Snyder had to just hate that play and everything it subsequently triggered.