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DEPTH CHART ANALYSIS: Week 9

BracketCat breaks down the depth chart by position group to see what has changed since the Oklahoma State game.

By BracketCat
Morgan Burns' electric kickoff return was enough to elevate him to sole possession of the second kickoff returner position.
Morgan Burns' electric kickoff return was enough to elevate him to sole possession of the second kickoff returner position.
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The ninth official depth chart for the 2014 season was unveiled Tuesday. Have a look:

WILDCAT OFFENSE
POSITION NO. PLAYER NO. PLAYER NO. PLAYER
Wide Receiver 16 Tyler Lockett 7 Judah Jones 13 Steven West
Left Tackle 55 Cody Whitehair 76 Ajhane Brager 64 Aaron Bennett
Left Guard 77 Boston Stiverson 70 Will Ash 61 Drew Liddle
Center 66 B.J. Finney 69 Reed Bergstrom 61 Drew Liddle
Right Guard 68 Luke Hayes 61 Drew Liddle 67 Reid Najvar
Right Tackle 65 Matt Kleinsorge 64 Aaron Bennett 74 Kason Hostrup
Tight End 85 Zach Trujillo 89 Zach Nemechek 80 Cody Small
Quarterback 15 Jake Waters 8 Joe Hubener 17 Jesse Ertz
Fullback 48 Glenn Gronkowski 89 Zach Nemechek 34 Adam Weber
Running Back 20 DeMarcus Robinson 24 Charles Jones 28 Jarvis Leverett Jr.
Wide Receiver (Slot) 14 Curry Sexton 2
 Andre Davis 12 Stanton Weber
Wide Receiver 6 Deante Burton 19 Kody Cook 31 Taylor Hilgers
WILDCAT DEFENSE
POSITION NO. PLAYER NO. PLAYER NO. PLAYER
Defensive End 44 Ryan Mueller 90 Laton Dowling 34 Tanner Wood
Defensive Tackle 99 Valentino Coleman 60 Will Geary 97 Demonte Hood
Defensive Tackle 95 Travis Britz 91 DeAndre Roberts OR 98 Terrell Clinkscales
Defensive End 75 Jordan Willis 45 Marquel Bryant 9 Taylor Godinet
Strongside Linebacker 9 Elijah Lee 57 Colborn Couchman 47 Myles Copeland
Middle Linebacker 32 Dakorey Johnson 35 Will Davis 3 D'Vonta Derricott
Weakside Linebacker 21 Jonathan Truman 58 Trent Tanking 31 Kip Keeley
Nickel Back (Cat Safety) 15 Randall Evans 10 Donnie Starks 28 Nate Guidry Jr.
Cornerback 33 Morgan Burns 23 Cre Moore 13 Jesse Mack
Strong Safety 22 Dante Barnett 4 Kaleb Prewett 29 Sean Newlan
Free Safety 2 Travis Green 20 Dylan Schellenberg 17 Weston Hiebert
Cornerback 7 Danzel McDaniel 24 Nate Jackson 30 Corey Jackson
WILDCAT SPECIAL TEAMS
POSITION NO. PLAYER NO. PLAYER NO. PLAYER
Place-Kicker 16 Matthew McCrane 3 Jack Cantele 40 Ian Patterson
Punter 14 Nick Walsh 9 Mitch Lochbihler 40 Ian Patterson
Punt Returner 16 Tyler Lockett 14 Curry Sexton 2 Andre Davis
Kickoff Returner 16 Tyler Lockett 33 Morgan Burns 24 Charles Jones
Kickoff Specialist 40 Ian Patterson 3 Jack Cantele 8 Dillon Wilson
Holder 23 Collin Sexton 14 Nick Walsh 9 Mitch Lochbihler
Long Snapper 46 Dalton Converse 43 Drew Scott 38 Dalton Harman

By way of analysis, I'll hit the high points for each major position grouping. There was only one change to the official depth chart this week, but I took the opportunity to continue making more minor adjustments of my own.

Offense

There are no changes this week.

Defense

This week brought an exciting new development, as Clinkscales supplanted Seiwert in an "OR" position with Roberts, who hardly plays, as Britz's backup.

This is official acknowledgement of what we're all seeing on the field, which is that Clinkscales clearly is earning the coaches' trust with his play and seeing more playing time. He very well could be our ace in the hole down the stretch.

The Davis-Johnson merry-go-round at middle linebacker continued for yet another week, with Johnson sliding back in against Oklahoma State. We really need him this week, so let's hope that ankle holds up.

Special Teams

I made one tiny alteration here, which was to remove the "OR" between Burns and Jones on kick returns. The former just ran one back and the latter has a gimpy ankle — it really was a no-brainer.

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