Depth Chart (Released)

[huskyrob1]

Wow, that's a young defense. The ORs at DE have me thinking that Pace and Uguak are basically getting an audition: are you good enough to play this year or will you be red-shirted?

I am very interested to see how the new rule plays out, RE1.0 seemed to do a great job managing red shirts to maximize players' development... I'm hoping Randy Rebooted can use this new rule to his advantage!

What's Pierce DeVaughn's status with his ankle? He was highly thought of by the coaches before he got hurt.

 

[huskyrob1]

Interesting to see Fr. Pace @ DE (but Atkins is recovering from Camp injury)

I do expect to see a lot of “or” this year.

Nose tackle? Three man front still? Not sure I like that.

 

[huskymedic]

Was wondering how I might have missed this so I exercised the search function and didn't find much that was relevant. Who reported this, someone in the sports media that the search function would not pick up on?

I honestly can’t remember whether it was something RE said or if it was mentioned on Matt S podcast or something

If it’s an embedded tweet - the search function on here doesn’t pick up the text.

It started back in mid-August when it was reported that Terry was running w/ the two’s more than the one’s. It popped up a few times since then with observations by various beat guys.

This was RE’s commentary today about Swenson/Terry:

>>Asked about Swenson on Sunday, Edsall explained that he favors players who avoid mistakes, who consistently execute their basic responsibilities. “You have a job to do, and if you do it, now you have an opportunity to get on the field,” Edsall said. “Ian is one of those guys that comprehends things well. He’ll be able to go out there, do his job the way we want him to do it.” Swenson said he [he said] continues to compete with Terry for the starting nod and that, “it could be either way game day.”<<

There is clearly some motivational messaging buried in the release of the two deep.

 

[huskymedic]

What's Pierce DeVaughn's status with his ankle? He was highly thought of by the coaches before he got hurt.

End of last week/beginning of this week Edsall said that “defensive lineman James Atkins, currently out with a knee injury, will be back this week while fellow D-lineman Pierce DeVaughn is “a little farther away” from returning from his ankle injury.”

 

[huskymedic]

Jim Fuller‏ @NHRJimFuller 6m 6 minutes ago
True freshmen on #UConn's season-opening offensive, defensive two-deep chart -
2008: 1,
2009: 4,
2010: 3,
2011: 5,
2012: 1,
2013: 2;
2014: 4;
2015: 4;
2016: 0:
2017: 5;
2018: 11

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Jim Fuller‏ @NHRJimFuller 6m 6 minutes ago
True freshmen on #UConn's season-opening offensive, defensive two-deep chart -
2008: 1,
2009: 4,
2010: 3,
2011: 5,
2012: 1,
2013: 2;
2014: 4;
2015: 4;
2016: 0:
2017: 5;
2018: 11

That is astounding.

 

[SirHypeAlot]

Bummed for cespedes. . There was a lot of positive press for himafter the Spring game so I'm not sure what happened. Is Haynes legit? True frosh beat him out - this is prob it for Cespedes

 

[Stainmaster]

Bummed for cespedes. . There was a lot of positive press for himafter the Spring game so I'm not sure what happened. Is Haynes legit? True frosh beat him out - this is prob it for Cespedes

I was pretty excited about Haynes when he committed. He also seems like a better fit for the interior of the line size-wise. I don't think this is curtains for Cespedes though. Just because Haynes outplayed him in camp doesn't mean Edsall is going to shut the door on him. I would actually think that since he's gotten a lot more public praise than the other second-string G (Leone), he might be the guy Edsall uses as a swing G to give DeGeorge/Haynes a breather, or if either gets injured.

 

[huskymedic]

Fuller: Youth is served: Freshmen dominate UConn’s opening depth chart

>>Some of the issues can be traced to recruiting missteps with the previous coaching staff. The high school Class of 2015 is the group should be laying the foundation for the upcoming season as either true seniors or redshirt juniors. However, nine of the 22 high school seniors signed by the Huskies are no longer with the program and four others failed to crack the season-opening depth chart.<<

>>“We have to be sophisticated enough yet simple enough so we can defend what we are going to go against,” Edsall said. “We have to make sure we don’t make it too difficult. The one thing we have to be able to do is we have to have them playing fast and if you are a young kid and you don’t understand what is going on then you are not going to play fast. If they are not playing fast, we are at a disadvantage.”<<

 

[UConnDan97]

All the signs are there for me to believe in the undefeated season once again!

First, I had a dream last night about showing up at the stadium yelling, "We ready... we ready... we ready... for y'all..." Then, the 2-deep gets released. The Huskies are comin'...

 

[RSTuthill]

Seems more and more that the long game is being played. The two deep for URI, UMass, ECU, and Cincinnatti will be interesting.

 

[Scrutiner]

Interesting to see Fr. Pace @ DE (but Atkins is recovering from Camp injury)

I do expect to see a lot of “or” this year.

When I saw you wrote Fr. Pace all I could think was Father Pace. Maybe he'll be our blessing this year at end.

 

[Scrutiner]

Maybe it's just me but I love seeing all the youth on the 2-deep. I know it could lead to a terrible outcome, but sometimes young guys can surprise you. They play with a youthful energy and reckless abandon. They don't realize the magnitude of the moment and are just excited to play. They'll make mistakes but they'll be better for it in a year or two. The future benefits far out-weight the short-term gratification of the program.

I expect this team to compete. They'll take some lumps. But, they won't quit on the coaches or each other.

UCF is not led by Scott Frost. They lost some key players on both sides of the ball. They're ranked in the Top 25. They're on the road.

If it turns out we have a few guys with Khalid's moxie, who knows what might happen?

 

[businesslawyer]

Jim Fuller‏ @NHRJimFuller 6m 6 minutes ago
True freshmen on #UConn's season-opening offensive, defensive two-deep chart -
2008: 1,
2009: 4,
2010: 3,
2011: 5,
2012: 1,
2013: 2;
2014: 4;
2015: 4;
2016: 0:
2017: 5;
2018: 11

If you see those numbers and are confident with this year's 11 i dont know what to say

 

[Chin Diesel]

Jim Fuller‏ @NHRJimFuller 6m 6 minutes ago
True freshmen on #UConn's season-opening offensive, defensive two-deep chart -
2008: 1,
2009: 4,
2010: 3,
2011: 5,
2012: 1,
2013: 2;
2014: 4;
2015: 4;
2016: 0:
2017: 5;
2018: 11

If you see those numbers and are confident with this year's 11 i dont know what to say

I'd like to know how many of the 2015 and 2017 are on this year's two-deep. I'm pretty sure I can figure out 2016's.

 

[huskymedic]

I'd like to know how many of the 2015 and 2017 are on this year's two-deep. I'm pretty sure I can figure out 2016's.

My eyes are too blurry @ this point in the day but...

Here’s 2015 Depth Chart for Villanova

And here is the 2017 Depth Chart for Holy Cross

 

[Stainmaster]

I'd like to know how many of the 2015 and 2017 are on this year's two-deep. I'm pretty sure I can figure out 2016's.

My eyes are too blurry @ this point:

Here’s 2015 Depth Chart for Nova: UConn Huskies | University of Connecticut Athletics

And here is the 2017 Depth Chart for Holy Cross

2015:
Matt Peart (backup LT), Tyraiq Beals (backup PR)

2017:
Ryan Van Demark (backup RT), Darrian Beavers (backup OLB), Ian Swenson (backup S), Omar Fortt (backup Husky), Luke Magliozzi (co-starting P)

 

[whaler11]

2015:
Matt Peart (backup LT), Tyraiq Beals (backup PR)

2017:
Ryan Van Demark (backup RT), Darrian Beavers (backup OLB), Ian Swenson (backup S), Omar Fortt (backup Husky), Luke Magliozzi (co-starting P)

I think Tarbutt is still here... LOL that it’s actually even lower in 2015 because it was the back up LS and the KO specialist to get to 4 in 2015. That is 2 compared to this year.

 

[Nextmanup]

2015:
Matt Peart (backup LT), Tyraiq Beals (backup PR)

2017:
Ryan Van Demark (backup RT), Darrian Beavers (backup OLB), Ian Swenson (backup S), Omar Fortt (backup Husky), Luke Magliozzi (co-starting P)

That’s not many..only 7

 

[whaler11]

That’s not many..only 7

It’s 8 out of 9 and the only one not around was the backup long snapper in 2015.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[gioff23]

Bummed for cespedes. . There was a lot of positive press for himafter the Spring game so I'm not sure what happened. Is Haynes legit? True frosh beat him out - this is prob it for Cespedes

What happened to Holmes? There was talk of him playing as a true fresh last year and now .... crickets

 

[noeynox]

Jim Fuller‏ @NHRJimFuller 6m 6 minutes ago
True freshmen on #UConn's season-opening offensive, defensive two-deep chart -
2008: 1,
2009: 4,
2010: 3,
2011: 5,
2012: 1,
2013: 2;
2014: 4;
2015: 4;
2016: 0:
2017: 5;
2018: 11

Ugh. Sounds like another rough year. Frankly I'm disappointed guys like Donaldson and Skanes can't stave off the competition off a kid like Heron M., but maybe the kid really is that outstanding. Those other two guys showed well in games and actually scored TDs.

 

[ktuck911]

I got one gripe about all of this... No big deal to most, but why on Earth do we only have somebody's picture of the two deep and not something more official? Might not be a big deal to anybody else, but, just sayin... Coach doesn't read much into the 2 deep as we do, but we as fans deserve something better than somebody taking a pic of it and then sharing it through social media...

 

[Clockshop]

What happened to Holmes? There was talk of him playing as a true fresh last year and now .... crickets

Same thing with the DB from last year before he got hurt, Abe Olaniyan