Predict the starting lineup for the North Texas game

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QB-Ash
RB-Brown (Bergeron, Overstreet, and Daje will get plenty of touches)
WR-Shipley
WR-Marcus Johnson 
WR-Sanders 
TE-Swaim
OT-Estelle 
OT-Harrison
C-Espinosa 
OG-Perkins
OG-Flowers 

For I-formation sets you will see De La Torre at FB. 
Whiteley might also get a lot of first team reps depending on the formation, at TE. 


DE-Davis 
DE-Reed
DT-Malcolm Brown
DT-Jackson 
LB-Edmond
LB-Santos
LB-Hicks
Sec-Diggs
Sec-Thomas
Sec-Evans
Sec-Thompson 

The starters will of course shift depending on the formation. Hard to really determine the formation since Strong is so multiple, so I just went with a 4-3. I didn't make a distinction between the cornerbacks and safeties, because it sounds like the secondary players have been rotating at both positions. 

 

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Looking at the offense I like our depth at every position except QB. 

RB-Brown, Bergeron, Overstreet, and Daje is plenty of depth. I fully expect Bergeron to be back, but that is an assumption that he will be back. If Bergeron doesn't return, Catalon might get some minutes. If Gray comes back, we are really deep at RB. 

WR-Sanders, Marcus Johnson, Daje, Shipley, Harris, Warrick, Oliver, and Meander. There's plenty of depth. When Warrick and Meander are having a difficult time getting minutes that tells you something. Foreman is also the real deal, but might be difficult to find minutes. 

TE-Have depth with Whiteley and Swaim. Greg Daniels has also apparently looked good in Spring practices. Whiteley is our best receiving tight end but Swaim is an elite blocker. IMO this is the best set of TE's we've had in a while on the 40. 

Offensive line-Not sure why people think we don't have much depth on the O-line. We have plenty of guys that can rotate on the line in addition to the starters. Not many teams have backups to the caliber of James, Riser, Hammad, Hughes, and Raulerson. I absolutely love the depth on our offensive line. Throw in a couple nice blocking tight ends and a very good blocking FB, we have depth on the line. 


If Ash can get healthy, we can pickup up Wittek, and get Heard in here I will like our depth. Either way all 4 potential QBs will be better then Case. 

 

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Looking at our defense the only position I don't like our depth is at safety. 

DE-We have 4 legit defensive ends in Reed, Davis, Cottrell, and Bluiett. Can't remember which coach, but one of the coaches was really high on Cottrell in one of the press conferences. 

DT-Plenty of depth with Brown, Ridgeway, and Jackson. Hutchins, Boyette and Norman are all capable players also. 

LB-Plenty of depth with Santos, Hicks, Jinkens, Cole, Edmond, and Davis. 

CB-We have depth at CB with Diggs, Duke Thomas, Evans, Echols and Davis

Safety-This is the only position that scares me on defense. The talent is there with Colbert, Turner and Thompson. Just not a whole lot of experience after Thompson. 

 

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Looking at our defense the only position I don't like our depth is at safety. 

DE-We have 4 legit defensive ends in Reed, Davis, Cottrell, and Bluiett. Can't remember which coach, but one of the coaches was really high on Cottrell in one of the press conferences. 

DT-Plenty of depth with Brown, Ridgeway, and Jackson. Hutchins, Boyette and Norman are all capable players also. 

LB-Plenty of depth with Santos, Hicks, Jinkens, Cole, Edmond, and Davis. 

CB-We have depth at CB with Diggs, Duke Thomas, Evans, Echols and Davis

Safety-This is the only position that scares me on defense. The talent is there with Colbert, Turner and Thompson. Just not a whole lot of experience after Thompson. 

 

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I pretty much agree with your line up with the exception of the DT depth.  I don't think Boyette will be on the sidelines this fall and if so don't believe he will provide much.  The other two the jury is still out.  As far as safety totally agree about this, although word is Thompson played well in the game today so there is hope.