Tuesday, September 15, 2009

How the Vandy roster has changed since preseason

Here's a look, position by position, at changes to the Vandy depth chart since the first day of preseason camp. Before we get into the whole list, here are some highlights (or lowlights):

• Current starters not first-team in preseason: Larry Smith, Austin Monahan, Zac Stacy, Tim Fugger, Brent Trice, Casey Hayward, Jamie Graham

• Current players on depth chart not listed in preseason: Collin Ashley, Zac Stacy, Warren Norman, Caleb Welchans, Tristan Strong, Chris Johnson, Eddie Foster, Trey Wilson

• Starters lost to injury: James Williams, Jared Hawkins, Steven Stone, Ryan Hamilton

OK, here's the breakdown, if you've got the time:

WIDE RECEIVER
Kept starting job: John Cole, Alex Washington, Udom Umoh
Won competition for starting job: N/A
New on depth chart: Justin Green (second team), Collin Ashley (second team)
Still on depth chart: Tray Herndon
Dropped off depth chart: Turner Wimberly, Chris Reinert, Akeem Dunham

QUARTERBACK
Kept starting job: N/A
Won competition for starting job: Larry Smith (over Mackenzi Adams)
New on depth chart: N/A
Still on depth chart: Adams
Dropped off depth chart: N/A

TAILBACK
Kept starting job: N/A
Won competition for starting job: Zac Stacy (after injury to Jared Hawkins)
New on depth chart: Stacy, Warren Norman (co-second team)
Still on depth chart: Kennard Reeves (co-second team)
Dropped off depth chart: Jared Hawkins (injury), Gaston Miller

TIGHT END
Kept starting job: N/A
Won competition for starting job: Austin Monahan (over Brandon Barden)
New on depth chart: N/A
Still on depth chart: Barden
Dropped off depth chart: N/A

OFFENSIVE LINE
Kept starting job: Thomas Welch (left tackle), Bradley Vierling (center), Eric Hensley (right guard)
Won competition for starting job: Ryan Custer (left guard over Kyle Fischer)
New on depth chart: Caleb Welchans (competing with Reilly Lauer and Fischer for right tackle job)
Still on depth chart: Fischer, Ryan Seymour, Joey Bailey
Dropped off depth chart: James Williams (won starting job at right tackle over Lauer before injury), Chris Aaron

DEFENSIVE END
Kept starting job: Broderick Stewart
Won competition for starting job: Tim Fugger (after injury to Steven Stone)
New on depth chart: N/A
Still on depth chart: Teriall Brannon, Theron Kadri
Dropped off depth chart: Stone (injury), Johnell Thomas

DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Kept starting job: Greg Billinger, Adam Smotherman
Won competition for starting job: N/A
New on depth chart: N/A
Still on depth chart: T.J. Greenstone (part-time starter), Rob Lohr
Dropped off depth chart: Colt Nichter

LINEBACKER
Kept starting job: Patrick Benoist, Chris Marve
Won competition for starting job: Brent Trice (over John Stokes)
New on depth chart: Chris Johnson, Tristan Strong
Still on depth chart: Stokes
Dropped off depth chart: Nate Campbell (left team)

DEFENSIVE BACKS
Kept starting job: Myron Lewis, Sean Richardson
Won competition for starting job: Casey Hayward (corner over Jamie Graham)
New on depth chart: Graham (listed as starting nickel), Eddie Foster, Trey Wilson, Eric Samuels (currently injured), Trice (also listed as starting linebacker)
Still on depth chart: Joel Caldwell (competing for starting free safety to replace injured Ryan Hamilton)
Dropped off depth chart: Rich Tompkins (moved to receiver), Al Owens, Micah Powell

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