The Vanderbilt Football depth chart for opening night has been released, and it comes with a few surprises. Ralph Webb is now Vandy's starting tailback. Jay Woods earned an opening night role on the defensive line in the team's new 3-4 setup. And Caleb Azubike hasn't just been shifted (briefly) to the bench - the athletic department also kept up the rich tradition of spelling his name incorrectly.
Here's a breakdown of the Commodores' first depth chart of 2014. We'll have an in-depth look at the surprising and non-surprising picks that new coach Derek Mason made for the season opener vs. Temple later in the afternoon.
OFFENSE | ||
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POSITION | FIRST TEAM | SECOND TEAM |
WR | Jordan Cunningham | Chandler Dorrell |
- or - C.J. Duncan | DeAndre Woods | |
WR | Trey Wilkins | Kris Kentera |
- or - Latevius Rayford | Caleb Scott | |
QB | Patton Robinette | Stephen Rivers |
Johnny McCrary | ||
RB | Ralph Webb | Brian Kimbrow |
- or - Dallas Rivers | ||
FB | Kellen Williams | Joseph Hoffman |
TE | Steven Scheu | Davis Dudchock |
OT | Andrew Jelks | Sean Dowllng |
Andrew Bridges | - or - Will Holden | |
OG | Jake Bernstein | Delando Crooks |
Spencer Pulley | Kevin McCoy | |
C | Joe Townsend | Barrett Gouger |
DEFENSE | ||
DT | Adam Butler | Barron Dixon |
DT | Jay Woods | Torey Agee |
NT | Vince Taylor | Nifae Lealao |
OLB | Kyle Woestmann | Caleb Azubike |
Stephen Weatherly | Johnathan Wynn | |
ILB | Darreon Herring | Jake Sealand |
Nigel Bowden | - or - Hawkins Mann | |
CB | Tre Bell | Paris Head |
Tre Herndon | ||
CB | Torren McGaster | Taurean Ferguson |
Darrius Sims | ||
FS | Andrew Williamson | Ryan White |
SS | Oren Burks | Jahmel McIntosh |
SPECIAL TEAMS | ||
PK | Tommy Openshaw | - or - Hayden Lekacz |
KO | Colby Cooke | - or - Hayden Lekacz |
P | Taylor Hudson | - or - Colby Cooke |
KR | Darrius Sims | C.J. Duncan |
PR | C.J. Duncan | Darrius Sims |
LS | Andrew East | Wilson Johnson |
HLD | Taylor Hudson | Kris Kentera |
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