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Dec 15, 2019, 10:07 PM

try and predict our 2020 2-deep. I think it makes sense to throw out a 3-deep GUESS for now, and see what shakes out in spring ball with returning roster scholarship players and the 16 January enrollees coming in. It's anybody's guess (coaches included) who will eventually be in the 2-man rotation (3 at some positions). Here is my stab at it: (I feel pretty good about the starters, but beyond that it's a crap shoot at this stage of the game)

OFFENSE:
QB - Lawrence / Uiagalelei / Phoomachanh (Brice transfers)
RB - Dixon / Mellusi / Bowman / Dukes (Pryor redshirts)
TE - Galloway / Lay / Davis Allen / Price (Chalk moves on & Ennis redshirts)
LT - Carman / Vinson / Parks
LG - Bockhorst / Rayburn / Tchio
C - Stewart / Trotter / Boateng
RG - Putnam / Tucker / Howard
RT - McFadden / Mayes / John Williams
WR9 - Ngata / EJ Williams / Ajou
WR2 - Ross / Ladson / Chase
WR5 - Rodgers / Powell / Br.Spector

DEFENSE:
SDE - Thomas / Rudolph / Murphy / Mascoll
WDE - Foster / Henry / Greg Williams
DT - Davis / Jordan Williams / Capehart / Orhorhoro / Reuben
NT - Pinckney / Bresee / Johnson / Tre Williams / Jefferies
SamLB/NB - Jones / Simpson / Constantin
MikeLB - Skalski / Venables / Swint / Bentley
WillLB - Ba.Spector / Patterson / Sergio Allen / Maguire
BoundryCB - Booth / Goodrich / Davis
FieldCB - Kendrick / Jones / Greene
SS - Charleston / Phillips / Thornton (Tyler Venables Redshirts)
FS - Turner / Zanders / Mickens

Punter - Swanson / Weitz (Spiers moves on)
Kicker - Potter / Weitz

There will be many more redshirts beyond the 3 above, but it's impossible to predict who they will be until after fall camp, if then.

There are a number of rising 5th year seniors with diplomas in hand who had very limited snaps in 2019 and little hope of seeing that increase in 2020. I think many will decide to move on with their life.
Here are a few of those who, in addition to those already known to be leaving early for the NFL, will likely make that decision:

Chandler Reeves / JC Chalk / Xavier Kelly / Regan Upshaw / Brian Dawkins / LeAnthony Williams / Elijah Turner / Will Spiers (exception on the low snap count)

Right now, the only likely transfer I see is Brice, but there could be more.

If most of these do leave, our scholarship numbers should allow 22-24 in the 2019 class

In addition, the 1 year temporary scholarships for the Edwards twins likely will not be renewed for 2020. They played 15 snaps between the two of them in 2019.

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Will Swinney is definitely going to be on the 3 deep***

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