Sun Devil two-deep
August 27th, 2007, 6:44 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Dan Zeiger
Arizona State on Monday released its first depth chart of the fall, and it is pretty much as projected. Here is how the units are staffed heading into Saturday’s season-opening game against San Jose State:
Brent Miller
OFFENSE
SE: 1 Michael Jones; 9 Brandon Smith
LT: 62 Brandon Rodd; 75 Richard Tuitu’u
LG: 73 Robert Gustavis; 67 Shawn Lauvao
C: 76 Mike Pollak; 56 Thomas Altieri
RG: 63 Paul Fanaika; 67 Shawn Lauvao
RT: 78 Zach Krula; 73 Julius Orieukwu
TE: 87 Brent Miller; 83 Brady Conrad
SLOT: 6 Kyle Williams; 3 Rudy Burgess
FL: 13 Chris McGaha; 5 Kerry Taylor
QB: 12 Rudy Carpenter; 15 Danny Sullivan
TB: 26 Ryan Torain; 24 Keegan Herring
Dexter Davis
DEFENSE
LE: 80 Dane Guthrie; 85 Kellen Mills
DT: 77 Michael Marquardt; 94 Alex Asi
DT: 90 David Smith; 59 Jon Hargis
RE: 58 Dexter Davis; 85 Kellen Mills
SLB: 44 Travis Goethel; 2 Ryan McFoy
MLB: 52 Morris Wooten; 47 Gerald Munns
WLB: 29 Robert James; 25 Mike Nixon
CB: 23 Chris Baloney; 32 Omar Bolden
CB: 4 Justin Tryon; 9 Littrele Jones
FS: 19 Josh Barrett; 22 Rodney Cox
SS: 14 Troy Nolan; 7 Jeremy Payton
SPECIALISTS
K: 28 Thomas Weber; 43 Zach Richards
P: 35 Jonathan Johnson; 28 Thomas Weber
KR: 4 Justin Tryon; 6 Kyle Williams
PR: 6 Kyle Williams; 13 Chris McGaha
SN: 53 Jason Perkins; 51 Clay Davie
H: 35 Jonathan Johnson
Among the players who are not listed but figure to contribute:
The Sun Devils’ deep running back corps is bolstered by Dimitri Nance, Shaun DeWitty and Jarrell Woods. Only Nance figures to get a mentionable number of carries, especially as long as Woods is slowed by an ankle sprain. Coach Dennis Erickson said that “a committee” of tight ends will be used behind Miller, so Andrew Pettes and Tyrice Thompson factor in the position conversation. Wide receiver Nate Kimbrough is still working his way back from a knee injury.
On defense, Luis Vasquez was the starting left end before suffering a sprained ankle and is unlikely to play this week. Junior-college transfer Paul Unga has the flexibility to play end and tackle, and ASU would have redshirted 320-pound true freshman tackle Jonathan English if there were no plans for him to play regularly. Travis Smith was one of the Sun Devils’ most improved players in fall camp and could see time at cornerback and nickelback. Angelo Fobbs-Valentino is expected to be part of the safety rotation.
