South Carolina Football: Gamecocks reveal new depth chart for week 2
By Kevin Miller
Shane Beamer’s South Carolina football squad lost to North Carolina 31-17 in ugly fashion on Saturday, and the exceptionally poor play on both lines of scrimmage had many fans calling for change.
According to a new depth chart revealed on Monday, some minor changes are coming to the two-deep on both the offensive line and defensive line, meaning South Carolina football might look at little bit different from a personnel standpoint in week 2 than it did in week 1, but perhaps not in the drastic manner some fans were hoping.
The most notable changes on the depth chart include new addition Drew Tuazama potentially starting at defensive end and a potential shift coming on the right side of the offensive line.
***It is worth noting that there is nothing binding about this depth chart, even though it is an official listing from the South Carolina football program.
***It is also worth noting that the players listed on the depth chart could miss the game due to injury, as well, so seeing a player listed who has been battling injury is not necessarily an endorsement of their health and availability for Saturday
***Starters are listed first, and direct backups are listed in parentheses.
***An “OR” simply means the position is not 100% decided; an “AND” is used for kickoff returner as there are two deep men on kickoffs
***Twelve positions are listed on offense. The personnel groupings change pending the offensive formation
The entire depth chart is listed below:
OFFENSE
Quarterback: Spencer Rattler (Luke Doty)
Running Back: Dakereon Joyner (Juju McDowell)
Wide Receiver: Juice Wells (Nyck Harbor)
Wide Receiver: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)
Wide Receiver: Xavier Legette (O’Mega Blake)
Tight End: Trey Know (Nick Elksnis)
Tight End: Joshua Simon (Connor Cox)
Left Tackle: Sidney Fugar OR Jaxon Hughes
Left Guard: Nick Gargiulo (Markee Anderson)
Center: Vershon Lee (Grayson Mains)
Right Guard: Jakai Moore (Trai Jones)
Right Tackle: Jakai Moore OR Tyshawn Wannamaker
DEFENSE
Defensive Tackle: Boogie Huntley (Nick Barrett)
Defensive Tackle: Tonka Hemingway (TJ Sanders)
Defensive End: Drew Tuazama OR Jatius Geer OR Tyreek Johnson
EDGE/Outside Linebacker: Jordan Strachan OR Bryan Thomas, Jr. (Desmond Umeozulu)
Linebacker: Stone Blanton (Pup Howard)
Linebacker: Debo Williams (Bam Martin-Scott)
Nickel: KaJuan Banks (David Spaulding OR Keenan Nelson)
Cornerback: Marcellas Dial (Emory Floyd)
Cornerback: O’Donnell Fortune (Judge Collier)
Strong Safety: Nick Emmanwori (King-Demenian Ford)
Free Safety: DQ Smith (Jalon Kilgore)
SPECIAL TEAM
Kicker: Mitch Jeter (Alex Herrera)
Punter: Kai Kroeger (Alex Herrera)
Long Snapper: Hunter Rogers (Cole Rasmussen)
Holder: Kai Kroeger (William Joyce)
Kick Returner: Xavier Legette (Dakereon Joyner OR Juju McDowell)
Punt Returner: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)