With practice set to begin at the end of the month, Tom O’Brien and his staff have come out with the team’s preseason depth chart.
There are a couple notable changes to the spring depth chart. Daniel Evans, who sat out the spring, is now listed as the starter at quarterback above redshirt freshman Russell Wilson. Tight end Anthony Hill is back as the starter after he missed spring practices, and Javon Walker is back as well, but listed as the strong safety backup to J.C. Neal.
In addition, the ACC media ranked the Pack sixth in the Atlantic division. Here is the depth chart along with the media’s ACC rankings.
Preseason depth chart
Offense
Quarterback7 Daniel Evans 6-2/191 Gr.*16 Russell Wilson 5-11/191 Fr.*
Halfback29 Jamelle Eugene 5-10/195 Jr.*24 Andre Brown 6-0/228 Sr.
Fullback27 Harrison Ritcher 5-11/215 So.*37 Donovan Counts 6-1/210 So.
Wide Receiver80 Donald Bowens 6-3/206 Jr.13 Owen Spencer 6-3/180 So.
Wide Receiver5 Jarvis Williams 6-4/205 So.*15 Darrell Davis 6-4/212 So.*
Tight End83 Anthony Hill 6-6/265 Sr.*89 Matt Kushner 6-4/265 Jr.*
Left Tackle73 Julian Williams 6-5/305 Jr.*55 Desmond Roberts 6-4/295 Fr.*
Left Guard75 John Bedics 6-4/295 Sr.*70 Jake Vermiglio 6-5/315 So.
Center58 Teddy Larsen 6-2/295 Jr.*74 Andy Barbee 6-3/310 Jr.*
Right Guard76 Curtis Crouch 6-5/320 Sr.71 Gary Gregory 6-4/305 So.*
Right Tackle60 Meares Green 6-4/306 Sr.*50 Jeraill McCuller 6-7/330 Jr.*
Defense
Left Defensive End91 Markus Kuhn 6-5/280 So.11 Audi Augustin 6-2/253 So.*
Left Defensive Tackle96 Antoine Holmes 6-2/281 Sr.94 Keith Willis Jr. 6-1/284 Sr.*
Right Defensive Tackle49 Alan-Michael Cash 6-1/286 Jr.*67 Wayne Crawford 6-3/290 Fr.*
Right Defensive End97 Willie Young 6-4/243 Jr.*99 Jeff Rieskamp 6-3/235 Fr.*
Weakside Linebacker56 Nate Irving 6-1/225 So.*43 Thomas Barnes 5-11/225 So.
Middle Linebacker44 Ray Michel 6-0/224 Jr.*41 Dwayne Maddox 6-2/225 Fr.
Strongside Linebacker34 Robbie Leonard 6-0/205 Sr.*42 Audie Cole 6-5/229 Fr.*
Right Cornerback30 Jeremy Gray 6-2/188 Gr.*20 Dominique Ellis 5-11/190 Fr.
Strong Safety14 J.C. Neal 5-11/195 Sr.4 Javon Walker 6-0/197 So.*
Free Safety28 Justin Byers 6-0/185 Fr.*32 Jimmaul Simmons 6-2/200 Fr.*
Left Cornerback21 DeAndre Morgan 5-10/170 So.*33 Koyal George 5-11/175 Jr.*
Special Teams
Place Kicker36 Josh Czajkowski 5-9/184 So.*
Punter26 Bradley Pierson 5-9/163 Sr.*38 Jeff Ruiz 6-2/185 Jr.
Long Snapper57 Michael Maurer 5-11/225 Jr.56 Corey Tedder 6-1/212 Jr.
Holder26 Bradley Pierson 5-9/163 Sr.*7 Daniel Evans 6-2/191 Gr.*
Kick Returner29 Jamelle Eugene 5-10/195 Jr.*80 Donald Bowens 6-3/206 Jr.
Punt Returner80 Donald Bowens 6-3/206 Jr.29 Jamelle Eugene 5-10/195 Jr.*
ACC Preseason rankings
Atlantic Division 1 Clemson (59) 383 2 Wake Forest (5) 304 3 Florida State (1) 265 4 Boston College 154 5 Maryland 147 6 N.C. State 112
Coastal Division 1 Virginia Tech (58) 383 2 North Carolina (4) 288 3 Miami (1) 2534 Georgia Tech (1) 195 5 Virginia (1) 161 6 Duke 85
(First place votes in parenthesis)