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After practice today the BYU Cougars released their depth chart heading into the Saturday game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Thanks to a tweet by Jay Drew of the Salt Lake Tribune we have a picture of it below:
BYU's depth chart pic.twitter.com/GS4V1TPhl2
— Jay Drew (@drewjay) August 31, 2015
For those that don't have a microscope handy, I have attached a table with the same information below. There weren't a ton of surprises with this release, especially considering this does not account for any possible suspensions. The few surprises that did pop up are easy to see. The first that caught my eye was the addition of freshman Moroni Laulu-Pututau to the 2 deep wide receiver position. He is listed as an "And" with Kurt Henderson so expect him to receive some playing time.
The next one that stood out to me is Scott Huntsman slipping in behind Fred Warner. Although he did impress in fall camp, I am not sure how many expected a walk-on freshman to get playing time at linebacker.
Another defensive surprise was that there is no Sione Takitaki. This could be because of the known legal issues, so don't read to much into it at this point. Jordan Preator rounds out the defensive surprises as he is listed as the backup free safety, and no listing as a cornerback. Most anticipated that he would start at corner, even if he did backup Kai Nacua. Reading into this one could put Preator as the starter for a suspended Nacua, and then may move back to CB when Nacua returns, but no guarantees on that one.
Finally the special teams may be the biggest surprise. Adam Hine continues to return kickoffs but there is no Devon Blackman for punts. According to this depth chart it appears that it will be either Eric Takenaka or Micah Hanneman that will take over these duties.
So there you have it, the latest update to the depth chart that Bronco said is mostly accurate. Don't hesitate to give us your thoughts in the comments below.
Offense QB Taysom Hill
Tanner Mangum
RB Algernon Brown
Nate Carter
FB Toloa'i Ho Ching
Francis Bernard
HB Mitchel Juergens
Trey Dye
WR Mitch Mathews
Kurt Henderson
AND
Moroni Laulu-Pututau
WR Devon Blackmon
AND
Nick Kurtz
IR Terenn Houk
Colby Pearson
TE Tanner Balderree
Bryan Sampson
LT Rykar Mathews
JJ Nwigwe
LG Kyle Johnson
Jaterius Gulley
C Tejan Koroma
Parker Dawe
RG Tuni Kanuch
OR
Ului Lapuaho
RT Ului Lapuaho
OR
Brad Wilcox
Defense
LE Bronson Kaufusi
Remington Peck
NT Travis Tuiloma
Kesni Tausinga
RE Logan Taele
Graham Rowley
SLB Fred Warner
Scott Huntsman
MLB Harvey Langi
Austin Heder
BLB Monoa Pikula
Rhett Sandin
WLB Jherremya Leuta-Douyere
Sae Tuatu
FC Micah Hannemann
Michael Shelton
BC Michael Davis
Dayan Lake
KAT Eric Takenaka
Matt Hadley
FS Kai Nacua
Jordan Preator
Special Teams DS Matt Foley H Mitchell Juergens PR Eric Takenaka
OR
Micah Hannemann
KR Adam Hine
OR
Eric Takenaka
K Trevor Samson
Autsin Brasher
KD Austin Brasher
ORW
Trevor Samson
P Jonny Linehan
OR
Rhett Almond