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The Depth Chart is Set

Written by nxojkt | 30 August 2010

Coach Saban held his normal in-season Monday press conference today. The big news out of the conference is the release of the first official depth chart for the season. It's important to remember that this thing can certainly change between now and Saturday, and might really change before next Saturday's more challenging match-up with Penn State.

Here's the simple depth chart:

 

Quarterback

  1. Greg McElroy - #12 - SR - 6-3 - 225
  2. A.J. McCarron - #10 - FR - 6-4 - 190
  3. Phillip Sims - #14 - FR - 6-2 - 214

Running Back

  1. Mark Ingram - #22 - JR - 5-10 - 215
  2. Trent Richardson - #3 - SO - 5-11 - 220
  3. Eddie Lacy - #42 - FR - 6-0 - 212
  4. Demetrius Goode - #6 - JR - 5-9 -220    or
    Corey Grant - #25 - FR - 5-9 - 186

Left Tackle

  1. James Carpenter - #77 - SR - 6-5 - 300
  2. Arie Kouandjio - #59 - FR -6-5 - 335 or
    Tyler Love - #72 - SO - 6-2 - 30

Left Guard

  1. Chance Warmack - #65 - SO - 6-3 - 300
  2. John Michael Boswell - #67 - JR - 6-5 - 291   or
    Brian Motley - #66 - SR - 6-3 - 289

Center

  1. William Vlachos - #73 - JR - 6-1 - 289
  2. David Ross - #74 - SR - 6-3 - 302   or
    Brian Motley - #66 - SR - 6-3 - 289

Right Guard

  1. Barrett Jones - #75 - SO - 6-5 - 301
  2. Anthony Steen - #61 - FR - 6-3 - 292

Right Tackle

  1. D.J. Fluker - #76 - FR - 6-6 - 340
  2. Alfred McCullough - #52 - JR - 6-2 - 309   or
    John Michael Boswell - #67 - JR - 6-5 - 291

Tight End

  1. Michael Williams - #89 - SO - 6-6 - 270
  2. Chris Underwood - #87 - JR - 6-4 - 238

H-Back

  1. Preston Dial - #85 - SR - 6-3 - 237
  2. Brad Smelley - #17 - JR - 6-3 - 227

Wide Receiver - X

  1. Julio Jones - #8 - JR - 6-4 - 220
  2. Brandon Gibson - #11 - JR - 6-2 - 196   or
    Earl Alexander - #82 - SR - 6-4 - 207

Wide Receiver - Z

  1. Marquis Maze - #4 - JR - 5-10 - 182    or
    Darius Hanks - #15 - JR - 6-0 - 184
  2. Kevin Norwood - #83 - FR - 6-2 - 187   or
    Kenny Bell - #7 - FR - 6-1 - 172

Left Defensive End

  1. Marcell Dareus - #57 - JR - 6-4 - 306
  2. Undra Billingsley - #86 - SO - 6-2 - 269   or
    Darrington Sentimore - #94 - FR - 6-3 - 261

Nose Guard

  1. Josh Chapman - #99 - JR - 6-1 - 310
  2. Kerry Murphy - #64 - SO - 6-4 - 319   or
    Nick Gentry - #58 - JR - 6-1 - 282

Right Defensive End

  1. Luther Davis - #96 - SR - 6-3 - 279
  2. Damion Square - #92 - SO - 6-3 - 284
  3. Brandon Moore - #97 - FR - 6-5 - 305

Jack Linebacker

  1. Courtney Upshaw - #41 - JR - 6-2 - 263
  2. Ed Stinson - #47 - FR - 6-4 - 252
  3. Adrian Hubbard - #42 - FR - 6-6 - 227

Mike Linebacker

  1. Dont'a Hightower - #30- SO - 6-4 - 260
  2. Chris Jordan - #36 - JR - 6-3 - 232   or
    Nico Johnson - #35 - SO - 6-3 - 238

Will Linebacker

  1. Jerrell Harris - #5 - JR - 6-3 - 231
  2. Nico Johnson - #35 - SO - 6-3 - 238   or
    C.J. Mosely - #32 - FR - 6-2 - 225

Sam Linebacker

  1. Chavis Williams - #55 - SR - 6-4 - 223
  2. Alex Watkins - #91 - JR - 6-3 - 232
  3. Jonathan Atchison - #19 - FR - 6-2 - 228

Left Cornerback

  1. DeQuan Menzie - #24 - JR - 6-0 - 195
  2. B.J. Scott - #1 - SO - 5-11 - 193
    DeMarcus Milliner - #28 - FR - 6-1 - 182

Strong Safety

  1. Mark Barron - #4 - JR - 6-2 - 210
  2. Nick Perry - #27 - FR - 6-0 - 195   or
    Will Lowery - #29 - JR - 5-9 - 188

Free Safety

  1. Robert Lester - #37 - SO - 6-2 - 206
  2. Will Lowery - #29 - JR - 5-9 - 188   or
    Jarrick Williams - #20 - FR - 6-1 - 203

Right Cornerback

  1. Dre Kirkpatrick - #21 - SO - 6-3 - 190
  2. Phelon Jones - #9 - JR - 5-11 - 199   or
    John Fulton - #10 - FR - 6-1 - 179

Place Kicker

  1. Cade Foster - #43 - FR - 6-1 - 221   or
    Jeremy Shelley - #90 - FR - 5-10 - 168

Punter

  1. Jay Williams - #44 - FR - 6-3 - 208    or
    Cody Mandell - #32 - FR - 6-4 - 201

Long Snapper

  1. Carson Tinker - #51 - SO - 6-1 - 220
  2. David Ross - #74 - SR - 6-3 - 302

Holder

  1. A.J. McCarron - #10 - FR - 6-4 - 190
  2. Greg McElroy - #12 - SR - 6-3 - 225

Punt Return

  1. Julio Jones - #8 - JR - 6-4 - 220
  2. Marquis Maze - #4 - JR - 5-10 - 182    or
    Darius Hanks - #15 - JR - 6-0 - 184

Kick Return

  1. Trent Richardson - #3 - SO - 5-11 - 220
  2. Julio Jones - #8 - JR - 6-4 - 190

There are some pretty big surprises there. Jerrell Harris overtaking both Chris Jordan and Nico Johnson is pretty big. The fact that C.J. Mosley is apparently ahead of Tana Patrick is a big shock, as well.

DeQuan Menzie moving ahead of B.J. Scott is huge. I'm guessing Scott is the third corner with either he or Menzie playing the star in the nickel.

Corey Grant being listed is a bit of a shock, as he's been working with the scout team. His unique skill-set could get him on the field, though.

Phillip Sims being listed at all could indicate that they are not planning to redshirt him. That would be a bit of a surprise, but the thought process could be that they want both he and A.J. to have game experience when they are competing for the starting job next spring.

Lots of guys listed with "or" by their name. I'm guessing that will probably be gone by the time the Penn State notes come out. This is probably the staff's way of sending the message to guys that there is still competition.  This is the type of thing that you can do when you are opening with San Jose State instead of Clemson or Virginia Tech.

Bama will practice later today and we'll have our normal report.



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