| 29 August 2011
Nick Saban released the depth chart for Saturday's Kent State game early this afternoon, and there are few departures from what we've been telling you.
There's still no starter at quarterback: "Someone's got to run out there first, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's the starter." Actually, Coach, that's exactly what it means. One of four guys will run out and take the first snap from center Saturday. It'll either be A.J. McCarron, Phillip Sims, Blake Sims or Trent Richardson. It'll likely be one of the first two, and, officially, Alabama will report that guy as the starting quarterback in the record books.
The offensive line showed some mild surprises as well. See those wrinkles, as well as the full depth chart after the jump.
The starting left tackle for Alabama will be Barrett Jones OR Cyrus Kouandjio. Jones is listed in an OR situation at the left guard position as well, with Chance Warmack. Write it down: one of those starters will be Barrett Jones, and I'd be shocked if it's not a left tackle. Coach Saban did note that Cyrus will play Saturday.
Moving across the rest of the line, there are no other surprises. William Vlachos starts at center, with Anthony Steen and D.J. Fluker anchoring the right side of the line.
It is noteworthy that the elder Kjouandjio (Arie) is not listed among the two-deep at any position on the line.
Blake Sims is also not listed anywhere on the chart. Not among running backs or quarterbacks. You can expect that Blake Sims will play, but it is certainly noteworthy that he's not officially in the top three at either position. In reality, an injury to either of the quarterback starters would likely elevate Blake Sims to a second-string position, but true freshman Phillip Ely is currently listed third (behind the co-starters).
The coaching staff is still optimistic that Duron Carter will be cleared - in fact, Duron Carter Tweeted that he'd be [sic] "FINALLY! COMING TO A STADIUM NEAR U", fueling speculation that he was cleared. We'll watch that closely and report anything there on the BSR Twitter feed this afternoon.
The full depth chart looks like this:
OFFENSE
Quarterback
A.J. McCarron OR Phillips Sims
Phillip Ely
Running Back
Trent Richardson
Eddie Lacy
Jalston Fowler
Wide Receiver (Z)
Marquis Maze
Brandon Gibson
Kevin Norwood
Wide Receiver (X)
DeAndrew White
Kenny Bell
Michael Bowman
Tight End
Michael Williams
Chris Underwood
Brian Vogler
Tight End (B)
Brad Smelley
Harrison Jones
Left Tackle
Barrett Jones OR Cyrus Kjouandjio
Tyler Love
Left Guard
Chance Warmack OR Barrett Jones
Alfred McCullough
Center
William Vlachos
Kellen Williams
Right Guard
Anthony Steen
John Michael Boswell
Right Tackle
D.J. Fluker
Austin Shepherd
DEFENSE
Defensive End
Damion Square
Ed Stinson
Defensive End
Jesse Williams
Quinton Dial OR Undra Billingsley
Nose Guard
Josh Chapman
Nick Gentry OR Jesse Williams
Jack Linebacker
Courtney Upshaw
Adrian Hubbard OR Xzavier Dickson
Sam Linebacker
Jerrell Harris
Alex Watkins OR Jonathan Atchinson
Will Linebacker
Nico Johnson OR C.J. Mosley
Tana Patrick
Middle Linebacker
Dont'a Hightower
Chris Jordan OR Trey Depriest
Cornerback
Dre Kirkpatrick
Phelon Jones
Cornerback
DeQuan Menzie
Dee Milliner
John Fulton
Strong Safety
Robert Lester
Jarrick Williams
Vinnie Sunseri
Free Safety
Mark Barron
Will Lowery OR Nick Perry
Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix
Special Teams
Placekicker
Jeremy Shelley OR Cade Foster
Kickoffs
Cade Foster
Jeremy Shelley
Holder
A.J. McCarron
Hardie Buck
Punter
Cody Mandell
Jay Williams
Longsnapper
Caron Tinker
Kelly Johnson
Punt Returns
Marquis Maze
DeAndrew White
Kick Returns
Marquis Maze
Dee Milliner
We'll have a printable depth chart and roster listing of some sort up this week - check back here (and on Twitter) for that.
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