Miami Hurricanes head coach Al Golden has released the depth chart for UM’s Friday home showdown against crosstown rival Florida Atlantic. That said, Golden has made it clear that the depth chart isn’t a clear indicator of who will start in game one. It’s simply a guideline and where guys measure up at the beginning of the week. A lot of time between now and kickoff and much can change.
Golden was live on the Joe Rose Show this Monday morning and made it clear that all guys will see action and that changes to the depth chart are day-to-day in some positions and in other cases, week-to-week.
Golden used wide receiver Rashawn Scott as an example of a guy who has stepped up the past few practices, but alluded to the fact that hasn’t always been the case. Golden went on to state that if Scott gave every day what he gave the past two, that it’d change everything for him. Consistent effort is the goal to playing time in the Golden era.
Regarding the depth chart itself, not many changes from the pre-season chart last week. A couple of here-there switches on the offense line and in the secondary. A few guys listed either-or that have been solidified, for now.
It should be noted that safety Deon Bush is listed at third-string safety due to limited contact as he recovers from surgery.
Lastly, Wisconsin transfer David Gilbert and Virginia transfer Justin Renfrow are both second-stringers after spending little time on campus. Renfrow is behind defensive end Curtis Porter while Gilbert is backing Shayon Green.
A lack of defensive line depth was a huge issue for Miami last season and the fact that two transfer could just roll in and shore up second string duty (for now), shows how thin things have been on that side of the ball.
MIAMI HURRICANES OFFENSE
WR
Allen Hurns
Stacy Coley
Rashawn Scott
LT
Ereck Flowers
Malcolm Bunche
LG
Malcolm Bunche -or-
Jon Feliciano
C
Shane McDermott
Jared Wheeler
RT
Jon Feliciano
Seantrel Henderson
TE
Clive Walford
Asante Cleveland
Beau Sandland
FB
Maurice Hagens
Walter Tucker
QB
Stephen Morris
Ryan Williams
RB
Duke Johnson
Dallas Crawford -or-
Eduardo Clements
SLOT
Herb Waters
Stacy Coley
WR
Phillip Dorsett
Herb Waters
Malcolm Lewis
MIAMI HURRICANES DEFENSE
DE
Anthony Chickillo
Ufomba Kamalu
DT
Curtis Porter
Justin Renfrow
DT
Olsen Pierre
Luther Robinson
Jelani Hamilton
DE
Shayon Green
David Gilbert
Al-Quadin Muhammad
OLB
Thurston Ambrister -or-
Alex Figueroa
MLB
Jimmy Gaines
Raphael Kirby
Kelvin Cain
OLB
Denzel Perryman
Tyrone Cornelius
CB
Tracy Howard
Antonio Crawford
S
Kacy Rodgers II
AJ Highsmith
Deon Bush
S
Rayshawn Jenkins
Nantambu-Akil Fentress
CB
Ladarius Gunter
Nate Dortch
Artie Burns
MIAMI HURRICANES SPECIALISTS
P
Pat O’Donnell
Matt Goudis
FG
Matt Goudis
Pat O’Donnell
KO
Pat O’Donnell
Matt Goudis
H
Pat O’Donnell
Ryan Williams
LS
Sean McNally
Paul Kelly
SS
Paul Kelly
Brandon Linder
PR
Phillip Dorsett
Antonio Crawford
KR
Phillip Dorsett
Duke Johnson -or-
Artie Burns