What will our defensive depth chart look like next year?

[Todd4State]

Hard to guess until we see how S&C changes our guys.

DE- Spencer
NT- Lovett
DE- Pickering?

Rush/Edge- Jordan Davis
MLB- Errol Thompson
Rush/Edge- Kobe Jones? Is he too heavy for this? Can he lose 20 pounds?

CB- Emerson
CB- Tyler Williams
S- Marcus Murphy
DOG- Fred Peters
DOG- Tyrus Wheat

[Barking 13]

Where do you put jdub? Behind Thing1?

[RiverCityDawg]

Hard to guess until we see how S&C changes our guys.

DE- Spencer
NT- Lovett
DE- Pickering?

Rush/Edge- Jordan Davis
MLB- Errol Thompson
Rush/Edge- Kobe Jones? Is he too heavy for this? Can he lose 20 pounds?

CB- Emerson
CB- Tyler Williams
S- Marcus Murphy
DOG- Fred Peters
DOG- Tyrus Wheat

I would think Jordan Davis or Russell at Edge but then Tyrus Wheat or Brule at the other spot (damnit Willie Gay). Kobe behind Spencer at End. Russell might move up to end depending on how much weight he can gain, so then maybe Harris or Lawson behind Davis.

Marcus Murphy at safety along with Preston, Morgan or maybe even Dean at the other safety spot. I would consider moving Jarrian Jones to safety too (if not WR).

[Ifyouonlyknew]

DE - Spencer/Crumedy
NG - Lovett/Young or Key
DE - Jones/Pickering
Edge - Davis/Lawson/Russell
MLB - Thompson/Watson
OLB - Wheat/Brule
CB - Emerson
CB - Williams
DOG - Peters/Purvis
S - Murphy
S - Jones

[defiantdog]

DE - Spencer/Crumedy
NG - Lovett/Young or Key
DE - Jones/Pickering
Edge - Davis/Lawson/Russell
MLB - Thompson/Watson
OLB - Wheat/Brule
CB - Emerson
CB - Williams
DOG - Peters/Purvis
S - Murphy
S - Jones
Wheat as OLB? He needs to drop some lbs

[HancockCountyDog]

DE - Spencer/Crumedy
NG - Lovett/Young or Key
DE - Jones/Pickering
Edge - Davis/Lawson/Russell
MLB - Thompson/Watson
OLB - Wheat/Brule
CB - Emerson
CB - Williams
DOG - Peters/Purvis
S - Murphy
S - Jones

You think Kobe is big enough for a 3 technique? I think Pickering gets the nod over him. I think Spencer will have the same problem. It will be an adjustment, but I think a DL with Crumedy, Lovett, and Pickering gives a size/speed ratio that makes sense. I would think Kobe will be a rush end.

I'll be intrigued how this turns out.

[Pipedream]

The secondary is pretty tricky, especially corner depth, but I have it something like this:

Heavy DE: Spencer/Crumedy/Key
NG: Lovett/Pickering/Young
Light DE: Jones/Odom/Harris or Ani
SLB/Edge: Davis/Lawson/Russell
MLB: ET/Wheat/Jett
WLB: Brule/grad TR(Eli Draper?)/Watson
Dawg: Peters/Purvis/Preston
SS: Murphy/Morgan/Lawrence
FS: JJ/Duncan/Dean
CB: Williams
CB: Emerson

I would assume you'd slide JJ down as a backup CB, but behind him there's really not a 4th corner you'd feel great about. Maybe one of the freshman. I think Wheat is too heavy at this time to play as an OLB.

[Hambone]

Signing with Missouri