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WVU Depth Chart: Kansas

Morgantown, WV - West Virginia released their depth chart for the upcoming Big 12 Conference opener, the Kansas Jayhawks.

Some quick notables:

  • James Gmiter is listed as the starter at left guard and John Hughes as right guard. Michael Brown missed practice last week with an illness and is currently in good health and expected to be in the rotation. Josh Sills has yet to be cleared to play and will be evaluated the next two days.
  • Neal Brown said Chase Behrndt had his best game Saturday against NC State. He’s listed as an “or” at starting center. Look for him to rotate in with Hughes at right guard if Sills is unavailable.
  • Dante Still gets the starting nod over Reese Donahue at defensive tackle after a two-sack performance.
  • Freshman Jordan Jefferson is starting over Darius Stills at nose tackle. This may stick out, but Darius will still get the bulk of the reps.
  • Rueben Jones listed at starting defensive end over Jeffrey Pooler.

This is the starting point in preparation for Kansas and this is subject to change over the course of the week and we’ll have to wait and see who gets the start on Saturday, although don't expect a drastic change in snap counts.

Offense

Position

Name

No.

Height

Weight

Class

GP

GS

QB

Austin Kendall
Jack Allison
Trey Lowe III

12
11
10

6-2
6-6
6-2

221
210
218

r-jr
r-jr
r-fr

1
7
1

1
1
0

RB

Kennedy McKoy
or Martell Petaway
or Leddie Brown
or Alec Sinkfield

6
32
4
20

6-0
5-9
5-11
5-9

204
205
212
188

sr
sr
so
r-so

39
29
11
6

13
4
0
1

FB

Logan Thimons
Jackson Knipper

42
43

6-0
6-2

231
245

r-jr
jr

17
0

0
0

WR (X)

Sean Ryan
Bryce Wheaton
or Ali Jennings

18
83
19

6-3
6-3
6-1

198
215
181

so
r-fr
fr

1
2
0

1
0
0

WR (H)

Winston Wright Jr
Tevin Bush

16
14

5-10
5-6

167
166

fr
jr

0
21

0
0

Slot

TJ Simmons
Randy Fields Jr
or Isaiah Isdale

1
86
88

6-2
6-1
6-0

199
196
201

r-jr
r-fr
r-so

13
1
1

7
0
0

WR (Z)

Sam James
George Campbell

13
15

6-0
6-4

182
183

r-fr
r-sr

5
1

1
1

TE (Y)

Jovani Haskins
Mike O'Laughlin
TJ Banks

84
87
85

6-4
6-5
6-5

245
250
253

r-jr
r-fr
r-fr

13
1
0

0
0
0

LT

Colton McKivitz
Junior Uzebu

53
71

6-7
6-5

312
302

r-sr
r-fr

39
0

36
0

LG

Michael Brown
James Gmiter

57
74

6-3
6-3

345
300

r-jr
r-fr

5
1

1
0

C

Briason Mays
or Chase Behrndt
Adam Stilley

68
76
66

6-3
6-4
6-0

300
305
291

r-fr
r-jr
r-so

0
15
0

0
5
0

RG

Josh Sills
John Hughes
Briason Mays

73
79
68

6-6
6-5
6-3

326
298
300

r-jr
so
r-fr

27
1
0

24
0
0

RT

Kelby Wickline
Tyler Thurmond

72
70

6-4
6-5

308
298

r-sr
r-so

26
3

4
0

Defense

Position

Name

No.

Height

Weight

Class

GP

GS

QB

Austin Kendall
Jack Allison
Trey Lowe III

12
11
10

6-2
6-6
6-2

221
210
218

r-jr
r-jr
r-fr

1
7
1

1
1
0

RB

Kennedy McKoy
or Martell Petaway
or Leddie Brown
or Alec Sinkfield

6
32
4
20

6-0
5-9
5-11
5-9

204
205
212
188

sr
sr
so
r-so

39
29
11
6

13
4
0
1

FB

Logan Thimons
Jackson Knipper

42
43

6-0
6-2

231
245

r-jr
jr

17
0

0
0

WR (X)

Sean Ryan
Bryce Wheaton
or Ali Jennings

18
83
19

6-3
6-3
6-1

198
215
181

so
r-fr
fr

1
2
0

1
0
0

WR (H)

Winston Wright Jr
Tevin Bush

16
14

5-10
5-6

167
166

fr
jr

0
21

0
0

Slot

TJ Simmons
Randy Fields Jr
or Isaiah Isdale

1
86
88

6-2
6-1
6-0

199
196
201

r-jr
r-fr
r-so

13
1
1

7
0
0

WR (Z)

Sam James
George Campbell

13
15

6-0
6-4

182
183

r-fr
r-sr

5
1

1
1

TE (Y)

Jovani Haskins
Mike O'Laughlin
TJ Banks

84
87
85

6-4
6-5
6-5

245
250
253

r-jr
r-fr
r-fr

13
1
0

0
0
0

LT

Colton McKivitz
Junior Uzebu

53
71

6-7
6-5

312
302

r-sr
r-fr

39
0

36
0

LG

James Gmiter
Michael Brown

74
57

6-3
6-3

300
345

r-fr
r-jr

3
6

1
2

C

Briason Mays
or Chase Behrndt
Adam Stilley

68
76
66

6-3
6-4
6-0

300
305
291

r-fr
r-jr
r-so

1
16
0

1
5
0

RG

John Hughes
Josh Sills
Briason Mays

79
73
68

6-5
6-6
6-3

298
326
300

so
r-jr
r-fr

2
27
1

1
24
0

RT

Kelby Wickline
Tyler Thurmond

72
70

6-4
6-5

308
298

r-sr
r-so

26
3

4
0

Special Teams

Position

Name

No.

Height

Weight

Class

GP

GS

Kicker

Evan Staley
Casey Legg

30
39

6-1
6-4

190
215

r-jr
r-fr

25
0

0
0

Holder

Josh Growden
Trey Lowe III

96
10

6-2
6-2

199
218

r-sr
r-fr

1
1

0
0

Punter

Josh Growden
Kolton McGhee

96
40

6-2
6-0

199
174

r-sr
fr

1
0

0
0

Kickoff

Evan Staley
Casey Legg

30
39

6-1
6-4

190
215

r-jr
r-fr

25
0

0
0

Long Snapper

Rex Sunahara
Kyle Poland

64
51

6-6
6-2

242
232

r-sr
r-jr

14
1

0
0

Kickoff Return

Sam James
Keith Washington Jr
Kennedy McKoy

81
28
6

6-0
6-1
6-0

182
180
204

r-fr
r-sr
sr

5
13
39

0
7
0

Punt Return

Alec Sinkfield

20

5-9

188

r-so

6

0

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