2018 Roster

Practice today

Diggs, Huff and Elliott
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Depth Chart for the first day of practice

First team
QB: Sam Ehlinger
RB: Daniel Young
X: Collin Johnson
Y: Jerrod Heard
Z: Devin Duvernay
TE: Andrew Beck
OL: Denzel Okafor – Patrick Vahe – Zach Shackelford – Elijah Rodriguez – Derek Kerstetter

DL: Charles Omenihu – Chris Nelson – Breckyn Hager
Mac: Anthony Wheeler
RLB: Gary Johnson
BLB: Malcolm Roach
NB: John Bonney
CBs: Kris Boyd, Davante Davis
BS: PJ Locke
FS: Brandon Jones

Second unit
QB: Shane Buechele/Cameron Rising
RB: Toneil Carter/Tristian Houston
X: Lil’Jordan Humphrey/Brennan Eagles
Y: Davion Curtis
Z: John Burt
TE: Reese Leitao
OL: Samuel Cosmi – Mikey Grandy – Austin Alsup – Tope Imade – JP Urquidez

DL: Taquon Graham – Gerald Wilson – Jamari Chisholm
Mac: Edwin Freeman/Demarco Boyd
RLB: Ayodele Adeoye
BLB: Jeffrey McCulloch
NB: Josh Thompson
CBs: Kobe Boyce, Anthony Cook
BS: Chris Brown
FS: Caden Sterns/Montreal Estell

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Calvin Anderson still absorbing the playbook
 
Burt is the best Texas can do as a second team Z? Have not seen any ability from him to run the correct routes or catch the ball consistently.
 
Losing one of our top 2 WRs from last year hurts. I'm not a fan of his hands as an every down receiver, but he's an upperclassman who knows the offense with super speed. Being the 5th or 6th WR just makes sense to me.
 
" .... “That new redshirt rule that the AFCA, Todd Berry, and all of us coaches are hoping to get into effect, I wish that were in effect last year,” Herman said last week. “We would have played him the last few games. It was more prudent to redshirt him. Had a great bowl prep, then the two months with Coach McKnight did wonders for him.”

Going through an offseason in Austin for the first time has helped Leitao, who is now up to 245 pounds on his 6’3 frame.

“He’s strong as an ox, super smart,” Herman said. “The guy is majoring in neuroscience. I didn’t even know that was a major. Extremely smart. Loves football. You can tell he’s a coach’s kid. Goes hard when he screws up. It kills him. We’re excited about him.”

The excitement also stems from the fact that Leitao was the right mentality to excel as an in-line blocker, but also possesses the athleticism to threaten opponents as a receiver — he caught 34 passes for 423 yards and four touchdowns as a senior. During bowl prep, offensive coordinator Tim Beck expressed his satisfaction in seeing Leitao develop that area of his game.

“He runs well and he really catches the ball well,” Beck said. “I thought he was more of a guy that would just slobberknock you down inside there, but he can move pretty good.”
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The tight end position features heavily in the pro-spread offense run by Herman and while he doesn’t have players with ideal height for his scheme, he is satisfied with where the position is this spring.

“We don’t have like what we had at Ohio State withJeff Heuermanand Nick Vannett,” Herman said. “We don’t have 6’6, 260 that can put his hand in the dirt and go block an elite 7-technique. What we do have are guys that are athletic, that can move, that do have leverage. They aren’t short by any stretch. By tight end standards, 6’2, 6’3 is not extremely tall. They can move around. They can play in the slot. They can run routes. They can catch the ball. The offense is pretty wide open.” ...."​

 
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(And for the record Flax milk is not milk and Cashew Cheese isn't cheese... SMH)
 
Article of how Nelson missing practice improves the DL depth

" .... Nelson not being cleared in a full-tilt capacity has allowed other Longhorns to gain valuable practice experience this spring. One such player is Ta'Quon Graham, the 290-pound versatile sophomore who Orlando said has impressed him through eight practices.

“Sometimes you look the part and have great strength numbers and then don’t go out there and play the part,” Orlando said. “He’s been playing the part, so that’s a guy I’m really fired up about.”

Graham could potentially give Orlando and the Longhorns a great deal of flexibility up front. While 290 pounds might sound light for a nose tackle, Orlando had an All-American at Houston in Ed Oliver who dominated as a true freshman despite playing under 280 pounds in 2016.

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... the defensive line will be built around Nelson, Graham, Breckyn Hager and Charles Omenihu. “Those guys are going to have to go and the other guys are going to have to collectively get their reps,” Orlando said.

As far as those other guys are concerned, Gerald Wilbon has been getting work with the No. 1 defense at nose tackle on occasion and figures to play a big role in the defense’s short yardage and goal line packages. Behind Wilbon, Orlando mentioned on Thursday that D’Andre Christmas had done a nice job of late, which is the first time in a long time that the 2016 signee has been mentioned in a positive manner by the staff.

Marqez Bimage, a high school linebacker at Brenham who’s making the transition to playing with his hand on the ground, will provide depth at end behind Hager and Omenihu. Like Graham, Jamari Chisholm can give the Longhorns a presence at either end or over the ball....."​

https://247sports.com/college/texas...nsive-line-depth-with-TaQuon-Graham-117067504
 
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