Reactions to Depth Chart

A depth chart surfaced yesterday showcasing Yale’s two-deep for the Lehigh game.  The defensive line will feature Chism and Mullen at the defensive end spots and Herubin and Crowle at the defensive tackle positions.  Several former players were shocked that Copache Tyler is not starting and there was also no mention of  the disruptive Julian Fraser.  Oplinger, Burke and Oluokun will be the starting linebackers with Jordan Carey, Blake Hill and Quintin Herbert backing them up.  Hopefully Foye has learned from his mistakes at linebacker early last season before he was switched back to safety.  No reference of Awodiran, but Hill and Carey performed well in camp to earn the back-up spots.  Rymiszewski and Marquise Peggs will hold down the corner spots with Alessi and Carlson as safeties.  Freshman Deonte Henson will back up Peggs at corner and could be thrown into the fire early with any injuries.

The offensive line had no surprises in personnel, but perhaps in position choices with Bezney at right tackle, Huizenga at right guard, Strother at center, Eiselen at left guard, and Marback at left tackle.  We were expecting to see Marback at center and Strother at tackle.  Rawlings will start at quarterback with Salter joining him in the backfield as the starting runningback.  Dudek and Grinde will relieve Salter.  Jaeden Graham earned the starting nod at tight end after a solid camp.  The starting receiving corps had one surprise with Drwal as the third wideout.  Williams-Lopez and Siragusa will be the top two receivers, but expect talented players such as Klubnik, Shohfi and Locke to rotate in regularly.