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2015 Illinois Football Projected Depth Chart

Now that we've previewed each and every position on the football team, it's time to pool all that information together and build the projected depth chart for 2015.

The start of the 2015 football season is just 27 days away, and here at TCR we continue to roll through our preseason coverage with a look at the overall depth chart for the team. If you haven't checked out the individual preview posts for each position, you can do so right here. Now let's dive right into the depth chart:

Illinois Projected Depth Chart



1st String 2nd String 3rd String
QB Wes Lunt Chayce Crouch Jeff George Jr
RB Josh Ferguson Ke'Shawn Vaughn Henry Enyenihi
WR1 Geronimo Allison Dionte Taylor Sam Mays
WR2 Malik Turner Zach Grant Raphael Barr
WR3 Marchie Murdock Tyrin Stone-Davis Kameron Fly
TE Tyler White Andrew Davis Ainslie Johnson
LT Austin Schmidt Chris O'Connor Jordan Fagan
LG Nick Allegretti Gabe Megginson Pat Flavin
C Joe Spencer Zach Heath N/A
RG Ted Karras Adam Solomon Zeke Martin
RT Christian DiLauro Chris Boles Connor Brennan
DE Jihad Ward Kenny Nelson Brandon Roberts
DT1 Jarrod Clements Teko Powell Tito Obengido
DT2 Rob Bain Joe Fotu Jamal Milan
LEO Dawaune Smoot Carroll Phillips Henry McGrew
WLB Mason Monheim LaKeith Walls Trey Watson
MLB TJ Neal Mike Sventina BJ Bello
STAR James Crawford Eric Finney Justice Williams
CB1 V'Angelo Bentley Darius Mosely Chris James
SS Taylor Barton Jevaris Little Dillan Cazley
FS Clayton Fejedelem Caleb Day Darwyn Kelly
CB2 Eaton Spence Jaylen Dunlap Davontay Kwaaning
P Ryan Frain Ryan Tucker Chase McLaughlin
PK Taylor Zalewski David Reisner Ryan Frain
LS Michael Martin Zach Hirth N/A
KO David Reisner Taylor Zalewski Ryan Frain
KR/PR V'Angelo Bentley Darius Mosely Mike Dudek (injured)



A couple of notes on some position battles that might occur during Camp Rantoul:

  • The backup runningback spots could be an ever-changing carousel; guys like Kendrick Foster and Reggie Corbin, who aren't even listed on this chart, could see time on the field under Bill Cubit's offense and his "bag of tricks.