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Virginia Football Projected Depth Chart 4.0: Final Projections Before Gameday
Fall camp has concluded and just one week remains until the start of the 2024 Virginia football season. With the Cavaliers set to open their season against Richmond on August 31st, we’re going to take one more crack at projecting what UVA’s two-deep depth chart will look like when it is revealed by Tony Elliott on Tuesday.
Of course, this is just an educated guess at what UVA’s week 1 depth chart could be and does not at all reflect the opinions of the coaching staff, with the obvious exception of Anthony Colandrea being named Virginia’s starting quarterback on Saturday morning.
With that said, here is our Virginia Football Projected Depth Chart 4.0:
Offense
|
Position |
Starter |
Backup |
|---|---|---|
|
QB |
Anthony Colandrea |
Tony Muskett |
|
RB |
Kobe Pace |
Xavier Brown |
|
WR |
Chris Tyree |
Suderian Harrison |
|
WR |
Malachi Fields |
Andre Greene |
|
WR |
Trell Harris |
Kameron Courtney |
|
TE |
Sackett Wood |
Tyler Neville |
|
LT |
McKale Boley |
Houston Curry |
|
LG |
Noah Josey |
Ugonna Nnanna |
|
C |
Brian Stevens |
Ethan Sipe |
|
RG |
Ty Furnish |
Charlie Patterson |
|
RT |
Blake Steen |
Jimmy Christ |
Notes
- Of course, the headline on the offensive side of the ball is that Tony Elliott has named Anthony Colandrea the starting quarterback for Virginia’s season opener against Richmond next Saturday. This marks the first time that Colandrea will start over a (presumably) healthy Tony Muskett and offers a resolution on the biggest point of suspense for UVA’s week 1 depth chart release this week.
- Xavier Brown appears to be back in practice after missing a big chunk of fall camp with a shoulder injury, so we’ve got him back on the depth chart as Kobe Pace’s backup at running back. Expect Pace, Brown, and Jack Griese to get carries in the season opener.
- We still have Kent State transfer Trell Harris as the third starting receiver with JR Wilson out with an injury. Wilson should at the very least contend for a starting spot when he returns, but since this is a week 1 depth chart projection, he’s still absent from it.
- There are no changes at offensive line or tight end from our previous projections.
Defense
|
Position |
Starter |
Backup |
|---|---|---|
|
DE |
Kam Butler |
Ben Smiley |
|
NT |
Jahmeer Carter |
Anthony Britton |
|
DT |
Michael Diatta |
Jason Hammond |
|
Bandit DE |
Chico Bennett |
Terrell Jones |
|
WILL LB |
James Jackson |
Trey McDonald |
|
MIKE LB |
Kam Robinson |
Dorian Jones |
|
SPUR |
Corey Thomas |
Malcolm Greene |
|
Left CB |
Kempton Shine |
Jam Jackson |
|
Right CB |
Dre Walker |
Kendren Smith |
|
FS |
Jonas Sanker |
Caleb Hardy |
|
SS |
Antonio Clary |
Elijah Gaines |
Notes
- We’ve moved Malcolm Greene from cornerback to the SPUR/nickel spot because he’s been moving around the UVA secondary and it seems his most likely final landing spot is behind/alongside Corey Thomas Jr. at SPUR.
- We’ve got Kempton Shine and Dre Walker as our projected starters at cornerback, with Jam Jackson and Kendren Smith right behind them. Those four guys seem to be very close as the cornerback position battle was probably the tightest and most competitive on the roster during fall camp.
- There are no changes at linebacker, safety, or on the defensive line.
Special Teams
|
Position |
Starter |
Backup |
|---|---|---|
|
Punter |
Daniel Sparks |
Elijah Slibeck |
|
Kickoff |
Daniel Sparks |
Vadin Bruot |
|
Placekicker |
Will Bettridge |
Vadin Bruot |
|
Punt Return |
Ethan Davies |
Suderian Harrison |
|
Kickoff Return |
Chris Tyree |
Kobe Pace |
|
Long-Snapper |
Payton Bunch |
Luke Byrne |
Notes
- There are no changes to our projected special teams depth chart.
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