Flipping the Kansas Jayhawks Depth Chart Against Nevada

The Jayhawks made a lot of changes going into week 3.

The Kansas Jayhawks basically kept the entire depth chart intact going from Week 1 to Week 2. And for the most part, the week-to-week depth chart didn't change much last season. But this week is entirely different.

Looking at the 2-deep as released by Kansas Athletics earlier this week, it's hard not to notice just how much different it is. While most of the players listed are the same, many of them changed positions or flipped their spots on the depth chart. 

As usual, the final depth chart is still subject to change based on practices and during the week game-planning.

Quarterback

Jalon Daniels 
Jason Bean

Running Back

Devin Neal
Daniel Hishaw OR
Dylan McDuffie OR
Sevion Morrison OR
Torry Locklin

Wide Receivers

Slot Receiver

Luke Grimm
Douglas Emilien

X Receiver

Lawrence Arnold
Tanaka Scott
Keaton Kubecka

Z Receiver

Quentin Skinner
Trevor Wilson

Tight End

Mason Fairchild
Trevor Kardell OR
Jared Casey

Offensive Line

Left Tackle

Dominick Puni
Calvin Clements

Left Guard

Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Spencer Lovell OR
Nolan Gorczyca

Center

Mike Novitsky
Dre Doiron

Right Guard

Michael Ford Jr
Kobe Baynes

Right Tackle

Bryce Cabeldue
Logan Brown

Defensive Line

Defensive End

Jereme Robinson
Dylan Brooks OR
Davion Westmoreland

Defensive Tackle

Tommy Dunn OR
DJ Withers
Kenean Caldwell

Defensive Tackle

Devin Phillips
Gage Keys OR
Caleb Taylor

Defensive End

Hayden Hatcher
Patrick Joyner Jr. OR
Austin Booker

Linebackers

Hawk

Craig Young
Jayson Gilliom

LB1

Rich Miller
Cornell Wheeler

LB2

JB Brown ORTaiwan Berryhill Jr.

Defensive Secondary

Cornerback

Kalon Gervin
Cobee Bryant

Safety

Marvin Grant OR
O.J. Burroughs

Safety

Kenny Logan Jr.
Jalen Dye

Cornerback

Mello Dotson
Kwinton Lassiter OR
Damarius McGhee

Kickoffs

Tabor Allen
Owen Piepergerdes

Placekicker

Seth Keller OR
Owen Piepergerdes

Punter

Damon Greaves OR
Grayden Addison

Long Snapper

Luke Hosford
Emory Duggar

Punt Returner

Trevor Wilson
Luke Grimm

Kick Returner

Kenny Logan OR
Trevor Wilson OR
Sevion Morrison

Holder

Grayden Addison
Reis Vernon

Takeaways

The two obvious changes are at the defensive line and cornerback positions, as Austin Booker and Cobee Bryant are both unavailable in the first half of Saturday's game. I expect them both to feature heavily in the second half, but the higher spots on the depth chart have to go to their backups. But the swap of JB Brown and Taiwan Berryhill at linebacker and Marvin Grant and OJ Burroughs at safety are a bit odd, even when you consider that they just swapped spots on the OR line. That indicates to me that we will likely still see an even split, but there might be a chance for the official starter.

I was surprised to see a complete swap on the backup positions for the offensive line, as each of the second stringers flipped to the exact opposite side of the line. I'm a bit surprised to see Logan Brown on the right side now, given how much he was being talked up as a starting left tackle.

The "OR" being removed from the quarterback position isn't unexpected, but given the level of competition and the fact that Jalon Daniels didn't practice on Sunday has me wondering if we get another phantom start for Jalon.

Either way, expect a lot of substitutions on Saturday, making it very unlikely that the official depth chart really causes big problems one way or another.

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