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Pitt Releases First Depth Chart of 2023

The Pitt Panthers have settled some major position battles for now.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Releases First Depth Chart of 2023
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have opened their first game week of the 2023 regular season and released their first depth chart in anticipation of the opener this weekend. 

This depth chart settles position battles that have been raging all throughout training camp but Pitt has left a couple of those competitions open. 

Phil Jurkovec surprised no one when he took the top quarterback job and Penn State transfer Christian Veilleux has beat out Nate Yarnell for the backup job. 

At wide receiver, Bub Means and Konata Mumpfield will be joined by Florida transfer Daejon Reynolds in the starting lineup. Freshmen Kenny Johnson and Zion Fowler-El have earned backup spots alongside Jake McConnachie. 

Ryan Jacoby and Jason Collier Jr. are listed as co-starters at left guard and Branson Taylor is the lone starter at right tackle. 

Karter Johnson, Malcolm Epps and Jake Renda are listed as co-backups at tight end with Gavin Bartholomew as the starter.  

Javon McIntyre and P.J. O'Brien open a new era at safety for Pitt as they inherit starting jobs with Erick Hallett and Brandon Hill off to the NFL. Donovan McMillon and Stephon Hall will be their understudies. 

The Panthers have four co-starters at defensive tackle and Nate Temple emerged as a starter at defensive end alongside Dayon Hayes. 

Solomon DeShields, Shayne Simon and Bangally Kamara are the starters at linebacker with lots of youth behind them. 

Pitt is slated to kick off their season opener against Wofford at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, with ACC Network carrying the broadcast. 

Their full depth chart is below:

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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