Syracuse Week Two Depth Chart vs Rutgers

The Orange released its depth chart for the season opener.

Mike McAllister | Sep 6, 2021

Syracuse Week Two Depth Chart vs Rutgers /

Syracuse football has released its depth chart for the home opener vs Rutgers on Saturday. The only offensive change is at the tight end position, where Chris Elmore no longer appears. Elmore missed the season opener for undisclosed reasons. Defensively, Curtis Harper is now listed as the starter at defensive tackle over McKinley Williams. Taj Harris remains in the slot with Sharod Johnson as a starter on the outside. Darius Tisdale is listed as a starting guard over Dakota Davis, though Davis has been limited during camp. Davis did dress for the opener against Ohio. Ben LaBrosse won the starting free safety job over transfer Jason Simmons. Both played in week one. The full depth chart is as follows.

QUARTERBACK

Starter: Tommy DeVito

Backup: Garrett Shrader

RUNNING BACK

Starter: Sean Tucker

Backup: Cooper Lutz OR Jarveon Howard

TIGHT END

Starter: Luke Benson

Backup: Maximilian Mang

OUTSIDE RECEIVER

Starter: Sharod Johnson

Backup: Damien Alford

OUTSIDE RECEIVER

Starter: Anthony Queeley

Backup: Oronde Gadsden

SLOT RECEIVER

Starter: Taj Harris

Backup: Courtney Jackson OR Trebor Pena

LEFT TACKLE

Starter: Matthew Bergeron

Backup: Anthony Red

LEFT GUARD

Starter: Chris Bleich

Backup: Kalan Ellis

CENTER

Starter: Carlos Vettorello

Backup: Josh Ilaoa

RIGHT GUARD

Starter: Darius Tisdale

Backup: Dakota Davis

RIGHT TACKLE

Starter: Airon Servais

Backup: Jakob Bradford

DEFENSIVE END

Starter: Josh Black

Backup: Cody Roscoe

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

Starter: Curtis Harper

Backup: McKinley Williams

DEFENSIVE END

Starter: Kingsley Jonathan

Backup: Caleb Okechukwu

LINEBACKER

Starter: Stefon Thompson

Backup: Leon Lowery

LINEBACKER

Starter: Mikel Jones

Backup: Anwar Sparrow

LINEBACKER

Starter: Marlowe Wax

Backup: Geoff Cantin-Arku

CORNERBACK

Starter: Garrett Williams

Backup: Aman Greenwood

Backup: Neil Nunn

BOUNDARY SAFETY

Starter: Ja’Had Carter

Backup: Eric Coley

ROVER

Starter: Rob Hanna

Backup: Justin Barron

FREE SAFETY

Starter: Ben LaBrosse

Backup: Jason Simmons

CORNERBACK

Starter: Duce Chestnut

Backup: Adrian Cole

KICKER

Starter: Andre Szmyt

Backup: James Williams

PUNTER

Starter: James Williams

Backup: Colby Barker

LONGSNAPPER

Starter: Aaron Bolinsky

Backup: Joey Kelly OR Mike Midkiff

HOLDER

Starter: Mike Midkiff

Backup: Colby Barker

KICK RETURN

Starter: Trebor Pena

Starter: Courtney Jackson OR Cooper Lutz OR Jarveon Howard

PUNT RETURN

Starter: Trebor Pena

Backup: Courtney Jackson

Published Sep 6, 2021

MIKE MCALLISTER

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