Projected UCLA Football Depth Chart 2021

With the season opener coming up in less than a week, it's time to piece together the Bruins' depth chart
Projected UCLA Football Depth Chart 2021
Projected UCLA Football Depth Chart 2021 /

The Bruins are about to kick off their season following full spring and fall camps, and the lineups are starting to take shape.

Here is the UCLA football depth chart that All Bruins has cobbled together, based on what we've seen in practice, heard from coaches and players in interviews, injury updates and general impressions about fit and talent at each position.

Offense

Quarterback

1: Dorian Thompson-Robinson, senior
2: Ethan Garbers, redshirt freshman
3: Chase Griffin, redshirt sophomore
4: Chase Artopoeus, redshirt sophomore
5: Parker McQuarrie, redshirt freshman
6: Kajiya Hollawayne, freshman

Running Back

1: Brittain Brown, redshirt senior
2: Zach Charbonnet, junior
3: Keegan Jones, redshirt sophomore
4: Ethan Fernea, redshirt senior
5: Deshun Murrell, freshman
6: Brian Kowall, redshirt freshman
7: Christain Grubb, redshirt sophomore – OUT: Torn achilles*

X Receiver

1: Kam Brown, redshirt sophomore
2: Keontez Lewis, freshman
3: DJ Justice, freshman
4: Devanti Dillard, redshirt freshman
5: Delon Hurt, senior – OUT: Suspension*

Z Receiver

1: Chase Cota, senior
2: Matt Sykes, sophomore
3: Colson Yankoff, redshirt junior
4: Ezavier Staples, freshman
5: Ashton Authement, redshirt sophomore

Slot Receiver

1: Kyle Philips, redshirt junior
2: Logan Loya, sophomore
3: Kazmeir Allen, redshirt junior
4: Josiah Norwood, redshirt junior
5: Bradley Schlom, redshirt freshman

Tight End

1: Greg Dulcich, redshirt junior
2: Michael Ezeike, senior
3: David Priebe, redshirt junior
4: Mike Martinez, junior
5: Michael Churich, redshirt sophomore
6: Hudson Habermehl, redshirt sophomore
7: Grant Norberg, redshirt freshman
8: Lucas Egurbide, redshirt freshman
9: Sam Summa, freshman

Left Tackle

1: Sean Rhyan, junior
2: Lucas Gramlick, redshirt junior
3: Patrick Selna, redshirt freshman
4: Thomas Cole, freshman

Left Guard

1: Paul Grattan, redshirt senior
2: Baraka Beckett, redshirt junior
3: Luke Young, redshirt sophomore
4: Noah Pulealii, freshman
5: Taka Mahe, freshman

Center

1: Sam Marrazzo, senior
2: Jon Gaines, redshirt junior
3: Bruno Fina, redshirt freshman
4: Beau Taylor, redshirt sophomore
5: Benjamin Roy, freshman

Right Guard

1: Duke Clemens, junior
2: Jon Gaines, redshirt junior
3: Atonio Mafi, senior
4: Siale Taupaki, redshirt sophomore
5: Justin Williams, redshirt freshman

Right Tackle

1: Alec Anderson, redshirt junior
2: Garrett DiGiorgio, freshman
3: Josh Carlin, redshirt sophomore
4: Brad Whitworth, redshirt sophomore

Defense

Defensive End

1: Mitchell Agude, redshirt senior
2: Myles Jackson, redshirt freshman
3: Choe Bryant-Strother, sophomore
4: Devin Aupiu, freshman
5: Christian Burkhalter, freshman
6: AJ Campbell, freshman
7: Hayden Nelson, freshman

Defensive Tackle

1: Datona Jackson, redshirt senior
2: Odua Isibor, senior
3: Dovid Magna, redshirt sophomore
4: Qunintin Somerville, freshman – Unavailable
5: Tyler Kiehne, freshman
6: John Ward, redshirt sophomore

Defensive Tackle

1: Otito Ogbonnia, senior
2: Tyler Manoa, senior
3: Jay Toia, freshman
4: Hayden Harris, redshirt sophomore
5: Martin Andrus, senior
6: Sitiveni Havili-Kaufusi, redshirt sophomore – Unavailable
7: Tia Savea, freshman

Raider

1: Bo Calvert, senior
2: Carl Jones, junior
3: Joquarri Price, redshirt freshman
4: Adam Cohen, redshirt sophomore – Unavailable
5: James Dinneen, redshirt sophomore

Will Linebacker

1: Jordan Genmark Heath, redshirt senior
2: Ale Kaho, redshirt junior
3: JonJon Vaughns, sophomore
4: Jeremiah Trojan, freshman
5: Carson Schwesinger, freshman

Mike Linebacker

1: Caleb Johnson, senior
2: Kain Medrano, redshirt sophomore
3: Damian Sellers, sophomore
4: Kobey Fitzgerald, senior
5: Erich Osteen, redshirt sophomore

Striker

1: Qwuantrezz Knight, redshirt senior
2: William Nimmo Jr., redshirt sophomore
3: Shea Pitts, redshirt senior
4: Martel Irby, redshirt junior
5: Jake Newman, redshirt freshman – Unavailable

Cornerback

1: Mo Osling III, senior
2: Obi Eboh, redshirt senior
3: John Humphrey, redshirt freshman
4: Patrick Jolly Jr., redshirt junior
5: Evan Thomas, redshirt freshman

Cornerback

1: Devin Kirkwood, freshman
2: Cam Johnson, redshirt senior
3: Jay Shaw, senior
4: Shamar Martin, redshirt sophomore
5: Joshua Swift, redshirt freshman

Safety

1: Quentin Lake, senior
2: Kenny Churchwell III, redshirt junior
3: Elisha Guidry, redshirt junior
4: Deavyn Woullard, redshirt sophomore
5: Kaleb Tuliau, redshirt sophomore
6: Isaiah Newcombe, freshman

Safety

1: Stephan Blaylock, senior
2: DJ Warnell, sophomore
3: Alex Johnson, redshirt junior
4: Parker Hogan, redshirt freshman
5: Jelani Warren, redshirt sophomore
6: Josh Moore, freshman

Special Teams

Kicker

1: Nicholas Barr-Mira, redshirt sophomore
2: Luke Akers, sophomore

Punter

1: Luke Akers, sophomore
2: Collin Flintoft, redshirt junior

Kickoff Specialist

1: RJ Lopez, sophomore
2: Nicholas Barr-Mira, redshirt sophomore

Long Snapper

1: Jack Landherr IV, junior
2: Beau Gardner, redshirt freshman

Kick Returner

1: Kazmeir Allen, redshirt junior
2: Keegan Jones, redshirt sophomore

Punt Returner

1: Kyle Philips, redshirt junior
2: Logan Loya, sophomore

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Sam Connon
SAM CONNON

Sam Connon was the Publisher and Managing Editor at Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s All Bruins from 2021 to 2023. He is now a staff writer at Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s Fastball. He previously covered UCLA football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, men's soccer, cross country and golf for The Daily Bruin from 2017 to 2021, serving as the paper's Sports Editor from 2019 to 2020. Connon has also been a contributor for 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, Rivals' BruinBlitz, Dash Sports TV, SuperWestSports, Prime Time Sports Talk, The Sports Life Blog and Patriots Country, Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s New England Patriots site. His work as a sports columnist has been awarded by the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon graduated from UCLA in June 2021 and is originally from Winchester, Massachusetts.