The updated post-spring depth chart
For those of you that are interested, here is the most updated depth chart now that spring is over.
It will obviously remain this way until training camp starts. There aren't many surprises but I do think there are some interesting notes:
1.) Greg Williams has hung on to his starting job - for now. Dave Wannstedt made it clear that Tristan Roberts is charging hard and so this will be a competition worth watching in the fall. Williams has ability but in two years he has yet to develop consistency and it appears as if Roberts has a renewed focus and is ready to play at a high level.
2.) Ricky Gary missed most of the spring with an injury and now he has some ground to make up as Saheed Imoru is listed as the starter at corner opposite of Antwuan Reed. That should be another good battle to watch though regardless of who wins it, the other will become the third corner and play a lot anyway.
3.) As we have suspected the back-up offensive line is, how do we say, a little underwhelming. It is clear that the starting five need to stay healthy because I don't know how many of those guys on the second string are ready to play.
PITT POST-SPRING DRILLS 2-DEEP OFFENSE SPLIT END 87 Mike Shanahan* SO* 6-5 220 14 Greg Cross SR* 6-2 215 LEFT TACKLE 77 Jason Pinkston*** SR* 6-4 305 68 Jordan Gibbs* JR* 6-7 295 LEFT GUARD 54 Chris Jacobson* JR* 6-3 290 62 Fernando Diaz FR* 6-2 275 CENTER 61 Alex Karabin** SR* 6-1 290 72 Jack Lippert FR* 6-4 250 RIGHT GUARD 60 Greg Gaskins* JR* 6-4 285 75 Ryan Turnley* SO* 6-6 305 RIGHT TACKLE 52 Lucas Nix** JR 6-6 300 78 Cory King FR* 6-6 315 TIGHT END 85 Mike Cruz* SO* 6-5 270 47 Andrew Devlin JR* 6-6 255 QUARTERBACK 12 Tino Sunseri* SO* 6-2 210 19 Pat Bostick** JR* 6-3 225 TAILBACK 28 Dion Lewis* SO 5-8 195 34 Ray Graham* SO 5-9 185 FULLBACK 27 Henry Hynoski** JR* 6-2 260 23 Kevin Adams FR* 6-1 205 FLANKER 82 Jon Baldwin** JR 6-5 225 5 Cameron Saddler* SO* 5-7 170 DEFENSE LEFT DEFENSIVE END 97 Jabaal Sheard*** SR 6-4 260 46 Shayne Hale* SO* 6-4 250 DEFENSIVE TACKLE 98 Chas Alecxih** JR* 6-5 275 96 Justin Hargrove* JR* 6-4 265 NOSE TACKLE 94 Myles Caragein** JR* 6-2 275 45 Tyler Tkach** SR* 6-3 280 OR 50 Tyrone Ezell FR* 6-4 270 RIGHT DEFENSIVE END 91 Greg Romeus*** SR* 6-6 270 35 Brandon Lindsey** JR* 6-2 240 SAM LINEBACKER 55 Max Gruder** JR* 6-2 230 36 Manny Williams* SO* 6-1 225 MIDDLE LINEBACKER 40 Dan Mason* SO 6-0 225 58 Shane Gordon FR* 6-1 225 WILL LINEBACKER 38 Greg Williams** JR* 6-3 240 32 Tristan Roberts* JR* 6-1 235 CORNERBACK 22 Antwuan Reed** JR 5-10 190 21 Buddy Jackson** JR* 6-1 180 FREE SAFETY 18 Jarred Holley* SO* 5-10 175 25 Jason Hendricks FR* 6-0 190 STRONG SAFETY 31 Dom DeCicco*** SR 6-3 230 41 Andrew Taglianetti* SO* 5-11 190 CORNERBACK 2 Saheed Imoru JR 5-10 190 26 Ricky Gary*** SR* 5-9 175 SPECIALISTS PLACEKICKER 30 Dan Hutchins* SR* 5-11 190 39 Kevin Harper* SO* 5-10 170 PUNTER 30 Dan Hutchins* SR* 5-11 190 92 Matt Yoklic FR* 6-2 210 KICK RETURNER 5 Cameron Saddler* SO* 5-7 170 AND 34 Ray Graham* SO 5-9 185 29 Chris Burns* SO* 5-11 195 AND 9 Jason Douglas FR* 5-7 170 PUNT RETURNER 3 Aaron Smith* JR* 6-0 180 5 Cameron Saddler* SO* 5-7 170