Georgia Tech Releases Depth Chart Ahead of Week Two Game vs Tennessee

Week two is on deck in college football, and Georgia Tech is looking to avoid a 0-2 start when they face Tennessee this weekend. The Yellow Jackets are hoping to bounce back from their season-opening loss to Colorado last Thursday, while the Volunteers are aiming for a 2-0 start after their big win over Furman to start the season.

Ahead of the game this Saturday, Georgia Tech has released its depth chart for the game.

Offense

Position	Starter	Backups
QB	Alberto Mendoza	Grady Adamson
RB	Justice Haynes	Shane Marshall
RB	Malachi Hosley	J.P. Powell
RB	Trelain Maddox	Chad Alexander
WR	Jordan Allen	Coi Jean-Noel
WR	Isaiah Fuhrmann	Debron Gatling
WR	Dalen Penson	Rahkeem Smith
TE	Chris Corbo or Spencer Mermans
TE	Gavin Harris or Kevin Roche Jr
LT	Ethan Mackenny	Markell Samuel
LG	Kevin Peay Jr	Courtney Heard
C	Jameson Riggs	Will Reed
RG	Joseph Ionata	Courtlin Heard
RT	Malachi Carney	Jordan Floyd

There is not anything different for the offense this week.

After a strong performance against Colorado, Alberto Mendoza is going to get his second career start this weekend, but this will be a step up in competition.

While Georgia Tech lists three running backs as starters, Justice Haynes got the majority of the carries and I expect that to remain the case on Saturday.

The wide receiver rotation was tight against Colorado. Jordan Allen and Dalen Penson led the group in snaps, while Isaiah Fuhrmann was third. Chris Elko and Debron Gatling were the other two receivers that got in the game, but both played fewer than 10 snaps.

Kevin Roche Jr led all tight ends in snaps, while Chris Corbo and Spencer Mermans were behind him.

There is no position on this team that needs a bounce back more than the offensive line. They did not have a good performance against Colorado and the competition takes a step up this week.

Defense

Position	Starter	Backup
DE	Noah Carter or Taje McCoy or Amontrae Bradford or Brayden Manley
DT	Tawfiq Thomas or Christian Garrett	Amier Clarke
DT	Vincent Carroll-Jackson or Shymeik Jones	Christian Speakman
DE	Jordan Walker or Jordan Boyd or A.J. Hoffler or Amontrae Bradford
LB	Kyle Efford	CJ Gamble
LB	E.J. Lightsey	Melvin Jordan IV
LB	Cayman Spaulding	Braylon Outlaw
Nickle	Kelvin HIll	Jonas Duclona
Safety	Savion Riley	Kealan Jones or Fenix Felton
Safety	Tae Harris	Chris Hewitt Jr or Fenix Felton
Cornerback	Daiquan White	Zachary Tobe
Cornerback	Jaylen Mbakwe	Trae Stevenson Jr

Tawfiq Thomas and Vincent Carroll-Jackson led the interior players in snaps and Thomas had a solid game. Shymeik Jones and Christian Speakman were the main backups, while Christian Garrett played four snaps.

Kyle Efford, E.J. Lightsey, and Cayman Spaulding were the top three linebackers against Colorado. Could freshmen Bralyon Outlaw and CJ Gamble earn more snaps this week?

It was a tight rotation in the secondary as well. Daiquan White, Kelvin Hill, and Jaylen Mbakwe shared the bulk of the snaps at cornerback, while Tae Harris and Savion Riley were the only safeties that played. Will Fenix Felton, Kealan Jones, or Chris Hewitt Jr see action this Saturday?

Special Teams

Position	Starter	Backup
Kicker	Aidan Birr	Landon Shaffer
Punter	Alex Bacchetta	Joshua Taylor
Long Snapper	Ronnie Thomas	Cal Keeler
Holder	Alex Bacchetta	Jonathan Genty
Kickoff Returner	Rahkeem Smith or Chad Alexander	Dalen Penson or Tae Harris
Punt Returner	Jordan Allen	Rahkeem Smith

No changes for the specialists. It was a very up and down game from this unit, as there were certainly good moments such as the kickoff return for a touchdown and Roche blocking a field goal, but Birr going 2-4 on kicks, including the game-winner getting blocked. They will need a cleaner game than what they showed last Thursday.

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