Georgia Tech Releases Depth Chart For Week One Matchup vs Colorado

Georgia Tech faces Colorado in just three days, and the Yellow Jackets have released their first depth chart of the season, and there are several interesting things in it.

Let's dig into them.

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

I will say this throughout the season, but take the released depth charts with a grain of salt. That does not mean that there is not some truth in there, but Georgia Tech could always come out looking completely different. They don't have to stick to this.

Clearly, this is not going to be Georgia Tech's offense on Thursday. The Yellow Jackets are not going to start three running backs on Thursday night against the Buffaloes, and Joseph Ionata is not going to be the starting right guard for this team; he is going to be the starting center. That tells me that Brent Key and staff are not ready to reveal to Colorado who will be the starting right guard and right tackle.

The quarterback position has long been settled, and Alberto Mendoza will be the starter for the Yellow Jackets. It appears that Grady Adamson has won the backup quarterback battle as well.

Georgia Tech has a deep running back room, but expect Justice Haynes out there for the first reps.

The wide receivers should not be surprising. All three of Allen, Fuhrmann, and Dalen Penson had strong camps, and all three have different skill sets to offer the offense. The depth is a question mark, however.

All four tight ends should play this Thursday.

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

There are not a lot of surprises in this depth chart.

The coaching staff has talked a lot of the improvement along the defensive front this offseason and it is not surprising that they want to keep the starters under wraps.

Georgia Tech won't have three linebackers on the field often, and I would expect Efford and Lightsey to be the first two on the field, but there could be plenty of rotation after strong camps from Spaulding, Outlaw, and Gamble.

The secondary does not carry any surprises either. Daiquan White and Jaylen Mbakwe have had strong camps at corner, and I would expect Jonas Duclona to see the field plenty. Tae Harris and Savion Riley have been trending to be the starters at safety, and there are three young players listed behind them, including two true freshmen.

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

Georgia Tech has one of the best kickers in the country in Aidan Birr and transfer punter Alex Bacchetta has long been viewed as the starter. Keep an eye on who actually returns kickoffs and punts on Thursday night.

I will reiterate to not take anything that was released today too seriously and to wait and see what lineup Georgia Tech throws out there on Thursday night against Colorado and keep track of snap counts.

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