No Changes for the Kansas Depth Chart is a Big Change
The Kansas Jayhawks released their depth chart heading into their Week 2 game against the West Virginia Mountaineers. If you have followed the Jayhawks for any length of time, you likely remember some pretty big updates to the depth chart after the first week. The most recent one that comes to mind is the surprise start for Jalon Daniels in Week 2 during the 2020 season.
This week, the only change we saw was the heading across the top of the page indicating which game was coming up.
As a refresher, here is the 2-deep as released by Kansas Athletics. It is still subject to change based on practices and during the week gameplanning. Additionally, in his press availability on Tuesday, Lance Leipold indicated that wide receiver Tanaka Scott is currently practicing and could be available for Saturday.
Quarterback
Jalon Daniels
Jason Bean
Running Back
Devin Neal OR
Daniel Hishaw OR
Ky Thomas OR
Sevion Morrison
Wide Receivers
Slot Receiver
Luke Grimm
Douglas Emilien
X Receiver
Lawrence Arnold
Kevin Terry
Z Receiver
Quentin Skinner
Steven McBride
Tight End
Mason Fairchild
Trevor Kardell OR
Jared Casey
Offensive Line
Left Tackle
Earl Bostick Jr.
Jackson Satterwhite
Left Guard
Dominick Puni OR
Armaj Reed-Adams
Center
Mike Novitsky
Deondre Doiron
Right Guard
Michael Ford Jr
Nolan Gorczycka
Right Tackle
Bryce Cabeldue
James Livingston
Defensive Line
Defensive End
Lonnie Phelps
Hayden Hatcher
Defensive Tackle
Sam Burt
Eddie Wilson
Defensive Tackle
Caleb Sampson
Caleb Taylor OR
D.J. Withers
Defensive End
Malcolm Lee
Jereme Robinson
Linebackers
Craig Young OR
Gavin Potter
Rich Miller
Eriq Gilyard
Taiwan Berryhill
Lorenzo McCaskill
Defensive Secondary
Cornerback
Kalon Gervin OR
Cobee Bryant
Safety
O.J. Burroughs OR
Marvin Grant
Safety
Kenny Logan Jr.
Edwin White-Schultz OR
Jarrett Paul
Cornerback
Mello Dotson
Monte' McGary OR
Shaad Dabney
Takeaways
I was mildly surprised that there were no changes from last week's depth chart, but the more I think about it, the more that makes sense. The win over Tennessee Tech was dominant, with only a few big errors by any of the players. And none of those mistakes were so bad that they changed the evaluation of the player making them.
Every player on the depth chart saw minutes in Friday's game, and no one greatly outperformed or underperformed their expectations. And there is no "super-starter" line for guys like Lonnie Phelps. If there was ever going to be a time to not change the depth chart, it would have to be after the most dominant win in recent memory.
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