Utah vs SUU - Depth Chart Breakdown

all right what is up Utah fans this is Joseph back with the Utah Utes football digest and I know you guys have gotten used to the new studio um that is still a thing just for tonight's episode I want to do it in here uh obviously you can see it's empty in my home studio so don't stress the the other studio is still a thing I just want to make sure you guys know that's why it looks so empty behind me but good to be hanging out with you guys tonight uh Utah plays suu this week it's going to be a great time it's going to be a great game and there's actually a lot to look for seriously I think there's a lot as Utah fans that we can check out in this game on top of that the depth chart came out yesterday which makes today even more exciting so we're going to break down the entire depth chart heading into the suu game but more than that we're going to break down what the depth chart looks like there's definitely some surprises there's a lot that was chalk but there's more surprises than I 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below I want to know what you think of each position group group and what are you watching for I really I want to hear your opinions anything that specifically surprised you as the depth chart came out I'll have it up on the screen for a lot of this uh this video so you guys will get to take a great look at it if you haven't already subscribed to the channel we put out a ton of Utah football content so if you're into that sort of thing which if you're watching this video and you're not you must be a psychoth you know make sure you guys subscribe to the channel outside of that let's go ahead and dive in go Utes all right guys and we are going to be taking a look at the depth chart here we are going to start with the offensive line now a lot of the question marks on the offensive line have already kind of been answered right but I do think it's worth taking a look at and doing a deeper dive so one thing we've all known since the offseason really got going is that Caleb lowu would be the starter at left tackle red shirt freshman 6'5 295 pounds and zeru Williams behind him now zeru has been a guy that's been in the depth for Utah football for a while 6 fo8 3177 pounds massive guy hasn't had many reps so you're not sure exactly what you can expect from him but left tackle we knew the situation there now let's move on to the qu the question we didn't have an answer to was these three spots right here it had not been quite locked in yet before this depth chart was released and that's left guard tooa togi that's Center jiren C and Right Guard Michael Mofi DC and in my mind they these three were all in a competition with the with the two that are backups at left Garden Center in soloa uh Moi and Johnny Maya and what I'm and why that's a good thing guys is we have our three locked in starters right left guard togei Center jiren C and then we have Michael mocha at Right Guard the backups here are very solid Johnny Maya and soloa Moi are you know good players proven solid guys and I think as I've mentioned all offseason this group could change game in game out for our first three to five weeks just so we're all on the same page do not think that this group is locked in and the clear best players at their positions not that they're not very good I think it's exciting that it's been figured out but I do think Maya and Moi sorry some of these names are tough to say are uh guys that could go you know fight for those spots eventually so definitely a thing to keep an eye on now let's go ahead and move down to right tackle so this is another change that a lot of us have been aware of Spencer Foo Spencer Foo you know freshman standout started a left tackle his entire freshman year in the Pack 12 super impressive guy and uh really stood out 6'5 304 pounds um I'm expecting a big year two from him I I I think some people might be overhyping him a little where they're expecting him to be like one of the best tackles in the Big 12 not saying that he couldn't be I just think those type of expectations might be a little Rich considering he had you know average to slightly above average play last year which isn't like don't hear what I'm not saying he's definitely not bad he's he's a guy that I think is going to be one of the best tackles in college football eventually but is he going to be a dominant Star right now I think right tackle might be a better fit for him I think he's a big mauling type of guy I mean you I remember him coming out of high school the Run blocking highlights were very impressive so if this is a better fit for him that that would make a ton of sense right but either way a guy Spencer Fano just don't don't have this this is what I hate is where it's like hey we're acting like he's the best tackl in football and then some fans do this thing where they're not critical ever where they're it is honestly almost gross it's kind of embarrassing to be a part of at times where it's like they will not be critical of a player and it is hey yeah he's young he's going to make mistakes and he's got a really bright future I think we're going to see a really good year too from him I'm hoping we'll see a PFF grade in the low 70s if not mid to high 70s that'd be super exciting but that's the offensive line group excited to see that kind of get locked in and solidified as we head into this game okay guys and now we are taking it a look at probably the the deepest group especially when you look at high-end Talent mixed with kind of uh depth Talent this tight end room is crazy and there are definitely some surprises as we take a look at this depth chart seriously I'm sure I'm not the only one right out the gate at y tight end D Bentley you know he is a guy that in my circles a lot of people have brought up his name for the past year and talked about how he could be a guy to keep an eye on this year so I I do do think that's pretty exciting because just so you guys know if you weren't familiar with d Bentley before you saw him at the top of this depth chart don't be shocked he has been a guy that I I don't think we've seen it a ton in games but he is a guy that a lot of people have had a lot of hype around and and I would be excited about where he is on the dep chart rather than disappointed about where some other people are on the depth chart and I'm going to get to that next so Carson Ryan is not listed as a starter that is wild to me right I I think obviously each tight end spot does a different role and I still expect Carson Ryan to get a lot of playing time but what's surprising to me is it's Carson Ryan or Mickey sugga taga so that tells me that Carson Ryan is they're leaning to Carson Ryan as the backup for that spot but he's not solidified to be the guy at that spot and I think that's very surprising I think me along with a ton of other Utah fans justifiably have been extremely excited about Carson Ryan I'm guessing he will see a lot more playing time than this depth chart shows but it is uh this was probably up there as one of the most surprising things for me when I saw this I I would love to hear what you guys think about this tight end breakdown and I think again we've got another surprising thing here where brand Keith's number one we all knew that was going to happen right brand the man Keith one of the best tight ends in the country two years ago before his you know unfortunate injury but behind him we got Landon king or Caleb loner or guys again just like with Carson Ryan and Mickey sugga taga or again Mickey sugga taga is a solid solid talent and so is Caleb loner they're both exciting guys but Landon King and Carson Ryan were guys that I think we all had a ton of hype going into this year I think it's a really good sign for sugat Saga and really good sign for Caleb loner he's the basketball transfer right he's huge we've seen some awesome highlights at practice but Lyon King you know a guy we're all really excited about I think what I'm gonna take away from this tight end Jeep chart okay is that there's still some question marks here for the coaching staff and they're going to use this suu game as as a pre-season esque type of game to give these guys all some reps that's what I'm guessing and you know you always get going to get everyone some reps but I think it's clear that they haven't named who the next guys up are I think it's awesome that Bentley's in um but I do think this just tells you that everyone's still fighting and I think the good sign on this is that means you got six you got six legit guys like you got six guys that are all fighting for that for reps and you know Utah we'll use some rotation of three to four tight ends when we have to and so I think that's a good sign it is a little confusing but uh it's a good sign I really tight end guys just making an extra note I I really do want to hear your your opinions on this tight end room that's something I I would really like to hear okay guys and I'm going to cover both of these positions together because the first one won't take that long right quarterback cam rising's the guy at quarterback there was no question about uh who was the starter but Isaac Wilson as we've get been getting some hints about recently is like the guy as quarterback to I think that's super exciting um and you know it seems like a really good sign for the future for Utah you got the Corner Canyon kid his his true freshman year coming out and locking in that quarterback two spot I think that just kind of tells you that he's got a really bright future here at Utah and you know maybe next year they'll bring in a transfer or something to compete with him for the starting spot but it does kind of feel like moving into the future and there's still so much guys a year ago this time we thought Nate Johnson was the future F of this program and that Bryson Barnes was the guy at backup quarterback right that's not how that that's not how that story went so now we have Isaac Wilson as the guy with a lot of other good talent behind him and I like that it's not Isaac Wilson or brandic Rose it it's Isaac Wilson it's his spot and it's his job to lose I think he's gonna do a good job if he does need to come in to spot Phil and worst case scenario if he does struggle with his you know he's Young right there's a chance he could struggle if he gets out there we got good guys behind him I have a ton of faith in Isaac Wilson I was a huge fan of him in high school and I'm excited to see him that he's gonna play a strong role and we're gonna probably see a lot of uh film from him against suu the backup quarterback especially with Cam's injury history I don't think they're going to give him a crazy amount of reps just being real with you guys I think once we get a good lead whenever that time is they're immediately going to pull Cam and they're going to put Isaac in you know once we get maybe a three-score lead as long as it feels good and it's a little later in the game I think halftime to Mid third quarter we'll see a lot less of Cam if not no more of Cam depends on where the score is now we've got running back guys so running back this is exciting so Makai Bernard is the guy I think we all knew that was going to be the case right I can't believe he's six foot am I is that a typo is Makai Bernard's six feet tall sorry guys I'm looking it up yeah he's six feet tall am I the only one shocked by that I thought he was like 5'9 at the tallest I don't am I crazy I thought he was short I I don't know why that's surprising me so he's taller than I am good for him anyways though so maai Bernard's the guy and if you guys are familiar with Kai Bernard Makai Bernard you know that he is down in down out really solid player really Dependable guy I think um you'd want a little more explosiv explosiveness from him at times but in general he's a guy that is athletic is a playmaker and if there's an opportunity for some yards or to make a play he will get it done he's very dependable great hands at the running back position and the guy that I think all of us knew heading into this year was going to be running back one worst case scenario some sort of split time which I do believe there will be a committee right um he's not going to be the only guy getting carries Utah's going to run the ball a lot and these next two guys are going to be fighting for carries as well next up we got Jaylen Glover right at the running back two spot can you believe he's a junior already I remember making his uh freshman highlight video like his recruiting video it is wild to see that he is already a junior that is wild but 5'8 202 pounds the kid he's he runs like a baling ball just runs through people and just bounces off you know impending tacklers and and he was a guy that averaged over four yards a carry on over 500 rushing yards last year and he's been kind of the Forgotten man this offseason I mean you really look at a guys how many times have you heard the name Jaylen Glover this off season seriously I I don't remember any other channel like I I've mentioned him a couple times but even me I'm guilty of at times almost forgetting that he was there when he was our main running back last year so really weird there but then we got not at the third depth spot but the or spot so fighting for that running back two spot we got Mike Mitchell who again guys is the best high school tape I've seen to date right there's been some good one and honestly Jaylen Glover was up there as well he's probably top eight High School tape but Mike Mitchell's a special and the hype around Mike Mitchell continues continues to build a IC fast strong powerful 6 foot 21 PBS has the frame to put on a lot of weight and has a almost a Darren mcfaden esque build I'm not comparing him to Darren mcfaden but just to give you guys an idea of what we're getting with him just Long Tall not not quite as long and tall as Darren mcfat maybe that's not a great comparison um anyways it's exciting to see Mike Mitchell getting his recognition and I think what this story tells you is the these are the three guys 90 to 95% of the carries this year are going to go to a mix of these three guys feel bad that dejon Stanley is the odd man out in this situation but he doesn't feel like the odd man out when it comes to who he is a player and what he does for this team he's very fast um and a guy that could contribute as well but these are the three the three-headed monster and I think when you look at this you got to be very happy that that this is like our three right there's not many teams that have a deeper three-man group than this that's the running back room for Utah all right guys and now we are talking wide receiver another position that to me at least and you know sometimes I make statements about things that surprise me and they they don't always surprise you guys but I like to consider myself pretty in the no so let's take a look at this depth chart here guys wide receiver had some big surprises on my end so right at the gate not surprise at all Dorian singer is the X the number one guy in this offense not a surprise at all he looked awesome in the spring game you know I I remember before he committed to USC when he was transferring out of Arizona he was a guy that I had you know tons of excitement about guy that I was really helping Utah would get we didn't get him but you know a year later we got him and and he looks awesome so surprising there um or you know no surprise there Dorian singer we all knew it was going to be him uh but then take a look at this so I'm gonna touch on the other positions kind of as a whole so money parks and Micah Pitman are the next two starting receivers and Micah pitman's backup is Dorian singer money parks's backup is Luca cerella now when you're looking at a wide receiver depth chart there's so many Unwritten story lines in this where people could go down and their backup that's written might not be the actual backup right anyways though but but you look at this I think LCA cerella that's awesome that he has solidified himself as a backup um little surprise munir mlan not anywhere in here that's a little sad he's a guy that I've you know pounded the table for a lot um but more than that Damen Alford Micah Pitman has a starting spot at wide receiver over Damen Alford that's a little surprising I know he was a guy a ton of a um you know uh looked awesome Damen Alford you know coming out of Syracuse transferring to Utah was a guy that a bunch of us had excitement about and and he's not even locked in as the backup you look at the other two spots LCA cerella um and Dorian singer are the backups here dran Zipperer is fighting with Damen Alford for the backup ex receiver Damen Zipperer is a red shirt freshman fourstar Prospect when he came out of high school to Utah that's pretty exciting for our future with Deon zipper um but definitely surprising here when we look at this wide receiver room again Dorian singer at the X money parks at the Z Micah Pitman at the r um I think what this is telling me and I want to hear what you guys think too but I I when I look at this I see um a consistent rotation right where where this is a group of about six wide receivers that will rotate in and out of these positions and especially like Makai Pitman Dorian singer I my guess at what this means is Makai Pitman and Dorian singer will take turns at the r while drien and zipper and Damen Alford will be able to rotate in to the X um same with money parks and Luca cerella I don't think that'll be as much of a rotation but again excited to see Luca there he's a guy that's put in the work his dad comments on the channel sometimes good to see that um but overall again another really deep room I want to hear you guys' thoughts on this room but wide receiver a couple surprises nothing shocking though I think the number one thing for me is just that M Micah Pitman um um is you know locked in as the r where dran zipper Damen Alford are fighting for spots I thought Damen Alford would be locked in at one of the wide receiver positions so surprising there but either way a good room that I still expect to see a ton of rotation from and again surprised Monir mlan doesn't have any any sort of backup spot or fighting for a backup spot okay guys and now we are taking a look at the defensive line for Utah as we start off with the defense so defensive end Conor oul locked in at the Left End spot a guy that has continued to impress and a guy that has been a HomeTown favorite for a while now not surprised at all to see him locked in at one of those spots now we're going to move on to defense and then we have Paul Fitzgerald behind him Paul Fitzgerald uh solid backup um from Utah State I believe yeah he's he's the Utah State transfer he he was a guy that had some good PFF grades in the Mountain West Conference again that's not P5 football but still an exciting backup and exciting to see that it's not an or spot there right that's a locked in backup and don't forget with this defensive end room and the you know Edge rusher room whatever you want to call it those guys are GNA see a lot of rotation so I think what that tells you is Paul Fitzgerald will be a guy that you do see on the field he's number 40 but Connor o number 81's got it locked in now we're going to move on to Junior tauna at the left defensive tackle position and aliki vahi is his backup no surprise there at all right I think we both knew that aliki vahi would be one of the rotation guys and that or at least one of the rotation guys maybe a starter but in a second we'll talk about the guy that locked in the other starting spot and aliki bahi again just like it defensive end we're going to see a strong rotation of these guys it's how a 4-3 defense works right these guys keep rotating in and rotating in to keep him fresh uh but aliki vahi playmaker Junior jauna ton of hype they're both good defensive tackles and uh you know the D tackle room looks great so far I think one thing that surprised me is here keano tanasa has the starting spot locked in that doesn't surprise me and I'm more than that I'm super excited to see him have that starting spot locked in he is a guy really came on last year and looks like he could be a devastating force a d tackle very athletic very imposing and explosive he gets in the back field and makes plays this is what surprised me guys tavita fotu or sod Peppa now sod Peppa you know junior year now and he's made some plays he's a good player I I wonder if it's a I wonder what it is he's a big guy you know 63 33 32 I wonder if they just can't rely on him down in and down out I really don't know why this is U maybe Fu has been impressing at practice uh maybe that's the case but Peppa you know for a lot of us that have been paying attention to this D line I think we all had high hopes for him still do have high hopes for him uh but you can kind of take this as a glass half full glass half empty sort of situation where you could say that it's exciting that sevita fotu must be good enough to be fighting for the SP spot with s mod Peppa or you could say hey it's a little concerning why is someone pushing some mod Peppa out of that spot but I what I would take from this overall is we could see a rotation of all five of these guys right fotu Peppa tanuvasa uh vahi and tuna Utah and the Polynesian pipeline man that it's all every name um but very cool so D tackle room looks great definitely a high floor room I could I could see a by midseason feel like the any concern here not there's real concerns about the tackles but it is like hey maybe we're not seeing the ceiling we might want but I think we'll see a high floor right if one of these guys is struggling there's a bunch of depth and good talent behind them to come in and take some of those reps Now we move to defensive end and there's a couple things to point out here okay so this is this is unique to me right this is unique to me and I think to a lot of you guys I expected Logan faun to have one of these spots locked in while van fillinger and Conor otoul were the ones fighting for the other spot but I'm guessing otou had a heck of an offseason and looks awesome for him to have beaten out Logan fono for the spot or it could mean that Logan Foo doesn't look 100% after the injury who knows what's going on there we'll know eventually as we see them hit the field and see how these guys are looking but Logan fono and Van fillinger are fighting it out for the for the defensive or Ed right side edge rusher spot with KO Okana as a backup a guy that I'm excited to see start to come into his own and it sounds like he's going to be able to get in there and steal some reps which should be fun he's a really Dynamic pass rusher obviously a little under thigh at 63 233 but on third Downs definitely a guy that could make an impact but Logan Foo and Van fillinger and again this D line room is ridiculous guys like the the worst guy on the depth chart is a mountain W conference transfer that graded pretty damn well in Paul Fitzgerald a bunch of studs in the dline room and an edge rusher group that is going to rotate in and out like you look at this guys we have how many people one two three four five six seven eight nine 10 10 defensive linemen that are all legit the linemen that I expect to see in some sort of rotation opposing offenses are going to have a bad time I don't know if there's any dline like ours in the Big 12 and and I expect us expect us to you know impose our will and show these big 12 offenses what's up but that's the dline room very exciting group a couple surprises but nothing too crazy he guys and now we're talking about linebackers you know it's pretty chalk here but some things to to go ahead and mention so right at the gate we got the Rover linebacker or the right linebacker excuse me uh Karina reads the starter he's got it locked in there was questions of he he might have gone pro last year he's one of the best players on this team and you knew he would have one of the starting spots locked in so not not even a little bit of a surprise there Josh Calver is his backup Josh Calver has been on the team for a while now he's a senior and he is a talented he was a four-star Prospect I believe when he came out so I think we all kind of expected those of us that have been following it for him to have one of the depth spots in this linebacker room then we got C fu once Lani deun got injured the we were aware fotu was taking the spot he'll be the Mac or middle linebacker for this defense Trey Reynolds behind him this is the only thing that I think is worth mentioning so it's stud linebacker Lander Barton's locked in we all know Lander Barton big fan he we knew he would have one of the spots I expect him to possibly declare for the NFL draft after this year if it goes as expected but behind him and I a guy that recently got back from his church mission and was a walk-on while back for Utah he's one of the backups here but Jonathan Hall is another one of the backups so Jonathan Hall transitioning over here to stud linebacker and fighting for you know dep reps here I think that's pretty exciting and I think you know a good linebacker room I think I don't love the depth being honest with you guys here no one sucks or anything like that but I do think so far I can't this is one of of the positions where I I and I've seen people mention this and as I look at it I understand what they're talking about where you know if one of our stars did get injured I I do think there's some concern there and I I think that's legitimate but we got a good group and you know with all those that talented depth at backing these guys up if someone does go down you got a lot of talent that you can put in there and hopefully they can start to make a name for themselves uh that's the linebacker group really really good top end group you'd want a little more depth but we're not at practices every day we don't know how the rest of these guys are looking overall good group though that's linebackers all right guys and finally we are down to the DBS we'll go over the cornerbacks first then we'll talk about the safeties DB's pretty chalk outside for a couple things and a couple good things right so right at the Gat Zaya Von and Keenan Johnson now if anyone is surprised that Keenan Johnson is one of the starters you must not have been watching my channel because I wanted Keenan Johnson on this team before he even said he was coming to Utah he was a legit P5 starter at outside corner and fills a hole for us that we have had for a really long time Cameron Calhoun is locked in as the backup for both spots while fighting with other guys for the backup spot but still he's the two so I would imagine if someone did go down he'd be the clear guy to come in and fill the role now Elijah Davis is one of the backups for right corner and this is surprising right here I think I've seen people mention this John Randall Jr is one of the backups for left corner John Randall Jr was a fourstar running back coming out of high school and now he's going to be fighting for the uh for the backup spot at corner that's something to keep an eye on as the season continues if something and don't forget Utah is known for rotating Corners I'm wondering what this year will look like at left and right corner usually historically what we would see is the starting corner so that you know was Zaya vau and before him it was Clark Phillips and Jaylen Johnson all that stuff but it the starting Corner would play almost every rep of the game but the the corner two would do a lot of rotating in and out with different guys like last year we had miles battle and uh you know forget the guy's name but he was is the frustrated me for a long time I can't believe I'm forgetting his name you guys probably know who I'm talking about uh I don't know why his name's escaping me but anyways I'm wondering if this year we'll see Kenan Johnson and zamaya vaugh out there as the two clear starters for almost every rep of the game because I think Keenan Johnson's better than any cornerback we've had so far now against suu I think we'll see these other guys get in and get some reps but as the season goes I wonder what that'll look like then this is pretty exciting guys this is an exciting one Nickelback we have Smith Snowden officially our nickel Corner this he's the perfect guy right that 5 foot1 185 frame he's the perfect guy to play nickel corner he is like glue in man coverage not afraid to get you know to get in there get dirty and looks like a playmaker the Utah Gatorade Player of the Year a couple years ago when he came out he's a sophomore now a guy that I'm super excited about and I love that he is locked in the nickel Corner Spot the more we can get him on the field the better quari shemwell a freshman and Kumari shemwell's tape was very impressive he was um not raw at all I think he's a guy that's been pretty refined and if he does need to come in and fill some spots he definitely can do it uh on top of that even if he had to go play outside corner I wouldn't be distraught I think his tape looked seasoned it looked polished like been playing football for a long time again I think Smith snowden's a better option and that's why he's a starter but I like quari shmell behind him so that's the quarter cornerback room for Utah there and now we'll go ahead and move on to talking about safety ta Johnson or Nate Richie as the starting free safety what in the world am I right I mean I think we all kept telling ourselves ta Johnson will be the starter at free safety right that's that's been the headline but it's or Nate Richie I mean that's that's pretty surprising I think it tells you Nate Richie is probably doing really well um but an even bigger storyline is aaki Gilman um alaki alaka E I think that's how you say it something like that Ali Gilman um there's there's let's go let's scroll to the right and we'll see the actual translation right let's see okay oh just so we all know how to freaking say it alakai alakai alakai Gilman so that's how you say it okay now let's go back over here so uh just so if you guys were wondering too that name's been frustrating me for a while alakai um but alakai Gilman is locked in at strong safety it's weird to me wouldn't you imagine if it was going to be this way it'd be like ta Johnson free safety and alakai Gilman or Nate Richie and alakai Gilman to me has been a weird one where it felt like why would he transfer to Utah as a senior to be a backup and everyone was acting like he wasn't going to be anything at Utah and I kept wondering like why is no one talking about this guy you know he was a starter at Stanford Stanford wasn't good but he was a starter and then we got rabbit Evans Maurice rabbit Evans another you know playmaker guy looked really good on tape remind me a lot of Clayton Isbell the storyline and the tape um but overall a good safety room right lots of guys that could rotate in um and and make a name for themsel in that room but a little confusing hopefully as we get into the season we know who the two clear guys are and and kind of what's going on with ta Johnson or Nate Richie I'm excited to see how that storyline plays out there that's the all the DBS for Utah okay guys and that was the full depth chart as we head into suu and kind of some stuff to watch I I'll kind of do a quick breakdown of what to watch at different positions before we close out of here um you know offensive line I'm sure these position battles aren't done but it does tell you who they're at least leaning towards if not solidified with heading into the season keep an eye on as Maya and Moi get reps that's number 62 and 53 in the interior offensive line as they come into the game towards the later part of the game look at how they do right and how they look as they come in because that'll be a big factor um also keep an eye out for how this tight end room shakes out right like d Bentley's listed as the Y tight end with Carson Ryan Mickey sugat taga behind him bran the number one right the U and then you got Landon King and Caleb loner behind him see how those backup reps look right something I'm going to keep an eye on is is who's getting a lot of those backup reps and how do those guys look right maybe maybe things aren't playing out the way we thought it was because the tight ends confused me quarterback cam Rising should be you know getting in there making hopefully quick work of suu to where the second half can be you know mainly like a preseason game where you're getting the the backups in and seeing what they're capable of at wide receiver I want to see what Damen Alford looks like right he's not listed as a starter but another thing where let's see how those backup rotations go right how many reps is each guy getting then as we move into defensive line I want to know how again how many reps each guy's getting does the my hypothesis that all 10 of these guys are going to kind of rotate in some rotation and as the season gets going we'll see them start to solidify like okay this guy's getting 70% of the Reps this guy's getting 30 this guy's the clear third down Edge rusher I'm excited to see how that works out linebacker keep an eye out for um how the backups look when they do get in because if they struggle that could be a really bad sign Corner looks awesome let's see how I'm excited to see how Keenan Johnson does I've built up a lot of hype around him I'm excited to see Smith snow didn't take a starting spot I'm excited to see how Cameron Calhoun looks and Kamari shemwell and John Randall Jr that'll be a fun one huh what does the converted running back look like uh Utah is just damn good at that huh they just they bring a guy in as just a athletic beast and just they put him at DB and it usually works out really well if ta Johnson's any part of the story and speaking of T Johnson taking a look at the safeties see how that room looks right who what does that actually look like the ores who's getting the Reps right who when when the game starts who's getting the Reps and as we get later on how does everyone look are they missing plays are they making plays I'm I'm quite excited to see how that goes should be a really fun game guys obviously it's suu we're expecting to dominate I think that should be the expectation but I mean look at every position group as you watch the game do they look as good or have they answered some of the concerns you have do they look better than what you thought I'm excited to to kind of dive into all this it should be a great time guys before we get out of here tonight make sure you like the video also comment down below just you know give me your breakdown of all the position groups we spent a lot of time talking about them so you probably have some opinions on them and if you haven't already subscribe to the 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