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Posted: **Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:03 pm**

or maybe more appropriately the way too early depth chart.

Here is Berk's guess and you can read his analysis in the Star.

Quarterback:
Anu Solomon
Jerrard Randall (Game 1 captain)

Running back:
Nick Wilson
Jared Baker

Tight end:
Josh Kern OR Trevor Wood
Matt Morin OR Darrell Cloy

Left tackle:
Freddie Tagaloa
Layth Friekh

Left guard:
Cayman Bundage
Kaige Lawrence

Center:
Carter Wood
Zach Hemmila

Right guard:
Jacob Alsadek
Levi Walton

Right tackle:
Lene Maiava:
T.D. Gross

Outside wide receiver:
Cayleb Jones
Trey Griffey

Outside wide receiver:
David Richards
Tony Ellison

Slot receiver:
Nate Philips
Tyrell Johnson

Slot receiver
Samajie Grant
Jonathan Haden

Defense:

Defensive end:
Reggie Gilbert (Game 1 captain)
Calvin Allen

Nose guard:
Parker Zellers
Sani Fuimaono

Tackle:
Jeff Worthy
Luca Bruno OR Anthony Fotu:

OLB:
Jake Matthews OR DeAndre' Miller
Antonio Smothers

Scooby Wright
Cody Ippolito

OLB:
Derrick Turituri
Cody Ippolito OR Marquis Ware:

Cornerback:
Jarvis McCall
DaVonte' Neal

Cornerback:
Cam Denson
Devin Holiday

Free safety:
Jamar Allah
Devon Brewer

Spur:
Will Parks (Game 1 captain)
Anthony Lopez

Bandit:
Tellas Jones
Paul Magloire

Special teams:

Kicker:
Casey Skowron (Game 1 captain)
Josh Pollack

Punter:
Drew Riggleman
Jake Glatting

Punt returner:
DaVonte' Neal
Samajie Grant OR Cam Denson

Kick returner:
Tyrell Johnson and Samajie Grant
Jared Baker and Kaelin DeBoskie

Posted: **Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:06 pm**

No way Bug Wright II (Neal) should be PR.

Posted: **Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:38 pm**

I guarantee he'll be much improved this year. Just watch Merk...

Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:02 am**

ANGCatFan wrote:or maybe more appropriately the way too early depth chart.

Here is Berk's guess and you can read his analysis in the Star.

Quarterback:
Anu Solomon
Jerrard Randall (Game 1 captain)

Running back:
Nick Wilson
Jared Baker

Tight end:
Josh Kern OR Trevor Wood
Matt Morin OR Darrell Cloy

Left tackle:
Freddie Tagaloa
Layth Friekh

Left guard:
Cayman Bundage
Kaige Lawrence

Center:
Carter Wood
Zach Hemmila

Right guard:
Jacob Alsadek
Levi Walton

Right tackle:
Lene Maiava:
T.D. Gross

Outside wide receiver:
Cayleb Jones
Trey Griffey

Outside wide receiver:
David Richards
Tony Ellison

Slot receiver:
Nate Philips
Tyrell Johnson

Slot receiver
Samajie Grant
Jonathan Haden

Defense:

Defensive end:
Reggie Gilbert (Game 1 captain)
Calvin Allen

Nose guard:
Parker Zellers
Sani Fuimaono

Tackle:
Jeff Worthy
Luca Bruno OR Anthony Fotu:

OLB:
Jake Matthews OR DeAndre' Miller
Antonio Smothers

Scooby Wright
Cody Ippolito

OLB:
Derrick Turituri
Cody Ippolito OR Marquis Ware:

Cornerback:
Jarvis McCall
DaVonte' Neal

Cornerback:
Cam Denson
Devin Holiday

Free safety:
Jamar Allah
Devon Brewer

Spur:
Will Parks (Game 1 captain)
Anthony Lopez

Bandit:
Tellas Jones
Paul Magloire

Special teams:

Kicker:
Casey Skowron (Game 1 captain)
Josh Pollack

Punter:
Drew Riggleman
Jake Glatting

Punt returner:
DaVonte' Neal
Samajie Grant OR Cam Denson

Kick returner:
Tyrell Johnson and Samajie Grant
Jared Baker and Kaelin DeBoskie

Berk made a mistake at Linebacker. Scooby Wright won't be a starter. He needs a couple more years to develop before he'll make an impact for this team.

Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:12 am**

Carcass, Scooby Wright has no position. He's the wind, baby.

Posted: **Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:45 am**

Congrats to Zellers and Wood! Well deserved. Now lets get Matthews on scholarship.

Also, I hope Carter was able to avoid up chucking on the scholarship paperwork.

Posted: **Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:52 pm**

If I remember correctly there is some stupid rule where if a player is a walk on you can not offer them a scholarship until they are done with their second year of school. I would assume Matthews get his scholie in fall camp

Posted: **Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:54 pm**

Newportcat wrote:If I remember correctly there is some stupid rule where if a player is a walk on you can not offer them a scholarship until they are done with their second year of school. I would assume Matthews get his scholie in fall camp

Which really bugs RR. If a freshman or sophomore walk on is given a scholie then it counts against the original 25 during the time the walk on enrolled.

Unlike basketball where scholies are given all the time to walk ons if someone leaves the team.

Posted: **Tue May 12, 2015 3:33 pm**

Per Berk on Twitter Deboskie is transferring.

Posted: **Tue May 12, 2015 4:27 pm**

UAEebs86 wrote:Per Berk on Twitter Deboskie is transferring.

I presume he is not still dating RR's daughter....that was always a weird set of circumstances.

Posted: **Fri May 15, 2015 9:16 am**

Great news and well deserved. Congratulations to Jake and his parents! Love seeing a local kid earning a scholarship.

Posted: **Fri May 15, 2015 1:17 pm**

This has been a long time coming - RichRod wanted to give him a scholie last year but couldn't because of the way the rules were set up. Matthews was one of the guys that RR used as an example when he talked about how the rule needed to be changed. Link - http://tucson.com/sports/ua-football-ro ... 539b4.html

Posted: **Sun May 17, 2015 6:55 pm**

Football players bringing it at the PAC12 track championships.

Posted: **Sat May 30, 2015 11:26 am**

I'm glad someone, somewhere is watching who is dropped from the roster.

Posted: **Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:49 pm**

Posted: **Wed Jul 08, 2015 4:54 pm**

Bleacher Report ranks the 25 fastest players in CFB.

6. Tyrell Johnson (Arizona)

When Tyrell Johnson was in high school in Cape Coral, Florida, he broke county track records held by former Clemson star Sammie Watkins.

"We were always competing, always competitive," Johnson told FOX Sports Arizona's Anthony Gimino earlier this year. "It was something we would always fight for, always trying to be better than the other... It was a big deal when I broke his record. Everyone was like, 'Oh man, you're fast.'"

Johnson matched his record-breaking time in the 100 meters earlier this year—10.4 seconds—at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships. Now this track star is setting his sights on an even bigger year for the Wildcats in football as a return specialist and a slot receiver.

Posted: **Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:20 pm**

I don't follow any of the players on twitter, because I think it is creepy for a middle aged man to follow college kids he is not related to. That said, I love these tweets. I love knowing who is setting the standards in the weight room and who is making the most of the off season. Glad someone else passes these tweets along.

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:50 am**

Well, the QBs are really pushing each other in the weight room! Anu, Dawkins and Randle all setting QB records in the weight room. Wonder if they are for different lifts or is they keep topping each other?

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:25 am**

ANGCatFan wrote:I don't follow any of the players on twitter, because I think it is creepy for a middle aged man to follow college kids he is not related to. That said, I love these tweets. I love knowing who is setting the standards in the weight room and who is making the most of the off season. Glad someone else passes these tweets along.

The fact that the kids are excited about the offseason work they are putting in is awesome and bodes well for the upcoming season.

Posted: **Wed Jul 15, 2015 5:16 pm**

Nate Phillips, Lene Maiava, and Jerrard Randall setting new position records.

Posted: **Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:53 am**

Athlon Sports picks wild card players for each P12 team. Here is who they picked to breakout for Arizona:

Offense: David Richards, Wide Receiver

The Arizona wide receiving corps is perhaps the deepest in the Pac-12, if not all of college football, returning 2014 standout Cayleb Jones, dynamic slot playmaker Samajie Grant, Trey Griffey and, returning from injury, Nate Phillips.

The difference between senior Richards and the rest of that corps is that, while the others were all recruited specifically for head coach Rich Rodriguez’s offense, Richards initially signed on to be part of the air-raid Arizona was running with Mike Stoops at the helm.

At 6-foot-4 and nearly 220 pounds, Richards also is much different physically from the speedy Grant and Phillips. As more of a prototypical possession receiver, Richards’ further integration into the offense should give sophomore quarterback Anu Solomon a reliable weapon to set up the rest of the receiving corps for home-run plays.

Defense: Derrick Turituri, Linebacker

The spotlight is fixed firmly on another Arizona linebacker, reigning Bronko Nagurski Award winner Scooby Wright. However, Turituri quietly enjoyed a breakout 2014 season.

After playing sparingly in the opener and missing Week 2, Turituri became a factor for Arizona’s much-improved defense during Pac-12 play. He had six tackles in the come-from-behind win over Cal, a personal-best he matched in defeats of Washington and Utah, and recorded a key sack in the upset of Oregon.

Wright’s emergence as a national star guarantees opposing offensive coordinators will key in on the dynamic ball hawk. Turituri’s continued progression is vital to keep teams from successfully double-teaming Wright.

I am impressed with Athlon because those are better choices than I expected. I thought they'd pick Samajie Grant and Will Parks. Two players who I think have already proven themselves, but are still unknown on the national scene.

I think Richards and Turituri are great choices and 2 players that are really unknown unless you follow Arizona closely.

Other players I would consider:

Offense - Freddie Tagaloa, Trey Griffey, Tyrell Johnson and the real longshot Josh Kern/Trevor Wood (whoever wins the starting tight end)

Defense - Cam Denson, Jake Matthews and Paul Magloire (hasn't even played his first game, but he's been killing it in the weight room).

Posted: **Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:02 pm**

ANGCatFan wrote:Athlon Sports picks wild card players for each P12 team. Here is who they picked to breakout for Arizona:

Offense: David Richards, Wide Receiver

The Arizona wide receiving corps is perhaps the deepest in the Pac-12, if not all of college football, returning 2014 standout Cayleb Jones, dynamic slot playmaker Samajie Grant, Trey Griffey and, returning from injury, Nate Phillips.

The difference between senior Richards and the rest of that corps is that, while the others were all recruited specifically for head coach Rich Rodriguez’s offense, Richards initially signed on to be part of the air-raid Arizona was running with Mike Stoops at the helm.

At 6-foot-4 and nearly 220 pounds, Richards also is much different physically from the speedy Grant and Phillips. As more of a prototypical possession receiver, Richards’ further integration into the offense should give sophomore quarterback Anu Solomon a reliable weapon to set up the rest of the receiving corps for home-run plays.

Defense: Derrick Turituri, Linebacker

The spotlight is fixed firmly on another Arizona linebacker, reigning Bronko Nagurski Award winner Scooby Wright. However, Turituri quietly enjoyed a breakout 2014 season.

After playing sparingly in the opener and missing Week 2, Turituri became a factor for Arizona’s much-improved defense during Pac-12 play. He had six tackles in the come-from-behind win over Cal, a personal-best he matched in defeats of Washington and Utah, and recorded a key sack in the upset of Oregon.

Wright’s emergence as a national star guarantees opposing offensive coordinators will key in on the dynamic ball hawk. Turituri’s continued progression is vital to keep teams from successfully double-teaming Wright.
I am impressed with Athlon because those are better choices than I expected. I thought they'd pick Samajie Grant and Will Parks. Two players who I think have already proven themselves, but are still unknown on the national scene.

I think Richards and Turituri are great choices and 2 players that are really unknown unless you follow Arizona closely.

Other players I would consider:

Offense - Freddie Tagaloa, Trey Griffey, Tyrell Johnson and the real longshot Josh Kern/Trevor Wood (whoever wins the starting tight end)

Defense - Cam Denson, Jake Matthews and Paul Magloire (hasn't even played his first game, but he's been killing it in the weight room).

Aside from Turituri, I think Ippolito AKA Punch-Out will have a big season. He spent a ton of time last year playing clean-up for Scooby.

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:37 pm**

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2015 7:46 pm**

Nick Reinhardt, redshirt Freshman long snapper.

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:45 pm**

Gabe Encinas at AZ Desert Storm predicts the defensive depth chart. Encinas breaks down each position group in the article, but here are the names.

Defensive Line

Reggie Gilbert/Timmy Hamilton

Marcus Griffin/Parker Zellers/Sharif Williams

Jeff Worthy/Anthony Fotu

Linebackers

Cody Ippolito/Jake Matthews

Scooby Wright/Marquis Ware/Sir Thomas Jackson

Derrick Turituri/DeAndre' Miller

Corners

Cam Denson/Devin Holiday/Kwesi Mashack

Jarvis McCall/DaVonte' Neal

Safeties

William Parks/Anthony Lopez

Jamar Allah/Devon Brewer

Tellas Jones/Paul Magloire

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:48 pm**

I would be surprised to see Zeller not starting the first couple of games.

The nice thing is that our defense might only have a few OR's in the fall camp depth chart.

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:12 pm**

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:41 pm**

Starting DL in 2014:

Reggie Gilbert 6'4 262
Parker Zellers 6'1 247
Dan Pettinato 6'5 277

Average: 6'3 262

Starting DL in 2015 (according to that depth chart):

Reggie Gilbert 6'4 262
Marcus Griffin 6'0 302
Jeff Worthy 6'2 287

Average: 6'2 284lbs

An inch shorter, but 22lbs heavier, mostly because of the replacement of Zellers with Griffin.

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:13 pm**

Zellers will start unless Marcus has a great camp he ain't starting

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:22 pm**

Yeah, Zellers might not be the biggest strongest guy on the roster but he's earned the chance to hold on to the starting job. Griffin will get in the mix but Zellers played his a** off last year against some good competition.

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:19 pm**

while I love Marcus' potential he has not shown it yet. Im with catinfl. unless he has an incredible camp I'd put him behind Zellers and Sani

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:21 pm**

FightWildcatsFight wrote:Starting DL in 2014:

Reggie Gilbert 6'4 262
Parker Zellers 6'1 247
Dan Pettinato 6'5 277

Average: 6'3 262

Starting DL in 2015 (according to that depth chart):

Reggie Gilbert 6'4 262
Marcus Griffin 6'0 302
Jeff Worthy 6'2 287

Average: 6'2 284lbs

An inch shorter, but 22lbs heavier, mostly because of the replacement of Zellers with Griffin.

Zellers Dad came on the other site and said his son has put on some weight so 247 isn't accurate. If memory serves he's on the other side of 260lbs now.

Posted: **Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:22 pm**

btfd16 wrote:while I love Marcus' potential he has not shown it yet. Im with catinfl. unless he has an incredible camp I'd put him behind Zellers and Sani

Boy needs some Arizona SPEEEEEEED

Posted: **Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:08 pm**

AZ Desert Storm's Encinas's offensive depth chart prediction. His article has a breakdown of players and positions.

Quarterbacks

Anu Solomon
Jerrard Randall
Brandon Dawkins

Running Backs

Nick Wilson
Jared Baker
Jon Haden
Orlando Bradford

Receivers (Outside)

Cayleb Jones
Trey Griffey/David Richards

Receivers (Slot)

Samajie Grant/Tony Ellison
Nate Phillips/Tyrell Johnson

Tight Ends

Trevor Wood/Matt Morin
Josh Kern/Darrel Cloy Jr.

Offensive Line

LT - Freddie Tagaloa/Layth Friekh

LG - Jacob Alsadek/Zach Hemmila

C - Carter Wood/David Catalano

RG - Cayman Bundage/Levi Walton

RT - Lene Maiava/Jordan Poland/Kaige Lawrence

Everything make sense to me except I'm not sure why the tight ends are broken into 2 groups. I think the order will be Kern/Wood/Morin and Cloy (likely redshirt).

With this depth chart the only position that has me worried is center.

Posted: **Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:19 pm**

Well ,I am pretty sure Jordan Poland will not be second string RT for the Arizona Wildcats.

Posted: **Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:28 pm**

My fault. I copied directly from the article where Encinas had Poland's name crossed out, but the strike through didn't copy.

Posted: **Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:44 am**

Jason Scheer at WSR posted a projected depth chart.

Offense
WR Cayleb Jones, Trey Griffey
Slot Samajie Grant, Tyrell Johnson or Shun Brown (Johnson is currently injured)
TE Josh Kern, Trevor Wood
LT Freddie Tagaloa, T.D. Gross
Left Guard Zach Hemmila, T.D. Gross
Center Cayman Bundage, Zach Hemmila
Right Guard Jacob Alsadek
Right Tackle Lene Maiava, Layth Friekh
Slot Nate Phillips or Shun Brown or Tony Ellison
WR David Richards, Tony Ellison
Running back Nick Wilson, Jared Baker
Quarterback Anu Solomon, Jerrard Randall

Defense
Defensive end Reggie Gilbert, Anthony Fotu
Nose Parker Zellers, Jeff Worthy
Tackle Luca Bruno, Calvin Allen
SLB Cody Ippolito or Derrick Turituri
MLB Scooby Wright, Cody Ippolito
WLB Jake Matthews, DeAndre Miller
Spur Will Parks, Anthony Lopez
Bandit Tellas Jones, Paul Magloire
Left Corner Cam Denson, Sam Morrison
Right Corner Davonte Neal, Jarvis McCall or Devin Holiday
Free Safety Jamar Allah, Devon Brewer or Demetrius Flannigan

Looks very accurate to me. I would list the second slot as Nate Phillips, Tony Ellison, Shun Brown, but if Brown is good enough to jump Phillips he will have a spectacular Freshman year.

Besides Brown, the other true Freshman on the list are Sam Morrison and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles.

Also, I think running back should be listed as 3 deep. I think Zach Green and Orlando Bradford will be battling for that spot. Tie goes to Green and Bradford redshirts.

If Tyrell Johnson is not back to full speed this week it will be interesting to see who is returning kickoffs. Grant and Baker have both done it in the past, but we also could see one of the young guys take the spot.

Posted: **Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:52 am**

What is Johnson's injury?

Posted: **Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:58 am**

azgreg wrote:What is Johnson's injury?

Foot injury of some sort. Out a couple of weeks as of Aug 9th per: http://tucson.com/sports/football/colle ... 68a37.html

Posted: **Mon Aug 17, 2015 10:30 am**

Good sign that we've improved the depth of our DBs. Team guy who will catch some balls.

Posted: **Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:17 pm**

azgreg wrote:What is Johnson's injury?

He is in a boot and will be until the first game. I bet they use him lightly and get him ready for conference play

Posted: **Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:15 pm**

Posted: **Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:40 pm**

Good Arizona info on the Podcast of Champions this week. They get short reports from Scout reporters for each team and Jason Scheer updates for the Wildcats. The best way to see what is going on around the league.

Scheer said Cam Denson has been inconsistent at camp and DaVonte' Neal is probably the only one who has a corner spot locked up. Right now, Freshman Sammy Morrison is taking some first team corner reps and it may be to just try to motivate Denson.

Posted: **Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:03 pm**

Denson has self admittedly never been a great practice player. He didn't have to be at Salpointe.

Posted: **Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:55 am**

That is pretty surprising about Neal. When Richard Morrison switched to defense after failing at QB and slot receiver I don't think he ever saw the field.

Posted: **Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:45 pm**

It is Gimino so it is great. AG does a video report and a story on Jackson, Jackson, and Kern. Not lawyers, but 3 OKGs who really love football.

Posted: **Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:52 pm**

These depth charts are way off.

Posted: **Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:04 pm**

ANGCatFan wrote:It is Gimino so it is great. AG does a video report and a story on Jackson, Jackson, and Kern. Not lawyers, but 3 OKGs who really love football.

Good story, great guys. Would love to see the Jacksons make comebacks and I really hope Kern and the TE position finally get going this year. Kern's attitude on the QB vs. TE thing and deference to the staff is killer. Hope he gets to bust into the end zone!

Posted: **Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:27 pm**

chiefzona wrote:These depth charts are way off.

Chief it is pretty easy, if you don't like Scheer's or Berk's or anyone else's depth chart than post your own. Nobody likes the guy who says he knew better, but just didn't want to tell anybody.

We are here to try and learn about the Wildcat's not stroke your ego.

Posted: **Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:36 pm**

Great story on those 3 kids. Hopefully for JJ and Sir T this season is a great great one and for Kern, that he gets plenty of catches and makes his presence felt

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