To kick off the first game week of the year, Eastern Michigan has published its updates to the team’s depth chart following fall camp.
The depth chart for this team entering Week 1 vs. Eastern Kentucky (FCS) is not too unlike what was published by the team earlier this summer with the pre-camp depth chart.
EMU’s game against EKU is this Friday at home. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan Football Depth Chart: Week 1 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Offense
(Note: Returning starters in bold, first-year players in italics.)
Quarterback
#7 Taylor Powell
#19 Austin Smith
Running back
#22 Samson Evans
#28 Jaylon Jackson
#27 Darius Boone Jr.
#26 Bryson Moss
X-Wide receiver
#24 Tanner Knue
#84 Zach Westmoreland
Z-Wide receiver
#1 Dylan Drummond
#10 Darius Lassiter
H-Wide receiver
#4 Hassan Beydoun
#11df I‘Shawn Stewart
Y-Tight end
#82 Gunnar Oakes
#85 Andreas Paaske
Left tackle
#71 Marcellus Johnson
#74 Jez Janiver
Left guard
#62 Sidy Sow
#63 Mickey Rewolinski
Center
#76 Richard Bates Jr.
#70 Dimitri Douglas
Right guard
#68 Alex Howie
#79 Jimi McAdams IV
Right tackle
#77 Brian Dooley
#54 Zack Conti
Notes
RB: Jaylon Jackson, incoming transfer from Lamar, is already listed as the RB2 on this team, backing up RB1 Samson Evans.
WR: Darius Lassiter, incoming JUCO receiver, cracks the two-deep. Lassiter is listed as Drummond’s backup at the Z-WR spot.
All five OL spots and QB positions remain unchanged since the pre-camp depth chart release.
Injured, and will miss the season: WR Ali Abdul-Barr, OL Jake Donnellon.
Defense
Defensive end
#90 Grant Trueman
#95 Mikah Coleman
Nose tackle
#93 Jordan Crawford
#91 Dexter Manior
Defensive tackle
#92 Alex Merritt
#94 Peyton Price
BULL-Defensive end
#4 Jose Ramirez
#52 Carter Evans
MIKE-Linebacker
#6 Chase Kline
#41 Justin Jefferson
WILL-Linebacker
#19 Joe Sparacio
#10 Tariq Speights
Cornerback
#29 Kempton Shine
#5 Korey Hernandez
Cornerback
#17 Mark Lee Jr.
#15 Joshua Scott
DOG-Safety
#8 T.J. Peavy
#21 Robert Daniel Jr.
Free safety
#13 Russell Vaden IV
#27 David Carter Jr.
ROVER-Safety
#23 Blake Bogan
#35 Quentavius Scandrett
Notes
DE: Grant Trueman is penciled in as a Week 1 starter with the Eagles this week after 22 games played with the team. With his JUCO experience, Trueman’s played in over 40 college football games.
CB: Joshua Scott, incoming JUCO transfer, cracks the two-deep as Mark Lee’s backup at cornerback. Korey Hernandez, healthy off an injured 2021 season, is the CB2 on the other side of the field, behind Kempton Shine.
S: At Rover, Blake Bogan is the starting safety (his 20th start, 40th game) with Quentavius Scandrett listed as the backup.
S Brandon Benson is not injured, coach Chris Creighton said at Monday’s presser. He’s just not listed on the two-deep.
Injured, and will miss the season: DE Mikey Haney
Special Teams
Punter
#30 Mitch Tomasek OR #37 Blake Oschsendorf OR #39 Adam Heston OR #33 Ryan Kingston
Place kicker
#34 Jesus Gomez OR #31 Brady Pohl
Long Snapper
Steve Bird
Zach Zoglio
Kickoffs
#34 Jesus Gomez OR #30 Mitch Tomasek OR #37 Blake Oschsendorf OR #39 Adam Heston OR #34 Ryan Kingston
Kick returner(s)
#28 Jaylon Jackson
#4 Hassan Beydoun
#1 Dylan Drummond
#24 Tanner Knue
Punt returner(s)
#1 Dylan Drummond
#4 Hassan Beydoun
Holder
#39 Adam Heston OR #37 Blake Oscsendorf
Notes
Jaylon Jackson wasn’t in for the spring, but the incoming transfer from Lamar is already the team’s #1 kick returner. So that should give you an idea of what this team thinks about his speed and ability.
K/P situations