NU's depth chart for week three against Boston College.
Offense
Tailback — Venric Mark, Mike Trumpy
Quarterback — Kain Colter, Trevor Siemian
Y-Wide Receiver — Demetrius Fields, Pierre Youngblood-Ary
H-Wide Receiver — Christian Jones, Mike Jensen
Z-Wide Receiver — Rashad Lawrence, Cameron Dickerson
X-Wide Receiver — Tony Jones, Kyle Prater
Right Tackle — Jack konopka, Paul Jorgensen
Right Guard — Churck Porcelli, Matt Frazier
Center — Brandon Vitabile, Hayden Baker
Left Guard — Brian Mulroe, Geoff Mogus
Left Tackle — Patrick Ward, Paul Jorgensen
Superback — Dan Vitale, Mark Szott
Defense
Left Defensive End — Quentin Williams, Dean Lowry
Defensive Tackle — Brian Arnfelt, Sean McEvilly
Defensive Tackle — Will Hampton, Chance Carter
Right Defensive End — Tyler Scott, Ifeadi Odenigbo
Sam Linebacker — Chi Chi Ariguzo, Drew Smith
Mike Linebacker — Damien Proby, Timmy Vernon
Will Linebacker — David Nwabuisi, Collin Ellis
Cornerback – Nick VanHoose OR Quinn Evans
Cornerback — Demetrius Dugar, Daniel Jones
Safety — Ibraheim Campbel, Davion Fleming
Safety — Jared Carpenter, Jimmy Hall
Special Teams
Place-Kicker — Jeff Budzien
Punter — Brandon Williams
Kickoff — Steve Flaherty
Long Snapper — Pat Hickey
Holder — Brandon Williams
Kickoff Return — Venric Mark, Ibraheim Campbell
Punt Return — Venric Mark, Ibraheim Campbell
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by Chris Johnson (@ChrisDJohnsonn)
- The only change on the depth chart this week is at cornerback, where Nick VanHoose “or” Quinn Evans will get the start. VanHoose was listed as the starter for last week’s game, Evans the backup. The move comes as no surprise; VanHoose is still recovering from a back injury suffered in the first quarter against Vanderbilt. If he can’t play or if he’s limited by the injury, then it makes absolute sense to start Evans, who fared well against Vandy’s physical receivers. Pat Fitzgerald is encouraged with VanHoose’s progress to this point: “He felt great,” he said at his weekly press conference. “We’re hopeful he’s going to play on Saturday.”
The secondary’s overall dismal performance against Syracuse overshadowed VanHoose’s impressive performance. He wasn’t able to build upon that hot start in week 2 for fairly obvious reasons. From the sounds of it, he should be good to go on Saturday. If not, Evans has proven a reliable backup option, and he could certainly handle the starting role for this week. The silver lining on the cornerback front is that Dugar, an easy target following three pass interference penalties and countless blown coverages, improved drastically, particularly in the second half. Dugar’s continued success is as important to NU’s pass defense efforts as is VanHoose’s recovery.