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Tuesday evening will mark the WVU football team's 10th practice of the spring and along with it comes an updated depth chart based on the progress of the previous nine days of drills.

While there are not necessarily surprises in the depth chart, there are a few changes worth noting, especially including some position switches and some freshmen who are clearly making an impact.

Both the offense and defense list five freshmen -- redshirt and true -- at a variety of positions.

Jordan Thompson remains at the second string H receiver behind J.D. Woods, while fellow true freshmen Imarjaye Albury (NT) and Karl Joseph (SS) are also slated as primary backups. Albury currently sits behind Jorge Wright, but ahead of Shaq Rowell, who played significant action for the Mountaineers as the 2011 season was winding down.

Three defensive starters are given the distinction of being injured and out for the spring, including Star linebacker Terence Garvin, Buck linebacker Jewone Snow and boundary cornerback Pat Miller. Tyler Anderson, who had been listed at Buck, is now the top candidate for the defensive end position, as Will Clarke is moved to defensive tackle.

Donovan Miles was the second-string Mike linebacker to begin camp and now sits at second-string B back behind Ryan Clarke. Ryan Nehlen is ahead of Ivan McCartney for the Z receiver position, though that could be in large part due to McCartney's nagging hamstring injury that has kept him out of much of the spring.

There are not many changes from what was presented to the media at the start of camp and in truth, a depth chart in spring is not much of an indication of anything other than who you may see with which unit in the Gold-Blue Game.

Still, it provides a look at what the coaches are seeing and it's never too early to start envisioning what the team will look like come Sept. 1.

 

Full WVU Depth Chart as of April 10, 2012:

Offense

Pos.   No.  Name                         Ht.    Wt.  Cl.     GP     GS        CGS      Hometown

WR (X) 3    Stedman Bailey         5-­­10 193   r-Jr.    26      22          13       Miami, Fla.

            19   K.J. Myers                  6-2   201  r-Fr.    0        0        0        Jacksonville, Fla.     

IR (H) 81   J.D. Woods                 6-1   189  r-Sr.   26      6            2         Naples, Fla.

           10   Jordan Thompson        5-7   159    Fr.      0        0            0         Katy, Texas

LT      67   Quinton Spain               6-5   335  r-So.   13      1        0            Petersburg, Va.

           79   Nick Kindler                 6-6   298   r-Jr.    13       0        0        Camp Hill, Pa.

LG      77   Josh Jenkins                 6-4   291  r-Sr.   27     22                 Parkersburg, W.Va.

           70   Brandon Jackson          6-3   326  r-Fr.     0        0        0            Euclid, Ohio

C         74   Joe Madsen                  6-4   310  r-Sr.   38     38     38      Chadron, Ohio         

           60   John Bassler                 6-4   308  r-Sr.   25       0        0        New Windsor, Md. 

RG      57   Jeff Braun                     6-4   321  r-Sr.   37     26     26      Westminster, Md.  

           73   Russell Haugton-James 6-5   316  r-Fr.    0            0         0         Plantation, Fla.

RT      76   Pat Eger                       6-6   301   r-Jr.    16     12      1        Clairton, Pa.

           62   Curtis Feigt                  6-7   316   r-Jr.     6        1        0        Berlin, Germany

           78   Marquis Lucas               6-4   317  r-Fr.     0        0        0            Miami, Fla.

IR (Y)  1    Tavon Austin                 5-9   174    Sr.     40      27          3         Baltimore, Md.

           82   Dante Campbell             6-4   215  r-Fr.     0        0        0            Clermont, Fla.

           88   Cody Clay                      6-3   251  r-Fr.    0        0        0        Alum Creek, W.Va. 

WR (Z)80    Ryan Nehlen                 6-3   205  r-Sr.   21      1            0         Morgantown, W.Va.

           5      Ivan McCartney             6-2   182    Jr.      25     10      0            Miami, Fla. 

QB      12     Geno Smith                  6-3   214    Sr.     31     26     26      Miami, Fla.

           14     Paul Millard                  6-2   221    So.      4        0        0        Flower Mound, Texas

            7      Ford Childress              6-5   224    Fr.      0        0        0            Houston, Texas

RB (A)32    Ryan Clarke                   6-0   231  r-Sr.   37      10          2         Glen Burnie, Md.

           42    Donovan Miles                6-1   241  r-Sr.   16      0        0            Stafford, Va.

RB (B) 20   Shawne Alston               5-11 235    Sr.     28      1            1         Hampton, Va.

           13   Andrew Buie                   5-9   187    So.     11      2        0            Jacksonville, Fla.

            29   Dustin Garrison (Inj.)     5-9   166    So.     12      8            7         Pearland, Texas

 

Defense

DT      98   Will Clarke                 6-6   269   r-Jr.    17     11      2        Pittsburgh, Pa.

           91   J.B. Lageman            6-3   272  r-Sr.   11       0        0        Huntington, W.Va.

           93   Kyle Rose                  6-4   270  r-Fr.    0        0        0        Centerville, Ohio

NT      99   Jorge Wright              6-2   289  r-Sr.   34     13      1            Miami, Fla. 

           94   Imarjaye Albury         6-0   292    Fr.      0        0        0            Miami, Fla.

           90   Shaq Rowell               6-4   300   r-Jr.    10       0        0        Maple Heights, Ohio

DE       53   Tyler Anderson           6-2   244  r-Jr.    26      0        0            Morgantown, W.Va.

           59   Chidoziem Ezemma     6-2   221   r-Jr.     0        0            0         Pomona, N.Y.

           92   Trevor Demko             6-6   256  r-So.     4        0        0            Kulpmont, Pa.

BUCK  56   Jewone Snow (inj.)      6-1   245  r-So.    11          7         0         Canton, Ohio

           17   Josh Francis                6-1   221    Sr.      8        1        0        Scranton, Pa.

STAR 28   Terence Garvin (inj.)     6-3   223    Sr.     34      24          24       Baltimore, Md.

           37   Wes Tonkery               6-2   214  r-So.     9        1        1            Shinnston, W.Va.

           36   Shaq Petteway            6-0   222    So.     12      0        0            Steubenville, Ohio

WILL   33   Jared Barber               6-0   230    So.     12       2        2        Mocksville, N.C.

           35   Nick Kwiatkoski           6-2   226  r-Fr.     0        0        0            Bethel Park, Pa.

           50   Taige Redman             6-1   228  r-Jr.    13      0        0            Keyser, W.Va.

SAM    47   Doug Rigg                   6-0   242     Jr.     24       9        2        Oradell, N.J.

           31   Isaiah Bruce                6-1   226  r-Fr.    0        0        0        Jacksonville, Fla.

           49   Troy Gloster                5-11  230  r-So.   10       0        0        Germantown, Md.

FCB    23   Brodrick Jenkins           5-10  184  r-Jr.    26      4        3            Ft. Myers, Fla.

           15   Lawrence Smith           5-9   182  r-Sr.   16      0        0            Miami, Fla.

           20   Cecil Level                  5-10 186  r-Sr.   13       0        0        Fayetteville, Ga.

FS       26   Travis Bell                   6-2   201     Jr.     24       1        0        Belle Glade, Fla

           46   Matt Moro                   6-0   192    Sr.      7        0        0        Miami, Fla.

           34   Ishmael Banks            6-0   184  r-So.   13      0        0            Richmond, Va.      

BS       25   Darwin Cook              5-11 204   r-Jr.    26     13     13      Cleveland, Ohio

           18   Karl Joseph                5-10 196    Fr.      0        0        0        Orlando, Fla.

            34   William Marable         6-0   198  r-Sr.     6        0        0            Virginia Beach, Va.                                  

BCB      6      Pat Miller (inj.)         5-10  191    Sr.     35     11      0            Birmingham, Ala.

           22   Avery Williams            5-11  181    So.      5        0        0            Washington, D.C. 

           16   Terrell Chestnut          5-11  185  r-Fr.     0        0        0            Pottstown, Pa.      

           19   Anthony Vecchio         5-9   182  r-So.     0        0        0         Morgantown, W.Va.                                                                                                                                

Special Teams

PK      40   Tyler Bitancurt           6-1   203  r-Sr.   39      0        0            Springfield, Va.     

          44   Corey Smith               6-0   211  r-Sr.   26       0        0        Inwood, W.Va.

P        44   Corey Smith               6-0   211  r-Sr.   26       0        0        Inwood, W.Va.

          46   Michael Molinari          6-2   198  r-So.   13      0        0            Parkersburg, W.Va.

KO     44   Corey Smith               6-0   211  r-Sr.   26       0        0        Inwood, W.Va.         

          40   Tyler Bitancurt           6-1   203  r-Sr.   39      0        0            Springfield, Va.

LSN    42   Jerry Cooper             5-11  216  r-So.    0        0        0        North Port, Fla.       

H        46   Michael Molinari        6-2   198  r-So.   13      0        0            Parkersburg, W.Va.

PR      1     Tavon Austin             5-9   174    Sr.     40     27      0            Baltimore, Md.

          23   Brodrick Jenkins        5-10  184  r-So.   26      4        0            Ft. Myers, Fla.

KR      1      Tavon Austin            5-9   174    Sr.     40     27      0            Baltimore, Md.

          3      Stedman Bailey        5-10  193  r-Jr.    26     22      0            Miami, Fla.