I breakdown the Football Roster by position. Interesting look at 2004.

These are mostly just guesses as far as depth. I did not get this from a source, but they had to be in some logical order.

1. Marcus Randall QB 6-2 224 Sr. 2L Baton Rouge, La./Glen Oaks HS
2. JaMarcus Russell QB 6-5 248 Fr. RS Mobile, Ala./Williamson HS
3. Matt Flynn QB 6-2 230 Fr. RS Tyler, Texas/Robert E. Lee HS
4. Jordan Reever QB 6-1 207 Fr. HS Garland, Texas/South Garland HS

1. Kevin Steltz FB 5-9 244 Jr. 1L New Orleans, La./Rummel HS
2. Shawn Jordan FB 5-11 232 Fr. RS El Paso, Texas/Riverside HS
3. Jacob Hester FB 6-0 225 Fr. HS Shreveport, La./Evangel HS

1. Justin Vincent RB 5-10 213 So. 1L Lake Charles, La./Barbe HS
2. Alley Broussard RB 6-0 233 So. 1L Lafayette, La./Acadiana HS
3. Shyrone Carey RB 5-6 203 Sr. 2L New Orleans, La./Shaw HS
4. Joseph Addai RB 6-0 210 Jr. 2L Houston, Texas/Sharpstown HS
5. Jason Spadoni RB 6-0 218 Jr. 1L Kenner, La./John Curtis HS

1. Skyler Green WR 5-9 195 Jr. 2L Westwego, La./Higgins HS
2. Dwayne Bowe WR 6-3 213 So. 1L Miami, Fla./Norland HS
3. Early Doucet WR 6-0 213 Fr. HS St. Martinville, La./St. Martinville HS
4. Amp Hill WR 6-3 198 Fr. RS Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast HS
5. Craig Davis WR 6-2 195 So. 1L New Orleans, La./O.P. Walker HS
6. Xavier Carter WR 6-3 199 Fr. HS Melbourne, Fla./Palm Bay HS
7. Lavelle Hawkins WR 6-0 182 Fr. HS Stockton, Calif./Edison HS
8. Bennie Brazell WR 6-1 166 Jr. 2L Houston, Texas/Westbury HS
9. Gino Giambelluca WR 5-9 169 Jr. 1L Chalmette, La./Holy Cross HS
10. Steve Mares WR 5-7 177 Sr. SQ Santa Rosa, Calif.
11. Andre Gill WR 6-1 210 Jr. SQ Beverly Hills, Calif./Beverly Hills HS
12. Schirra Fields WR 5-9 177 Jr. SQ Haynesville, La./Haynesville HS

1. David Jones TE 6-4 260 Jr. 2L Silver Springs, Md./Springbrook HS
2. Keith Zinger TE 6-4 247 So. 1L Leesville, La./Leesville HS
3. Demetri Robinson TE 6-3 249 Sr. 2L Lake City, Fla./Columbia HS
4. Mit Cole TE 6-4 260 Fr. HS Picayune, Miss,/Picayune Memorial HS
5. Kory Hebert TE 6-5 254 Jr. SQ Lafayette, La./Teurlings Catholic
6. Andrew Wright TE 6-7 248 Fr. RS Lake Charles, La./Barbe HS

1. Ben Wilkerson C 6-4 297 Sr. 3L Hemphill, Texas/Hemphill HS
2. Andrew Whitworth LT 6-7 325 Jr. 2L West Monroe, La.
3. Nate Livings RT 6-5 295 Jr. 1L Lake Charles, La
4. Rudy Niswanger OG 6-5 293 Jr. 2L Monroe, La./Ouachita Christian HS
5. Terrell McGill OG 6-4 325 Jr. 1L Miami, Fla./Miami-Norland HS
6. Brandon Washington OL 6-4 305 Jr. 2L Tuscaloosa, Ala./Tuscaloosa
7. Brian Johnson OL 6-4 310 So. 1L Tallahassee, Fla./Godby HS
8. Ryan Miller OL 6-6 305 Fr. HS Lake Charles, La./Barbe HS
9. Herman Johnson OL 6-7 371 Fr. HS Denton, Texas/Denton HS
10. Doug Planchard C 6-3 291 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La./Catholic HS
11. Will Arnold OL 6-4 320 Fr. RS Centreville, Miss./Centreville Academy
12. Paris Hodges OT 6-5 316 So. SQ Vacaville, Calif./Vanden HS
13. Garett Wibel OL 6-3 295 So. SQ Metairie, La./Rummel HS
14. Peter Dyakowski OT 6-4 294 So. SQ Vancouver, British
15. Brett Helms OL 6-2 275 Fr. HS Stuttgart, Ark./Stuttgart HS
16. Josh Dicharry OL 6-2 308 So SQ Gonzales, La./East Ascension HS
17. Michael Murphy OL 6-2 276 Fr. HS LaPlace, La./St. Charles HS

1. Marcus Spears DE 6-4 298 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab
2. Kyle Williams DT 6-2 295 Jr. 1L Ruston, La./Ruston HS
3. Claude Wroten DT 6-3 293 Jr. JC Bastrop, La./Mississippi Delta CC
4. Melvin Oliver DT 6-3 274 Jr. 2L Opelika, Ala./Opelika HS
5. Kirston Pittman DE 6-3 242 So. 1L Reserve, La./East St. John HS
6. Brian West DE 6-3 261 So. 1L West Monroe, La./West Monroe HS
7. Marlon Favorite DT 6-1 310 Fr. HS Harvey, La./West Jefferson HS
8. Glenn Dorsey DT 6-2 300 Fr. HS Gonzales, La./East Ascension HS
9. Carnell Stewart DE 6-4 299 Fr. RS River Ridge, La./John Curtis HS
10. Sean Merrill DE 6-3 278 Fr. RS D'Iberville, Miss./D'Iberville HS
11. Tremaine Johnson DE 6-2 263 Fr. HS Galena Park, Texas
12. Tyson Jackson DE 6-5 289 Fr. HS Edgard, La./West St. John HS
13. Charles Alexander DE 6-3 295 Fr. HS Breaux Bridge, La.
14. Tim Washington DE 6-3 261 Fr. HS Sugar Land, Texas
15. Jarrod Carter DT 6-1 276 Fr. RS River Ridge, La./John Curtis HS
16. Ryan Willis DE 6-3 276 So. SQ New Orleans, La./Holy Cross HS
17. Jarvus Ryes DE 6-3 257 Sr. SQ Loureauville, La./Loureauville HS
18. Leo Deselle DL 6-0 266 So. SQ New Orleans, La./Archbishop Shaw
19. Chase Pittman DL 6-4 258 So. TR Shreveport, La.

1. Lionel Turner LB 6-2 260 Sr. 2L Walker, La./Walker HS
2. Cameron Vaughn LB 6-4 237 Jr. 2L Terrytown, La./Archbishop Shaw
3. Ali Highsmith LB 6-1 225 Fr. HS Miami, Fla./Central HS
4. E.J. Kuale LB 6-2 225 Jr. JC Daytona Beach, Fla./Dodge City CC
5. Dominic Cooper LB 6-4 220 Fr. RS New Orleans, La./O.P. Walker HS
6. Kenneth Hollis LB 6-0 235 Jr. JC Adamsville, Ala./Minor HS
7. Luke Sanders LB 6-4 222 Fr. HS West Monroe, La./West Monroe HS
8. Matt Stoltz LB 6-2 236 Fr. HS Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy
9. Quinn Johnson LB 6-2 230 Fr. HS Edgard, La./West St. John HS
10. Darius Ingram LB 6-2 225 Fr. RS Tenaha, Texas/Tenaha HS
11. Dorsett Buckels LB 5-11 222 Sr. 2L Amite, La./Amite HS
12. Alonzo Manuel LB 6-3 240 So. SQ Jennings, La./Jennings HS
13. Willie Demps LB 6-2 240 So. SQ Pensacola, Fla.
14. Phillip Maxwell LB 6-1 217 Jr. SQ Shreveport, La./Evangel Academy
15. Dustin Adams LB 5-10 224 So. SQ Portland, Texas/Portland HS

1. Corey Webster CB 6-0 204 Sr. 3L Vacherie, La./St. James HS
2. Travis Daniels CB 6-1 194 Sr. 1L Hollywood, Fla./South Broward HS
3. LaRon Landry FS 6-2 187 So. 1L Ama, La./Hahnville HS
4. Mario Stevenson CB 6-2 193 Jr. JC Memphis, Tenn.
5. Jessie Daniels DB 5-11 200 So. 1L Breaux Bridge, La.
6. Ronnie Prude CB 5-11 182 Sr. 2L Shreveport, La./Fair Park HS
7. Nick Child DB 6-0 165 Fr. RS Metairie, La./Archbishop Rummel HS
8. Keron Gordon CB 6-1 199 So. 1L Tampa, Fla./Plant HS
9. Craig Steltz DB 6-2 205 Fr. HS New Orleans, La.
10. Joe Lawrence DB 6-0 196 Fr. HS Lake Charles, La./Barbe HS
11. Jonathan Zenon DB 6-0 174 Fr. RS Breaux Bridge, La.
12. Daniel Francis DB 5-11 181 So. 1L Port Barre, La./Port Barre HS
13. Chevis Jackson DB 6-0 185 Fr. HS Mobile, Ala./St. Paul's HS
14. Jeffery Jack DB 5-10 177 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Madison HS
15. Curtis Taylor DB 6-3 196 Fr. HS Franklinton/Franklinton HS
16. Greg Hercules SS 6-2 198 Sr. SQ Palatine, Ill./Palatine HS
17. Marcques Lewis DB 5-9 179 So. SQ New Iberia, La./Westgate HS
18. Michael Schultz DB 6-0 183 Fr. RS Baton Rouge, La./Tara HS
19. Sammy Joseph DB 5-11 179 So. TR New Orleans, La.

1. Chris Jackson PK 5-11 165 So. 1L River Ridge, La./John Curtis HS
2. Ryan Gaudet PK 5-6 156 So. 1L New Orleans, La./Jesuit HS

1. Patrick Fisher P 6-5 235 Fr. RS Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha HS
2. Brady Dalfrey P 6-0 198 Fr. HS Carencro, La./Carencro HS

1. Gant Petty SNP 6-0 208 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist HS
2. P.J. Zimmermann DS 6-3 245 Fr. HS New Orleans, La./Jesuit HS

 

Nice job!

I would have probably put Addai over Shy...

Dwayne Bowe #1 over Skyler (I think it's a breakout year for Bowe!!).

JMHO...

You think there's a chance we might ever see Stevenson at SS??? I'd love to see Webster, Daniels, Landry, AND Stevenson out there every down! :thumb:

 

depth chart

i guess everyone saw/heard Saban's comments about depth charts... well if you didn't, he told the press that they knew where they could stick them (up their a$$??) so, please don't let coach see this....

looks mostly right, but a few changes in my opinion (but hey, I've never been on the practice field to see these guys, so for what its worth...):

WR: buying into the rumors I hear that Amp has been "lazy" in his rehab, I would think that Buster and X-man would be ahead of him there.

OL: even though well-hyped, I would have a hard time moving Ryan Miller and Herman Johnson past anybody else that has been in the system already, esp Will Arnold, Paris Hodges, Wibel and Planchard

DL: similar reasoning to OL but less so, I would put Merill over most of the incoming true FR. T Washington may also be higher than TJackson and Alexander. Also, Chase Pittman must sit out this year due to transfer (so even though last on the chart, he shouldn't even be on this year's chart)

LB: Ingram & Buckells (for sure) and possibly Manuel above the incoming FR

DB: Joe Lawrence (rehab going well) is at #7 behind Prude. Sammy Joseph appealing the transfer rule??

P: toss up between CJackson & Fisher

DS: backup is Wilkerson. Zimmerman most likely to RS

 

I agree about not throwing a freshman in before they are ready, but if a freshman is better than the reserve or starter in front of him you certainly don't redshirt him. The redshirt should be an afterthought as in this guy is not good enough at this point to use in the game. Can you imagine if Saban would have gone into last year saying that he wanted to try to redshirt the safeties and running backs? I feel very confident that we would not have won a national championship if he did? So, redshirt should be a last resort not what you go into the season thinking. Of course, positions like linebacker, offensive lineman, and safety are exceptions because you don't use alot of reserve unless there is an injury. But, even then, you have to make sure that they are not better than anyone you have on special teams.

 

I would not include O-line on that list. we will use several O-lineman during a game as well as D-linemen as they get the most exhausted.

 

I just don't see any depth in LSU's roster, Max :wink:

The rest of these poor SEC bastids don't have a chance :hihi:

And, we're gonna be even better in 2005 & 2006 with an unstoppable offense to match a great defense

Nick Saban is the last of the ~B~O~H~I~C~A~N~S~

B ... end
O ... ver
H ... ere
I ... t
C ... omes
A ... gain
N ... ow
S ... EC

 

red, if a guy is the best backup he's not going to redshirt him. Third string probably, unless the other candidates for third string are also true freshmen.
Last year Nick played an awful lot of true freshmen that weren't starters.