Kennesaw State football coach Brian Bohannon recently released the post-spring depth chart. I’ve included notes about how the depth chart compares to last year’s season-opening game at East Tennessee State:

OFFENSE

QB 10 Trey White 6-0 205 R-Sr.

3 Chandler Burks 5-10 185 R-So.

Note: Burks is No. 2 compared to the depth chart before last year’s season-opening game. McKenzie, last year’s No. 2, is now at running back. White led them with 964 rushing yards and nine touchdowns and passed for 1,059 yards and eight touchdowns.

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RB 4 Jake McKenzie 6-0 206 R-So.

21 Micah Reed 6-0 216 Sr.

Note: Reed was last year’s starter and rushed for 309 yards. McKenzie rushed for 357 yards and four touchdowns.

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RB 14 Chaston Bennett 5-10 160 Sr.

22 Trey Chivers 5-11 203 R-So.

Note: Bennett remains a starter, same as last year. He rushed for 649 yards on 70 carries.

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RB 33 Darnell Holland 5-10 175 So.

29 Steven Johnson 5-9 181 R-Sr.

Note: Holland moves into a starting role. He averaged nine yards per carry last season.

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WR 15 Justin Sumpter 6-3 216 R-So.

85 Tremayne Trawick 6-4 189 R-Jr.

Note: Sumpter was last year’s leading receiver with 525 yards and four touchdowns.

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WR 16 Xavier Harper 6-0 184 R-So.

88 Christian Branch 6-1 197 R-Fr.

Note: Harper moves into a starting role.

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LT 52 Ryan Warrior 6-3 251 R-So.

70 Chiaza Nwadike 6-2 280 R-So.

Note: Warrior started last season as a backup at right tackle, while Nwadike was a starter at right guard.

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LG 74 Tripp Pearson 6-3 270 R-So.

67 Matt Warren 6-3 276 R-So.

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C 56 Malik Letatau 6-2 279 Sr.

72 Lorenzo Adger 6-2 283 R-So.

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RG 71 Matt Frank 6-3 290 So.

77 Joseph Alexander, Jr. 6-4 306 R-So.

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RT 62 Zach Mitchler 6-3 237 R-So.

67 Cj Collins 6-3 247 R-So.

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DEFENSE 4-2-5

DE 57 Tonarius Portress 5-11 248 Jr.

79 Devin Pughsley 6-1 234 R-So.

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NT 96 Nick Perrotta 6-0 253 R-Sr.

90 Auzoyah Alufohai 6-3 316 R-So.

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DT 95 Braylon Young 6-0 254 R-So.

98 Mckenzie Billingslea 6-4 255 R-So.

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DE 40 Dustyn Moore 6-0 218 R-Jr.

69 Desmond Johnson 6-2 214 R-Fr.

Note: Moore and Portress will have try to match the production of the graduated Mason Harris, who had 12 tackles for loss and two sacks.

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LB 49 Izzy Sam 5-11 225 R-Jr.

54 Kyron Minter 6-0 227 Sr.

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LB 41 Anthony Gore, Jr. 6-0 216 R-So.

48 Zach Taisler 6-3 196 R-So.

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LB 44 Dez Billingslea 6-2 206 R-So.

25 Jace White 6-1 176 R-So.

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CB 13 Akebren Ralls 5-10 170 R-So.

24 Marcus Thurman 5-11 162 R-So.

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SS 26 Taylor Henkle 5-11 184 R-So.

18 Shawn Reynolds 6-2 190 R-So.

Note: Henkle led the team with 65 tackles and four interceptions.

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FS 12 Derrick Farrow 6-2 204 Sr.

20 Raekwon Chatman 6-0 175 R-Fr.

Note: Farrow was No. 2 behind Henkle, while Reynolds was a starter at the boundary safety in last year’s season opener.

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CB 23 Dante Blackmon 5-11 180 R-Sr.

1 Chance McNulty 5-10 181 Sr.

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Specialists

K 86 Justin Thompson 5-10 151 So.

83 Jordan Genovese 6-5 198 R-So.

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P 86 Justin Thompson 5-10 151 So.

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LS 61 Drew McCracken 6-1 194 So.

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