Miami Hurricanes Fall Camp 2-Deep

The Miami Hurricanes will begin Fall Camp practices on August 1st in preparation for their first game of the season on September 1st. In this article I will project who I expect to be in the two-deep rotation across all 22 starting positions for the start of camp, not necessarily for the end of it. On the offensive side I will assume 11-set personnel (one Running Back and one Tight End) and a 4-2-5 base set for the defense. Let’s cook…

Offense

Position	Starter	Backup
Quarterback	Tyler Van Dyke	Jacurri Brown
Running Back	Donald Chaney Jr	Henry Parrish Jr
Wide Receiver (X)	Colbie Young	Frank Ladson Jr
Wide Receiver (Slot)	Xavier Restrepo	Brashard Smith
Wide Receiver (Z)	Jacolby George	Tyler Harrell
Tight End	Elijah Arroyo	Jaleel Skinner
Left Tackle	Jalen Rivers	Samson Okunlola
Left Guard	Javion Cohen	Laurence Seymore
Center	Matt Lee	Jonathan Denis
Right Guard	Anez Cooper	Logan Sagapolu
Right Tackle	Francis Mauigoa	Matthew McCoy

Positions To Watch

Running Back

Don Chaney is the most complete back on the roster at the moment but when TreVonte Citizen is cleared (August) and Ajay Allen (transfer from Nebraska) and Mark Fletcher (Freshman) settle in there could be some shuffling.

Z-Receiver

Coach Cristobal and Tyler Van Dyke went out of their way to praise Jacolby George at ACC Media Days but Tyler Harrell is reportedly the fastest player on the team and as the old saying goes, "speed kills".

Offensive Line

Zion Nelson's name does not appear on this list as he is expected to participate in camp but not at the outset. When he does return I will be keen to see if he can recapture that starting Left Tackle position. That, to me, is what will determine how good this unit can be. Jalen Rivers is a serviceable Tackle but is a high-level Guard so if he can kick back inside the entire unit will benefit.

Defense

Position	Starter	Backup
Defensive End	Akeem Mesidor	Chantz Williams
Defensive End	Jafari Harvey	Nyjalik Kelly
Defensive Tackle	Leonard Taylor III	Branson Deen
Defensive Tackle	Jared Harrison-Hunte	Jacob Lichtenstein
Middle Linebacker	Francisco Mauigoa	Corey Flagg Jr
Weakside Linebacker	Wesley Bissainthe	K.J. Cloyd
Boundary Cornerback	Daryl Porter	Jaden Davis
Field Cornerback	Davonte Brown	Jades Richard
Star/Nickel Cornerback	Te'Cory Couch	Jaden Harris
Safety	Kamren Kinchens	Brian Balom
Safety	James Williams	Markeith Williams

Positions To Watch

Defensive End

Nyjalik Kelly has tons of talent and the early returns is that he's ready to be a consistent impact player on this defense so it will be interesting to see if he can unseat Jafari Harvey as a starter by the end of camp. Everybody at DE is looking over their shoulder at Rueben Bain.

Weakside Linebacker

Wesley is going into his Sophomore season after ending last year as a starter. He's got all the physical attributes needed but he's still a bit green and KJ Cloyd was brought it particularly to challenge him. Does he elevate or does KJ finally get his chance to start which he was unable to do at Louisville?

Cornerback

Coach Cristobal and Jahmile Addae brought in four defensive backs and all of them are expected to compete at cornerback. The only person I feel confident about where I tabbed them is Davonte Brown due to his length and speed. Everybody else will be battling for their spot.

Welcome back football! If you agree or disagree hit the comments and let me know.

Go Canes!