Penn State's depth chart for this week's season opener against Akron was released Monday and held few surprises, with perhaps the biggest one being sophomore Chaz Powell listed as a second-team receiver.
The Nittany Lions rotate the wideouts a lot, so Powell is expected to get a lot of playing time. Sophomore Derek Moye joins juniors Graham Zug and Brett Brackett as the first-team receivers.
Senior cornerback A.J. Wallace is listed with the second team, and his status for Saturday's game is still unclear. Joe Paterno said he may suspend Wallace for a game or two for cutting classes during the summer.
The starting tight end is listed as either senior Mickey Shuler or senior Andrew Quarless. Redshirt freshman Matt Stankiewitch is the first-team left guard, beating out sophomore Johnnie Troutman.
There were a couple of position battles in the secondary. Sophomore D'Anton Lynn is the first-team right cornerback, while sophomore Nick Sukay is the hero, or strong safety.
There had been the possibility of junior linebacker Chris Colasanti redshirting. But with sophomore Michael Mauti going down with a season-ending knee injury, Colasanti is listed as a second-teamer at one of the outside spots.
Fact Box
PSU depth chart
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
PositionPlayerClass
*QBDaryll ClarkSr.
*TBEvan RoysterJr.
FBJoe SuheySo.
WRGraham ZugJr.
WRBrett BrackettJr.
WRDerek MoyeSo.
*TEMickey ShulerJr.
OR Andrew QuarlessSr.
@LTDennis LandoltSr.
LGMatt StankiewitchFr.
@CStefen WisniewskiJr.
RGLou EliadesJr.
RTDeOn'tae PannellSo.
DEFENSE
REJack CrawfordSo.
*RTOllie OgbuJr.
*LTJared OdrickSr.
LEJerome HayesSr.
*OLBSean LeeSr.
*MLBJosh HullSr.
*OLBNavorro BowmanJr.
LCBKnowledge TimmonsSr.
RCBD'Anton LynnSo.
FSDrew AstorinoSo.
HeroNick SukaySo.
SPECIAL TEAMS
*PJeremy BooneSr.
PKCollin WagnerJr.
*Hldr.Jeremy BooneSr.
*LSAndrew PitzSr.
KRChaz PowellSo.
AND Stephfon GreenSo.
PRDrew AstorinoSo.
*--Returning starter at same position
@--Returning starter at new position
SECOND AND THIRD TEAMS
OFFENSE
PositionPlayerClass
QBKevin NewsomeFr.
TBStephfon GreenSo.
Brandon BeachumSo.
FBJosh MatzkinJr.
WRChaz PowellSo.
A.J. PriceFr.
TEAndrew SzczerbaSo.
LTAko PotiSr.
LGJohnnie TroutmanSo.
CDoug KlopaczJr.
Ty HowleFr.
RGQuinn BarhamSo.
James TerryFr.
RTNerraw McCormackSr.
Mike FarrellFr.
DEFENSE
REEric LatimoreSo.
RTDevon StillSo.
Chima OkoliSo.
LTBrandon WareFr.
LEKevion LathamSo.
Tom GolarzSr.
OLBNathan StuparSo.
Michael YancichFr.
MLBBani GbadyuJr.
Michael ZordichFr.
OLBChris ColasantiJr.
James Van FleetFr.
LCBA.J. WallaceSr.
RCBShelton McCulloughJr.
FSAndrew DaileySo.
HeroCedric JeffriesJr.
Gerald HodgesFr.
SPECIAL TEAMS
PRyan BreenSo.
PKAnthony FeraFr.
