Defensive Battles Emerge in UNC Depth Chart

Defensive Battles Emerge in UNC Depth Chart

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – After his team’s second open date of the season, Miami Hurricanes head coach Al Golden released the latest depth chart heading into Thursday’s ACC road test at North Carolina.

No. 13/14 Miami (5-0, 1-0) is 5-0 for the first time since 2004 and enters the Thursday night clash riding a seven-game winning streak. It will be Miami’s 19th ESPN Thursday Night game in program history with the Hurricanes sporting a 16-2 mark. Thursday night’s game will kick at 7:45 p.m. ET on ESPN.

On offense, junior WR Rashawn Scott returned the depth chart for the first time since suffering an injury in the Hurricanes’ season-opening win Aug. 30 vs. Florida Atlantic. Clive Walford and Asante Cleveland are listed as co-starters at tight end, while sophomore Herb Waters and freshman Stacy Coley remain co-starters at slot receiver.

Defensively, senior Justin Renfrow, senior Curtis Porter and sophomore Earl Moore are listed as possible starters at one defensive tackle spot. Junior Thurston Armbrister and freshman Alex Figueroa are co-starters at outside linebacker.

In the secondary, sophomore Tracy Howard and freshman Artie Burns are co-starters at the left cornerback spot, while senior Kacy Rodgers II and sophomore Deon Bush are co-starters at safety.

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MIAMI HURRICANES DEPTH CHART (NORTH CAROLINA GAME)
OFFENSE
WR 1 Allen Hurns 6-3 195 Sr.
  3 Stacy Coley 6-1 180 Fr.
  80 Rashawn Scott 6-2 199 Jr.
LT 74 Ereck Flowers 6-6 315 So.
  79 Malcolm Bunche 6-7 327 RJr.
LG 70 Jon Feliciano 6-5 318 RJr.
  79 Malcolm Bunche 6-7 327 RJr.
C 62 Shane McDermott 6-4 296 Jr.
  75 Jared Wheeler 6-5 319 Sr.
RG 75 Jared Wheeler 6-5 319 Sr.
  67 Alex Gall 6-5 304 Fr.
RT 65 Brandon Linder 6-6 319 Sr.
  77 Seantrel Henderson 6-8 345 Sr.
TE 46 Clive Walford -OR- 6-4 259 RJr.
  82 Asante Cleveland 6-5 260 Sr.
  85 Beau Sandland 6-6 255 Jr.
FB 33 Maurice Hagens 5-11 250 Sr.
  44 Walter Tucker 6-0 226 Fr.
QB 17 Stephen Morris 6-2 218 Sr.
  11 Ryan Williams 6-5 223 Jr.
RB 8 Duke Johnson 5-9 196 So.
  25 Dallas Crawford 5-10 194 RSo.
  7 Gus Edwards 6-2 2225 Fr.
SLOT 6 Herb Waters -OR- 6-2 193 So.
  3 Stacy Coley 6-1 180 Fr.
WR 4 Phillip Dorsett 5-10 185 Jr.
  6 Herb Waters 6-2 193 So.
  9 Malcolm Lewis 6-0 187 So.
DEFENSE
DE 71 Anthony Chickillo 6-4 277 Jr.
  90 Ufomba Kamalu -OR- 6-6 285 Jr.
  99 Jelani Hamilton 6-5 285 So.
DT 78 Justin Renfrow -OR- 6-6 320 Sr.
  96 Curtis Porter -OR- 6-1 325 Sr.
  72 Earl Moore 6-1 302 So.
DT 91 Olsen Pierre 6-4 305 Jr.
  93 Luther Robinson 6-3 296 RSr.
DE 51 Shayon Green 6-3 264 Sr.
  11 David Gilbert 6-4 256 Sr.
  98 Al-Quadin Muhammad 6-3 240 Fr.
OLB 34 Thurston Armbrister -OR- 6-3 233 Jr.
  36 Alex Figueroa 6-3 235 Fr.
  17 Tyriq McCord 6-3 235 So.
MLB 59 Jimmy Gaines 6-3 240 Sr.
  56 Raphael Kirby -OR- 6-0 235 So.
  94 Kelvin Cain 6-3 250 Sr.
OLB 52 Denzel Perryman 6-0 240 Jr.
  31 Tyrone Cornileus 6-2 225 Sr.
CB 3 Tracy Howard -OR- 5-11 184 So.
  1 Artie Burns 6-0 190 Fr.
S 22 Kacy Rodgers II -OR- 6-2 212 Sr.
  2 Deon Bush 6-1 203 So.
S 26 Rayshawn Jenkins 6-1 208 So.
  30 AJ Highsmith 6-0 208 Sr.
CB 37 Ladarius Gunter 6-2 196 Jr.
  21 Antonio Crawford 5-11 187 So.
SPECIALISTS
P 16 Pat O’Donnell 6-5 220 Gr.
  18 Matt Goudis 6-0 172 So.
FG 18 Matt Goudis 6-0 172 So.
  16 Pat O’Donnell 6-5 220 Gr.
KO 16 Pat O’Donnell -OR- 6-5 220 Gr.
  18 Matt Goudis 6-0 172 So.
H 16 Pat O’Donnell 6-5 220 Gr.
  11 Ryan Williams 6-5 223 Jr.
LS 57 Sean McNally 5-10 200 RJr.
  61 Paul Kelly 6-1 255 RSr.
SS 61 Paul Kelly 6-1 255 RSr.
  65 Brandon Linder 6-6 319 Sr.
PR 3 Stacy Coley -OR- 6-1 180 Fr.
  4 Phillip Dorsett 5-10 185 Jr.
KR 4 Phillip Dorsett 5-10 185 So.
  8 Duke Johnson 5-9 196 So.