Texas has released the first official depth chart of the 2020 college football season.
If you’ve been keeping up with the updates throughout fall camp thus far, there aren’t any glaring surprises.
The most notable is the fact that wide receiver Tarik Black has seemingly won the starting job over Brennan Eagles. Many expected Eagles to be the breakout player this upcoming season after the departures of Collin Johnson and Devin Duvernay. After all, Eagles is the most experienced receiver on the roster.
Black was a graduate transfer addition from Michigan who joined the Longhorns in April.
Texas has released its first depth chart. Former Michigan WR Tarik Black is listed as a starter ahead of Brennan Eagles. pic.twitter.com/mzN6QBGSeD
— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) September 7, 2020
Running back Roschon Johnson has had one of the most impressive camps of anyone on the roster. He has a realistic chance to take over the starting role, but head coach Tom Herman is comfortable using the committee approach for the time being.
On the defensive side, the primary question marks were who would win the starting roles in the secondary. There is impressive depth and versatility there that will likely flip back and forth as the season progresses.
Caden Sterns was a lock as a free safety, but it’s notable that Chris Brown appears to have deserved the first shot at strong safety. D’Shawn Jamison and Josh Thompson will be your starting cornerbacks, beating out Jalen Green and Kenyatta Watson.