Phil Steele has D.J. Williams in interesting spot on Auburn’s depth chart

The college football analyst has Williams lower than expected on the running back depth chart.

For a lot of reasons, it seems that D.J. Williams has the heads-up on the starting job in the Auburn backfield once the 2020 college football season begins, but that isn’t the case according to Phil Steele.

The legendary preview magazine is out on newsstands and Steele has Williams ranked in an interesting spot on Auburn’s running back depth chart: fourth.

Yes, Williams is ranked behind Shaun Shivers, Mark-Antony Richards and true freshman Tank Bigsby in his preview which, in my opinion, is shocking at the least. While Shivers is a talented back, him being the go-to and full-time back and 5-foot-7 and 180 pounds doesn’t seem that likely.

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Williams, who had a breakout game against LSU last season by rushing for 130 yards and 13 carries, is more of a workhorse-type back who can definitely fill in the shoes of the departed Boobie Whitlow.

Bigsby, at 6-foot and 210 pounds, will likely have to work his way up the depth chart but is one of the highest-rated recruits to enroll at Auburn. Richards, who missed all last season following knee surgery, has been compared to Kerryon Johnson and will also play a big role in the Tigers’ backfield this season.

Locked on Longhorns Podcast: Changing the venue for Oklahoma-Texas?

Locked on Longhorns podcast discusses the possibility of a 10-game schedule and where will the Oklahoma-Texas game be played?

The podcast kicks off discussing Tom Herman’s recent surgery. Add him to the list of Texas Longhorns who were operated on prior to the season. Brian Davis of the Austin American-Statesman reported the idea of a 10-game schedule that would involve only one non-conference game in 2020. Which game would the Longhorns keep? Plus there is another idea on the table in regards to the Red River Rivalry. Could the game be moved to from Dallas for the next two seasons?

Three more Longhorns were added to award watch lists. Safety Caden Sterns and Linebacker Joseph Ossai were both named to the Bronko Nagurski Award watch list. Which Longhorn is more likely to earn the hardware? Samuel Cosmi was also added to the Outland Trophy watch list. That award is given to the nation’s top lineman. Three other Longhorns have won that particular award. Plus an update on Texas high school football.

Phil Steele’s College Football Magazine is now available. Where do the Longhorns rank in his initial top 25? Who is the biggest shock in the top 10? Longhorns were also mentioned in his four surprise teams of 2020.

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