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Way-too-early prediction of Texas football’s offensive depth chart

Texas will have multiple position battles on the offensive side of the ball.

The second season under Steve Sarkisian is still a ways away, but it is never too early to speculate who will have the edge in terms of starting roles.

Spring football is approaching, which means that position battles all over the field will commence. Texas brought in over 30 new scholarship players whether it be via the transfer portal or from the high school ranks, and will expect many new faces to immediately compete for a starting role.

While there will be some familiar faces in some familiar places like Bijan Robinson in the backfield and Xavier Worthy out wide, the offensive side of the ball has been completely revamped and has a chance to field at least seven or eight new starters.

The offensive line position battles likely will not be settled until fall camp, as only one of the seven signees from the 2022 class has enrolled early, but both the quarterback and receiver slots outside of Worthy’s will begin in the spring.

Here are my way too early two-deep depth chart predictions for the offensive side of the ball.

What the first team offense looks like for Texas football this week

This is what the first-team offense looked like at Wednesday’s open practice.

At Texas’ open practice on Wednesday, there may have been some questions answered about the pecking order on offense.

Since the departure of four-year starter Sam Ehlinger, there has been a standing question of who will replace him at quarterback?

The competition has been ongoing between Casey Thompson and Hudson Card, but neither quarterback has seemingly separated from the other. The spring game provided the first look at the new team, and we saw Thompson with the first team, while Card was with the second team. However, Card was much more efficient than Thompson, and head coach Steve Sarkisian said the battle would continue on.

The two hopefuls have been rotating and splitting reps all offseason, but over the last few practices, Card has reportedly been starting off with the starters, hinting that he is currently in the lead.

Here is what Inside Texas said about the quarterback situation prior to Wednesday’s practice:

The leading storyline of UT camp. Hudson Card has taken the majority of the snaps with the first team in the two practices since the first scrimmage. Will that continue with fans in the stands? Or will Casey Thompson receive additional reps compared to the last two days ahead of Saturday’s scrimmage?

Card did in fact get the nod on Wednesday, but Thompson also received opportunities to play with the starters as well.

The quarterback position is not the only offensive position in question, as the wide receivers and the offensive line are expected to have a few new full-time starters as well.

Let’s take a look at who was with the starting unit at Wednesday’s practice according to Inside Texas’ Joe Cook. Something to keep in mind is that impressive freshman wide receiver, Xavier Worthy, was not practicing due to an illness, but he would likely be included otherwise. While this depth chart can easily change on a day-to-day basis, it’s significant considering the season opener is roughly two weeks away.