Football held it’s second day of spring practice this afternoon and here are my observations:
- Rob Calabrese is making a nice transition to the WR position. He made a couple of nice catches and really showed off his pure athleticism. With the graduation of Kamar Aiken, Brian Watters and Jamar Newsome, expect to see Calabrese get some time on the field.
- Toby Jackson tweaked something today as he didn’t play a lot towards the end of practice.
- Jeff Godfrey has looked much more calm and collective this spring than he did last season. He learned a lot from last season and has come into camp looking very confident under center.
- Brynn Harvey is running hard, but he will have to work his way back into the running back rotation. Right now, Latavious Murray is the leading candidate for the starting job, but there are three viable options at RB who can get the job done in Murray, Harvey and Ronnie Weaver.
- Jose Jose is a very large specimen at the DT position. He doesn’t look to be in game shape yet, but could use the next six months to get back into football mode.
- I was impressed with Ray Shipman at the linebacker position. Due to graduating seniors, Shipman is getting a look at the starting linebacker spot. He had an interception in practice today and looks to be transitioning well.
- Blake Bortles will be a very good second option at quarterback if George O’Leary chooses to go that direction. He’s big, physical and looking more comfortable under center.
- Jonathan Davis (former running back) moved to WLB. Good move for him as he can use his fiery passion on the defensive side of the ball. He played LB in high school.
Here is the depth chart for spring:
2011 UCF Spring Depth Chart
OFFENSE
WR
Quincy McDuffie
Khymest Williams
WR
A.J. Guyton
Marquee Williams
LT
Chris Martin
Torrian Wilson
LG
Cliff McCray
Jordan McCray
C
Jordan Rae
Perry Meiklejohn
RG
Theo Goins
Justin McCray
RT
Nick Pieschel
Tony Jacob
TE
Adam Nissley
D.J. Brown
HB
Brendan Kelly
Dontravius Floyd
QB
Jeff Godfrey
Blake Bortles
TB
Latavius Murray
Ronnie Weaver
Brynn Harvey
FB
Billy Giovanetti
Mike Taylor
DEFENSE
DE
Toby Jackson
Joey Grant
DT
Victor Gray
Barry Snider
DT
E.J. Dunston
Jose Jose
DE
Troy Davis
Quenton Brown
SLB
Ray Shipman
Terran Buck
MLB
Josh Linam
Vinny Mazzurco
WLB
Loren Robinson
Ray Cottman
Jonathan Davis
CB
Josh Robinson
Cornelius Whitehead
FS
Kemal Ishmael
Lyle Dankenbring
SS
Clayton Geathers
Jarrett Swaby
CB
A.J. Bouye
Jordan Ozerities
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK
Nick Cattoi
Jamie Boyle
P
David Bohner
Steven Faucher
LS
Charley Hughlett
H
Rob Calabrese
KR
Quincy McDuffie
Khymest Williams
PR
Josh Robinson
A.J. Guyton
