West Virginia Releases Depth Chart For Season Opener Against Virginia Tech

The West Virginia Mountaineers released their first official depth chart of the season, leading into Sunday’s renewed rivalry game with the Virginia Tech Hokies. For the most part, the chart looks about like what everyone thought it would, but there are a few minor surprises.

On the offensive side of the ball, the quarterback and running back positions are locked down, but we start to see a few new names pop up in the receiver spots. The trio of Ka’Raun White, Gary Jennings and David Sills have been named the starters, which was to be expected, but behind them we see true freshman Reggie Roberson, junior Ricky Rogers and walk-on sophomore Druw Bowen. I’m a little surprised to see Roberson listed on the outside over 6’5” junior Dominique Maiden, as I thought he’d be slotted into the inside receiver position. Druw Bown, for those who don’t remember, is the walk-on who made ESPN SportCenter’s Top 10 last year for his incredible catch during practice.

The defensive side of the ball also falls in line with what most projected, with the exception of Mike Daniels getting one of the starting cornerback roles over Elijah Battle, who saw a lot of time in the spot last season.