We have been making our own educated guesses at an unofficial depth chart for the New York Giants. Well, in advance of Friday’s preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins the Giants have released their own unofficial depth chart.
Realize that this depth chart is unofficial because it is not compiled by the coaching staff. Rather, it comes from the PR Dept. It gives us something to discuss, though, so let’s go through it.
Offense
WR
Odell Beckham
Geremy Davis, Tavarres King
Roger Lewis, Darius Powe
Anthony Dable
Comment As I have expected this chart shows Dable lagging behind.
LT
Ereck Flowers
Byron Stingily
Jake Rodgers
LG
Justin Pugh
Ryan Seymour
Brett Jones
C
Weston Richburg
Shane McDermott
Adam Gettis
RG
John Jerry
Emmett Cleary
Dillon Farrell
RT
Marshall Newhouse
Bobby Hart
Comment: When I look at this offensive line depth chart it reminds me of something I have been thinking for a while — former CFL’er Brett Jones really appears to be back-sliding out of the Giants’ plans. Also of note, per Pat Traina Hart did get his first live reps with the first team on Saturday. So, there’s that.
TE
Larry Donnell
Will Tye
Will Johnson, Matt LaCosse
Jerell Adams, Ryan Malleck
This shows deference to Donnell based on his experience. I still believe Tye is the starter when the season opens.
QB
Eli Manning
Ryan Nassib
Logan Thomas
WR
Sterling Shepard
Victor Cruz, Dwayne Harris
Myles White, K.J.Maye
Kadron Boone
RB
Rashad Jennings
Shane Vereen, Andre Williams
Orleans Darkwa, Paul Perkins
BobbyRainey, Marshaun Coprich
FB
Nikita Whitlock
Comment: I just have a bad feeling Whitlock, popular though he is, will not make this team.
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Defense
LDE
Jason Pierre-Paul
Kerry Wynn
Romeo Okwara
LDT
Damon Harrison
Greg Milhouse
Jermelle Cudjo
Louis Nix III
Comment: Things just don’t look good for Nix.
RDT
Johnathan Hankins
Davon Coleman
Montori Hughes
Jay Bromley (PUP)
Comment: Interesting that Coleman is ahead of Hughes.
RDE
Olivier Vernon
Owamagbe Odighizuwa
Stansley Maponga
Mike Rose
SLB
Devon Kennard
Mark Herzlich
Brad Bars
MLB
Jasper Brinkley
Kelvin Sheppard
B.J. Goodson
WLB
Jonathan Casillas
Keenan Robinson
Ishaq Williams
J.T. Thomas III (PUP)
Comment: Very interesting to see Robinson listed as a WILL and not a MIKE, though I suspect we could still see him in the middle.
LCB
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
Eli Apple
Leon Hall
Donte Deayon
Comment: The Giants chart did not include slot corner, so this is a bit skewed. Hall, Trevin Wade and Deayon are slot guys.
SS
Landon Collins
Nat Berhe
Andrew Adams
Justin Currie
FS
Darian Thompson
Cooper Taylor
Mykkele Thompson
Bennett Jackson
Comment: Berhe is now considered a backup to Collins rather than a challenger to Thompson. That is noteworthy.
RCB
Janoris Jenkins
Trevin Wade
Leon McFadden
Michael Hunter, Matt Smalley
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Your thoughts, Giants fans? Remember, this is unofficial and may not entirely reflect the thoughts of the coaching staff or the GM.