Gator Country breaks down the Toledo Rockets depth chart as they prepare to take on the Florida Gators in The Swamp this Saturday.
Toledo Offense
| # | Name | CL | HT | WT |
Left Tackle
56 Josh Hendershot Jr. 6-4 295
76 Elijah Nkansah Fr. 6-6 310
Left Guard
54 Jeff Myers Jr. 6-3 290
72 James Henry Fr. (R) 6-8 290
Center
67 Zac Kerin Sr. 6-5 300
57 Robert Lisowski Jr. 6-4 292
Right Guard
75 Greg Mancz Jr. 6-5 300
60 Nate Jeppsen Fr. 6-4 285
or 68 Paul Perschon Fr. (R)6-6 310
Right Tackle
65 Chase Nelson Jr. 6-8 335
74 Storm Norton Fr. (R)6-8 310
Tight End
41 Zac Rosenbauer Jr. 6-2 225
81 Alex Zmolik So. 6-5 245
Quarterback
2 Terrance Owens Sr. 6-4 205
11 Logan Woodside Fr. 6-2 210
Running Back
22 David Fluellen Sr. 6-0 215
19 Cassius McDowell Jr. 5-9 180
Wide Receiver (X)
9 Alonzo Russell So. 6-4 190
13 Rodney Adams Fr. 6-1 176
Wide Receiver (Z)
14 Justin Olack Jr. 6-4 220
or 17 Dwight Macon Jr. 6-0 200
Wide Receiver (M)
1 Bernard Reedy Sr. 5-9 175
28 Corey Jones Fr. (R) 5-8 165
Offensive Breakdown
Toledo returns five All-MAC players on the offensive side of the ball. Led by senior quarterback Terrance Owens, the Rockets have a balanced, spread out attack. Owens is a similar style quarterback to Jeff Driskel in that he has a strong arm but is also a threat to take off out of the pocket and can hurt you with his mobility.
The next key player on the depth chart is running back David Fluellen. Despite missing one game and portions of two more, Fluellen still amassed 1,498 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground last season. He’s also an effective pass catcher out of the backfield, where he had 32 receptions for 246 yards in 2012.
Bernard Reedy leads a talented group of receivers that return the top six pass catchers from a year ago.
Toledo Defense
Defensive End
52 Marquise Moore Fr. 6-1 289
91 Allen Covington So. 6-2 260
Defensive Tackle
97 Orion Jones So. 6-2 285
93 Robert Zimmerman So. 6-3 325
Defensive Tackle
53 Chris Collins So. 6-4 290
91 Treyvon Hester Fr. (R) 6-3 290
Defensive End
15 Jayrone Elliott Sr. 6-3 240
9 Christian Smith Sr. 6-2 260
Linebacker (Sam)
40 Trent Voss So. 6-3 220
28 Ethan Kagy Sr. 5-11 200
Linebacker (Mike)
34 Chase Murdock So. 6-0 215
25 Dawalyn Harper Jr. 6-1 230
Linebacker (Will)
33 Junior Sylvestre Jr. 6-0 222
55 Ray Bush Jr. 6-3 245
Cornerback
5 Chris Dukes So. 5-9 185
27 Jordan Martin Fr. 6-2 192
Strong Safety
21 Ross Madison Sr. 6-1 200
12 Danny Larkins Fr. (R) 5-11 190
Free Safety
25 Chaz Whitaker So. 6-2 200
10 Delando Johnson Fr. 6-2 195
Cornerback
11 Cheatham Norrils Jr. 6-0 195
23 DeJuan Rogers Fr. 6-1 175
Defensive Breakdown
There’s a youth movement on the defensive side of the ball at Toledo. 15 players on the two-deep depth chart are either sophomores or freshmen. All of that turnover might be a good thing for a defense that ranked 12th in the MAC in total defense after giving up over 473 yards per game last season.
Toledo Special Teams
Place Kicker
85 Jeremiah Detmer Jr. 5-8 170
94 Clay Simpkins Jr. 5-10 165
Punter
35 Vince Penza Sr. 6-1 201
85 Jeremiah Detmer Jr. 5-8 170
Holder
35 Vince Penza Sr. 6-1 201
Long Snapper
45 Matt Wall Jr. 6-1 218
Kick Off Returner
1 Bernard Reedy Sr. 5-9 175
19 Cassius McDowell Jr. 5-9 180
17 Dwight Macon Jr. 6-0 210
Punt Returner
1 Bernard Reedy Sr. 5-9 175
28 Corey Jones Fr. (R) 5-8 165
19 Cassius McDowell Jr. 5-9 180
Special Teams Breakdown
Reedy is a dangerous return man. Last season Reedy returned 32 kickoffs for an average of 27.66 yards per return and three touchdowns. He also added an average of 11.05 yards per punt return and another score. Kyle Christy should be able to keep Reedy quiet on punt returns but Florida will need to gameplan against Reedy on kickoffs.
Jeremiah Detmer is a very reliable place kicker for the Rockets. He is 29-35 on his career an 44-of-47 on PAT’s.
Well, they appear to have the size in the trenches and at the skill positions… Looks like our linebackers and d-backs will have their work cut out for them.