West Virginia fifth-year senior Wes Tonkery (37) was listed as the starter at Sam linebacker on Monday afternoon.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia released its game-week depth chart late Monday afternoon, a document to be scrutinized with utmost caution, but a document that will command attention nonetheless.
Among the noteworthy position battles on defense, fifth-year senior Wes Tonkery was listed ahead of junior Isaiah Bruce at Sam linebacker. Apparently all that buzz about Tonkery having an exemplary camp wasn’t merely pomp for an in-state kid.
At free safety, true freshman Dravon Henry was listed as first-stringer above sophomore Jeremy Tyler, though coach Dana Holgorsen said earlier in the day both would be receiving game snaps.
Gardner-Webb transfer Shaquille Riddick was listed as the co-starter at defensive end with Noble Nwachukwu. The opposite end was senior Dontrill Hyman. Christian Brown, who worked with the first unit at defensive end throughout portions of camp, was listed as Kyle Rose’s backup at nose tackle and can shift back to end at times—particularly on short-yardage downs.
On the offensive side, Garrett Hope was listed as the No. 2 inside H-receiver behind Daikiel Shorts, which is a situational grouping because you won’t find two more disparate body types than those. Another in-state player, Logan Moore, was listed as Jordan Thompson’s backup at inside Y-receiver.
Here’s the complete two-deep as it appeared Monday afternoon in the WVU game notes:
