Below you'll find the Trojans' two-deep depth chart for the season opener. But be warned -- the two-deep is more fluid than the Pacific Ocean and coaches put less stock in it than in the Dow Jones earlier this year.
It'll always change multiple times during midweek practices, and then with game day rotations, the depth chart won't carry too much weight on Saturdays this fall -- coaches definitely aren't pulling it out on the sidelines and referring to it to make personnel decisions in the middle of games.
But without further ado, take a look at the depth chart for Week 1 of the 2009 season:
OFFENSE
SE - 9 David Ausberry (6-4, 235, Jr.*)
19 Brice Butler (6-3, 200, Fr.*)
LT -- 71 Charles Brown (6-6, 285, Sr.*)
68 Butch Lewis (6-5, 285, Jr.*)
LG -- 68 Butch Lewis (6-5, 285, Jr.*) OR
74 Zack Heberer (6-5, 290, Jr.*) OR
53 Jeff Byers (6-3, 290, Sr.*)
C -- 53 Jeff Byers (6-3, 290, Sr.*) OR
56 Alex Parsons (6-4, 300, Sr.) OR
61 Kristofer O'Dowd (6-5, 300, Jr.)
RG -- 56 Alex Parsons (6-4, 300, Sr.)
76 Nick Howell (6-5, 290, Sr.*)
RT -- 70 Tyron Smith (6-6, 285, So.)
75 Matt Kalil (6-6, 295, Fr.*)
TE -- 86 Anthony McCoy (6-5, 250, Sr.)
40 Rhett Ellison (6-5, 255, So.*)
FL -- 18 Damian Williams (6-1, 195, Jr.*)
17 Travon Patterson (5-10, 175, Jr.*)
QB -- 7 Matt Barkley (6-2, 230, Fr.)
15 Aaron Corp (6-3, 200, So.*)
FB -- 31 Stanley Havili (6-1, 230, Jr.*)
10 D.J. Shoemate (6-0, 220, So.)
TB -- 4 Joe McKnight (6-0, 190, Jr.) OR
13 Stafon Johnson (5-11, 210, Sr.) OR
2 C.J. Gable (6-0, 205, Jr.*) OR
21 Allen Bradford (5-11, 235, Jr.*)
DEFENSE
DE -- 96 Wes Horton (6-5, 255, Fr.*) OR
97 Malik Jackson (6-5, 245, So.) OR
8 Nick Perry (6-3, 250, Fr.*)
NT -- 44 Christian Tupou (6-2, 285, Jr.)
92 Hebron Fangupo (6-2, 330, Jr.)
DT -- 91 Jurrell Casey (6-1, 295, So.) OR
99 Averell Spicer (6-2, 295, Sr.*)
DE -- 93 Everson Griffen (6-3, 280, Jr.)
42 Devon Kennard (6-3, 255, Fr.)
SLB -- 17 Michael Morgan (6-4, 220, Jr.*)
10 Jarvis Jones (6-3, 225, Fr.)
MLB -- 54 Chris Galippo (6-2, 250, So.*)
35 Uona Kaveinga (6-0, 245, So.)
WLB -- 6 Malcolm Smith (6-1, 225, Jr.)
23 Shane Horton (6-1, 210, So.*) OR
37 Jordan Campbell (5-11, 230, So.*)
CB -- 15 Kevin Thomas (6-1, 190, Sr.*)
30 Brian Baucham (5-11, 180, Fr.*) OR
27 Marshall Jones (6-0, 190, Jr.)
FS -- 2 Taylor Mays (6-3, 235, Sr.)
19 Drew McAllister (6-1, 195, So.)
SS -- 36 Josh Pinkard (6-1, 215, Sr.*) OR
26 Will Harris (6-1, 210, Sr.*)
CB -- 24 Shareece Wright (6-0, 185, Jr.*) OR
36 Josh Pinkard (6-1, 215, Sr.*)
1 T.J. Bryant (6-0, 180, So.)
SPECIALISTS
P -- 48 Jacob Harfman (5-11, 200, Jr.) OR
39 Billy O'Malley (6-1, 190, Jr.*)
PK -- 38 Jordan Congdon (5-9, 175, Sr.*)--PAT, FG
30 Joe Houston (5-8, 175, Jr.*) OR
48 Jacob Harfman (5-11, 200, Jr.)--KO
SNP -- 85 Cooper Stephenson (6-3, 220, Jr.*)--P
62 Chris Pousson (6-4, 240, So.)--PAT, FG
HLD -- 14 Garrett Green (6-2, 210, Sr.)
39 Billy O'Malley (6-1, 190, Jr.*)
RETURNERS
KOR -- 2 C.J. Gable (6-0, 205, Jr.*) AND
8 Ronald Johnson (6-0, 190, Jr.)
22 Curtis McNeal (5-8, 190, Fr.*)
13 Stafon Johnson (5-11, 210, Sr.)
PR -- 18 Damian Williams (6-1, 195, Jr.*) OR
4 Joe McKnight (6-0, 190, Jr.)
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