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SMU releases depth chart for Penn State game in College Football Playoff

On3 imageby:Billy Embody•12/20/24•

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SMU DL Kori Roberson. (Matt Visinsky / On3)

SMU released the team’s depth chart for the College Football Playoff matchup against Penn State in the first round. Head coach Rhett Lashlee is pleased with the way his team has responded with the bye week following the ACC Championship.

“I think Coach Grizz does a great job in strength and conditioning,” Lashlee said Tuesday. “I think our guys and our staff have handled it well. We didn’t do anything different preparing to be in the playoff. Because one, you don’t know if that’s gonna happen. And two, when you get here, I think the reality of that you’re in the playoff kind of takes care of that for you.”

Here’s a look at SMU’s depth chart vs. the Nittany Lions as the Mustangs look to advance to the Fiesta Bowl.

SMU Offense

QB1 Kevin Jennings
QB2 Preston Stone
QB3 Keldric Luster

RB1 Brashard Smith
RB2 LJ Johnson OR Derrick McFall

WR1 Key’Shawn Smith OR Moochie Dixon
WR1 Jordan Hudson OR Romello Brinson 
Slot1 Roderick Daniels, Slot2 Adam Moore

TE1 Matthew Hibner, TE2 Stone Eby

LT1 Savion Byrd OR Andrew Chamblee
LG1 Logan Parr, LG2 Nate Anderson
C1 Jakai Clark, C2 Justin Osborne
RG1 Justin Osborne, RG2 Ben Sparks
RT1 PJ Williams, RT2 Jack Laphen

SMU Defense

DE1 Elijah Roberts OR Cam Robertson
DT1 Jared Harrison-Hunte, DT2  Mike Lockhart OR Kori Roberson
NT1 Tank Booker OR Jonathan Jefferson 
BANDIT1 Jahfari Harvey OR Isaiah Smith

WILL LB1 Ahmad Walker OR Alex Kilgore
MIKE LB1 Kobe Wilson OR Alex Kilgore

CB1 Jaelyn Davis-Robinson OR Deuce Harmon
CB1 Brandon Crossley, CB2 A.J. Davis OR William Nettles

FS1 Ahmaad Moses OR Jonathan McGill
SS1 Isaiah Nwokobia OR Ahmaad Moses
NICKEL1 CJ Sanders, NICKEL2 Jonathan McGill

Special Teams

P1 Isaac Pearson
P2 Jackson Waller

KO1 Collin Rogers
KO2 Gabriel Lozano

PK1 Collin Rogers
PK2 Gabriel Lozano

KR1 Brashard Smith
KR2 Key’Shawn Smith

PR1 Roderick Daniels Jr.
PR2 Jonathan McGill

SN1 Will Benton IV
SN2 Brock O’Quinn

H1 Isaac Pearson
H2 Jackson Waller

No. 9 SMU is set for its College Football Playoff game against Penn State on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT on TNT.

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