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STANFORD
CARDINAL
2012
College Football Early Preview
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OFFENSE
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------RETURNING
STARTERS------ |
DEFENSE
- 8 |
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KEY
LOSSES |
OFFENSE:
Chris Owusu-WR, Griff Whalen-WR,
Coby Fleener-TE, Andrew Luck-QB
(NFL), David
DeCastro-OG (NFL), Jonathan Martin-OT
(NFL) |
DEFENSE:
Matt
Masifilo-DE, Max Bergen-ILB, Johnson
Bademosi-CB, Delano Howell-SS,
Michael Thomas-FS, David Green-P |
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RB
Stepfan Taylor |
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Offensive
Line / Defensive Front
Seven |
If
both DeCastro and
Martin somehow decided
to come back for
another year, this
offensive line would
enter next season
as the #1 OL unit
in America. This
was the stingiest
run stuffing defense
in the Pac 12 and
second best in sack
totals. The sturdy
linebackers have
four starters returning
led by senior Chase
Thomas. They get
an extra boost if
the team leader
Shane Skov can return
from a knee injury. |
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Quarterback
/ Receiver |
Well
there can be no
question what the
loss of quarterback
Andrew Luck means...some
NFL team is going
to be quite happy,
the Cards will not.
Back ups Nottingham
and Picazo attempted
all of four passes
this fall. Much
like this past season,
the tight end cupboard
is stacked...the
receiver cupboard
is empty. |
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LB
Chase Thomas |
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DEPTH CHARTS were only designed
as a simplistic gauge for listing
players that departed and players
that received the most playing
experience (consistent starters).
NationalChamps.net recognizes
the importance of missing personnel
data not listed such as redshirts,
transfers, injuries, incoming
recruits, back ups and alternates.
Their coverage will begin with
our full 2012 Preseason Preview
due out this coming spring. |
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STANFORD
2012 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
OFFENSE |
QB |
Brett
Nottingham-So |
Robbie
Picazo-Jr |
FB |
Ryan
Hewitt-Jr |
Geoff
Meinken-Jr |
RB |
Stepfan
Taylor-Sr |
Tyler
Gaffney-Sr / Anthony Wilkerson-Jr |
WR |
Ty
Montgomery-So |
Jamal-Rashad
Patterson-Sr |
WR |
Drew
Terrell-Sr |
.. |
TE |
Levine
Toilolo-Jr |
Zach
Ertz-Jr |
OT |
.. |
.. |
OG |
David
Yankey-So |
.. |
C |
Sam
Schwartstein-Sr |
.. |
OG |
.. |
.. |
OT |
Cameron
Fleming-So |
.. |
K |
Jordan
Williamson-So |
Eric
Whitaker-Jr |
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STANFORD
2012 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
DEFENSE |
DE |
Josh
Mauro-Jr |
.. |
NG |
Terrence
Stephens-Sr |
David
Parry-So |
DE |
Ben
Gardner-Jr |
Henry
Anderson-So |
OLB |
Chase
Thomas-Sr |
Blake
Lueders-Jr |
ILB |
Jarek
Lancaster-Jr |
Shayne
Skov-Sr (inj.) / James
Vaughters-So |
ILB |
A.J.
Tarpley-So |
Joe
Hemschoot-So |
OLB |
Trent
Murphy-Jr |
Alex
Debniak-Sr |
CB |
Usua
Amanam-Jr |
.. |
CB |
Terrence
Brown-Jr |
Barry
Browning-Jr |
SS |
Jordan
Richards-So |
Myles
Muagututia-Sr |
FS |
Devon
Carrington-Jr |
.. |
P |
Daniel
Zychlinski-Sr |
.. |
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QUICK
TAKES |
12/21/11
Cutting
to the chase...the quarterback
candidates to replace Luck are:
- (1)
Redshirt Sophomore Brett Nottingham
- a 6'4 Bay Area four-star
stud who ranked as the fourth-best
pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com.
Notice a common theme here…a
4.0 student in high school,
Nottingham was also recruited
by some Ivy League schools.
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Redshirt Junior Robbie Picazo
- a 6'3 walk-on who was tabbed
the Orange County Register
2008 Offensive Player of the
Year - ahead of some guy named
Matt Barkley. Notice a common
theme here...a lights-out
student (4.5 GPA), Picazo
chose Stanford over Princeton.
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Redshirt Junior Josh Nunes
- a 6'4 QB with 4.8 speed
also from the L.A. area. He
served as Luck's primary back
up in 2010. Notice a common
theme here…like Nottingham
and Picazo, Nunes was a top
student in high school, with
a 4.6 GPA.
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- Stepfan
Taylor is poised to become
possibly the best running
back the Pac 12 has to offer
with LaMichael James heading
to the NFL. He also has the
best fullback in the league
blocking for him with Ryan
Hewitt.
- The
good receiving news: Stanford
is absolutely loaded for "Bear"
at the tight end position
with 6'8 star Levin Toilolo
and 6'6 star Zach Ertz continuing
to haul in those passes.
- The
bad receiving news: Only three
returning wide receivers on
the roster caught a pass in
2011 while totaling 28 receptions
between them. That is roughly
10% of the 270 passes caught.
- Stanford
will need to continue focusing
on pressuring quarterbacks
until these young cornerbacks
can learn to cover better.
The only real weakness on
this team outside of missing
a dominating wide receiver
is in the secondary.
- Stanford's
ground game provides the team's
identity and has been nearly
as instrumental in the program's
turnaround as Andrew Luck
thanks to an offensive line
that has become an NFL factory.
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STANFORD
2012 SCHEDULE
09/01
- San Jose State
09/08 - Duke
10/13 - at Notre Dame
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