STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern football staff has released its post-spring depth chart that will be used as the Eagles head into the summer before beginning practice on Aug. 3. Special teams coordinator
Andrew Dodge sat down with GSEagles.com to talk about how his group looks heading into the offseason. Keep in mind, more than 20 newcomers are expected to join the program this summer and this depth chart could look different by the time the Eagles take the field against South Carolina State on Sept. 1.
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Coach Dodge on the Kickers: We have a returning guy in Tyler Bass who is extremely talented. Going into this season, he will be kicking field goals and handling the kickoffs. Tyler has a strong leg and will continue to be a weapon for us in both facets. We had an open battle at punter and Magill Bauerle came out on top based on his experience. We also feel confident that Tyler could handle that as well if we needed him to, but we have a couple of freshmen coming in that we're excited about. I fully expect Bryce Christensen and Anthony Beck to come in and be given every chance to win the job.
Coach Dodge on the Snapper and Holder: Ryan Langan did a great job for us last year and had a strong spring. He's proven himself and he's consistent. Logan Cox pushed him this spring and Payton Dunagan is coming in here in the fall and will compete right away. That'll be a fun battle to watch in August. We tried our hand with a bunch of guys at holder after we lost Matt Flynn to graduation. Magill did a decent job, but had a few slip ups in the spring game,. We ended the spring with Ellis Richardson back there. He's cool, calm and collected and you would expect that from a former quarterback. Monteo Garrett also did a really good job back there before he got hurt, so I wouldn't be shocked to see him come in and push for that position. Our two freshman punters coming in could also get a look here.
Coach Dodge on the Return Game: Wesley Kennedy III is a guy who got some reps at punt returner last year, so he has a leg up on the guys trying to get that position. Malik Henry, Kindle Vildor and Monquavion Brinson all competed for it in the spring, but right now Wesley leads the way heading into the summer. He's natural catching the football and will put a lot of stress on punt teams. A couple of freshmen coming in have the ability to do it, but we have to see who we trust and also be home run hitters. On kickoff return, I really like what I see out of Malik Henry. Wesley and Dexter Carter will also be back there so opponents won't have any where to kick the ball to try and avoid us. But what I like about Malik is he's got a kickoff return style. He hits the hole north and south at full size and he's a bigger body who can break some arm tackles and get to the next level.
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