UMass coach Charley Molnar has a pretty good idea of who will play against UConn on Aug. 30

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UMass football coach Charley Molnar gives unofficial depthchart

Michael Beswick

AMHERST — University of Massachusettsfootball coach Charley Molnar gave reportersa rundown of who would start at whichpositions after Thursday's practice, whichwas the final session of fall camp.

Here's a rundown of what Molnar said.

Quarterback: Mike Wegzyn

Running Back: Chris Burns, MichaelCox, Jamar Smith

Wide Receiver 1: Marken Michel

Tight End: Rob Blanchflower

Slot Receiver/Multi-purpose back: AlanWilliams

Wide Receiver 2: Deion Walker/TajaeSharpe

Tackles: Nick Speller, JamieCasselberry, Stephane Milhim

Guards: John Wallace, Michael Boland,Stephane Milhim

Center: Quinton Sales

Defensive End: Stanley Andre, Ryan Delaire, Kevin Byrne, Brandon Potvin

Defensive Tackle: Chaz Thompson, Galen Clemons, Hafis Williams, Daniel Maynes

Linebackers: Perry McIntyre, Tom Brandt, Greg Hilliard

Safeties: Darren Thellen, Christian Birt

Cornerbacks: Antoine Tharpe, Randall Jette

Molnar said that all eight of the players listed above at defensive end and defensive tackle would play,and the four most healthy would start.

As you can see though, not everything has been decided, in particular at running back and on theoffensive line.

"Inside positioning of offensive linemen is not settled because we’ve had so many bumps and bruises— literally we’ve had eight guys rolling with the ones. All eight of them have an opportunity to start,"Molnar said. "I can tell you what five started today, but they probably won’t be the first five to startnecessarily against UConn."

Molnar said that if Stephane Milhim does not win a starting spot at tackle, he will start at guard.

At running back, junior Jamar Smith has inserted himself into the discussion, according to Molnar.

"Jamar Smith has really come on in the last several days," Molnar said. "We didn’t say, here, we’regoing to put you in. He just proved that he deserves to have a shot at running out there for the first snapagainst UConn."

Molnar also mentioned that freshmen cornerbacks D'Metrius Williams and Trey Dudley-Giles wouldsee plenty of playing time.

"The difference between our third corner and our second corner is tiny," Molnar said. "I would see allfour guys playing in the game."

At linebacker, Molnar mentioned Tim Brandt, D.J. Adeoba, Jovan Santos-Knox, Rob O'Connor andLeo Krizanovic as guys that were "right in the mix" for playing time as well.