Yale-San Diego depth chart

Here's the depth chart for San Diego game. Comments from Yale SID staff.

YALE 2006 DEPTH CHART

vs. San Diego, Sept. 16

DEFENSE

DE 90 Kyle Hawari (So, 6-5, 240) Played in 9 games but no starts as frosh
52 Michael McGinity (Sr, 6-4, 242) Limited to 3 games by injury in 2005

DT 97 Jared Hamilton (Jr, 6-3, 240) 2 of 3 solo stops were sacks last fall
95 Joe Hathaway (So, 6-5, 260) Owns Clifton HS shotput record with 53'9"

M 94 Brandt Hollander (Jr, 6-3, 255) 3-time DL MVP in 2005
60 Bryan Kana (So, 6-4, 270) All-Area in high school football and lax

DT 93 Kirk Porter (Jr, 6-3, 255) 9 starts in 2005
98 Stephen Schmalhofer (Jr, 6-5, 250) Best vertical jump among Yale defensive linemen

DE 99 Brendan Sponheimer (Sr, 6-4, 235) 10 starts in first varsity campaign
37 Chris Wright (Sr, 6-2, 212) Also the long snapper

LB 44 Bobby Abare (So, 6-2, 210) ay-bear Won 4 team weekly awards as frosh
51 Michael Woodson (Sr, 6-1, 220) Two varsity letters and one start

LB 59 Chris Barry (Sr, 5-11, 220) Injury slowed him last fall, also a snapper
29 Jason Palumbo (So, 6-2, 210) Fastest among the Yale linebackers

CB 2 Kevin Littleton (Sr, 5-9, 172) Injured in 2005 pre-season and did not play
5 Paul Rice (Fr, 6-2, 220) Only frosh on defensive 2 deep

SS 32 Larry Abare (So, 6-1, 205) Shared ’05 Yale Special Teams Award with his twin
42 Matt Coombs (Jr, 6-0, 200) red shirted at U. Washington in 2003

FS 12 John Coombs (Jr, 6-2, 195) Played 9 games last year
14 Steve Santoro (So, 6-0, 195) Also returns kicks

CB 1 Casey Gerald (So, 5-11, 180) Father played at Ohio State and with Eagles
19 Andrew Liyana (Jr, 5-11, 180) Played JV the last two years

OFFENSE

SE 30 Ashley Wright (Sr, 6-4, 215) 10 TDs last fall rank 4th at Yale
20 Jordan Spence (Sr, 5-8, 175) 51-yard TD vs. Brown was Yale's longest run in '05

TE 86 Dave Miller (or) (Sr, 6-4, 260) 1st career TD at USD in 2005
17 Langston Johnson (Jr, 6-2, 235) 2 catches last fall

LT 76 Ed McCarthy (Sr, 6-5, 302) 29 straight starts; pre-season All-America
53 Dan DeBoer (Sr, 6-4, 270) Played in 4 games in ’05 as backup

LG 56 Brett Crandall (Sr, 6-2, 275) 21 straight starts; did 2-year Mormon mission
73 Ty Davis (So, 6-2, 260) Enjoys acting

C 77 Nick Wachtler (Jr, 6-4, 270) walk-ler Father drafted by Vikings in '84 from St. John's (Minn)
73 Ty Davis (So, 6-2, 260) Enjoys acting

RG 70 Steve Bassermann (Sr, 6-4, 305) Making 1st start; voted most humorous yale player
57 Tom Woznicki (Jr, 6-3, 285) Played JV last two years

RT 54 Jeff Monaco (Jr, 6-4, 280) HS heavyweight county wrestling champ
61 Jay Leybourn (Sr, 6-2, 280) Played lax in HS

FL 8 Chandler Henley (Sr, 6-1, 195) Missed ’05 with injury
80 D.J. Shooter (Sr, 6-1, 180) 4th on team with 16 grabs in ‘05

QB 11 Matt Polhemus (Jr, 6-2, 210) Led Exeter squad to first perfect year since '57
7 Ryan Fodor (So, 6-2, 210) Former CT Player of the Year

FB 10 Taylor Craig (Sr, 6-1, 250) Started first 7 games ’05 before injury
35 Joe Fuccillo (Jr, 5-10, 215) Started last 3 games of 2005

TB 28 Mike McLeod (So, 5-11, 200) 2005 Ivy Rookie of the Year
33 Matt Murray (Sr, 6-1, 215) Has also played LB for Yale

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK 48 Alan Kimball (Jr, 6-4, 220) Career-high 3 FGs at Columbia (career-long 41-yarder)
43 Tom Mante (Fr, 6-1, 200) Starting punter

H 89 Jimmy Lewis (Sr, 6-4, 205) Played JV last three years
8 Chandler Henley (Sr, 6-1, 195)

LS 37 Chris Wright (Sr, 6-2, 212) Also a DE

SS 22 Dan Sica (Jr, 6-0, 205) Started last year

P 43 Tom Mante (Fr, 6-1, 200) First frosh starter at P since Chandler Henley
30 Ashley Wright (Sr, 6-4, 215) Starting punter in all 10 games in 2005

PR 8 Chandler Henley (Sr, 6-1, 195) Returned punts as junior in 2004
80 D.J. Shooter (Sr, 6-1, 180) Had 8.8 yard receiving avg. last year

KR 14 Steve Santoro (So, 6-0, 195) Also plays DB
20 Jordan Spence (Sr, 5-8, 175)