Junior quarterback Mike Dunham will start the season under center for the Cobbers
Concordia kicks of its season at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Dickinson State, which is the preseason favorite to win the NAIA Dakota Athletic Conference. Below is a look at the Cobbers’ depth chart heading into Game 1.
The Cobbers have three freshmen who are listed on the depth chart: quarterback Colin Erickson (6-2, 235, Alexandria, Minn.), running back Trent Johnson (5-7, 180, Moorhead) and wide receiver Mark Whiting (6-5, 200, Alexandria, Minn.). Trent Johnson is the brother of former Concordia star running back Cory Johnson.
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Offense
- QB: Mike Dunham, Colin Erickson, Nate Schaefbauer
- RB: Ben SaariBovre, Kent Johnson, Trent Johnson
- RB: Chris Gilson, Bo Jedinak
- FB: Nic Johnson or Brett Baune, Sean Brandenburg, Tyler Ahlf
- WR: Bronson Shepherd, Mark Whiting
- WR: Mike Starke, Zach Weller
- LT: Ryan Filipek, Tom Knowlton
- LG: Jared Buysse, Max Fuller
- C: Giles Henry, Tom Quist, Nate Albrecht
- RG: Justin Hanson or Jon Vacek
- RT: Tyler Baumann, John S. Anderson
Defense
- DE: Perry Patterson, Aaron Schindler
- DT: Nick Baumann, Reed Hefta
- NG: Troy Amundson, Matt Bartella, Mark Wychor
- DE: Robin Wisner, David Morse, Jordan Johnson
- SLB: Matt Moenkedick, Evan Sammon
- MLB: Connor Butenhoff, Josh Herzog
- WLB: Guy Rudolph, Jordan Doschadis
- CB: Luke Hvidston, John Bye
- ROV: Brent Rysdahl, Chris Lage
- FS: Zach Debeltz, Chris Lage
- CB: Tyler Spiczka, Kyler Eid
Special teams
- Punter: Alex Jenson
- Kicker: Porfirio Diaz, Alex Nagel
- KR: Zach Debeltz, Brent Rysdahl
- PR: Zach Debeltz, Brent Rysdahl
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