No. 1 -- QB. Rising sophomore
Brett Nottingham served as QB
Andrew Luck's primary backup last season and for that reason should be considered the frontrunner. His top competition figures to be rising junior
Josh Nunes, but rising junior
Robbie Picazo, along with freshmen
Evan Crower and
Kevin Hogan will have the opportunity to compete for the job according to coach David Shaw.
No. 2 -- S. With the departures of SS
Delano Howell and FS
Michael Thomas, both S spots are open for competition. Rising junior
Devon Carrington and rising sophomore
Jordan Richards saw the most extensive playing time last year, but will be pushed in the spring by Myles Muagutia,
Kyle Olugbode and
Ed Reynolds.
No. 3 -- LT/RG. Kevin Danser is the clear favorite to replace RG
David DeCastro, but the top-two candidates to start at LT in the fall might be incoming freshmen Andrus Peat and Kyle Murphy. The spring will be a good opportunity for OT
Brendon Austin, who redshirted last season, to impress the coaches.