Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#5 Drake LindseyQB · JR · 6 G · 5 GS92%346 snapsQB2#16 Brady PalmerQB · FR · 1 G4%15 snapsQB3#6 Max ShikenjanskiQB · SR · 1 G2%8 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#1 Darius TaylorRB · SR · 5 G · 4 GS43%33–53% · ~161 est.RB2#23 TJ ThomasRB · JR · 6 G · 2 GS39%31–49% · ~148 est.RB3#9 Xavier FordRB · SO · 5 G14%7–32% · ~51 est.RB4A.J. TurnerRB · 2 G8%3–15% · ~29 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#13 Noah JenningsWR · SR · 6 G · 5 GS83%70–97% · ~312 est.WR2#11 Javon TracyWR · SR · 6 G · 2 GS81%68–95% · ~306 est.WR3#8 Jalen SmithWR · JR · 5 G · 3 GS55%47–65% · ~208 est.—#84 Hayden MooreWR · FR · 2 G12%5–15% · ~44 est.—#89 Quayd HendryxWR · FR · 6 G7%2–11% · ~25 est.—#25 Zion SteptoeWR · SR · 2 G · 1 GS2%1–3% · ~8 est.—#7 Bradley MartinoWR · SO · 1 G2%1–3% · ~8 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1Roman VossTE · 3 G25%14–34% · ~95 est.TE2Pierce WalshTE · 6 G · 5 GS31%17–42% · ~118 est.TE3#82 Julian JohnsonTE · JR · 4 G · 2 GS22%12–29% · ~81 est.TE4#44 George RohlTE · FR · 1 G7%3–11% · ~28 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#65 Greg JohnsonOL · SR · 5 G · 5 GS80%75–83% · ~301 est.OL2#59 Tony NelsonOL · SR · 5 G · 5 GS80%75–83% · ~301 est.OL3#50 Nathan RoyOL · JR · 5 G · 5 GS80%75–83% · ~301 est.OL4#51 Daniel ShippOL · SO · 5 G · 5 GS80%75–83% · ~301 est.OL5#78 Ashton BeersOL · SR · 3 G · 3 GS51%47–52% · ~191 est.—#58 Jaden BallOL · JR · 1 G · 1 GS16%15–16% · ~60 est.Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#3 TJ Bush Jr.DL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS61%39–78% · ~210 est.DL2#0 Anthony SmithDL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS52%33–66% · ~178 est.DL3#99 Theorin RandleDL · SR · 5 G · 4 GS46%26–59% · ~159 est.DL4#70 Naquan CrowderDL · SR · 6 G · 1 GS50%32–64% · ~172 est.—#11 Karter MenzDL · SR · 4 G · 1 GS38%21–48% · ~130 est.—#1 Jaxon HowardDL · SR · 5 G32%18–41% · ~110 est.—#93 Riley SunramDL · JR · 5 G · 2 GS34%19–43% · ~116 est.—#98 Adam KissayiDL · JR · 3 G14%7–18% · ~47 est.—#90 Xion ChapmanDL · SR · 2 G11%6–15% · ~39 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#6 Maverick BaranowskiLB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS97%81–100% · ~335 est.LB2#19 Joey GerlachLB · SR · 6 G · 3 GS72%60–86% · ~247 est.LB3#49 Matt KingsburyLB · SR · 5 G · 2 GS43%17–57% · ~149 est.—#46 Mason CarrierLB · JR · 5 G21%0–40% · ~72 est.—#35 Nate ClevelandLB · SO · 3 G9%0–19% · ~31 est.—#2 Emmanuel KarmoLB · SO · 1 G8%1–15% · ~29 est.—#16 Hudson DunnLB · FR · 1 G2%0–10% · ~6 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#14 Kerry BrownDB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS98%74–100% · ~339 est.CB2#4 Zack HardenDB · SO · 6 G · 5 GS98%74–100% · ~337 est.—Aydan WestDB · 6 G · 5 GS85%65–95% · ~294 est.—#22 Mekhai SmithDB · JR · 4 G64%46–73% · ~222 est.—#17 John NestorDB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS68%30–74% · ~233 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#92 Beckham SunderlandPK · SR · 6 G36kicks · 4 lastK2Luke DrzewieckiPK · SR · 5 G10kicks · 2 lastK3#36 Daniel JacksonPK · SO · 1 G1kickLong snapperroster order
LS1#52 Alan SoukupLS · JRJRLS2#53 Jakob LutzLS · SOSOSnaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs Eastern Illinois | Wk 2 vs Mississippi State | Wk 3 vs Akron | Wk 4 @ Washington | Wk 5 vs Michigan | Wk 6 @ Purdue | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 71 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 52 | 376 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 43 | 68 | 60 | 54 | 49 | 71 | 345 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Drake Lindsey | QB | 48 | 63 | 63 | 55 | 65 | 52 | 346 |
| Brady Palmer | QB | 15 | · | · | · | · | · | 15 |
| Max Shikenjanski | QB | 8 | · | · | · | · | · | 8 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Darius Taylor | RB | ~28 | ~21 | · | ~40 | ~41 | ~31 | 161 |
| TJ Thomas | RB | ~19 | ~28 | ~33 | ~22 | ~24 | ~22 | 148 |
| Xavier Ford | RB | ~12 | ~11 | ~16 | ~7 | ~5 | · | 51 |
| A.J. Turner | RB | · | ~11 | ~18 | · | · | · | 29 |
| Ryan Estrada | RB | ~12 | · | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| Niko Castillo | RB | ~12 | · | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| Jaron Thomas | RB | ~10 | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Noah Jennings | WR | ~41 | ~54 | ~57 | ~53 | ~60 | ~47 | 312 |
| Javon Tracy | WR | ~49 | ~52 | ~54 | ~53 | ~51 | ~47 | 306 |
| Jalen Smith | WR | ~26 | ~55 | ~46 | ~43 | · | ~38 | 208 |
| Pierce Walsh | TE | ~39 | ~34 | · | · | ~45 | · | 118 |
| Roman Voss | TE | · | · | ~40 | ~25 | · | ~30 | 95 |
| Julian Johnson | TE | · | ~18 | ~25 | ~38 | · | · | 81 |
| Hayden Moore | WR | ~38 | ~6 | · | · | · | · | 44 |
| George Rohl | TE | ~28 | · | · | · | · | · | 28 |
| Kaden Helms | TE | · | ~27 | · | · | · | · | 27 |
| Quayd Hendryx | WR | ~13 | · | · | ~12 | · | · | 25 |
| Jacob Simpson | TE | ~20 | · | · | · | · | · | 20 |
| Bradley Martino | WR | ~8 | · | · | · | · | · | 8 |
| Zion Steptoe | WR | ~8 | · | · | · | · | · | 8 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| TJ Bush Jr. | DL | ~27 | ~51 | ~26 | ~36 | ~36 | ~34 | 210 |
| Anthony Smith | DL | ~12 | ~34 | ~34 | ~25 | ~28 | ~45 | 178 |
| Naquan Crowder | DL | ~22 | ~29 | ~32 | ~29 | ~32 | ~28 | 172 |
| Theorin Randle | DL | ~19 | ~36 | ~36 | ~16 | · | ~52 | 159 |
| Karter Menz | DL | ~24 | ~38 | · | ~27 | · | ~41 | 130 |
| Riley Sunram | DL | · | ~31 | ~28 | ~32 | ~25 | · | 116 |
| Jaxon Howard | DL | · | ~23 | ~30 | ~21 | ~16 | ~20 | 110 |
| Adam Kissayi | DL | ~15 | ~15 | ~17 | · | · | · | 47 |
| Xion Chapman | DL | · | · | ~20 | · | ~19 | · | 39 |
| Sid Kaba | DL | ~20 | · | · | · | · | · | 20 |
| Aaden Aytch | DL | ~18 | · | · | · | · | · | 18 |
| Jaylin Hicks | DL | ~17 | · | · | · | · | · | 17 |
| Sam Macy | DL | ~12 | · | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Maverick Baranowski | LB | ~41 | ~67 | ~54 | ~54 | ~48 | ~71 | 335 |
| Joey Gerlach | LB | ~7 | ~32 | ~60 | ~42 | ~40 | ~66 | 247 |
| Matt Kingsbury | LB | ~35 | ~59 | · | ~21 | ~34 | · | 149 |
| Mason Carrier | LB | ~22 | · | · | ~5 | ~13 | ~32 | 72 |
| Nate Cleveland | LB | ~14 | · | ~8 | · | ~9 | · | 31 |
| Emmanuel Karmo | LB | ~29 | · | · | · | · | · | 29 |
| Hudson Dunn | LB | · | · | ~6 | · | · | · | 6 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Kerry Brown | DB | ~40 | ~68 | ~59 | ~53 | ~49 | ~70 | 339 |
| Zack Harden | DB | ~43 | ~65 | ~57 | ~54 | ~49 | ~69 | 337 |
| Aydan West | DB | ~6 | ~67 | ~55 | ~53 | ~48 | ~65 | 294 |
| John Nestor | DB | ~13 | ~17 | ~60 | ~41 | ~47 | ~55 | 233 |
| Mekhai Smith | DB | ~42 | ~68 | ~45 | · | · | ~67 | 222 |
| Aidan Gousby | DB | · | ~53 | · | ~51 | · | ~5 | 109 |
| Garrison Monroe | DB | · | · | ~22 | ~16 | ~37 | · | 75 |
| Naiim Parrish | DB | ~42 | · | ~12 | ~5 | ~15 | · | 74 |
| Rhyland Kelly | DB | ~30 | · | · | · | · | · | 30 |
| Mike Gerald | DB | · | · | · | · | · | ~22 | 22 |
| Trason Richardson | DB | · | · | ~9 | · | · | · | 9 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Nathan Roy | OL | ~69 | ~61 | ~61 | ~60 | · | ~50 | 301 |
| Daniel Shipp | OL | ~69 | ~61 | ~61 | ~60 | · | ~50 | 301 |
| Tony Nelson | OL | ~69 | ~61 | ~61 | ~60 | · | ~50 | 301 |
| Greg Johnson | OL | ~69 | ~61 | ~61 | ~60 | · | ~50 | 301 |
| Ashton Beers | OL | ~69 | ~61 | ~61 | · | · | · | 191 |
| Jaden Ball | OL | · | · | · | ~60 | · | · | 60 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.