The Georgia Southern Eagles (8-4) will face sam houston bears (9-3) Thursday night in the 2024 New Orleans Bowl. The game will be played at the Caesars Superdome, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET.

The Eagles are in their third straight bowl game under head coach Clay Helton. However, they have yet to taste victory in their previous two bowl games (2022 Camellia Bowl and 2023 Myrtle Beach Bowl), which ultimately ended in defeat. However, they still had some momentum going into this game, beating Appalachian State in the regular season finale.

Let’s take a look at Georgia Southern’s projected starting lineup and depth chart for the New Orleans Bowl.

Georgia Southern projected starting lineup and depth chart for New Orleans Bowl

attacking position

WR-X (Wide Receiver X):

Starter: LV Bunkley-Shelton

WR-Z (Wide Receiver Z):

starter: Delvin Burgess Jr..

  • Second place: Sam Kenson
  • Third place: Tyler Bradshaw

WR-Y (Wide Receiver Y):

starter: Josh Dallas

WR-H (Wide Receiver H):

Starter: Darren Cobb

  • Second place: DeAndre Buchannon (Doubtful)

LT (left tackle):

Starter: Dom Boyd

LG (left back):

Starter: Pichon Wembley

C (middle):

Starter: Chandler Strong

RG (right back):

starter: Caleb Cook

RT (right tackle):

Starting: Bryson Broadway

TE (tight end):

Starter: Tyler Fromm

  • Second place: Beau Johnson
  • Third place: Elijah Walton
  • Fourth place: Evan Lester Jr.

QB (Quarterback):

Starter: JC French

RB (running back):

starter: Jaylen White

  • Second place: O.J. Arnold
  • Third place: David Mbadinga

defensive position

LDE (left defensive end):

Starter: Isaac Walker

  • Second place: Jacob Ferguson
  • Third place: Kobaseka

LDT (Left Defensive Tackle):

Starter: Justin Rhodes

RDT (right defensive tackle):

Starter: Latrell Bullard

  • Second place: Haji Falls
  • Third Place: Troy Pike

RDE (right defensive end):

Starter: MJ Stroud

  • Second place: Davion Rhodes
  • Third place: Dashawn Davis

WLB (Weak Side Linebacker):

Starter: Worm Gilmore

MLB (center linebacker):

Starter: Max Watson-Trent

  • Second place: Worm Hicks
  • Third place: Jamari Whitehead

LCB (left cornerback):

Starter: Tracy Hill Jr.

SS (strong security):

Starter: Justin Meyers

FS (free safety):

Starter: TJ Smith

  • Second place: Deonte Morris
  • Third place: Green Prince

RCB (right cornerback):

Starter: Mark Stampley II

Note (Five Cents):

Starter: Aiden Jackson

special teams

PT (punter):

Starter: Alex Smith

PK (player competing for position):

Starter: Gavin Stewart

KO (Kickoff Expert):

Starter: Gavin Stewart

LS (Long Snapper):

Starter: Bryce Bernard

H (bracket):

Starter: Matthew Daniel

PR (Punt Returner):

Starter: LV Bunkley-Shelton

KR (kick returner):

Starting: DeAndre Buchannon (questionable)

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