Practice notes, 8/23

I'll do this in stages.

STAGE ONE

• DeAngelo Benton has been named the starter at the "9" (wideout) position, though assistant Coach Trooper Taylor said that could change.
  
  
• Taylor said Darvin Adams and Terrell Zachery have "basically locked their position up."
  
  
• Taylor on Montez Billings, who spent time today with the scout team: "Until he gets everything cleared with (Chizik) and back on page with doing things right, he and Philip (Pierre-Louis) are still in the same boat. Both of those guys have to prove they want to be Auburn Men to be back out there."
  
  
• Chizik had no comment when asked about Eric Smith's increasingly complex situation.
  
  
• Chizik said he won't institute a practice "deadline" for injured guys like Eltoro Freeman, Spencer Pybus and Byron Isom to earn consideration for the La. Tech game. ``They don't need quite as many reps as some of those other guys do. So you hope they have a great retention rate and they come back and pick it up real quick."
  
  
• Here is the closest I can get to an offense depth chart:
  
  
  • "9" (outside): DeAngelo Benton, Darvin Adams, Kodi Burns, (Montez Billings), (Tim Hawthorne)
    
  • "2" (outside): Terrell Zachery, Emory Blake, Quindarius Carr, Travante Stallworth
    
  • "5" (utility receiver)
    • When they go big: Tommy Trott, Philip Lutzenkirchen
      
    • When they go small: Darvin Adams, Anthony Gulley, Kodi Burns
  • "4" (tailback): Ben Tate, Onterio McCalebb, (Eric Smith), Dontae Aycock
    
  • "3" (utility back): Mario Fannin, Gabe McKenzie
    
  • "1" (quarterback): Chris Todd, Tyrik Rollison/Neil Caudle, Kodi Burns, Clint Moseley
    
  • RT: McCain, AJ Greene, (Aubrey Phillips)
    
  • RG: (Byron Isom), John Sullen, Jorell Bostrom, Andre Harris
    
  • C: Ryan Pugh, Bart Eddins
    
  • LG: Big Snacks Berry, John Sullen, Jared Cooper
    
  • LT: Lee Ziemba, Vance Smith