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West Texas A&M football position analysis: Offensive line

Offensive Line

Projected depth chart

Adam Alcorta, Jr..; Aydan Blair, Fr..; Dylan Brought, R-Fr..; Arza Brown, R-Fr..; Niko Castaneda, Fr..; Zach Dietrich, So..; Michael Geeker, Fr..; Patrick Gray; So.; Sterling Henderson, Jr..; Braedon Leshe, So.; Zane Madison, Jr..; Riley O'Rourke, R-Fr..; Tashaun Pennington, Fr..; Morgan Picha, So..; Brady Reed, Fr..; Tavian Scruggs, Fr..; Samuel Treadway, R-Fr..; Grayson Williams, So.

Returning starters: Alcorta (switching from right tackle to left tackle), Zane Madison (center), Patrick Gray (part time starter at guard).

Notable losses: Stratford grad Parker Hanna transferred to Division I Indiana for his senior year of football, while former Tascosa standout Jacobi Lott is gone as well. Head coach Hunter Hughes says that Gray will step into the starting role full-time. What Gray lacks in size (6-foot, 275 lbs.), he makes up for in fight, per Hughes. The battle to replace Hann and Lott is a three-battle between Williams, Treadway and Picha.

In short: Hanna is now at a Power Five program and Lott played at another Power Five program in Kansas before transferring to WTAMU. Replacing them won't be easy. With that said, Hughes, offensive coordinator Russ Martin and offensive line coach Brian Miller all singled out Madison as a leader and someone who has continued to standout. Left tackle is a more difficult position than right tackle, but Hughes said Alcorta has had a seamless transition. Gray has experience as well, which should help the Buffs as they break in two new starters.

Stock: Down. Really it's about the same, but if you have to pick between up and down, it's the latter. Replacing two starters as talented as Lott and Hanna will be challenging and the three candidates aiming to fill in are a pair of sophomores and a redshirt freshman. Add in that Gray will be full-time starter for the first time ever and Alcorta will be making a position shift, there's just too many changes to say the stock is pointing up. With no seniors on the line, though, check back at the end of the year about this unit's stock. Odds are it will look much better then.

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Breaking down West Texas A&M football's offensive line