Football game week has arrived for Weber State as the Wildcats prepare to host Central Washington on Thursday to open the season.

WSU’s Week 1 depth chart is set. Among notable items that are perhaps unexpected are that defensive tackles Zeke Birch and Steven Bryant are notably absent, while Mapa Vaenuku appears as a backup end to Okiki Olorunfunmi.

Understanding how first-year head coach Mickey Mental completes the depth chart as it relates to injuries or other plans, and how that differs from other coaches, will be an ongoing development as the week and season continue.

Here’s what it looks like:

OFFENSE

QB: Kylan Weisser / Creyton Cooper

RB: Damon Bankston / Kris Jackson

WR: Jacob Sharp / Treyshun Hurry

WR: Jayleen Record / Jaden Thrower

WR: Tajon Evans / Haze Hadley

TE: Hayden Meacham / Keayen Nead

LT: Noah Atagi / Seti Lapuaho

LG: Ethan Atagi / Lavaka Taukeiaho

C: Andrew Carter / Cole Casto

RG: Jordan Lutui / Vae Soifua

RT: Gavin Ortega / Zoom Esplin

DEFENSE

DE: Okiki Olorunfunmi / Mapa Vaenuku

DT: Kaufusi Pakofe / Ben Beecher

DT: Easton Payne / Matt Herron

DE: Brayden Wilson / Keahnist Thompson

MLB: Winston Reid / Alema Tupuola

SLB: Jayden Ah You / Garrett Beck

WLB: Jack Kelly / Garrett Beck

CB: Marque Collins / Abraham Williams

CB: Maxwell Anderson / Jalon Rock

FS: LJ Anderson / EJ Evett

SS: Naseme Colvin / Kao Hansen

SPECIAL TEAMS

KR: Abraham Williams, Marque Collins

PR: Haze Hadley / Jaden Thrower

PK: Kyle Thompson / Sloan Calder

KO: Sloan Calder / Kyle Thompson

P: Jack Burgess / Sloan Calder

LS: Grant Sands / Jakob Hollingshaus

H: Jack Burgess

9 GAIN NUMBERS

In addition to the depth chart for the season opener, nine players picked up some of the available uniform numbers, according to the online roster, indicating they’ve made the travel roster as well.

Those players are:

26: QB Jakob Hollingshaus

36: RB Dallas Larson

27: CB Clarence Butler

43: CB Noah Nahas

52: LB Masi Lutui

80: WR Jett Vance

92: DE Dallas Theilfoldt

96: DE Bronson Childs

99: DL Ben Beecher