Nearly all hands on deck for first practice

After a spring camp where a calculator was needed to keep track of how many players were unable to practice, preseason camp began with pretty much everybody able to go for UConn.

The only player on UConn's two-deep chart who did not practice was linebacker Graham Stewart who was the best man at his sister's wedding and wasn't at practice.

The most pleasant surprise might have been running back Martin Hyppolite who missed all of spring camp due to a hip injury suffered when he was a passenger in a car involved in a fatal accident. At AAC media day on Tuesday UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni wasn't sure how much Hyppolite would be able to go but Hyppolite showed the most burst of any of the running backs.

"I was worried about Martin today," Pasqualoni said. "I asked him towards the end and he said ‘Coach I am fine.’ Looking like he was cutting well so that was a huge plus for us."

Here is the two-deep chart
QB: Chandler Whitmer; Casey Cochran
TB: Lyle McCombs; Max DeLorenzo
FB: Jazzmar Clax; James Horan
WR: Shakim Phillips; Deshon Foxx
WR: Geremy Davis: Kamal Abrams
TE: Sean McQuillan; Spencer Parker
LT: Jimmy Bennett; Dalton Gifford
LG: Steve Greene; Zach Rugg
C: Tyler Bullock; Alex Mateas
RG: Gus Cruz; Tyler Samra
RT: Kevin Friend; Xavier Hemingway

DE: Jesse Joseph; B.J. McBride
DT: Shamar Stephen; Mikal Myers
DT: Julian Campenni; Angelo Pruitt
DE: Tim Willman; Reuben Frank
LB: Jefferson Ashiru; Graham Stewart
LB: Yawin Smallwood; Marquise Vann
LB: Ryan Donohue; Brandon Steg
CB: Taylor Mack; Jhavon Williams
CB: Byron Jones; David Stevenson/Ellis Marder
S: Ty-Meer Brown; Wilbert Lee
S: Andrew Adams; Obi Melifonwu

PK: Chad Christen; Bobby Puyol
P: Cole Wagner; Chad Christen
H: Cole Wagner
LS: Adam Mueller; Dominick Manco
KR: Shakim Phillips; Jhavon Williams
PR: Taylor Mack; Kamal Abrams