Navy football released an updated depth chart on Monday and there was one major surprise.
Archbishop Spalding product Zach Abey was listed as a co-starter at wide receiver. That would be the same Zach Abey who was Navy’s starting quarterback for most of last season.
Head coach Ken Niumatalolo announced in December, after the Army-Navy game and before the Military Bowl, that Malcolm Perry would be moving to quarterback full-time and would be the starter in 2018.
However, the plan at that point was for Abey to serve as the backup quarterback and still see action in short-yardage and goal-line situations.