The depth chart drought has ended.

Two-hundred and sixty-nine days after his hire, Barry Odom has released his first depth chart as Missouri's head coach.

(And, in case you missed the full depth chart, you can find it here.)

It's just a two-deep, minus the kick returners which lists three players (Alex Ross, Greg Taylor, Damarea Crockett, with nary an 'OR' in between them). There are six 'ORs', designated players tied for a position on the depth chart, and five of them appear on offense. That's led by one receiver position, which has Johnathon Johnson, Chris Black and Ray Wingo listed as even.

Even with no previous depth chart to compare it to, there aren't many surprises. The defensive line is the same as what players and coaches mentioned the last few weeks of preseason camp, with walk-on Jordan Harold starting opposite Charles Harris.

Beyond Harold -- who, again, seemed to have the leg-up on a starting job over the last ten days -- the only other big surprise on defense was freshman DeMarkus Acy moving from safety to cornerback, where he's listed as 'OR' with fellow freshman Christian Holmes in the back-up role to Aarion Penton. Odom said that Acy has the ability to play all five spots in the secondary -- both corners, both safeties and the nickel back.

All told, the depth chart lists eight true freshmen: WR Dimetrios Mason (Co-No. 1 at one spot with Emanuel Hall), LG Trystan Castillo (No. 2), RT Tre'Vour Simms (No. 2), LB Cale Garrett (No. 2 behind Michael Scherer), Holmes, Acy, K Tucker McCann and RB Damarea Crockett, who is listed as the No. 3 kick returner.

Oh, and we finally have a starting quarterback. Drew Lock gets the nod over Marvin Zanders, although -- again -- Barry Odom said that Zanders will be used.

"He's going to help us win football games," Odom said.

-- How did Drew Lock find out he was starting? He had a hunch all along.

"I haven't even seen the depth chart yet," Lock said. "I was just -- I was just confident in what I was going to do this year and how I was gonna play. I was just confident I was the guy."

Lock said he liked the low-profile approach. While other schools turned to Twitter to make their quarterback announcement (and Missouri did that in 2013, too), this was more of a quiet ho-hum announcement.

"I'm not too upset about it," Lock said. "I don't really need the whole hype-squad behind me, becoming the starting quarterback. I loved it last year, it was super cool my first year here. Now I realize that really means nothing. I could really care less."

-- It should also be noted, however, that Barry Odom qualified a few times that the depth chart we saw today is based on where his players are if the game were tomorrow. But, obviously, Missouri does not play on Tuesday. We could still see significant changes before kick-off in Morgantown.

-- Emanuel Hall's inclusion as a co-starter came as somewhat of a surprise. The sophomore receiver was highly regarded coming in as a freshman, but he injured his hamstring before the first scrimmage this preseason and was at least limited for the remainder of it.

However, Odom said he was pleased with the work Hall did during that time.

"Number one, he's a smart kid that even though he was out a couple practices, he was able to mentally get a lot of reps," Odom said. "He's picked up the offensive structure and the scheme and everyday that he's been out, however many mental reps that he's gotten, he didn't miss a beat once he got back in. So that's exciting and promising to see.

"And he did a million and one ball drills over on the side when he wasn't running routes."

-- Even though only Alex Ross and Ish Witter are listed on the depth chart at running back (again, as co-No.1's), Odom said the team will travel five running backs to Morgantown and at least four will play. Freshman Damarea Crockett and JUCO transfer Natereace Strong will be on the travel roster, Odom confirmed.

--Barry Odom had very high praise for redshirt freshman receiver Johnathon Johnson, one of those co-starters in the cluster of slot receivers.

"Out of 105 guys we had in fall camp, I like them all, but I'm maybe most excited about Johnathon Johnson," Odom said. "He's grown up. His maturity is at a different level than where it was last year or even spring ball, and he's embraced the opportunity to go compete everyday. He's become a really, a guy you count on to be a playmaker. He's done it."

-- Kicker still seems a bit up in the air. Odom said if the game were tomorrow, freshman Tucker McCann would handle kick-offs and then field goals would be decided by whether he or Turner Adams kicked better in warm-ups.

"That's one that's -- there's still some competition going," Odom said.

"Both have done a really good job."

--Odom also said that cornerback T.J. Warren is coming back from his hamstring injury, and will factor into special teams. Warren was the starting cornerback opposite Penton entering August, but was limited for the middle portion of camp with that injury.

Ealier this August, walk-on defensive tackle Tyler Hanneke stood behind tight end Jason Reese during an interview. He was a bit impatient, as Hanneke was Reese's ride, and he was anxious to leave.

On Monday, Hanneke -- a newly minted scholarship player -- got to return the favor and make Reese wait for a ride.

"He actually is waiting on me right now," Reese said. "He's waiting on me. He's in the locker room. He thought that was pretty funny, he gave me a little bit of fun about that one."

Hanneke, in addition to being a starter on kick-off returns, was also moved over to tight end for certain packages. The two-way player found out about his scholarship on Sunday. He thought Odom was asking him to stay after practice to talk about splitting his time between offense and defense.

"Then he brought me inside and said, 'I was just messing with you,'" Hanneke said. "'We're gonna put you on scholarship.' I was definitely speechless. It was really cool."

"He's a kid that deserves everything he's getting at this point, and continues to do it everyday in practice," Odom said.

On offense, Hanneke said he fits in as a blocking tight end -- "I'm not afraid to say that," he said. He did add that he can catch "a little bit" and that surprised offensive coordinator Josh Heupel.

What Heupel didn't know is that Hanneke played tight end at the start of his Missouri career.

"I'm a bigger guy, so gotta use (those) attributes," Hanneke said.

If Barry Odom is going to appeal to the emotion of the Missouri fan base, he's off to a good start.

We'll have more on Odom this week, ahead of his first game as a head coach. But when asked about his emotions before his first game, Odom said this:

"Anxious, and excited for our kids. I just want to do right, like I said earlier, I just want to do right for them. I mean, I owe 'em. They worked their tails off and have done absolutely everything I've asked them to do for a number of months now. I feel the urgency to put them in position to have the chance to be successful. Our staff feels the same way."

And then later on, Odom said this -- which has already been turned into marketing material for the Missouri athletic department.