Over the next two weeks, we'll be analyzing depth charts of every team in the Big 12 coming out of spring camp. We continue the series below with Oklahoma State. The Cowboys haven't released an official post-spring depth chart yet, so this is merely an educated projection:

OFFENSE (projected starters in bold)

QB: Mason Rudolph (So.), J.W. Walsh (Sr.)

This spring, Rudolph picked up where he left off following a blazing finish to the 2014 season. Walsh returning to 100 percent from a foot injury has been a bonus. He gives the Cowboys an experienced backup, a respected leader and short-yardage situational quarterback alternative.

RB: Rennie Childs (Jr.), Todd Mays (Jr.) OR Chris Carson (Jr.)

In rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown, Childs did about all he could in the spring game to make the case as the starter. But he'll still have to fend off Carson once the highly touted junior college transfer arrives in Stillwater. Mays suffered a minor injury late in the spring ball but before that flashed signs he'll be able to man the multifaceted role Tyreek Hill held last year.

WR: James Washington (So.), Jhajuan Seales (Jr.) OR Chris Lacy (So.)

WR: Brandon Sheperd (Sr.), Keenen Brown (RFr.) OR Marcell Ateman (Jr.)

Slot: David Glidden (Sr.), Kameron Doolittle (Sr.) OR Austin Hays (Jr.)

The Cowboys can go 10 deep here without much drop-off. Washington had a stellar spring and could be en route to future stardom after a banner true freshman season. He should be one of the top deep threats in the Big 12. Sheperd has remained Rudolph's go-to target, while Glidden gives the Cowboys a veteran, hard-nosed underneath option. Brown could be the breakout player here. He redshirted in 2014 but turned heads in the spring.

FB/TE: Jeremy Seaton (Sr.), Blake Jarwin (Jr.) OR Jordan Frazier (RFr.) OR Zac Veatch (Jr.)

Oklahoma State is calling this group the "Cowboy Backs" and they're slated to have a greater role in the offense. Veatch started at guard last year but has slimmed down for his new position. He's a tenacious blocker and caught a touchdown in the spring game. Seaton, Jarwin and Frazier are all capable receivers.

LT: Victor Salako (Jr.), Matthew Mucha (RFr.)

LG: Michael Wilson (Jr.), Lemaefe Galea'i (RFr.)

C: Brad Lundblade (So.) OR Paul Lewis (Jr.)

RG: Jesse Robinson (So.), Jaxon Salinas (So.)

RT: Zachary Crabtree (So.), Brandon Pertile (So.)

Oklahoma State's season will probably go as this group goes. The Cowboys were a train wreck up front last year, but there's reason to believe they'll be much improved. One reason is what they now have in place at tackle. Crabtree is an All-Big 12 caliber talent who was banged up much of last year. He and Salako, who transferred in after starting the last two years for UAB, give the Cowboys a pair of reliable bookends.

DEFENSE

DE: Emmanuel Ogbah (Jr.), Trace Clark (Sr.)

DT: Vincent Taylor (So.), Vili Leveni (So.)

DT: Motekiai Maile (Jr.), Eric Davis (Jr.)

DE: Jimmy Bean (Sr.), Jarrell Owens (RFr.)

The Cowboys should be quite formidable off the edge. Ogbah is a legitimate Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year candidate; Bean will be a three-year starter. Tackle is the defense's biggest question, but Taylor has been one of the team's most improved players since last season and shined in the spring game. Maile had a noteworthy camp as well. Incoming freshmen Darrion Daniels and Taaj Bakari will have a chance to jump in the rotation once they arrive.

WLB: Seth Jacobs (Jr.), Devante Averette (Jr.)

MLB: Ryan Simmons (Sr.), Chad Whitener (So.)

Star: Jordan Burton (Jr.), Justin Phillips (So.)

Mike Gundy has indicated this will be the deepest linebacking corps he's had. Jacobs and Simmons are proven performers, while Whitener and Burton showed over the spring they can be counted on. Talented second-year players Josh Mabin, Gyasi Akem and Kirk Tucker may not even crack the two-deep, but all three will contribute.

CB: Kevin Peterson (Sr.), Darius Curry (So.)

CB: Ramon Richards (So.) OR Ashton Lampkin (Jr.)

FS: Jordan Sterns (Jr.), Deric Robertson (Jr.) OR Dylan Harding (So.)

SS: Tre Flowers (So.), Jerel Morrow (So.)

The Cowboys might be even deeper at cornerback than they are at linebacker. Peterson, Richards and Lampkin all have starting experience, and they'll soon be joined by transfer Michael Hunter, who started the previous two seasons for Indiana. Sterns will vie for All-Big 12 honors after leading all conference defensive backs in tackles last year; but someone will need to emerge alongside him at the other safety spot.