Someone posted about our 2020 schedule and it got me thinking about the roster and our key losses as well as key returners. We definitely lose some studs, but we return a wealth full of starters, key contributors, and up and comers. I’ve got to admit it even surprised me:
* indicates starter or key contributor
QB:
Dalton Sneed*
Return: Humphrey*, JUCO Robbie Patterson, Kris Brown, Carson Rostad
WR:
JLM*
Return: Akem*, Toure*, Sulser*, Flowers*, Roberts*, White, Jesse Owens, Ryan Simpson
RB:
None
Return: Knight*, Ostmo*, Turner, Janacarro, Graves?, Ryan Arnston, Eastwood
TE:
Colin Bingham*
Return: Deming*, Elwell*, Grossman, Rensvold*
OL:
Cy Sirmon*
Angel Villanueva*
Eickmeyer
Longoria
Return: Beaver*, Cook*, Mallory*, Andersen*, Ganoung*, Keintz*, Kanouse*, Martin*, Pillans*
DL/DE:
Jesse Sims*
Ryder Rice*
Faatuiese
Return: Gubner*, Alford*, Deming*, Babros*, Mamula*, McGourin*, Brown, Hurlburt, Poetzl, Nelson
LB:
Dante Olson*
Return: Lewis*, Welnel*, O’Connell*, Vinyard, Kale Edwards, Braxton Hill, Vaohea, Nagler
Safety:
Josh Sandry*
Return: Robertson*, Hauck*, Mcginnis*, Fouch*, Crow*,Jackson Pepe, Ryder Meyer
DB:
Justin Calhoun*
Kadeem Hemphill
Return: Nash*, Egbo, Tolliver, Walker*, Gradney
Special Teams:
Kenyan Foster
Kobe Eaton
K/P:
Adam Wilson*
Return: Purdy*, Buschini, Peppenger
As I see it, our biggest losses are:
Sneed
Olson
Sims
Villanueva
Bingham
Cirmon
Sandry
Calhoun
JLM
Wilson
With that being said, it’s incredible how many young players have started or contributed and played a great deal already for this team.
In the skilled positions, all of the running backs return as well as our main core of wide receivers and tight ends. On the O line we rotated so many guys that we have a bunch of players coming back who have played a ton. Same with the D line really. Our depth at safety is almost embarrassing. We have some exciting up and comers who are already making waves in Jesse Owens who was the offensive scout team player of the year, Kale Edwards who was the defensive scout team player of the year and Trevin Gradney who is going to be a special CB.
I think this machine is just getting started. If we can beef up a couple of areas in recruiting we should be a damn fine football team for a long stretch.
* indicates starter or key contributor
QB:
Dalton Sneed*
Return: Humphrey*, JUCO Robbie Patterson, Kris Brown, Carson Rostad
WR:
JLM*
Return: Akem*, Toure*, Sulser*, Flowers*, Roberts*, White, Jesse Owens, Ryan Simpson
RB:
None
Return: Knight*, Ostmo*, Turner, Janacarro, Graves?, Ryan Arnston, Eastwood
TE:
Colin Bingham*
Return: Deming*, Elwell*, Grossman, Rensvold*
OL:
Cy Sirmon*
Angel Villanueva*
Eickmeyer
Longoria
Return: Beaver*, Cook*, Mallory*, Andersen*, Ganoung*, Keintz*, Kanouse*, Martin*, Pillans*
DL/DE:
Jesse Sims*
Ryder Rice*
Faatuiese
Return: Gubner*, Alford*, Deming*, Babros*, Mamula*, McGourin*, Brown, Hurlburt, Poetzl, Nelson
LB:
Dante Olson*
Return: Lewis*, Welnel*, O’Connell*, Vinyard, Kale Edwards, Braxton Hill, Vaohea, Nagler
Safety:
Josh Sandry*
Return: Robertson*, Hauck*, Mcginnis*, Fouch*, Crow*,Jackson Pepe, Ryder Meyer
DB:
Justin Calhoun*
Kadeem Hemphill
Return: Nash*, Egbo, Tolliver, Walker*, Gradney
Special Teams:
Kenyan Foster
Kobe Eaton
K/P:
Adam Wilson*
Return: Purdy*, Buschini, Peppenger
As I see it, our biggest losses are:
Sneed
Olson
Sims
Villanueva
Bingham
Cirmon
Sandry
Calhoun
JLM
Wilson
With that being said, it’s incredible how many young players have started or contributed and played a great deal already for this team.
In the skilled positions, all of the running backs return as well as our main core of wide receivers and tight ends. On the O line we rotated so many guys that we have a bunch of players coming back who have played a ton. Same with the D line really. Our depth at safety is almost embarrassing. We have some exciting up and comers who are already making waves in Jesse Owens who was the offensive scout team player of the year, Kale Edwards who was the defensive scout team player of the year and Trevin Gradney who is going to be a special CB.
I think this machine is just getting started. If we can beef up a couple of areas in recruiting we should be a damn fine football team for a long stretch.