MEDIA GUIDE PART II
ROSTER PREVIEW/DEPTH CHART
(Overall Player Rating) (RS=Already Redshirted)
QB
#8 RS FR Tobias Barksdale (86)
#6 FR Eza Neighbors (79)
##15 Nathan Exum (79)
Barskdale the former 5* and #1 Overall Recruit in the 2031 Class saw action in 2 games last season throwing for 608 yds with 7 TD and 2 INT well completing 53% of his pass’s
Neighbors also a 5* Recruit was the #4 Overall Player and #2 QB Recruit in the 2032 Class
Exum a former 4* Recruit appeared in 12 games last season as the starting QB for UAB.. He threw for 3430 yds with 30 TD and 5 INT well completing 51% of his pass’s, well being sacked 18 times.
RB
#2 RS SO Desean Swaim (94)
#22 RS JR Brian Myers (94)
#25 RS SO Angel Coker (96)
#31 RS FR Greg Stock (89)
Swaim played in 12 games last year for UNC rushing the ball 203 times for 980 yds and 14 TD’s.
Myers has played in 25 games the last 3 seasons for Arizona State including 12 games in 2032. He has 255 career carries for 1407 yds and 16 TD’s.
Coker is a former 4* WR recruit who moves to RB as he looks to step into the shoes/role vacated by another former 4* WR recruit JeMarcus Boykins
Stock is a former 5* Recruit and the #1 RB in the 2031 Class. Stock played in 1 game last season logging 18 carries for 112 yds and scored 1 TD rushing well also logging 2 rec for 20 yds including a touchdown.
FB
#46 RS JR Max Davis (87)
#44 RS JR TJ Lanier (76)
Both are former TE Recruits who moved to FB. Davis started last season playing in 15 games but logged just 2 carries for 3 yds, Lanier appeared in just 1 game.
WR
#3 JR Eric Zentner (94)
#87 RS SO Taj Carr (93)
#9 RS SO Felix Donahue (90)
#5 RS FR Enrique Chance (89)
#16 RS SO Caleb Bromell (85)
#19 RS FR Taylor Brazill (79)
Zentner a former 5* had 88 rec for 1277 yds and 12 TD as a True Freshman and followed it up with 98 rec for 1518 yds and 12 TD last season. He has proven he is a capable #1 WR
Carr was awarded the “Jet Award” last season for his work on special teams but also showed his ability to play WR with 32 rec for 469 yds and 4 TD despite being listed as the teams #4
Donahue is a transfer from Wisconsin where he logged 11 game last season catching 43 balls for 582 yds and 7 TD.. Donahue is projected to share #2/#4 WR duties with Carr
Chance another former 5* played in just 2 games last year as a True Freshman logging 5 rec for 88 yds with 1 TD. Chance is projected to be the team’s slot WR.
Brommell played in 9 games last year recording 2 rec, well Brazill spent last year as a Redshirt.. They will split time as the teams #5 WR.
TE
#83 SR Larry Ika (88)
#89 RS FR Steven Strong (83)
#82 RS SO Scott Fowler (82)
#84 RS FR Bryce Alba (79)
Ika excelled as the starter last year playing in all 16 games recording 64 rec for 891 yds and 3 TD finishing the year as a John Mackey finalist.
Fowler spent last season as the team’s #2 TE logging 15 rec for 182 usd and 1 TD, well both Strong and Alba both redshirted.. Both players could spell Fowler this season as someone looks to emerge as the replacement for Ika in 2034.
O-Line
#70 RS SR Marvin Bulga (94)
#62 RS SR DaShawn Moffett (89)
#54 RS SR Moses Eagles (93)
#59 RS SR Kevin Goodley (92)
#73 RS SR Johnathan Daniels (95)
An all senior starting O-Line but this unit is pretty much the same unit that started last season as well and produced over 60 holding calls through the season. We will see if they improve this year.
#79 RS SO Max Brink (83)
#55 RS JR Quinn Punga (89)
#65 RS SO Brenton Pride (85)
#64 RS FR Reggie Sizemore (85)
#68 RS JR Reggie Uzomah (84)
#52 RS SO Eric Cole (85)
#56 RS SO Juwuann Fries (83)
#71 RS JR David Battles (87)
Battles, Uzomah and Punga all have started games and could push for more snaps this season if the holding calls continue or also as key replacements for injuries, Brink,Pride, Sizemore, and Cole all offer potential 2 year starter replacements next season.
D-Line
#96 RS FR Nick Parker (84)
#78 RS JR Ty Calloway (83)
#90 RS SO Romeo Miranda (77)
#74 RS SR Amani Ohalete (87)
#97 Leati Oshinnowo (82)
#91 Von Bender (80)
Parker and Oshinnowo are former 5* Recruits who redshirted last season.. Ohalete is a former Georgia State transfer who appeared in all 16 games last year but logged just 1 tackle. Calloway started his career at West Virginia logging 43 tackles with 4 TFL and 2 Sacks in 2031 before transferring to Boston College where he played in just 2 games before transferring again to Boise State.
#98 RS SO Damien Kern (89)
#93 RS SO Trevor Bouchard (85)
#77 RS SR Clarence Britt (84)
#92 RS SO Malachi Trewyn (77)
Kern, Bouchard and Trewyn are all former 4* Recruits. Kern played in 12 games last year recording 45 Tackles with 8 TFL and 3 sacks. Bouchard appeared in 13 games but logged just 24 Tackles with 6 TFL and 2.5 sacks.
Britt started his career at Maryland playing in 17 games over 2 seasons logging 32 Tackles with 2 TFL and 1 sack before transfering to Rutgers where he played in 12 games logging 27 Tackles with 2 TFL and 1 Sack last season.
LINEBACKER
#36 FR Tye Hoppes (82)
#56 RS SO Josh Dixon (77)
#55 RS FR Rico Randall (80)
#53 RS SO Cortez McKinzy (76)
#10 RS SR Akeem Nailor (87)
#7 RS SO Jo Jansen (84)
#37 RS FR Barry Wear (79)
Hoppes a True Freshman 5* Recruit appears to have locked up a starting job in Spring Camp. Nailor a former New Mexico transfer played in 16 games in 2031 logging 68 Tackles with 6 TFL and 2 Sacks. Last season Nailor missed 4 games with a injury playing in 12 games he logged 52 Tackles with 2 TFL and had 1 INT.
Jansen is a transfer for Missouri and Randall/Wear are both 4* Recruits who provide solid depth but with a 4-2-5 Defense probably won’t see the field much.
SECONDARY
#1 RS JR Quincy Forrest (91)
#8 JR Roland Finley (84)
#2 RS SO Barry Stack (86)
#25 RS JR Marquise Darnold (80)
#14 RS JR Antonie Killebrew (80)
#13 RS FR Delvin Yancey (79)
Forrest/Finely and Stack are all projected starters. Forrest a transfer from Iowa had 81 tackles last year and had 4 INT as CB1 Finely and Stack are both former 5* Recruits. Finely has started 32 games as a True Freshman/Sophomore and has 200 career tackles with 8 INT
Killebrew is a former Washington State transfer who had 80 tackles 2 years ago for the Cougars but logged just 12 last year as a reserve. Stack also a reserve last year appeared in all 16 games but had just 13 tackles.
#15 RS JR Maka Moreau (88)
#5 RS SR Tremaine Simms (82)
#6 RS SR Mike Dishman (79)
#4 RS FR Rashawn Gibbs (72)
#17 RS SO Terrance Tubbs (87)
#3 RS SO Enrique Bartee (75)
Moreau takes over as the starting FS after posting 12 tackles in 16 games as a reserve last year.Simms and Dishman are both former CB’s who could push him for starts
Tubbs is a former 4* transfer recruit from Ohio State and started his career at LB before coming to Boise State last season. He started 16 games and logged 55 tackles.
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK- #17 RS SR Cedric Eagles (84)
P-#14 RS SO Rickie Walters (82)
Eagles won the Lou Groza Award last year connecting on 37/42 FG’s and 98/98 XPT after connecting on 21/28 and 93/96 XPT in 2021..
Walters logged 46 punts last season for 2065 yds (44.9 avg). He had a net Avg of 38.3 and a long of 64 downing 12 kicks inside the 20 and just 2 for TB’s.