Fall Roster Overanalysis 2016!
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Michigan has finally posted their rosters with new weights and freshman numbers and such. I haven't included spring weights this year since they didn't update those on the roster; listed weights as recruits or early enrollees are in the 2015 column, with the recruits in parentheses. The exits of Canteen and Pallante have been covered.
Remember the rules:
- All weight gain is burly muscle that won't slow them down AT ALL
- All weight loss is a guy in the best shape of his life who's going to do crazy fast things as his new svelte self.
NEW RULE FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF HARBAUGH:
- Believe any of it at your own risk. Harbaugh wouldn't hesitate to list Nate Johnson 6'11"/375 pounds if he thought the confusion might gain a yard this year.
TO THE SPREADSHEETS:
Quarterbacks | ||||||||
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Player | 2013 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | 13 to 14 | 14 to 15 | 15 to 16 |
Shane Morris | 201 | 204 | 209 | 208 | 213 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
Wilton Speight | 234 | 235 | 239 | 243 | +5 | +4 | ||
Alex Malzone | 218 | 222 | 224 | +2 | ||||
John O'Korn | 209 | 215 | +6 | |||||
Brandon Peters | 205 | 216 | +11 | |||||
Running Backs | ||||||||
Player | 2013 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | 13 to 14 | 14 to 15 | 15 to 16 |
Drake Johnson | 213 | 211 | 207 | 210 | 201 | -2 | -1 | -9 |
De'Veon Smith | 224 | 220 | 228 | 228 | 228 | -4 | +8 | - |
Ty Isaac | 225 | 240 | 228 | 230 | +3 | +2 | ||
Karan Higdon | 190 | 189 | 189 | - | ||||
Kareem Walker | 210 | 207 | -3 | |||||
Chris Evans | (181) | 200 | (+19) | |||||
Kingston Davis | 225 | 245 | +20 | |||||
Fullbacks | ||||||||
Player | 2013 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | 13 to 14 | 14 to 15 | 15 to 16 |
Bobby Henderson | 227 | 236 | 240 | 245 | 242 | +9 | +9 | -3 |
Khalid Hill | 258 | 252 | 252 | 263 | 263 | -6 | +11 | - |
Henry Poggi | 260 | 270 | 273 | 266 | 257 | +10 | -4 | -9 |
Receivers | ||||||||
Player | 2013 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | 13 to 14 | 14 to 15 | 15 to 16 |
Amara Darboh | 212 | 211 | 216 | 215 | 215 | -1 | +4 | - |
Jehu Chesson | 196 | 197 | 207 | 200 | 203 | +1 | +3 | +3 |
Drake Harris | 176 | 174 | 181 | 188 | +5 | +7 | ||
Maurice Ways | 195 | 205 | 210 | 217 | +15 | +7 | ||
Grant Perry | 185 | 184 | 196 | +12 | ||||
Kekoa Crawford | (175) | 195 | (+20) | |||||
Ahmir Mitchell | 205 | 205 | - | |||||
Nate Johnson | (174) | 185 | (+11) | |||||
Eddie McDoom | (170) | 180 | (+10) | |||||
Tight Ends | ||||||||
Player | 2013 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | 13 to 14 | 14 to 15 | 15 to 16 |
Jake Butt | 237 | 249 | 248 | 250 | 250 | +12 | +1 | - |
Ian Bunting | 227 | 243 | 252 | 252 | +25 | - | ||
Tyrone Wheatley | 260 | 291 | 276 | -15 | ||||
Zach Gentry | 230 | 244 | 244 | - | ||||
Nick Eubanks | (208) | 236 | (+28) | |||||
Devin Asiasi | (253) | 287 | (+34) | |||||
Sean McKeon | 230 | 240 | +10 | |||||
Offensive Line | ||||||||
Player | 2013 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | 13 to 14 | 14 to 15 | 15 to 16 |
Kyle Kalis | 302 | 298 | 292 | 305 | 305 | -4 | +7 | - |
Erik Magnuson | 285 | 294 | 296 | 305 | 305 | +9 | +11 | - |
Ben Braden | 318 | 322 | 331 | 322 | 335 | +4 | - | +13 |
Patrick Kugler | 287 | 299 | 297 | 302 | 303 | +12 | +3 | +1 |
David Dawson | 297 | 296 | 309 | 316 | 325 | -1 | +20 | +9 |
Mason Cole | 292 | 287 | 305 | 305 | +13 | - | ||
J. Bushell-Beatty | 319 | 319 | 325 | 311 | +6 | -14 | ||
Grant Newsome | 280 | 300 | 318 | +18 | ||||
Jon Runyan Jr. | 275 | 304 | 304 | - | ||||
Nolan Ulizio | 293 | 291 | 291 | - | ||||
Michael Onwenu | (367) | 350 | (-17) | |||||
Stephen Spanellis | (330) | 335 | (+5) | |||||
Ben Bredeson | (280) | 310 | (+30) | |||||
Defensive Line | ||||||||
Player | 2013 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | 13 to 14 | 14 to 15 | 15 to 16 |
Ryan Glasgow | 300 | 296 | 297 | 300 | 299 | -4 | +4 | -1 |
Chris Wormley | 289 | 295 | 300 | 303 | 302 | +6 | +8 | -1 |
Matthew Godin | 280 | 286 | 287 | 288 | 294 | +6 | +2 | +6 |
Taco Charlton | 270 | 275 | 273 | 285 | 272 | +5 | +10 | -13 |
Maurice Hurst | 270 | 282 | 281 | 282 | 282 | +12 | - | - |
Chase Winovich | 220 | 227 | 235 | 245 | +15 | +10 | ||
Lawrence Marshall | 241 | 238 | 250 | 268 | +9 | +18 | ||
Bryan Mone | 312 | 325 | 320 | 310 | +8 | -10 | ||
Shelton Johnson | 225 | 212 | 212 | - | ||||
Reuben Jones | 225 | 222 | 222 | - | ||||
M. Dwumfour | (282) | 300 | (+18) | |||||
Rashan Gary | (290) | 287 | (-3) | |||||
Ron Johnson | (221) | 245 | (+24) | |||||
Linebackers | ||||||||
Player | 2013 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | 13 to 14 | 14 to 15 | 15 to 16 |
Mike McCray | 237 | 241 | 242 | 240 | 248 | +4 | -1 | +8 |
Ben Gedeon | 236 | 240 | 241 | 248 | 247 | +4 | +8 | -1 |
Wyatt Shallman | 237 | 239 | 244 | 245 | 242 | +2 | +6 | -3 |
Jabrill Peppers | 202 | 205 | 208 | 205 | +6 | -3 | ||
Noah Furbush | 210 | 217 | 242 | 238 | +32 | -4 | ||
Jared Wangler | 219 | 230 | 231 | 229 | +12 | -2 | ||
E. Mbem-Bosse | (228) | 215 | -13 | |||||
Carlo Kemp | 250 | 255 | +5 | |||||
Devin Gil | (204) | 230 | (+26) | |||||
Devin Bush Jr. | 220 | 232 | +12 | |||||
Josh Uche | (217) | 217 | ( – ) | |||||
Safeties | ||||||||
Player | 2013 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | 13 to 14 | 14 to 15 | 15 to 16 |
Delano Hill | 205 | 205 | 204 | 212 | 215 | - | +7 | +3 |
Dymonte Thomas | 190 | 193 | 191 | 195 | 199 | +3 | +2 | +4 |
Tyree Kinnel | 200 | 201 | 206 | +5 | ||||
Khaleke Hudson | (204) | 205 | (+1) | |||||
Josh Metellus | (187) | 204 | (+17) | |||||
Cornerbacks | ||||||||
Player | 2013 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | 13 to 14 | 14 to 15 | 15 to 16 |
Jourdan Lewis | 170 | 175 | 176 | 175 | 186 | +5 | - | +11 |
Channing Stribling | 171 | 178 | 178 | 181 | 175 | +7 | +3 | -6 |
Jeremy Clark | 205 | 205 | 205 | 210 | 206 | - | +5 | -4 |
Brandon Watson | 188 | 189 | 191 | 203 | +3 | +12 | ||
Keith Washington | 175 | 170 | 170 | - | ||||
David Long | (170) | 187 | (+17) | |||||
Lavert Hill | (173) | 168 | (-5) |
[Things of GREAT IMPORTANT after the JUMP OF GREAT IMPORTANCE thing.]
ITEMS OF INTEREST
THESE ROSTERS ARE LYING LIARS WHO LIE WITH LYE: Truth, although part of the dissonance I believe is we haven't had any updates for a year. For example Ty Isaac is listed as gaining two pounds; he probably played closer to his 2015 Spring weight of 240 last year. Was Ty Wheatley really 290 last year? Asiasi doesn't look 287.
GRANT NEWSOME IS HAPPENING! He's up 18 pounds and was 300 already last year. However his spring performance that has us all on edge wasn't really about getting blown off the ball as much as footwork. Still: 6'7"/318 is a big thing to be in the way.
Lawrence Marshall at SDE is probably happening. He too is up 18 pounds, for a listed weight of 268. That is fine for an "Anchor" (strongside defensive end), whose job is to be part-DT and keep Peppers from having to thump like a neck-rolled linebacker. However it also probably means he's not going to be the pass-rushing weakside guy Michigan needed. His performance in the Spring Game made it look like this is for the best for him; he was technically sound and held up against blocks. This probably won't matter until next year, when Gary will take more snaps at 3-tech and Wormley is gone.
Jourdan Lewis is the best. He's up 11 pounds, which puts him at 5'11/186…and the best cornerback in the country.
Big gains for potential contributors: Chase Winovich (+10), David Dawson (+10), Mike McCray (+8), Drake Harris (+7), and Mo Ways (+7) are all probably good news, though Harris, at 188, is still working from behind; the rest have probably reached their ideal weight or (Winovich) are well on their way.
Brandon Watson passing 200 (he's up 12) I don't know what to make of. He's now close to the size of the possession receivers it would be his specialty to jam and erase, but it probably doesn't help the speed issue that's apparently kept him off the field.
It's not noted above but Kingston Davis is listed at 245, up from 225 in spring.
There's less of him: Wheatley (-15), JBB (-14), and Taco (-10) all seem like good things. Wheatley looked a lot thinner than the nearly 300 he was listed at last year so that's just reality closing in. Bushell-Beatty was at 325 last year and looked…not great at the spring game. Taco isn't going to lose any leverage at 272 as a weakside end, and that might take his speed to ludicrous. OTOH Mone being down 10 pounds to 310 could be he's in great shape or that he's still working his way back a bit.
Oh and Peppers is listed 3 pounds lighter, and as a "LB/DB." Get ready to laugh at the first Twitter person who thinks this means he isn't Clint Copenhaver enough.
GROWWWW: A lot of standing still from the upperclassmen is to be expected, but Keith Washington (170), Shelton Johnson (212) Reuben Jones (222) and Jared Wangler (229) remain 10-40 pounds lighter than the ideal weight for their respective positions.
Johnson in particular shouldn't still look like a DB if he's going to play on the line, and that goes to a lesser degree for Jones, who's apparently back to linebacker after flipping between that and DE in spring.
The redshirted OL, Ulizio (291) and Runyan (304), haven't gained a pound; if those weights weren't already average for OL I'd be concerned but they are.
Some of the freshmen are way big: Ben Bredenson is 310, which is a full grown lineman, and while Onwenu is just 350 that's still the largest freshman to ever arrive in Ann Arbor. To be honest I don't trust a lot of these weights. Is Eubanks really up to 240 already?
People are Linebackers. Reuben Jones I mentioned, and you already heard about Wyatt Shallman, who's wearing #40. Also among the freshmen, in addition to Elysee Mbem-Bosse and Devin Bush, Devil Gil (expected), Josh Uche (expected) and Carlo Kemp (half-expected) are "LB"s on the roster. Gil is a linebacker and always was (his film is him playing linebacker) but that will still surprise people who saw recruiting sites leaving him as a safety. Uche and Kemp I bet are OLBs right now—like how Michigan played Frank Clark and Brennan Beyer at SAM their first year.
Some walk-on weights I didn't show that might be relevant: Jordan Glasgow (210) is up 15 pounds (and is a Glasgow) so this Kovacsian Glasgow thing is still totally happening. Linebacker Jack Dunaway is up to 222, which is on the low range of plausible for the middle spot. However walk-on offensive lineman Greg Froelich is down 26 pounds…to 257, and Ben Pliska is down 7 to 276, so it appears there's no immediate OL help coming from there.
Numbers mean nothing. I've been beating this drum ever since the freshmen began tweeting out photos of lockers with other guys' numbers. I'm not even going to entertain your "omigod there are 53 guys wearing numbers <30!" emotions because three guys wearing #1 etc. is obviously not going to stick.
THEORY: Harbaugh is letting anyone who wants a number compete for it: Whoever wins a starting job first probably gets to wear the number he wants, and if the next guy earns a role on the field this year he'll have to take a different number. It makes things annoying for those of us making NCAA rosters, but Harbaugh don't care.
In case you care, here are the current competitions:
- #1 (offense): Kekoa (not listed as Dylan) Crawford and Nick Eubanks. Guessing Crawford wins this since he's the most polished of the freshman receivers and several will earn playing time, while Eubanks is Funchess-raw at a position that has plenty of seam threats. Mbem-Bosse is apparently wearing it on defense since the Braylon purists only have two fists to shake.
- #2 (offense): Ahmir Mitchell and Devin Asiasi. This is the converse of the Crawford-Eubanks battle. Mitchell looked a long way from playing time in spring while Asiasi is a play-immediately, AJ Williams-type OL-ish tight end; only Tyrone Wheatley is challenging him for snaps.
- #7 (defense): Shelton Johnson and Khaleke Hudson. If you're a betting man, take Hudson, who's probably already on the two-deep at safety, could be useful in multiple roles on special teams, and won't even make us mad if he sees the field this year because of it. Johnson is the same size as Hudson, and is a defensive lineman.
- #8 (offense): John O'Korn and Tyrone Wheatley Jr. Harbaugh also has O'Korn sleeping in a single-bed room with four other guys, makes him eat his morning Cheerios from the same bowl as the starting offensive line, and all his Christmas gifts last year were wrapped in raw meat then air-dropped across the Savannah.
- #9 (defense): Mike McCray and raw as green onions linebacker Devil Gil. Yeah.
- #10 (offense): Zach Gentry and Nate Johnson. Kind of interesting this one, since Gentry has a year, is up to a totally plausible playing weight of 244, and some practice buzz, but has Jake Butt and Ian Bunting in his way. The true freshman I described as "actually 5'11 Jeremy Gallon" has a shorter route to playing time in the slot with just Grant Perry established there. However in a Harbaugh offense the fifth tight end and the second slot receiver probably see the field just as often.
- #10 (defense): Devin Bush and Josh Uche. I think Don Brown wants to get Uche on the field this year, however Devin Bush has been ticketed for the third linebacker spot since his commitment.
- #12 (offense): Alex Malzone hasn't gotten any bigger and every Harbaugh recruiting year makes his path to playing time tougher. Chris Evans is a speedster without a position and could end up on defense eventually. This battle could easily go into 2018.
By the way, Brandon Williams is STILL the last player to play out his entire eligibility at Michigan wearing this number. Gant came closest but he just moved on with a year left to play. We'll see if Evans or Malzone can do it (or if a freshman switches). -
- #15 (special teams): Winovich has changed numbers four times and positions three times. This year he's an obvious special teamer, which won't matter unless Quinn Nordin burns his redshirt for kickoffs or something. If Winovich is the starting WDE next year it becomes moot.
- #23 (defense): Tyree Kinnel is a personal fave-rave and is going to spend this year being groomed to start in 2017. Josh Metellus might play this year because free safety just needs bodies; if he burns his redshirt his blue one almost certainly will have a different number on it.
- #40 (offense): 5'11/250 fullback Nick Volk versus 5'11/170 Kenneth Sloss. If you're favoring Sloss you know nothing about Harbaughffense. If you're favoring Volk you know nothing about Sloss.
Nothing about this post matters. Unless you play NCAA 2014 still.
Your forum voice is just as loud as others.
HIS VOICE IS QUIETER THAN SOME.
No way are Gary and Asiasi the same weight
Jeremy Clark listed as a safety, huh?
I knew Kingston Davis was a big back (running back, NOT fullback) but I thought his weight might have dropped after 6 months with the team. If that is his or near his ideal playing weight, I'm intrigued to see what he does on the field. Also interested to see what happens if he and Smith are in the backfield together.
From the tweet of the roster sheet yesterday I thought Gentry changed numbers.
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Jack Dunaway was playing SAM in the spring. He was working behind Peppers, Furbush, etc.
Devin Gil played a fair amount of safety as a junior, and then he was all linebacker as a senior.
I haven't heard or seen anything about Ahmir Mitchell since the conclusion of spring? I understand that might be expected given its the off season but did I miss him getting in trouble or something?
He is not in the team photo either....
Ultimate Harbaugh covertness.
August 9th, 2016 at 10:25 AM ^
1). Gain is good
2). Loss is good
3). Weight staying the same is an old ninja tactic to lull the openent into thinking you have made no improvement when you have made more improvement than anyone else.
only 175 as a senior?
Eats.
August 8th, 2016 at 10:29 PM ^
Which apparently is much less than I eat.
August 8th, 2016 at 10:45 PM ^
If my math is correct, Chris Evans going from 181 to 200 should be a +19 not a +9.
I will wait for the experts to weigh in
August 9th, 2016 at 12:00 AM ^
we'll never no for sure unfortunately
August 8th, 2016 at 11:42 PM ^
Hey, don't tell me not to panic. I fully intend to panic, and run around screaming!
The 2016-17 Michigan Football TEAM. #GoBlue #TheTEAM pic.twitter.com/4NmoljSxL6
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) August 9, 2016
People have noticed the two guys rumored to be involved in an off-field incident this summer aren't in the photo. There's a few others missing too, which I would not read much into. When I was trying to pull photos of the 1964 team for my opening graphic of the '64 article in 2014's HTTV I couldn't find one of the players I wanted and the Bentley guys said usually if there's a guy missing it's because he had class that day.
And I couldn't match two guys wearing #66, one in the 6th row, 5th from left:
and 7th row, 13th from left:
Here's my best attempt at matching names to those faces.
No. | Name | Pos. | Yr. | Row | From left |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Jabrill Peppers | LB/DB | Jr. | 1 | 1 |
52 | Mason Cole | OL | Jr. | 1 | 2 |
71 | Ben Braden | OL | 5th Sr. | 1 | 3 |
67 | Kyle Kalis | OL | 5th Sr. | 1 | 4 |
78 | Erik Magnuson | OL | 5th Sr. | 1 | 5 |
4 | De'Veon Smith | RB | Sr. | 1 | 6 |
86 | Jehu Chesson | WR | 5th Sr. | 1 | 7 |
82 | Amara Darboh | WR | 5th Sr. | 1 | 8 |
88 | Jake Butt | TE | Sr. | 1 | 9 |
26 | Jourdan Lewis | CB | Sr. | 1 | 10 |
43 | Chris Wormley | DE | 5th Sr. | 1 | 11 |
42 | Ben Gedeon | LB | Sr. | 1 | 12 |
44 | Delano Hill | S | Sr. | 1 | 13 |
33 | Taco Charlton | DE | Sr. | 1 | 14 |
8 | Channing Stribling | CB | Sr. | 1 | 15 |
96 | Ryan Glasgow | DT | 5th Sr. | 1 | 16 |
25 | Dymonte Thomas | S | Sr. | 1 | 17 |
90 | Bryan Mone | DT | Jr. | 1 | 18 |
7 | Shane Morris | QB | Sr. | 2 | 1 |
8 | John O'Korn | QB | Sr. | 2 | 2 |
3 | Wilton Speight | QB | Jr. | 2 | 3 |
55 | David Dawson | OL | Sr. | 2 | 4 |
19 | Henry Poggi | FB | Sr. | 2 | 5 |
57 | Patrick Kugler | OL | Sr. | 2 | 6 |
80 | Khalid Hill | FB | Sr. | 2 | 7 |
20 | Drake Johnson | RB | 5th Sr. | 2 | 8 |
91 | Kenny Allen | K/P | 5th Sr. | 2 | 9 |
34 | Jeremy Clark | CB | 5th Sr. | 2 | 10 |
99 | Matthew Godin | DT | 5th Sr. | 2 | 11 |
9 | Mike McCray | LB | Sr. | 2 | 12 |
46 | Michael Wroblewski | DE | Sr. | 2 | 13 |
73 | Maurice Hurst | DT | Sr. | 2 | 14 |
37 | Bobby Henderson | FB | 5th Sr. | 2 | 15 |
81 | Michael Jocz | TE | 5th Sr. | 2 | 16 |
63 | Ben Pliska | OL | 5th Sr. | 2 | 17 |
18 | AJ Pearson | S | 5th Sr. | 2 | 18 |
50 | Andrew Robinson | LS | Jr. | 3 | 1 |
27 | Joe Hewlett | RB | Jr. | 3 | 2 |
16 | Jack Wangler | WR | Sr. | 3 | 3 |
15 | Garrett Moores | QB | Sr. | 3 | 4 |
55 | Garrett Miller | DT | Sr. | 3 | 5 |
19 | Jared Wangler | LB | Jr. | 3 | 6 |
28 | Brandon Watson | CB | Jr. | 3 | 7 |
93 | Lawrence Marshall | DE | Jr. | 3 | 8 |
15 | Chase Winovich | DE | Jr. | 3 | 9 |
59 | Noah Furbush | LB | Jr. | 3 | 10 |
31 | Scott Sypniewski | LS | Sr. | 3 | 11 |
76 | Juwann Bushell-Beatty | OL | Jr. | 3 | 12 |
89 | Ian Bunting | TE | Jr. | 3 | 13 |
85 | Maurice Ways | WR | Jr. | 3 | 14 |
32 | Ty Isaac | RB | Sr. | 3 | 15 |
14 | Drake Harris | WR | Jr. | 3 | 16 |
51 | Greg Froelich | OL | Sr. | 3 | 17 |
40 | Wyatt Shallman | LB | Sr. | 3 | 18 |
49 | Anthony Dalimonte | S | Sr. | 3 | 19 |
29 | Jordan Glasgow | S | So. | 4 | 1 |
88 | Jack Dunaway | LB | So. | 4 | 2 |
40 | Kenneth Sloss | WR | Sr. | 4 | 3 |
75 | Jon Runyan | OL | So. | 4 | 4 |
16 | Andrew David | K | So. | 4 | 5 |
10 | Zach Gentry | TE | So. | 4 | 6 |
6 | Keith Washington | CB | So. | 4 | 7 |
4 | Reuben Jones | LB | So. | 4 | 8 |
9 | Grant Perry | WR | So. | 4 | 9 |
77 | Grant Newsome | OL | So. | 4 | 10 |
23 | Tyree Kinnel | S | So. | 4 | 11 |
70 | Nolan Ulizio | OL | So. | 4 | 12 |
22 | Karan Higdon | RB | So. | 4 | 13 |
8 | Tyrone Wheatley | TE | So. | 4 | 14 |
12 | Alex Malzone | QB | So. | 4 | 15 |
58 | Alex Kaminski | LB | Jr. | 4 | 16 |
20 | Matt Mitchell | CB | Jr. | 4 | 17 |
40 | Nick Volk | FB | Jr. | 4 | 18 |
30 | Joe Beneducci | FB | Jr. | 5 | 1 |
1 | Elysee Mbem-Bosse | LB | Fr. | 5 | 2 |
22 | David Long | CB | Fr. | 5 | 3 |
2 | Devin Asiasi | TE | Fr. | 5 | 4 |
10 | Nate Johnson | WR | Fr. | 5 | 5 |
17 | Ron Johnson | DE | Fr. | 5 | 6 |
7 | Khaleke Hudson | S | Fr. | 5 | 7 |
24 | Lavert Hill | CB | Fr. | 5 | 8 |
9 | Devin Gil | LB | Fr. | 5 | 9 |
3 | Rashan Gary | DE | Fr. | 5 | 10 |
12 | Chris Evans | RB | Fr. | 5 | 11 |
1 | Nick Eubanks | TE | Fr. | 5 | 12 |
23 | Kingston Davis | RB | Fr. | 5 | 13 |
50 | Michael Dwumfour | DT | Fr. | 5 | 14 |
1 | Kekoa Crawford | WR | Fr. | 5 | 15 |
74 | Ben Bredeson | OL | Fr. | 5 | 16 |
10 | Devin Bush | LB | Fr. | 5 | 17 |
2 | Carlo Kemp | LB | Fr. | 5 | 18 |
24 | Louis Grodman | DB | So. | 6 | 1 |
28 | Austin Brenner | WR | Jr. | 6 | 2 |
92 | Cheyenn Robertson | LB | So. | 6 | 3 |
79 | Greg Robinson | OL | Fr. | 6 | 4 |
66 | ??? | ?? | ?? | 6 | 5 |
41 | Michael Hirsch | FB | Jr. | 6 | 6 |
10 | Josh Uche | LB | Fr. | 6 | 7 |
72 | Stephen Spanellis | OL | Fr. | 6 | 8 |
18 | Brandon Peters | QB | Fr. | 6 | 9 |
50 | Michael Onwenu | OL | Fr. | 6 | 10 |
15 | Quinn Nordin | K | Fr. | 6 | 11 |
23 | Josh Metellus | S | Fr. | 6 | 12 |
84 | Sean McKeon | TE | Fr. | 6 | 13 |
13 | Eddie McDoom | WR | Fr. | 6 | 14 |
82 | Dane Drobocky | TE | Fr. | 6 | 15 |
68 | Andrew Vastardis | OL | Fr. | 6 | 16 |
30 | Tyler Cochran | S | Fr. | 6 | 17 |
65 | Anthony Kay | OL | Fr. | 7 | 1 |
36 | Taylor Krupp | DB | So. | 7 | 2 |
41 | Jacob West | S | So. | 7 | 3 |
31 | James Foug | K/P | So. | 7 | 4 |
41 | Ryan Tice | K/P | So. | 7 | 5 |
35 | Brian Chu | FB | Jr. | 7 | 6 |
81 | Dan Jokisch | TE | Fr. | 7 | 7 |
17 | Simeon Smith | WR | Fr. | 7 | 8 |
34 | Kenneth Ferris | TE | So. | 7 | 9 |
42 | Joseph Files | TE | So. | 7 | 10 |
6 | Michael Sessa | QB | Fr. | 7 | 11 |
17 | Will Hart | P | Fr. | 7 | 12 |
66 | ??? | ?? | ?? | 7 | 13 |
27 | Tru Wilson | ATH | Fr. | 7 | 14 |
12 | Peter Bush | LB | Fr. | 7 | 15 |
54 | Carl Myers | OL | Fr. | 7 | 16 |
56 | Jameson Offerdahl | LB | So. | 7 | 17 |
24 | Jake Martin | WR | Fr. | 8 | 1 |
25 | Brendan White | WR | So. | 8 | 2 |
86 | Conner Edmonds | TE | Fr. | 8 | 3 |
35 | Nate Schoenle | WR | 8 | 4 | |
53 | Salim Makki | DT | Fr. | 8 | 5 |
39 | Spencer Dickow | FB | So. | 8 | 6 |
The first picture is Andrew Vastardis, I believe. Here's a picture of him from Rivals:
Also, I believe your identification of Camaron Cheeseman is off, unless you can picture this guy having a 'fro and looking tan/mixed:
Good call. That might be Salim Makki.
But where's Cheeseman then? He and fellow LS Bradley Deeg are both #38 on the roster.
All freshman seem to be adjusting weight fast, hopefully true
Ulizio is the only OL under 300? I bet this is the first time in his life he felt small.
Lavert Hill too light to play this year?
August 9th, 2016 at 10:28 AM ^
I guess that depends on how good he is. Isn't that the same weight Jordan Lewis came in at as a freshman? Greanted, you'd like him heavier, but that doesn't mean he can't be effective.
I like that Drake Johnson is now about 30lbs lighter than De'Veon Smith. It seems like Johnson's best qualities are speed and shiftiness and Smith is best as a bulldozer.
As has been mentioned, I think some (many?) of these are dubious. I can't imagine Shelton Johnson, who is 6'5" 212 and most certainly instructed to add weight, hasn't put on a single pound in a year. Hell, it's odd for any 19 year old male to go a whole year without adding a single pound, even if he's on the cross country team. Considering he's still on the roster, we know he hasn't completely blown off weight training and unlike Rueben Jones he hasn't been moved to LB.
He's a recruit we stole from FSU at the last minute and who many of us, including myself, were very excited about. I'd like to see him take Taco's spot next year if possible.
August 9th, 2016 at 10:25 AM ^
I don't know how I can hint it better but he's not going to be taking over Taco's spot next year.
August 9th, 2016 at 11:01 AM ^
When it comes to building muscle from a physiological perspective the current body of research shows huge differences in people’s ability to grow muscle. While some folks may show greater than 50% cross sectional growth others may literally show none.
Some folks just have a higher genetic potential to adapt to resistance training with muscle growth than others. FWIW the same is true of other training adaptations such as cardiovascular endurance, strength (as opposed to muscle growth which are different), flexibility, and even fat loss. My hunch is these are those guys that year after year have trouble adding weight.
August 9th, 2016 at 11:28 AM ^
Surprised to see Jon Runyan Jr at 304 pounds. Saw him walking around art fair with his dad and he looked so tiny... next to his dad. I guess it's an unfair comparison.
August 9th, 2016 at 12:11 PM ^
Uche is a LB, Kemp is a WDE...moved at the end of spring.
August 10th, 2016 at 8:46 AM ^
They have him back at LB on the roster.
August 10th, 2016 at 12:37 PM ^
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