stingthemgood
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This one is going to be very very difficult.
Defensive Line --
Warkentin was an end in a 3-4 scheme at Abilene Christian, so I have him slotted as a potential Anchor, but he might be in the interior rotation as well.
Cashiola, Knott, Ahio and Williams should be in the correct slots. From a backup perspective, I have no idea. Most of our backups seem to be 280+ or less than 230 pounds, which is different than how we've done our front in the past (usually we have four guys who have similar 250-270 builds.
ANCHOR
94 Ben Ahio
99 Colby Warkentin
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
45 Xavier Williams
90 Pate Haunga
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
56 Brandon Knott
95 Mason Brosseau
RUSH
40 Josh Cashiola
96 Elijah Hansen
Linebackers --
We have 13 linebackers on the roster and two spots. So either, we are planning on running a 3-3-5 on defense instead of our normal 4-2-5, or we will have lots of depth.
MIDDLE
21 Will Leota
4 Nakian Jackson
SAM
50 Oge Feo
OR
30 Mitchell Wolfe
39 Derek Houston
Defensive Backs --
I would classify this section as "educated guesses" - especially at Nickleback - where I have listed our three NBs in numerical order with the word OR between them.
NICKLEBACK
3 Malini Ti'a
OR
7 Jalen Williams
OR
28 Dejuan Butler
CORNERBACK
9 Zelmar Veddar
14 Phoenix Rose
STRONG SAFETY
27 Gavin Davis-Smith
17 Anta’Veon McKenzie
FREE SAFETY
1 Murvin Kenion III
OR
0 Eian Moore
16 Kaleb Higgins
CORNERBACK
2 Patrick Dean
OR
38 DJ Houston
12 Jason Oliver
Specialists --
It is very weird to say that our backup punter and backup long snapper both moved to FBS programs in the portal (Kinnick Manley is at Florida International if you guys hadn't seen that yet). I am also projecting high use of our new 6'6" backup punter Dawit Crain. I hope he can hold -- because while we all love Cal, we know that is a weakness of his (I might dig later and try to find the video of the incident I speak of).
KICKER
97 Zach Schreiner
92 Evan Kiely
OR
93 Issac Espinoza
KICKOFF
49 Dawit Crain
OR
92 Evan Kiely
OR
97 Zach Schreiner
HOLDER
49 Dawit Crain
91 Cal McGough
PUNTER
91 Cal McGough
49 Dawit Crain
KICK RETURNER
10 Danny Scudero
4 Elijah Tau-Tolliver
PUNT RETURNER
26 Anderson Grover
0 Joshua Nicholson
Defensive Line --
Warkentin was an end in a 3-4 scheme at Abilene Christian, so I have him slotted as a potential Anchor, but he might be in the interior rotation as well.
Cashiola, Knott, Ahio and Williams should be in the correct slots. From a backup perspective, I have no idea. Most of our backups seem to be 280+ or less than 230 pounds, which is different than how we've done our front in the past (usually we have four guys who have similar 250-270 builds.
ANCHOR
94 Ben Ahio
99 Colby Warkentin
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
45 Xavier Williams
90 Pate Haunga
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
56 Brandon Knott
95 Mason Brosseau
RUSH
40 Josh Cashiola
96 Elijah Hansen
Linebackers --
We have 13 linebackers on the roster and two spots. So either, we are planning on running a 3-3-5 on defense instead of our normal 4-2-5, or we will have lots of depth.
MIDDLE
21 Will Leota
4 Nakian Jackson
SAM
50 Oge Feo
OR
30 Mitchell Wolfe
39 Derek Houston
Defensive Backs --
I would classify this section as "educated guesses" - especially at Nickleback - where I have listed our three NBs in numerical order with the word OR between them.
NICKLEBACK
3 Malini Ti'a
OR
7 Jalen Williams
OR
28 Dejuan Butler
CORNERBACK
9 Zelmar Veddar
14 Phoenix Rose
STRONG SAFETY
27 Gavin Davis-Smith
17 Anta’Veon McKenzie
FREE SAFETY
1 Murvin Kenion III
OR
0 Eian Moore
16 Kaleb Higgins
CORNERBACK
2 Patrick Dean
OR
38 DJ Houston
12 Jason Oliver
Specialists --
It is very weird to say that our backup punter and backup long snapper both moved to FBS programs in the portal (Kinnick Manley is at Florida International if you guys hadn't seen that yet). I am also projecting high use of our new 6'6" backup punter Dawit Crain. I hope he can hold -- because while we all love Cal, we know that is a weakness of his (I might dig later and try to find the video of the incident I speak of).
KICKER
97 Zach Schreiner
92 Evan Kiely
OR
93 Issac Espinoza
KICKOFF
49 Dawit Crain
OR
92 Evan Kiely
OR
97 Zach Schreiner
HOLDER
49 Dawit Crain
91 Cal McGough
PUNTER
91 Cal McGough
49 Dawit Crain
KICK RETURNER
10 Danny Scudero
4 Elijah Tau-Tolliver
PUNT RETURNER
26 Anderson Grover
0 Joshua Nicholson