Post-Spring Two Deeps
WoolleyDoog
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Surprised this hasn't really been talked about yet and I know Doorman and shit does this, but why not us? Here's how it seems like the two-deeps look coming out of Spring.
Offense
QB
Demond Williams Jr. So.
Kai Horton Sr.
RB
Jonah Coleman Sr.
Adam Mohammed So.
WR
Denzel Boston Jr., Omari Evans Sr., Kevin Green Jr. So.
Rashid Williams So., Raiden Vines-Bright Fr., Chris Lawson Fr.
TE
Quentin Moore Sr.
Decker DeGraaf So. and Kade Eldrige So.
LT
Carver Willis Sr.
Soane Faasolo So.
LG
Paki Finau rFr.
John Mills Fr.
C
Landen Hatchett So.
Zachary Henning So.
RG
Geirean Hatchett Sr.
Champ Taulealea Fr.
RT
Drew Azzopardi Jr.
Maximus McCree Sr.
Defense
DE
Zach Durfee Sr. & Isaiah Ward Jr.
Jacob Lane Jr. & Russell Davis II Jr.
DT
Simote Pepa Sr., Anterio Thompson Sr. & Bryce Butler Jr.
Elinneus Davis So., Logan Sagapolu Sr. & Jayvon Parker Jr.*Injured (Armon Parker Jr.)
LB
Taariq Al-Uqdah Jr. & Deven Bryant So.
Xe'ree Alexander Jr. & Jacob Manu Sr. *Injured
CB
Tacario Davis Sr. & Ephesians Prysock Sr.
Leroy Butler So. & Dyson McCutcheon Sr. *seems more like a nickel/safety
S
Makell Esteen Sr. & CJ Christian Sr.
Alex McLaughlin Jr. & Rashawn Clark rFr.
Comments
Demond better be ready for the right side of the OL to collapse immediately every other play..
Spots of interest to me:
WR - There are 5-6 guys I feel like are fighting and battling for reps after Boston. Evans feels like he should be WR2. RVB made a statement in the Spring Game.
RT - I'd love to see McCree beat out Azzopardi or end up at LT and Willis plays RT.
G - I'm interested to see if older Hatchett can hold off the true freshmen or sliding in Henning.
DE - Taitai Uiagelelei is also in there. With Durfee's injury problems this feels like a spot I would have liked to see another difference maker in the portal.
DT - There's a lot of bodies here. Wonder if we will see some portals.
LB - Sounded like Bryant may have beaten out Alexander, but both should get a lot of reps.
23/47
How is Special teams looking?
Ha. I honestly don't really care.
I just feel like big bro Hatchett is taking payment at the last place he can that isn't in the mountain west/Big 12 and if he's the lock starter at guard then I hope it's not because we have to play guys that we pay, so to speak.
What’s the latest on David Ajamu?
Really need McCree to be healthy so Azzopardi doesn't have to start
never heard of 81% of those guys
Will they be here this September?
The OL is still a big concern to me. I wouldn't be surprised if we see guys like older Hatchett and Azzopardi start the season but give way to younger guys over time. I liked McCree before he got hurt so would hope he can be one of the starting tackles. I think he also has more eligibility left after this year if he wants it.
Older Hatchett is interesting. He's been in college forever, but hasn't had a ton of reps. 2023 was really the first time he got any reps so it's possible he could get better with experience.
It really seems like less guys are transferring from any program this year. Transferring after fall camp seems like a bad idea so assume we might not have many leave. WR, OL, and DT have more guys than reps so could see guys leaving from those spots.
I’m calling it right now that Ass Party will be much improved. He looks physically better to me, seemed pissed off when an interviewer asked him about last year, and appears to have taken the job unquestionably so far.
Ergo…I’ve made my prediction.☝️☝️😎
For all of the talk of the HUGE FRESHMAN OL's…. I would expect that someone will show up in the starting lineup at some point this year. Seems like the kind of situation where elder Hatchett or Azzopardi get injured and never make it back to the starters because a young pup has taken his spot.
WR is interesting. The true frosh really don't seem to have a path to the field this year, but it's WIDE OPEN next year. Hopefully they'll be patient enough to stick around.
Pepa, Thompson, and Sogapolu are all out of eligibility after this season, so hopefully they can hang on to the DT depth. Wide open path to playing time next year.
I saw some positives in Azzopardi last year. He was able to move well on some touchdown runs for Coleman I remember specifically. It was also his first year of power conference play and first full year as a starter.
Parker Twins (health concerns though), Elinneus Davis, and Bryce Butler are the DT guys who should return with experience in 2026. Omar Khan another one to look out for. Bet there's a good chance we bring in a veteran transfer or two in 2026 as well.
Azzopardi got ass blasted in pass pro against any team with a pulse.
Looked like a high schooler against Iowa and Oregon in particular.
Touché
I feel the opposite. We know he ain’t going anywhere and that’s why they tried out Henning with the ones 1st. He didn’t cut it so Henning probably sucks.
QB = A (F if Williams goes down)
RB = A (remember BonerPopper's "stable"?)
WR = B (Boston = A, everyone else is C-level until theyre not)
TE= B+ (could move to A if DeGraaf continues upward trajectory)
OL = D (adding Willis moved them up from an F)
DE = C+ (same guys who did mostly nothing last year, although Ward and Davis flashed at times)
DT = C (not terrible, not great, not very exciting)
LB = B (good group of transfers although not much depth)
CB = B+ (Prysock will get picked on if he continues to play soft. If he plays to potential, this is easily an A)
Safety = B (8th year senior Makell Esteen poised for a breakout year. Backups are the spring practice MVPs)