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The fall 2023 football roster is up:
https://niuhuskies.com/sports/football/roster

New on 2023 roster
QB Caleb Jordan- transfer from Idaho
QB Mason Kidd- class of 2023, enrolled in spring 2023
QB Josh Holst
RB Gavin Williams - transfer from Iowa, enrolled in spring 2023
RB Kendrell Flowers - transfer from South Carolina State
RB Jaylen Poe
RB Garrett Gensler
RB Joshua Pridgen
RB Greigh Joseph
TE Gavin Patrick - transfer from Wabash College
TE Christion Carter - transfer from Howard University
TE Jay'Shon Thomas
TE Hyatt Timosciek
WR Grayson Barnes - transfer from American River CC, enrolled in spring 2023
WR Davis Patterson - transfer from Notre Dame College, enrolled in spring 2023
WR Isaiah Bragg - back from 2021 roster, was not on 2022 roster
WR Tyler Brueckner - back from 2021 roster, was not on 2022 roster
WR Cam Thompson - transfer from Eastern Illinois
WR Kyle Thomas
WR James Smith
WR John Gore
WR Kobe Askew
OL Christian Medlock
OL Jacob Welch
OL Landon Hron
OL Luke Skartvedt
OL Michael Jimmer
OL Thomas Paasch
DE Neveah Sanders - transfer from Iowa Western CC, enrolled in spring 2023
DE ReSean Randall
DE Casey Bending
DT Mark Hensley
DT Ajahvea Robinson
LB Tyler Jackson - transfer from Lamar, enrolled in spring 2023
LB Keshon Artis - transfer from Virginia Tech
LB Jordan Monroe - transfer from Pasadena City College
LB Chase Hutchinson
LB Phillip Baynes
LB Filip Maciorowski
CB Gabriel Amegatcher - transfer from Nebraska-Kearney, enrolled in spring 2023
CB Shaad Dabney - transfer from Kansas, enrolled in spring 2023
CB Makhi Rolle
S Daron Gilbert - transfer from Lafayette
S Owen Belman - transfer from Iowa Western CC
S Santana Banner - class of 2023, enrolled in spring 2023
S Ethan Tierney
S Tyler Gentile
K Jake Siebert - transfer from Ohio State
K Danny Vuckovic

Expected for 2023 but not here yet


Gone from 2022 roster
QB Dustin Fletcher - transfer to The Citadel
QB Jeff Lomax
FB Brett Bostad
RB Harrison Waylee - transfer to Wyoming
RB Mason Blakemore - transfer to Illinois State
RB Jaiden Credlle - transfer to Middle Tennessee
RB Terron Kellman - transfer to Charlotte
RB Nathan Castor
RB Joshua Brown
TE Liam Soraghan - Grad
TE Kaymar Mimes
TE Chris Stinson - disappeared from roster in early August, 2023
WR Cole Tucker - Grad
WR Shemar Thornton - Grad
WR Messiah Travis - disappeared from roster in early August, 2023
WR Mohammed Toure
WR Fabian McCray - transfer to Jackson State
WR Mason Pierre Antoine - transfer to Northern Iowa
WR Jeremiah Howard - transfer to Minnesota State
OL Marques Cox - transfer to Kentucky
OL Leif Engstrand - Grad
OL Brandon MacKinnon - transfer to UMASS
OL Tony Webb
DE Mike Kennedy - Grad
DE Izayah Green-May - Grad
DE Liam Rempel - transfer to Rutgers
DE Jaden Wilson
DE Dawson Ripperda - transfer to South Dakota State
DT Jeff Griffin - transfer to North Dakota
DT Jaylin Adams - transfer to Iowa Western CC
LB Kyle Pugh - Grad
LB Nick Rattin - Grad
LB Daveren Rayner - transfer to Kentucky
LB Akinimo Asuquo
LB Makhi Nelson-Douglas - medical retirement
LB Elijah Hamm
LB Anthony Hernandez
LB Brian Whitsey
LB Dayven Shinhoster
LB Nick Alvarado
CB Jordan Gandy
CB Eric Rogers - transfer to Rutgers
CB Sam Robertson - transfer to Iowa Western
CB Zeke Williams - transfer to Purdue
S Jordan White
K John Richardson
K/P Logan Jacobson - transfer to Missouri S&T
LS Mike Florentine

Came and went
RB Azhaun Dingle - transfer from Butler CC, transferred to Pitt State
LB Ridge Howard - enrolled in spring 2023, then transferred to Akron, now gone from there too
K Zach Gordon - enrolled in spring 2023, does not appear on fall roster
DE Eldridge Dockery - transfer from Kentucky State, decommitted May 20
TE Bryce Harrison - briefly appeared on 2023 roster, dropped off in late July
TE Tyler Gaines - briefly appeared on 2023 roster, dropped off in early August
TE Devarie Burns - briefly appeared on 2023 roster, dropped off in early August
WR Sean Elmore - briefly appeared on 2023 roster, dropped off in early August
WR Ryan McDonald - briefly appeared on 2023 roster, dropped off in early August
K Brian Kolodziejczyk -briefly appeared on 2023 roster, dropped off in early August

Position changes
Jordan Hansen from LB to Huskie
Devin Lafayette from LB to Huskie
Joey Rattin from LB to Huskie
Ty Myles from LB to Huskie
Louis Frye from S to Huskie
George Gumbs from TE to DE
Justin Lynch from QB to RB
Cyrus Mc Garrell from CB to S

Gumbs IS at DE and is up 12lbs to 240.

Lynch is now at RB and not QB.

(07-03-2023 03:11 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote: [ -> ]Gumbs IS at DE and is up 12lbs to 240.

Lynch is now at RB and not QB.

Yes. Also, Louis Frye and Ty Myles to Huskie, Rashon Myles back to LB

I see we got a couple of kids in from Iowa Western CC. Iowa Western is a JUCO power year in and year out. In a time when many JUCO's were dropping the sport, IWCC added the sport 15 years and won a national title 4 years after its inception.
https://www.goreivers.com/sports/fball/n..._champions

Notable weight changes from 2022:

DT - Omalley up 12 lbs to 288. I think this is great.
DT - Gill-howard up 45 LBS!! to 285. Man did some eating over the winter.
DE - Williams up 15 lbs to 261. Guess he plans to bull rush?
DE - Ivan Davis down 8 lbs to 232. 8 in the wrong direction.
DE - Crowell up 15 lbs to 260. Williams, Crowell, Thomas, Oppong - DE has mad size...but we need athletes.
LB - Joey Rattin up 16 lbs to 217. Not sure why since he's at Huskie and needs coverage skills.
OL - Pitcel down 16 lbs
OL - Big Z down 14 lbs
OL - Potter down 8 lbs - more quickness or new scheme?
OL - Curry down 9 lbs
QB - Lombardi down 6 lbs. Good for the knee.
QB - Hampton up 12 lbs. Good for the arm.
WRs - All of them are up from anywhere btw 0-9 lbs. Notable - Rudolph & Rutkiewicz both up 5 lbs. Maybe help a little with their work load

(07-03-2023 03:20 PM)NIU1981 Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-03-2023 03:11 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote: [ -> ]Gumbs IS at DE and is up 12lbs to 240.

Lynch is now at RB and not QB.

Yes. Also, Louis Frye and Ty Myles to Huskie, Rashon Myles back to LB

I like Frye there. Probably close to a true Huskie athlete.

I mentioned it in another thread. One of our LB transfers, Keshon Artis, appears to have had surgery. Hope it's not season ending.

Lynch didn't look good at QB in the spring scrimmage. So they must have talked to him about moving to RB.

Great post 81, Thanks! ...... Talk about turning over your roster, 54 NEW FACES....54! Staff is absolutely pi**ed at the lack of production out of the TEs and Wrs and have added 8 new TEs and 9 new WRs. ZWe now have 13 TEs on roster. .......I like the weight changes especailly at OLine a little more quickness. Dline will be awesome this year. Gumbs? Hope it works out at DE, he is an athlete and NATURALLY a strong man. We lost 2 off the roster in Lomax and Bostad and want to wish them the best and if they want to continue play I hope they find the right place.

Does anybody have Jersey Number Changes?

I assume Brown missing is an oversight.

(07-03-2023 09:44 PM)Dtownboys Wrote: [ -> ]I assume Brown missing is an oversight.

Yeah. He’s #1 on the link to 2023 roster.

Phew…

Looking at that list of defense it’s possible that 5 new starters are going to have come from the portal.

I see Gilbert- Dabney - and pick a linebacker are going to start for sure. Outside chance of Armegatcher & another backer starting.

(07-04-2023 08:21 AM)BigChilla Wrote: [ -> ]Looking at that list of defense it’s possible that 5 new starters are going to have come from the portal.

I see Gilbert- Dabney - and pick a linebacker are going to start for sure. Outside chance of Armegatcher & another backer starting.

Losing Acevedo hurt. I think it shows Hammock doesn't recruit the linebacking position well. Nick Ratting was a walk on.

(07-04-2023 12:21 PM)Klake1987 Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-04-2023 08:21 AM)BigChilla Wrote: [ -> ]Looking at that list of defense it’s possible that 5 new starters are going to have come from the portal.

I see Gilbert- Dabney - and pick a linebacker are going to start for sure. Outside chance of Armegatcher & another backer starting.

Losing Acevedo hurt. I think it shows Hammock doesn't recruit the linebacking position well. Nick Ratting was a walk on.

There are a number of positions where the high school kids didn’t work out.

Qb, wr,TE, LB, corner, safety, etc.

It’s not all on hammock. Injuries happened. I’m sure Lafayette would have been a very good player if he wasn’t hurt.

(07-04-2023 12:21 PM)Klake1987 Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-04-2023 08:21 AM)BigChilla Wrote: [ -> ]Looking at that list of defense it’s possible that 5 new starters are going to have come from the portal.

I see Gilbert- Dabney - and pick a linebacker are going to start for sure. Outside chance of Armegatcher & another backer starting.

Losing Acevedo hurt. I think it shows Hammock doesn't recruit the linebacking position well. Nick Ratting was a walk on.

Alvarado transfer portal was a shock to me. Thought he was still on the team. Looked like he would have been competing for a starting spot. Looking at his twitter he’s getting an offer from Bryant University. So the question is……why did you want to transfer?

(07-04-2023 01:38 PM)JoeNovak Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-04-2023 12:21 PM)Klake1987 Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-04-2023 08:21 AM)BigChilla Wrote: [ -> ]Looking at that list of defense it’s possible that 5 new starters are going to have come from the portal.

I see Gilbert- Dabney - and pick a linebacker are going to start for sure. Outside chance of Armegatcher & another backer starting.

Losing Acevedo hurt. I think it shows Hammock doesn't recruit the linebacking position well. Nick Ratting was a walk on.

Alvarado transfer portal was a shock to me. Thought he was still on the team. Looked like he would have been competing for a starting spot. Looking at his twitter he’s getting an offer from Bryant University. So the question is……why did you want to transfer?

That is strange. Alvarado had several P5 offers coming out of high school.

https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Nichol...Interests/

Also strange I don't see him on this or any other transfer portal list:

https://247sports.com/Season/2023-Footba...nkey=24073

If he winds up at Bryant University I would call that yet another disappointed - the grass isn't always greener.

I wish they would cut way back with allowing transfers. I really don't like all the moving around and all that goes with it (although I would say that overall we have been helped more from the transfer portal than hurt).

I like what I'm seeing. Lynch moving to RB is the logical move. The kid can flat out run and he runs hard. I wouldn't mind seeing him in the mix for some short yardage/goaline carries ala Rat Dog.

I like the Gumbs move to DE. He's large and athletic and we have a ton of other TEs. Our D line is pretty large this year which is a good sign.

No other real questions... it's time to get to work and get ready to beat Boston College.

Go Huskies

(07-05-2023 09:53 AM)Red Dog Wrote: [ -> ]I like what I'm seeing. Lynch moving to RB is the logical move. The kid can flat out run and he runs hard. I wouldn't mind seeing him in the mix for some short yardage/goaline carries ala Rat Dog.

I like the Gumbs move to DE. He's large and athletic and we have a ton of other TEs. Our D line is pretty large this year which is a good sign.

No other real questions... it's time to get to work and get ready to beat Boston College.

Go Huskies

Yes, I think it's a good thing to move Lynch to RB. It's a smart move to (hopefully) keep him on the roster. Face it, he IS a RB much more than a QB. I look forward to seeing how he handles the transition. It would be awesome to see him become a standout RB like his brother was at QB.

(07-05-2023 09:53 AM)Red Dog Wrote: [ -> ]I like what I'm seeing. Lynch moving to RB is the logical move. The kid can flat out run and he runs hard. I wouldn't mind seeing him in the mix for some short yardage/goaline carries ala Rat Dog.

I like the Gumbs move to DE. He's large and athletic and we have a ton of other TEs. Our D line is pretty large this year which is a good sign.

No other real questions... it's time to get to work and get ready to beat Boston College.

Go Huskies

D-end is a spot that has some new faces and really needs a boost in play makers. Raishein Thomas is solid but 2 career sacks in 32 games just doesn't cut it. Really hoping Gumbs, Williams or Davis can provide pressure from the other side.

Lynch might be useful as a run/throw option at RB. Otherwise I just think Hammock brings in too much talent there for him to regularly contribute just running the ball.