Cowboys by Position

POSITION-BY-POSITION BREAKDOWN OFFENSE

Quarterbacks

When the Cowboys take the field for their Aug. 27 season opener at Illinois, they will have one quarterback on the roster who has seen extensive experience playing at the NCAA FBS level. That QB is junior Andrew Peasley, who transferred to Wyoming in January from Utah State with two years of eligibility remaining. The other quarterbacks that competed in the spring for the starting spot included redshirt freshman Hank Gibbs, redshirt sophomore Jayden Clemons and junior-college transfer Evan Svoboda. True freshman Caden Becker joined the team this summer. The competition for the starting spot will continue in fall camp. Peasley’s best career games at Utah State were at Air Force and at Washington State in 2021 and vs. New Mexico in 2020. Last season with Utah State trailing Air Force 24-20 in the third quarter, Peasley rallied the Aggies to a 49-45 road win. He threw three second-half touchdown passes of 5 yards, 37 yards and 72 yards to three different receivers to fuel the comeback. Peasley completed 10 of 15 passes (.667) on the day for 195 yards. He added 29 rushing yards on fi ve carries to tally 224 yards of total offense. He also scored a two-point conversion, scrambling into the end zone for the successful PAT. In the 2021 seasonopening win at Washington State, Peasley completed 6 of 12 passes (.500) for 76 yards and ran four times for 43 yards to account for 119 yards of total offense in a 26-23 road victory. In 2020, Peasley earned Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week honors with an outstanding performance against New Mexico in a 41-27 home victory. Peasley completed 14 of 21 pass attempts (.667) for 239 yards and threw three TD passes versus the Lobos. He also ran for 118 yards on 11 carries against UNM, including a 62-yard touchdown run, and accounted for 357 yards of total offense. That performance also earned him recognition as a Manning Award Star of the Week. During his college career, Peasley has completed 70 of 127 passes (.551) for 830 yards, seven touchdowns and fi ve interceptions. He has also rushed for 515 yards on 57 carries, averaging 9.0 yards per carry and scoring three rushing touchdowns. “When you talk about a football team the first position most people want to hear about is quarterback,” said head coach Craig Bohl. “Andrew Peasley really did some good things during the course of spring, and I think he fi nished off with a good spring game. He really made progress in learning our system. He’s an experienced player, but he’s not played in our system before in a game. It will be important for him to continue to make progress in fall camp. “Hank Gibbs had a good spring, as well. Evan Svoboda has a lot of ability and is still fi nding his way moving up in competition from junior college after transferring in from Snow College. Jayden Clemons did some good things this spring, and then we have a freshman in Caden Becker, who joined us in the summer.”

Running Backs

Wyoming is fortunate to have an outstanding group of running backs returning for the 2022 group of running backs returning for the 2022 season, highlighted by junior Titus Swen Titus Swen. Swen is . Swen is coming off an extremely productive 2021 season. He coming off an extremely productive 2021 season. He earned Second Team All-Mountain West Conference earned Second Team All-Mountain West Conference honors from Pro Football Focus last season. He honors from Pro Football Focus last season. He rushed for a career high 785 yards rushed for a career high 785 yards and seven touchdowns while and seven touchdowns while sharing carries with Wyoming’s sharing carries with Wyoming’s second all-time leading rusher second all-time leading rusher Xazavian Valladay. Swen averaged 5.95 yards per Swen averaged 5.95 yards per carry to rank No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 26 in carry to rank No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 26 in the nation. He recorded two 100-yard rushing games in the nation. He recorded two 100-yard rushing games in ‘21 -- 166 yards in a home win over Colorado State and ‘21 -- 166 yards in a home win over Colorado State and 169 yards in a road win over Utah State. The 169 yards 169 yards in a road win over Utah State. The 169 yards at Utah State included a 98-yard run for a touchdown at Utah State included a 98-yard run for a touchdown that put on display Swen’s explosive running style. that put on display Swen’s explosive running style. Joining Swen in the backfi eld this season will Joining Swen in the backfi eld this season will be sophomore Dawaiian McNeely Dawaiian McNeely, who also saw , who also saw signifi cant game action last season and is as healthy as signifi cant game action last season and is as healthy as he has been during his Wyoming career. Sophomore he has been during his Wyoming career. Sophomore Jeremy Hollingsworth injured a knee in spring and injured a knee in spring and likely will be out for much of the 2022 season. There likely will be out for much of the 2022 season. There are a number of young, talented backs vying for playing are a number of young, talented backs vying for playing time in redshirt freshmen Joey Braasch, D.Q. James Joey Braasch, D.Q. James and Jordon Vaughn and true freshman L.J. Richardson.and true freshman L.J. Richardson. “Last year, Titus Swen led our football team “Last year, Titus Swen led our football team in yards per carry,” said Bohl. “He’s an explosive in yards per carry,” said Bohl. “He’s an explosive runner, capable receiver, and I think he has certainly runner, capable receiver, and I think he has certainly improved in his pass protection. I really believe Titus improved in his pass protection. I really believe Titus is a dynamic running back. He possesses good speed is a dynamic running back. He possesses good speed to go with his ability to break a lot of tackles. We’re to go with his ability to break a lot of tackles. We’re excited about Titus’ future. “Dawaiian McNeely played some for us a year “Dawaiian McNeely played some for us a year ago. He had a big-time run for a long touchdown in the spring game. He’s come back in good shape from surgery to his abdominal area. “Along with Titus and Dawaiian, we have D.Q. James, who is an exciting player when he has the ball in his hands. He can make a lot of people miss. “Jeremy Hollingsworth is a veteran who suffered a knee injury in spring and won’t be participating, particularly earlier in the year. “And then we have some younger players who we will be taking a look at in the fall. We feel good about the number of players we have at running back and certainly feel good about what Titus showed last year.”

Fullbacks

The Cowboys’ fullback position defi nitely has a Wyoming fl avor to it, with three of the four fullbacks coming from the state of Wyoming. Sophomore Parker Christensen from Sheridan, Wyo., is Wyoming’s most versatile offensive performer, playing both fullback and tight end and starting 11 of 13 games last season. In four of those games, he was joined in the starting lineup by Caleb Driskill from Gillette, Wyo. Rounding out the fullback position are redshirt freshmen Kimball Madsen from Mountain View, Wyo., and Dalton Strouss from San Luis Obispo, Calif. “It’s always good to have a couple experienced players there and great to have a couple Wyoming natives there,” commented Bohl. “Parker Christensen,

PARKER CHRISTENSEN

FULLBACK/TIGHT END

from Sheridan, shifts between fullback and H-Back positions for us. He can also line up as a traditional tight end. He’s gained some weight, and he’s a talented player whether he’s running the football, catching it or blocking. Caleb Driskill is from Gillette and is more of a traditional fullback. We are one of the few teams who still features a true fullback in our offense and it’s great to have those two guys there.”

BACKFIELD (16)

Quarterbacks Ht. Wt. Cl.

15 Caden Becker 6-4 220 Fr. 12 Jayden Clemons 6-1 208 RSo. 13 Hank Gibbs 6-5 237 RFr. 6 Andrew Peasley 6-2 210 Jr. 17 Evan Svoboda 6-5 240 So.

Running Backs Ht. Wt. Cl.

22 Joey Braasch 6-1 218 RFr. 21 Jeremy Hollingsworth 5-9 212 So. 7 D.Q. James 5-7 172 RFr. 30 Dawaiian McNeely 6-2 198 So. 26 L.J. Richardson 6-1 215 Fr. 2 Titus Swen 5-11 206 Jr. 28 Jordon Vaughn 6-2 230 RFr.

Fullbacks Ht. Wt. Cl.

80 Parker Christensen 6-2 235 So. 36 Caleb Driskill 6-2 248 So. 35 Kimball Madsen 6-1 226 RFr. 32 Dalton Strouss 5-8 220 RFr.

POSITION-BY-POSITION BREAKDOWN

JOSHUA COBBS

WIDE RECEIVER

Wide Receivers

Sophomore Joshua Cobbs Joshua Cobbs played his best played his best football at the end of the 2021 season. He enjoyed football at the end of the 2021 season. He enjoyed the best game of his career in Wyoming’s road win at the best game of his career in Wyoming’s road win at Utah State, catching seven passes for 76 yards. Cobbs caught four passes for 31 yards in the regular-season fi nale vs. Hawai’i and concluded the season with two receptions for 17 yards in the bowl win over Kent State. The biggest hole in Wyoming’s receiving corps was left by sophomore Isaiah Neyor, who earned Second Team All-Mountain West honors and transferred to Texas after the conclusion of the 2021 season. Redshirt junior Gunner Gentry missed all of the 2021 season due to injury, but if he is able to return to form he could provide a big boost to the receiving corps. Other juniors who return with game experience are Wyatt Wieland, Caleb Cooley and Ryan Marquez. Cooley is also the Pokes’ punt returner. Sophomores Alex Brown, Tyrese Grant and Will Pelissier are other young players who should challenge for playing time along with redshirt freshman Jaylen Sargent. The Cowboys also added a transfer in former Southern Cal wide receiver Chase Locke, who joined the team this summer. “Josh (Cobbs) is a young man who football is really important to him, and he’s a guy who has high expectations for himself,” said Bohl. “Wyatt Wieland is another experienced player who really made some great catches last year. “When we look through our roster of receivers, Alex Brown is a guy who has great height at 6’4” and when he stretches out can really cover a lot of ground. “And then we are really excited to see where Gunner Gentry will be at when we get to fall camp. Gunner has unfortunately been sidetracked with some injuries, but we think he is in good shape right now. Before he was injured last year, he had really looked good in practice. good in practice. “Then we’ll see who among a host of younger “Then we’ll see who among a host of younger players come to the forefront.” players come to the forefront.”

Tight Ends

The tight end position will be among Wyoming’s most experienced position groups in 2022. That most experienced position groups in 2022. That experience starts with sophomore hybrid fullback/tight experience starts with sophomore hybrid fullback/tight end Parker Christensen and junior tight end Treyton end Parker Christensen

Welch Welch, who have made 13 and 17 career starts, respectively. Juniors respectively. Juniors Jackson Marcotte and Colin O’Brien played key roles for the Pokes last season and O’Brien sophomore Nick Miles also saw playing time in 2021. sophomore “Tight end is the deepest position on our football “Tight end is the deepest position on our football team when you throw Parker (Christensen) in that team when you throw Parker (Christensen) in that grouping,” said Bohl. “Obviously, Treyton Welch did grouping,” said Bohl. “Obviously, Treyton Welch did some really good things for us last year and is an older, some really good things for us last year and is an older, seasoned guy. He is a really good blocker, has good seasoned guy. He is a really good blocker, has good speed for a tight end and has really strong hands. speed for a tight end and has really strong hands. “Jackson Marcotte will be entering his second “Jackson Marcotte will be entering his second year of Law School at Wyoming this fall. He’s really year of Law School at Wyoming this fall. He’s really an accomplished person on and off the fi eld. He adds an accomplished person on and off the fi eld. He adds great leadership and he’s a bigger tight end. Jackson great leadership and he’s a bigger tight end. Jackson is up to 263 pounds. He has overcome a tremendous is up to 263 pounds. He has overcome a tremendous number of injuries and returned to play for us midway number of injuries and returned to play for us midway through last season. through last season. “Colin O’Brien is really coming into his own, as “Colin O’Brien is really coming into his own, as well. We kind of have two groupings here. We have well. We kind of have two groupings here. We have some H-Back type guys who can move really well in some H-Back type guys who can move really well in Parker and Treyton and then we’ve got some bigger Parker and Treyton and then we’ve got some bigger more traditional tight ends when you look at Jackson more traditional tight ends when you look at Jackson and Colin and Nick Miles, who is one of those bigger and Colin and Nick Miles, who is one of those bigger guys at around 260 pounds. We also have a couple guys at around 260 pounds. We also have a couple younger guys, so we have a really deep position there. younger guys, so we have a really deep position there. “Having a group of tight ends like this opens up “Having a group of tight ends like this opens up our playbook. We’re a pro-style offense as opposed to a spread offense that a lot of college teams run. This grouping of tight ends fi ts wells for us as we want to play Cowboy Tough football. When you have this diverse group of tight ends, you can play with a lot of different combinations of tight ends to help create matchups and it poses a lot of problems defensively for opponents.”

RECEIVERS (21)

Wide Receivers Ht. Wt. Cl.

25 Mitchell Anderson 5-8 182 Fr. 3 Gavin Beerup 6-5 205 RFr. 9 Alex Brown 6-4 199 So. 8 Joshua Cobbs 6-4 204 So. 24 Charlie Coenen 6-0 185 Fr. 19 Caleb Cooley 5-7 171 Jr. 16 Gunner Gentry 6-3 202 RJr. 18 Tyrese Grant 6-0 185 So. 85 Chase Locke 6-3 195 RSo. 20 Ryan Marquez 6-1 199 Jr. 23 Caleb Merritt 5-11 170 Fr. 83 Will Pelissier 6-3 201 So. 5 Jaylen Sargent 6-2 187 RFr. 29 Isaac Sell 5-10 187 Fr. 11 Wyatt Wieland 6-1 200 Jr.

Tight Ends Ht. Wt. Cl.

84 John Michael Gyllenborg 6-5 237 RFr. 82 Jackson Marcotte 6-7 263 Jr. 86 Nick Miles 6-5 261 So. 88 Colin O’Brien 6-6 241 Jr. 87 Isaac Schoenfeld 6-5 220 Fr. 81 Treyton Welch 6-3 242 Jr.

Offensive Line

While the offensive line lost several seniors from last year’s team, there are a number of experienced, talented players returning to blend with a group of younger players on the rise. The veterans returning include current senior tackle Eric Abojei, junior tackle Frank Crum and junior guard Zach Watts. They will team with the likes of sophomore center Nofoafi a Tulafono, redshirt freshman guard Emmanuel Pregnon, redshirt freshman guard Jack Walsh and redshirt freshman tackle Caden Barnett. Abojei has started 26 of the 33 career games he has played in as a Cowboy, and Crum has started 24 of his 31 career games. Watts also has eight starts in his 22 career games played. Crum was named Honorable Mention All-Mountain West by Pro Football Focus in 2021. “At the center position, Fia (Nofoafi a Tulafono) has some good ability there,” said Bohl. “Sometimes we will interchange centers and guards to fi nd our best combination and Fia is certainly one of those in the mix inside. Emmanuel Pregnon is another inside guy. Zach Watts has played a lot of football for us at guard. Jack Walsh is a freshman, who redshirted last year and who we feel has a lot of ability, so inside those are the guys we are really going to count on. I want to make note that Latrell Bible has chosen to discontinue his football career but is going to fi nish up school, and I want to wish Latrell the best.

POSITION-BY-POSITION BREAKDOWN

“When we look at tackles, Eric Abojei is our most experienced offensive lineman. We moved Eric from left guard out to left tackle this spring, and he showed some really good promise there. Frank Crum is a multiyear starter, and we feel good with where he is at at right tackle. Caden Barnett is a redshirt freshman who’s done some really good things, so those are our three main guys at the tackle positions coming out of spring.”

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (21)

Centers Ht. Wt. Cl. 60 Marco Machado 6-4 301 Jr. 77 Nofoafi a Tulafono 6-2 325 So. Guards Ht. Wt. Cl. 64 Kohl Herbolsheimer 6-3 294 So. 76 Emmanuel Pregnon 6-6 312 RFr. 68 Mason Schultz 6-4 282 So. 66 Ethan Shipp 6-4 305 Fr. 79 Jack Walsh 6-3 302 RFr. 65 Zach Watts 6-5 307 Jr. Tackles Ht. Wt. Cl. 69 Eric Abojei 6-5 330 Sr. 72 Caden Barnett 6-5 308 RFr. 75 Frank Crum 6-7 315 Jr. 71 Carlos Harrison 6-4 295 So. 50 Jack Lookabaugh 6-5 293 So. 74 Forrest Scheel 6-7 290 Fr. 55 JJ Uphold 6-5 295 RFr. 73 Deshawn Woods 6-5 285 Fr. Offensive Linemen Ht. Wt. Cl. 62 Jagger Filippone 6-6 265 Fr. 54 Mykel Janise 6-4 265 Fr. 70 Rex Johnsen 6-5 270 Fr. 78 Wes King 6-5 275 Fr. 57 Luke Sandy 6-2 285 Fr.

DEFENSE

Cornerbacks

The Cowboy defense will be looking to replace its two starting cornerbacks from last season in C.J. Coldon and Azizi Hearn. One of the leading contenders will be sophomore Cam Stone, who served as the back-up to both Coldon and Hearn last season. Wyoming fans are of course already aware of Stone’s athletic abilities as he starred as UW’s kickoff returner last season, including returning a kick 99 yards for a touchdown to help fuel UW’s 44-17 road win over Utah State. Stone earned Honorable Mention All-MW honors from Pro Football Focus in 2021 as a kick returner. Two key transfers will also factor into the competition at cornerback. Deron Harrell, a native of Denver, transferred to Wyoming from the University of Wisconsin with one year of eligibility remaining, and Jakorey Hawkins, transferred to UW from Ole Miss with two remaining years of eligibility. A group of younger players in redshirt freshmen Jovan Marsh and Kolbey Taylor and sophomore Mathew Posas also return. True freshman Josh Dixon will join the team in the summer of 2022. “At the cornerback position, Cam Stone is a young man who has been here a couple years now and played quite a bit last year. When he was on the fi eld, he played really well and is a very competitive guy,” said Bohl. “Jakorey Hawkins is a transfer, who had signifi cant playing time at Ole Miss. He really showed good ability during the course of this past spring. He came up with some interceptions and certainly has good size for a cornerback. Deron Harrell transferred from the University of Wisconsin and is originally from the Denver area. Those three all possess good size. Along with them Kolbey Taylor is a younger player who has done some good things. He needs to mature, but he has good ability and is another big corner. Those will be the main four guys we are going to take a hard look at entering fall camp.”

Safeties

A bright spot in the fi nal fi ve games of the 2021 season was the emergence of then redshirt freshman safety Isaac White. White stepped in for injured senior Esaias Gandy and made an immediate impact. Another experienced returning safety is senior Miles Williams, who had an outstanding spring. Sophomore Wyett Ekeler, who was one of UW’s top special teams’ players last season, is also a leading candidate for a starting safety spot. “Wyett Ekeler -- I know everybody has been talking about his brother (Austin Ekeler) having a great career as a running back with the Los Angeles Chargers -- but Wyett has been here a couple years now and is starting to come into his own,” commented Bohl. “He’s been a little bit nicked up with injuries but he had a good spring. Isaac White played a lot last year as the year went along, and Miles Williams had a great spring and that was probably the best he has played during his time as a Cowboy. We feel like we have a good grouping with those three and then we are looking for a fourth guy. Andrew Johnson, a redshirt freshman who hails from Cheyenne, is a young player who had a nice spring.” , a redshirt freshman who hails from Cheyenne, is a young player who had

Nickel Backs

While he technically is only a sophomore due to how the COVID season of 2020 due to how the COVID season of 2020 provided players with an added year of provided players with an added year of eligibility, Keonte Glinton will provide will provide Wyoming’s secondary with a veteran Wyoming’s secondary with a veteran presence. Glinton has played in presence. Glinton has played in all 19 of Wyoming’s games over all 19 of Wyoming’s games over the past two seasons, and he has the past two seasons, and he has started seven games. A versatile started seven games. A versatile player, who can play both corner and player, who can play both corner and nickel, Glinton settled into the nickel nickel, Glinton settled into the nickel spot last season and is the favorite to fi ll spot last season and is the favorite to fi ll that role again in 2022. Beyond Glinton, that role again in 2022. Beyond Glinton, competition for playing time will be competition for playing time will be contested between a trio of redshirt contested between a trio of redshirt freshmen in Wrook Brown, Buck Coors Wrook Brown, Buck Coors and Zaire Jackson and a true freshman and a true freshman in Malique Singleton. “We are really excited about Keonte “We are really excited about Keonte Glinton. Each year he’s gained more Glinton. Each year he’s gained more experience,” said Bohl. “He is up to 190 experience,” said Bohl. “He is up to 190 pounds and is moving really well. Keonte is a pounds and is moving really well. Keonte is a smart player and has a great understanding smart player and has a great understanding of our defense. Behind him we’ve got of our defense. Behind him we’ve got competition between a group of young competition between a group of young players.”

SECONDARY (20)

Cornerbacks Ht. Wt. Cl.

11 Josh Dixon 5-11 170 Fr. 5 Deron Harrell 6-2 180 Sr. 7 Jakorey Hawkins 5-11 189 Jr. 22 Jovan Marsh 5-11 190 RFr. 29 Mathew Posas 5-8 170 So. 4 Cam Stone 5-10 188 So. 6 Kolbey Taylor 6-2 188 RFr.

Free Safeties Ht. Wt. Cl.

31 Wyett Ekeler 5-11 201 So. 3 Andrew Johnson 6-1 191 RFr. 37 Brenndan Warady 5-11 187 RFr.

Strong Safeties Ht. Wt. Cl.

42 Isaac White 6-1 204 So. 14 Miles Williams 6-1 196 Sr. 34 Tommy Wroblewski 6-2 203 So.

Strong Safeties Ht. Wt. Cl.

21 Koa McIntyre 6-0 190 Fr. 15 TJ Urban 6-1 202 Fr.

Nickel Backs Ht. Wt. Cl.

23 Wrook Brown 5-11 185 RFr. 30 Buck Coors 5-11 187 RFr. 2 Keonte Glinton 6-0 190 So. 13 Zaire Jackson 5-11 179 RFr. 19 Malique Singleton 6-0 170 Fr.

Linebackers

Gone is All-America middle linebacker Chad Muma, who was drafted in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Muma’s running mate at linebacker last season, sophomore running mate at linebacker last season, sophomore

Easton Gibbs Easton Gibbs, returns and has shifted from his , returns and has shifted from his weak-side linebacker (WILL) slot to take over weak-side linebacker (WILL) slot to take over the middle linebacker position. Gibbs was the middle linebacker position. Gibbs was recognized by Pro Football Focus as recognized by Pro Football Focus as an Honorable Mention All-Conference an Honorable Mention All-Conference selection last season. selection last season. Who will move into Gibbs Who will move into Gibbs WILL position is still up WILL position is still up for competition. Among for competition. Among three leading contenders three leading contenders are sophomores are sophomores Shae

Suiaunoa, Connor Shay Suiaunoa, Connor Shay

and and Cole DeMarzo. DeMarzo transferred to DeMarzo transferred to Wyoming in January from Wyoming in January from Michigan State. Michigan State. “We moved Easton Gibbs from the WILL Gibbs from the WILL (weak-side) linebacker (weak-side) linebacker position to the MIKE position to the MIKE (middle) linebacker (middle) linebacker position this past position this past spring,” said Bohl. “That spring,” said Bohl. “That has become somewhat has become somewhat of a traditional move that of a traditional move that we’ve made the last few we’ve made the last few years. We really feel good years. We really feel good about Easton’s progress. Shae about Easton’s progress. Shae Suiaunoa is a guy who’s played Suiaunoa is a guy who’s played some in the past, and it’s going some in the past, and it’s going

KEONTE GLINTON

POSITION-BY-POSITION BREAKDOWN

to be important for him to continue to improve this fall. Connor Shay is another guy who did some good things last year in his fi rst year on the fi eld for us. Cole DeMarzo is a young man who transferred from Michigan State this past offseason and will probably be among the top four candidates at linebacker. We are set in stone that Easton will be our middle linebacker, we just need to solidify our weak-side spot.”

LINEBACKERS (11)

Linebackers Ht. Wt. Cl. 25 Cole DeMarzo 6-4 228 So. 28 Easton Gibbs 6-2 220 So. 49 Cayden Hawkins 6-3 185 Fr. 50 Tommy McEvoy 6-2 213 RFr. 32 Sam Scott 6-2 231 RFr. 33 Connor Shay 6-2 227 So. 43 Shae Suiaunoa 6-3 232 So. 45 Read Sunn 6-2 227 RFr. 41 Nic Talich 6-0 217 RFr. 47 Brent VanderVeen 6-2 223 RFr. 58 Micah Young 6-2 210 RFr.

Defensive Line

The interior defensive line looks to be one of the strengths for the Cowboys in 2022. Led by AllConference performer Cole Godbout at nose tackle and Jordan Bertagnole at defensive tackle, the Poke interior front will have two veterans anchoring the defensive line. Godbout was named Second Team AllMountain West by Pro Football Focus and Honorable Mention by MW head coaches and media. Two other interior linemen who have gained game experience over the past two seasons are nose tackle Gavin Meyer and defensive tackle Caleb Robinson. While the interior portion of the defensive line will feature a number of experienced players, the defensive feature a number of experienced players, the defensive end position will be fi lled with young players, who are end position will be fi lled with young players, who are talented but inexperienced. talented but inexperienced. Lost to graduation is former Lost to graduation is former team captain team captain Garrett Garrett Crall Crall. Other 2021 . Other 2021 starters starters Solomon Byrd Solomon Byrd and and Jaylen Pate Jaylen Pate also graduated also graduated and chose and chose to transfer. to transfer. The most experienced of the returning group is sophomore DeVonne Harris, who has played in 17 DeVonne Harris, who has played in 17 games over the past two seasons. Fellow sophomore games over the past two seasons. Fellow sophomore Sabastian Harsh Sabastian Harsh has 13 games under his belt, has 13 games under his belt, although much of his playing time came on special although much of his playing time came on special teams. Redshirt freshman teams. Redshirt freshman Oluwaseyi Omotosho Oluwaseyi Omotosho played in three games at the end of the 2021 season. played in three games at the end of the 2021 season. The Pokes added Alabama transfer Keelan Cox to the The Pokes added Alabama transfer Keelan Cox to the roster in the summer of 2022. roster in the summer of 2022. “I feel like we have two really solid, experienced players at our defensive tackle experienced players at our defensive tackle and nose tackle positions,” commented and nose tackle positions,” commented Bohl. “Cole Godbout has played here Bohl. “Cole Godbout has played here a long time. He has a lot of years a long time. He has a lot of years of experience, and Jordan of experience, and Jordan Bertagnole, who hails Bertagnole, who hails from Casper, has from Casper, has gained a lot of gained a lot of experience the experience the past two years past two years and has played and has played well. Caleb well. Caleb Robinson is a Robinson is a player who has really good ability but would probably player who has really good ability but would probably be behind those two guys right now. Then our fourth guy, we’re waiting to see whether it will be Gavin Meyer or whether we’ll see Ethan Drewes rise to the top. “Moving on to the defensive end position, we felt like Sabastian Harsh had an outstanding spring. Last year, he played some on defense and was a great player on special teams. DeVonne Harris also played well last season. DeVonne has gained some weight, and he has good length. Double O as we call him or Olu (Oluwaseyi Omotosho) is a dynamic pass rusher. He has improved his run-game defense. He is also up to almost 250 pounds, and then Braden Siders is behind him. We feel pretty good about the defensive end position. We also added Keelan Cox from the University of Alabama, so he’ll be in there competing at defensive end, as well.” will return in 2022 after serving as the Cowboys’ starting place-kicker each of the past two seasons. In 2020 as a true freshman, Hoyland

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (16)

Nose Tackles Ht. Wt. Cl.

63 Ben Florentine 6-1 259 RFr. 94 Cole Godbout 6-4 285 Jr. 90 Gavin Meyer 6-4 279 So.

Defensive Tackles Ht. Wt. Cl.

96 Jordan Bertagnole 6-4 283 So. 97 Ethan Drewes 6-3 282 So. 95 Caleb Robinson 6-2 300 So. 91 Jaden Williams 6-4 248 Fr.

Defensive Ends Ht. Wt. Cl.

57 Brady Bohlinger 6-2 235 RFr. 87 Akili Bonner 6-4 250 So. 99 Keelan Cox 6-5 240 So. 93 DeVonne Harris 6-4 225 So. 54 Sabastian Harsh 6-3 237 So. 44 Oluwaseyi Omotosho 6-2 246 RFr. 86 Braden Siders 6-3 240 RFr. 55 Kevin Sjogren 6-5 210 Fr. 40 Tyce Westland 6-5 240 RFr.

JORDAN BERTAGNOLE JOHN HOYLAND

PLACE-KICKER

SPECIAL TEAMS

Place-kickers

John Hoyland will return in 2022 after serving as the Cowboys’ starting place-kicker each of the past two seasons. In 2020 as a true freshman, Hoyland was named a First Team Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and he earned Second Team All-Conference honors in voting by MW head coaches and media. He will be backed up again by fellow sophomore Luke Glassock. “I think John Hoyland has really established himself as a very, very consistent place-kicker,” said Bohl. “He’s accurate. We’d like to improve his range a little bit more. Last year, he also served as our kick-off guy. The kick-off role may be open for some competition this fall.”

Punting

In his fi rst season as Wyoming’s starting punter, Ralph Fawaz averaged 42.4 yards per punt, had 16 punts go for over 50 yards and placed 42 percent of his punts (24 of 57) inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. His backup also returns in junior Clayton Stewart. “At the punting position, Ralph Fawaz held down the position last year and did a nice job,” added Bohl. “He did get challenged this spring by Clayton Stewart. We’ll continue to evaluate that position throughout fall camp.”

Return Specialists

Wyoming’s kickoff return game was strong in 2021 as cornerback Cam Stone proved to be a huge threat. Stone returned the second longest kickoff return in school history -- a 99-yard return for a touchdown at Utah State. Stone averaged 40.0 yards per return on the fi ve kickoffs he returned in 2021. UW’s punt returner, wide receiver Caleb Cooley, is also back.

SPECIALISTS (5)

Place-kickers Ht. Wt. Cl. 42 Luke Glassock 5-10 185 So. 46 John Hoyland 5-10 180 So. Punters Ht. Wt. Cl. 27 Ralph Fawaz 6-1 195 So. 39 Clayton Stewart 6-1 220 Jr. Long Snappers Ht. Wt. Cl. 52 Carson York 6-1 180 Fr.