Head Coach Keith Patterson

31 Quintin Montgomery ........................ DB 24 (d) Darius Moore........................................ LB 74 Reese Moore........................................OL 97 Will Morgan...........................................DL 43 (o) Easton Myrick....................................... TE 19 (o) Dax Neece ..........................................WR 48 Grant Nickel.............................................P 9 (d) Chike Nwankwo.................................. LB 98 David Oke.............................................DL 37 (d) Casen Olson........................................ DB 47 Derrick Parker...................................... LB 45 Jordan Paup.........................................DL 19 (d) Dorian Plumley................................... DB 51 Kyle Pointer........................................... LB 57 Trent Pullen...........................................OL 20 (d) Brandon Ramsey................................ DB 58 Brad Robinson.....................................DL 72 Femi Sakiri............................................OL 95 Jack Schultz .........................................DL 52 Abe Schwinn........................................ LB 0 (o) Zarak Scruggs.....................................WR 20 (o) Anthony Smith.....................................RB 78 Ty Smith.................................................OL 36 Rece Stafford........................................ TE 35 Ethan Taite............................................ LB 67 Wyatt Tate.............................................OL 13 (o) Blayne Taylor.......................................WR 59 Jacob Thielen.......................................OL 8 (d) JaDarius Thursby............................... DB 85 Sam Trimble.............................................K 34 Tristan Wainscott ................................ LB 99 Colby Warkentin..................................DL 1 (d) Shelby Washington............................ DB 24 (o) Tyrese White.........................................RB 15 (d) Roland Williams III.............................. DB 6 Taelyn Williams...................................WR 32 Xavier Wishert.....................................RB 70 Tay Yanta...............................................OL 42 Reese Young........................................ LB 37 (st) Blair Zepeda............................................K 65 CJ Zotz...................................................OL

50 Damion Hart DL 6-3 235 So. Cibolo, Texas / Steele HS 51 Kyle Pointer LB 6-3 213 R-Fr. Queen Creek, Ariz. / Casteel HS 52 Abe Schwinn LB 6-3 219 So. St. Paul, Minn. / Arizona State 55 Alan Hatten OL 6-3 300 So. Great Meadows, N.J. / Lackawanna College 56 Cohen Carpenter OL 6-3 290 R-Fr. Manvel, Texas / Fort Bend Christian Academy 57 Trent Pullen OL 6-3 300 So. Waco, Texas / Oklahoma State 58 Brad Robinson DL 6-2 260 R-Fr. Zephyr, Texas / Brownwood HS 59 Jacob Thielen OL 6-4 292 So. Broomfield, Colo. / Faith Christian Academy 61 Dylan Kinney OL 6-3 290 Fr. Richmond, Texas / Travis HS 62 Jackson Andrews OL 6-2 300 R-Fr. Schertz, Texas / Samuel Clemens HS 63 Peyton Girty OL 6-3 280 So. Rosalia, Kan. / Highland CC 64 Ethan Clark OL 6-3 295 Fr. Pineville, La. / Pineville HS 65 CJ Zotz OL 6-4 292 So. Burkburnett, Texas / Burkburnett HS 66 Dylan Howerton OL 6-5 273 So. Katy, Texas / Katy HS 67 Wyatt Tate OL 6-6 290 So. Seguin, Texas / Navarro HS 70 Tay Yanta OL 6-4 345 R-Fr. Falls City, Texas / Texas Tech 72 Femi Sakiri OL 6-5 277 R-Fr. Roanoke, Texas / UConn 74 Reese Moore OL 6-6 273 So. Seminole, Texas / Texas 75 Rafiti Ghirmai OL 6-5 300 Jr. Frisco, Texas / Texas 76 Joziah Fogle OL 6-4 310 Fr. Spring, Texas / Spring HS 78 Ty Smith OL 6-6 296 So. Koppel, Texas / Glen Rose HS 80 Harrison Foster WR 6-1 192 Fr. Sweetwater, Texas / Sweetwater HS 81 Noah Caldwell TE 6-6 245 So. Electra, Texas / Electra HS 82 Cooper McCasland WR 6-1 188 R-Fr. Hurst, Texas / Birdville HS 83 Colt Cooper TE 6-4 240 R-Fr. Quinlan, Texas / Ford HS 84 Grant Miles TE 6-5 252 Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz. / Horizon HS 85 (o)Patrick Ballard WR 6-3 200 Jr. Houston, Texas / UNLV 85 (st)Sam Trimble K 5-10 165 Fr. College Station, Texas / College Station HS 86 Chidubem Lebechi TE 6-2 220 Fr. Katy, Texas / Tompkins HS 87 Matthew Bynum WR 5-11 165 Fr. Mansfield, Texas / Lake Ridge HS 88 (o)Jed Castles TE 6-7 225 R-Fr. Wichita Falls, Texas / Texas Tech 88 (st)Will Fargason P 6-2 204 R-Fr. Lubbock, Texas / Trinity Christian HS 89 Cameron Byrom DL 6-5 249 R-Fr. Valley View, Texas / Valley View HS 90 Alex Bowman Jr. DL 6-2 250 Fr. Dallas, Texas / James Madison HS 91 Sean Dubose Jr. DL 6-3 220 Fr. Katy, Texas / Tompkins HS 92 Josh Logan DL 6-1 265 Fr Grapevine, Texas / Grapevine HS 93 Landon Eades DL 6-3 283 Fr. Boerne, Texas / Samuel V Champion HS 94 Dennis Herrold DL 6-4 235 R-Fr. Fort Worth, Texas / Fort Worth Christian HS 95 Jack Schultz DL 6-1 280 Sr. Granada Hills, Calif. / College of the Canyons 97 Will Morgan DL 6-3 292 Jr. Forney, Texas / Forney HS 98 David Oke DL 6-3 265 Fr. Houston, Texas / Alief Hasting HS 99 Colby Warkentin DL 6-6 245 R-Fr. Bakersfield, Calif. / Fresno State

The success launched the Aggies into a No. 22 final ranking in the Associated Press poll.

At Arizona State, Patterson served three seasons as defensive coordinator and one as linebackers coach and defensive special teams coordinator. He quickly transformed ASU into one of the most opportunistic units in the nation. The Sun Devils ended his first year on staff ranked sixth in the FBS for turnover margin at plus-14 and also led the Pac-12 with 14 interceptions. Arizona State was 29th in the nation for interceptions that year and among the top-25 units for sacks (13th), fumbles recovered (18th) and red-zone defense (23rd). ASU won 28 games and played in three bowl games during Patterson’s tenure in Tempe, highlighted by a 10-win campaign and victory in the Sun Bowl in 2014.

Prior to Arizona State, Patterson spent two seasons at West Virginia where he was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2013 and the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2012.

Patterson moved to West Virginia from its former Big East Conference rival Pittsburgh, where he served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2011. The Panthers averaged 3.31 sacks per game (third best nationally) and totaled 98.0 tackles for a loss (12th best). Patterson was named Pittsburgh’s interim head coach following the regular season, leading the Panthers in the BBVA Compass Bowl. He is 1-1 in his FBS career as an interim

head coach after helping the Red Raiders close the 2020 season with a 16-13 victory over Kansas.

From 2003-10, Patterson served at the University of Tulsa as linebackers coach (2003-05) and co-defensive coordinator (2006-10). Tulsa played in six bowl games during Patterson’s tenure, which was capped by three 10-win campaigns in his final four seasons. The Golden Hurricanes were 10-3 in 2010, when his defense led the nation with 24 interceptions and ranked third in forced turnovers.

Prior to joining the staff at Tulsa, Patterson had 16 years coaching experience at Allen (Texas) High School, along with Oklahoma high schools in Ardmore, Edmond (Santa Fe and Memorial) and Altus. As the head coach at Ardmore High School, Patterson led his team to the District 5A-1 championship in 1999 and earned District Coach of the Year honors.

A native of Marlow, Oklahoma, Patterson earned his bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recreation from East Central (Oklahoma) University in 1986. He was a four-year letterman at defensive back for ECU and later served his alma mater as a graduate assistant coach. He earned his master’s degree in kinesiology and sport studies in 2003 from Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Patterson and his wife, Melissa, have three daughters and one son.

COACHING STAFF

Offensive Coordinator: Stephen Lee Defensive Coordinator: Skyler Cassity Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends: Matt Clark Defensive Backs: Julian Wilson Outside Linebackers: Conor Dubin Inside Linebackers: Shannon Carter Wide Receivers: Steven Thrash Running Backs: Jerale Badon Offensive Line: Ryan Pugh Defensive Line: Dan Phillips Senior Defensive Analyst: Drew Cunningham Offensive Quality Control: Chance Rieken Defensive Graduate Assistant: Koy Richardson Offensive Graduate Assitant: Cole Thomas Director of Player Relations: Dante Hibbert Director of Football Video: Taylor Hart Chief of Staff: Jordan Seawright Director of Football Operations: Landon Autrey Associate AD for Strength and Conditioning: Corey Smith Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning: Reid Miller

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