Las Vegas Bowl: Florida Gators vs Oregon State 12/17/22

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The Florida Gators will take on the Oregon State Beavers for the first time in history on Saturday, December 17 at 11:30 AM. Billy Napier is 6-6/ 3-5 with the Gators, 46-19 overall. Jonathan Smith is 25-31 with the Beavers. The bowl payout is $2.9M per school. The Beavers opened up favored by 1 with the line growing to 10 and are the designated home team. The last time OSU won a bowl game was in 2013 when they beat Boise State 38-23 in the Hawaii Bowl. If the Beavers win it will give them 10 wins in a season for the third time in history (2000, 2006). OSU is 0-11-1 all time against the SEC in games that include LSU (0-4), UGA (0-1-1), UT (0-2), UK (0-1), and Auburn (0-1). Last year's Las Vegas Bowl was a boring defensive battle that ended up with Wisconsin defeating Arizona State 20-13.

Team Stats​
Points Per Game	31.8	32.6
Points Allowed Per Game	28.8	21.4
Total Yards	441.2	399.6
Yards Passing	227.5	200.4
Yards Rushing	213.7	199.2
Yards Allowed	415.8	342.3
Pass Yards Allowed	239.7	228.3
Rush Yards Allowed	176.2	114.0

Season Leaders

	UF	OSU
Passing	QB J. Miller III 0-0, 0 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT	QB B. Gulbranson 109-176, 1290 YDS, 8 TD, 5 INT
Rushing	RB M. Johnson Jr., 144 CAR, 827 YDS, 10 TD RB T. Etienne, 100 CAR, 705 YDS, 6 TD	RB D. Martinez 158 CAR, 970 YDS, 7 TD RB J. Griffin 84 CAR, 486 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving	WR R. Pearsall, 29 REC, 596 YDS, 5 TD WR X. Henderson, 38 REC, 410 YDS, 2 TD	WR T. Harrison, 52 REC, 604 YDS, 4 TD WR A. Gould, 27 REC, 457 YDS, 3 TD
Tackles and Pass Defense	S T. Dean III, 77 TOT, 0.5 SK, 4 PD, 0 INT S R. Torrence II, 76 TOT, 0 SK, 1 PD, 0 INT LB V. Miller 75 TOT, 0 SK, 2 PD, 0 INT LB A. Burney, 71 TOT, 4 SK, 4 PD, 2 INT LB S. James, 40 TOT, 2 SK, 0 PD, 0 INT DL P. Umanmielen, 30 TOT, 3.5 SK, 0 PD, 0 INT	LB O. Speights 77 TOT, 0 SK, 1 PD, 0 INT DB K. Oladapo, 75 TOT, 2.5 SK, 6 PD, 0 INT LB K. Fisher-Morris 66 TOT, 0.5 SK, 5 PD, 1 INT DB J. Grant 60 TOT, 1 SK, 6 PD, 3 INT DB A. Austin 53 TOT, 1 SK, 9 PD, 2 INT DB R. Wright 38 TOT, 0 SK, 9 PD, 3 INT

 

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Total Offense

UF: 32nd
Plays: 783
Yards: 5294
Yards/Play: 6.76
Off TDs: 47
Yards/Game: 441.2

Oregon State: 59th
Plays: 781
Yards: 4795
Yards/Play: 6.14
Off TDs: 48
Yards/Game: 399.6

Total Defense:

Oregon State: 31st
UF: 103

 

[DRU2012]

Gee Wizz. Really looking forward to this one.

 

[Leakfan12]

Really hoping for a win

 

[Escambia94]

Oregon State has the #20 rush defense and #31 total defense, but they are #74 in passing yards allowed.

 

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The roster will of available players for the Las Vegas Bowl will be rather thin. The 85-man roster now stands at 67 on day 1 of the transfer portal. So far 14 players have entered the portal, and we expect another dozen to enter.

First	Last	Position	Ht	Wt	High School	Rating	Class	Stats
Corey​	Collier Jr.​	S​	6-1​	179​	Miami, Fla. / Miami Palmetto​	0.9400​	R-Fr. (2021)​	1 tackle
Donovan​	McMillon​	S​	6-1​	200​	McMurray, Pa. / Peters Township​	0.9195​	R-Fr. (2021)​	20 tackles
Nay'Quan​	Wright​	RB​	5-9​	201​	Miami Gardens, Fla. / Miami Carol City​	0.9061​	R-Jr. (2019)​	47 rush, 190 yd, 1 rec, 14 yd
Josh​	Braun​	OL​	6-6​	357​	Live Oak, Fla. / Suwannee​	0.9049​	R-So. (2020)​	no stats
Daejon​	Reynolds​	WR​	6-2​	208​	Springfield, Ill. / Grayson​	0.9030​	R-Fr. (2021)​	11 rec, 244 yd, 2 td
Diwun​	Black​	LB​	6-3​	221​	Forest, Miss. / Osceola​	0.9017​	Sr. (2019)(Tr. 2021)​	3 tackles
David​	Reese​	LB​	6-2​	236​	Fort Pierce, Fla. / Vero Beach​	0.9000​	R-Sr. (2018)​	1 tackle
Kamar​	Wilcoxson​	S​	6-1​	183​	IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)​	0.8985​	R-So. (2020)​	2 tackles
Avery​	Helm​	CB​	6-1​	174​	Missouri City, Texas / Fort Bend Marshall​	0.8937​	R-So. (2020)​	4 tackles
Nick​	Elksnis​	TE​	6-6​	232​	Jacksonville, Fla. / Episcopal​	0.8877​	Fr. (2021)​	no stats
Lorenzo​	Lingard​	RB​	6-0​	205​	Orange City, Fla. / University​	0.8800​	R-Sr. (2018)(Tr. 2020)​	10 rush, 75 yd, 1 td; 2 rec, 22 yd
Trent​	Whittemore​	WR​	6-4​	210​	F. W. Buchholz (Gainesville, FL)​	0.8643​	R-Jr. (2019)​	4 rec, 87 yd
Griffin​	McDowell​	DL​	6-4​	283​	Leesburg, Ga. / Lee County​	0.8342​	R-Sr. (2018)​	no stats

Not shown above are the two dismissed/suspended players.

First	Last	Position	Ht	Wt	High School	Rating	Class
Brenton​	Cox Jr.​	DL​	6-4​	253​	Stockbridge, Ga. / Stockbridge​	0.9100​	R-So. (2018)(Tr. 2019)​
Jalen​	Kitna​	QB​	6-4​	205​	Tacoma, Wa. / Burleson (Texas)​	0.8609​	Fr. (2021)​

Assume any of the following players may opt out if they decide to enter the NFL draft:

First	Last	Position	Ht	Wt	High School	College	Rating	Class
Richard​	Gouraige​	OL​	6-5​	310​	Tampa, Fla. / Cambridge Christian​	n/a​	0.9603​	R-Sr. (2018)​
Amari​	Burney​	LB​	6-2​	236​	St. Petersburg, Fla. / Calvary Christian​	n/a​	0.9293​	R-Sr. (2018)​
Trey​	Dean III​	S​	6-3​	201​	Hampton, Ga. / Dutchtown​	n/a​	0.9222​	R-Sr. (2018)​
O'Cyrus​	Torrence​	OL​	6-5​	335​	Greensburg, La. / St. Helena Central​	Louisiana​	0.9200​	Sr. (2019)(Tr. 2022)​
Jalen​	Kimber​	CB​	6-0​	170​	Mansfield, Texas / Mansfield Timberview​	Georgia​	0.9000​	R-So. (2020)(Tr. 2022)​
Justin​	Shorter​	WR​	6-5​	228​	Monmouth Junction, N.J. / South Brunswick​	Penn State​	0.8800​	R-Sr. (2018)(Tr. 2020)​
Dante​	Zanders (Lang)​	DL​	6-5​	261​	Boca Raton, Fla. / Boca Raton​	n/a​	0.8709​	R-Sr. (2018)​
Ventrell​	Miller​	LB​	6-1​	228​	Lakeland, Fla. / Kathleen​	n/a​	0.8640​	R-Sr5(2017)​
Jordan​	Pouncey​	WR​	6-1​	210​	Winter Park, Fla. / Winter Park​	Texas​	0.8000​	R-Sr5 (2017)(Tr. 2020)​

 

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Here are the scholarship players available for the bowl game based on what we know before transfer portal announcements and NFL draft intentions.

Last	Pos	Rat
Marshall Jr.​	CB​	0.9855​
Pouncey​	CB​	0.9728​
James​	LB​	0.9716​
Wingo​	LB​	0.9705​
Henderson​	WR​	0.9700​
Williams​	LB​	0.9679​
Sapp​	DL​	0.9578​
Zipperer​	TE​	0.9543​
McClellan​	DL​	0.9536​
Collier Jr.​	S​	0.9400​
Fraziars​	WR​	0.9317​
Etienne​	RB​	0.9261​
Powell-Rowland​	LB​	0.9251​
Burke​	WR​	0.9245​
McMillon​	S​	0.9195​
Umanmielen​	DL​	0.9117​
Summerall III​	LB​	0.9100​
Waites​	OL​	0.9100​
Moore​	CB​	0.9064​
Wright​	RB​	0.9061​
Humphries​	DL​	0.9059​
Mugharbil​	OL​	0.9056​
Braun​	OL​	0.9049​
Tarquin​	OL​	0.9041​
Reynolds​	WR​	0.9030​
Black​	LB​	0.9017​
Johnson​	RB​	0.9000​
Reese​	LB​	0.9000​
Borders​	LB​	0.8989​
Wilcoxson​	S​	0.8985​
Livingston​	OL​	0.8984​
Hill​	CB​	0.8969​
Boone​	DL​	0.8950​
Torrence II​	S​	0.8950​
Helm​	CB​	0.8937​
Lee​	DL​	0.8917​
Lyons​	DL​	0.8910​
Harrod​	OL​	0.8904​
Watson​	DL​	0.8891​
Elksnis​	TE​	0.8877​
Young​	CB​	0.8872​
Perkins​	S​	0.8860​
Pyburn​	DL​	0.8850​
Douglas​	WR​	0.8817​
Thomas Jr.​	DL​	0.8817​
Boardingham​	WR​	0.8810​
Mitchell​	S​	0.8809​
Simonds​	OL​	0.8809​
Johnson​	S​	0.8800​
Lingard​	RB​	0.8800​
Weston​	WR​	0.8763​
Savalinea​	DL​	0.8702​
Farmer​	OL​	0.8700​
Eguakun​	OL​	0.8689​
Slaughter​	OL​	0.8656​
White​	OL​	0.8643​
Whittemore​	WR​	0.8643​
Leonard​	OL​	0.8633​
Odom​	TE​	0.8633​
Miller III​	QB​	0.8600​
Mitchell​	S​	0.8588​
Boateng​	OL​	0.8572​
Conner​	OL​	0.8558​
Williams​	OL​	0.8477​
Wilson​	S​	0.8477​
Pearsall​	WR​	0.8439​
Pitts​	OL​	0.8390​
Brown​	QB​	0.8342​
McDowell​	DL​	0.8342​
Barber​	OL​	0.8272​
Smack​	K​	0.8189​
Hansen​	TE​	0.8181​
Underwood​	LS​	0.8117​
Crawshaw​	P​	0.7940​
Dexter​	DL​	0.7667​
Keeter​	LB​	0.7300​

 

[DRU2012]

Some of these (some GOOD ones) we KNOW are gone...One obvious big question, the proverbial "elephant in the middle of the room":
"Who's our likely QB in the Bowl Game?"

 

[Escambia94]

Jack Miller III and Max Brown are the only remaining scholarship QBs. Jack Anders and Kyle Engel are walk-ons. Jack Miller has a career stat line of 7 completions on 14 attempts for 101 yards (2 games, @ Indiana and vs Akron in 2021). He also has a total of 7 rushing attempts (2 in 2020 and 5 in 2021) for a total of 22 yards and 1 TD. The other QBs in aggregate have zero attempts. If Jack Miller's thumb is healed, then he is the starter. If he is still not healthy, then Max Brown will be the QB. Anders or Engel could be made available in emergency, but I believe Engel graduates this week and might not be available.

Update: Former walk-on Jack Anders announced he will enter the portal as a graduate transfer with 2 years of eligibility. Anders stated on Twitter that he will remain with the team through the bowl game.

 

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The only common opponent between UF and OSU is Utah.
- Florida defeated Utah on 9/3, 29-26 with a high of 168 yards passing, 106 yards rushing--both by Richardson.
- Oregon State lost to Utah on 10/1, 16-42, with a high of 177 yards passing and 44 yards rushing.

 

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The Beavers have won three in a row, including an upset over #9 Oregon in the Civil War. Their only matchup against ranked opponents were losses to #7 USC and #12 Utah. Florida lost two in a row and has won against one ranked opponent, #7 Utah.

Game	OSU Opponent	OSU Result	UF Opponent	UF Result
Week 1​	vs Boise State​	W34-17​	vs 7 Utah​	W29-26​
Week 2​	@ Fresno State​	W35-32​	vs 20 Kentucky​	L26-16 ​
Week 3​	vs Montana State *​	W68-28​	vs South Florida​	W31-28​
Week 4​	vs 7 USC​	L17-14 ​	@ 11 Tennessee​	L38-33 ​
Week 5​	@ 12 Utah​	L42-16 ​	vs Eastern Washington​	W52-17​
Week 6​	@ Stanford​	W28-27​	vs Missouri​	W24-17​
Week 7​	vs Washington State​	W24-10​	vs LSU​	L45-35 ​
Week 8​	vs Colorado​	W42-9​	vs 1 Georgia *​	L42-20 ​
Week 9​	@ Washington​	L24-21 ​	@ Texas A&M​	W41-24​
Week 10​	vs California​	W38-10​	vs South Carolina​	W38-6​
Week 11​	@ Arizona State​	W31-7​	@ Vanderbilt​	L31-24 ​
Week 12​	vs 9 Oregon​	W38-34​	@ 16 Florida State​	L45-38 ​

 

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The Gator depth chart will look like this on offense. We have no backup QB or left guard on scholarship. If we have injuries there, we may be playing select walk-ons.

Pos	No.	Starter	No	Second Team	No	Third Team
WR-X	3	Henderson, Xzavier SO	88	Burke, Marcus RS FR	22	Jackson, Kahleil RFr
WR-Z	12	Douglas, Caleb FR	00	Fraziars, Ja'Quavion SO	82	Weston, Ja'Markis RS SO
WR-Y	1	Pearsall, Ricky JR/TR	16	Chiaokhiao-Bowman, Thai SO/TR	86	Pouncey, Jordan TR/RSr
LT	76	Gouraige, Richard RS JR	58	Barber, Austin RFr
LG	77	White, Ethan JR	56	Williams, Christian Fr
OC	65	Eguakun, Kingsley RS SO	66	Slaughter, Jake RS FR
RG	75	Waites, Kamryn RS FR/TR	58	Williams, Christian Fr	52	Farmer, Jalen FR
RT	70	Tarquin, Michael RS SO	58	Barber, Austin RS FR
TE	18	Zanders, Dante RS JR	87	Odom, Jonathan RS SO	48	Keeter, Noah RSo/TR
QB	10	Miller III, Jack RS FR/TR	13	Engel, Kyle RSO (WO)	17	Brown, Max FR
RB	2	Johnson Jr., Montrell SO/TR	7	Etienne, Trevor FR

EDIT: Updated 12/15 to reflect adjustments to depth chart. Added RFr Kaleil Jackson (Gator legacy), Tr/RSr Jordan Pouncey, RSo Kyle Engel (WO), Fr Max Brown, and Tr/RSo Noah Keeter. Removed Fr Jalen Farmer.

 

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The defensive depth chart looks slightly better.

Pos	No.	Starter	No.	Second Team	No.	Third Team
DE	33	Umanmielen, Princely SO	12	Boone, Justus RS FR	66	Humphries, Jaelin RS SO
NT	21	Watson, Desmond SO	7	McClellan, Chris FR	95	Lyons, Jamari Fr
DT	9	Dexter Sr., Gervon SO	94	Sapp, Tyreak RS FR
JACK	52	Powell-Ryland Jr., Antwaun SO	4	Reese, David RJr	44	Pyburn, Jack Fr
MLB	15	Wingo, Derek SO	17	Williams, Scooby RS FR
WLB	2	Burney, Amari SR	6	James, Shemar FR
CB	23	Hill, Jaydon RS SO	11	Young, Jordan RFr	24	Helm, Avery SO
SS	00	Dean III, Trey SR	10	Mitchell, Miguel FR
FS	22	Torrence II, Rashad SO	5	Wilson, Kamari FR
CB	3	Marshall Jr., Jason SO	8	Kimber, Jalen RS SO/TR
STAR	27	Perkins, Jadarrius JR/TR	11	Young, Jordan RFr	16	Johnson, Tre'Vez SO

EDIT: Updated 12/15 to reflect adjustments to depth chart. Removed RSo Jaelin Humphries, So Avery Helm, and So Tre/Vez Johnson (injury or academics). Added RFr Jordan Young, Fr Jamari Lyons, and Fr Jack Pyburn.

 

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The Oregon State offense is full of experienced upperclassmen.

Pos	No	Starter	No	Second Team	No	Third Team
WR-X	00	Harrison, Tre'Shaun SR/TR	14	Dunmore, John RS SO/TR	9	Tongue, Makiya RS SO/TR
WR-Z	2	Gould, Anthony RS SO	7	Bolden, Silas SO	16	Valsin III, Jimmy RS FR
WR-SL	1	Lindsey, Tyjon RS SR/TR	13	Irish, Jesiah RS JR
LT	67	Gray, Joshua RS SO	71	Spencer, Tommy SO	69	Strand, Jacob FR
LG	58	Bloomfield, Heneli RS JR/TR	61	Miller, Tanner RS SO	54	McHarg, Campbell RS FR/TR
OC	70	Levengood, Jake RS JR	61	Miller, Tanner RS SO
RG	68	Kipper, Brandon RS SR/TR	57	Lopez, Dylan FR
RT	75	Fuaga, Taliese SO	73	Morano, Tyler RS FR	77	Gonzalez, Flavio JR/TR
TE	81	Overman, Jake SO	87	Byrne, J.T. RS FR	89	Caufield, Bryce RS FR
TE	84	Velling, Jack FR	82	Milbourn, Gabe RS FR	86	Kelley, Malik RS FR
QB	17	Gulbranson, Ben RS FR	3	Gebbia, Tristan RS SR/TR
RB	6	Martinez, Damien FR	8	Griffin, Jam RS SO/TR	5	Fenwick, Deshaun RS JR/TR
FB	12	Colletto, Jack RS SR/TR

 

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The Oregon State defense is also full of experienced upperclassmen. Note that former Gator Andrew Chatfield, one of Mullen's best defensive recruits, could not break the starting lineup at Oregon State. ILB Jack Colletto is the 2022 Paul Hornung Award winner.

Pos	No	Starter	No	Second Team	No	Third Team
DE	99	Hodgins, Isaac RS JR	95	Golden, Joe RS JR/TR
NT	96	Sandberg, Simon RS SR/TR	98	Anderson, Cody RS SR	76	Sio, Thomas RS SO
DT	52	Rawls, James RS JR/TR	94	Shippen, Tavis RS JR/TR	45	Saluni, Semisi SO
OLB	90	Lolohea, Sione SO	82	Stover, Cory RS SO	56	Sharp, Riley RS JR
ILB	8	Fisher-Morris, Kyrei RS SR/TR	55	Mascarenas-Arnold, Easton SO
ILB	1	Speights, Omar JR	12	Colletto, Jack RS SR/TR	20	Miller, John SO
OLB	6	McCartan, John RS JR	10	Chatfield Jr., Andrew RS JR/TR	29	Brownholtz, Cade RS SO
CB	4	Robinson, Jaden RS JR	27	Thomas, Noble FR
SS	28	Oladapo, Kitan RS JR	19	Thomas, Skyler SO	24	Kane, Jack RS FR
FS	3	Grant, Jaydon RS SR	00	Arnold, Akili RS SO	18	Massey, Ian RS SO/TR
CB	5	Austin, Alex RS SO	23	Cooper Jr., Ryan JR/TR
NB	23	Cooper Jr., Ryan JR/TR	00	Arnold, Akili RS SO

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[DRU2012]

With our questions (to say the least) at QB and a pronounced dearth at WR, our Offense appears pretty one-dimensional for this one.
While the running game HAS been the offense's strong suit, part of THAT was AR--and regardless, the Beaver D will likely come in DARING us to throw the ball.
Meanwhile, we are all well aware that OUR D ain't exactly been a bulwark this past season (or in recent ones, for that matter).
All told, I harbor little hope for even a competitive performance here--though it being our last game for some months of course I'll watch. We are all interested to see how Miller acquits himself, for example, should he play.
With lowered expectations come reduced chance of frustration or disappointment.
OR, as the "Realist's Bible" puts it:
"Blessed is he that expecteth nothing."
That may have to be our mantra for the time being.

 

[Escambia94]

The good news is that even Florida's second team is more talented than Oregon State's first team. As a matter of fact, the most talented OSU players are transfers--including former Gator Andrew Chatfield.

 

[Escambia94]

The starting offense for the Las Vegas Bowl is not much different from the starting offense vs Utah. Notable exceptions:
- Caleb Douglas worked his way up to the starting lineup due to injuries ahead of him
- Kaymryn Waites started at RT, but was moved to special teams and is now RG
- Jack Miller is now the starter for many reasons we do not need to get into
- Backups are still more talented than many of OSU's starters

End Depth	Firstq	Last	Rating	2022 Class
WRX-1​	Xzavier​	Henderson​	0.9700​	R-So. (2020)​
WRZ-2​	Ja'Quavion​	Fraziars​	0.9317​	R-So. (2020)​
RB-1b​	Trevor​	Etienne​	0.9261​	Fr. (2022)​
WRX-2​	Marcus​	Burke​	0.9245​	R-Fr. (2021)​
RG-1​	Kamryn​	Waites​	0.9100​	So. (2021)(Tr. 2022)​
RT-1​	Michael​	Tarquin​	0.9041​	R-Jr. (2019)​
RB-1a​	Montrell​	Johnson​	0.9000​	So. (2021)(Tr. 2022)​
OL-TBD​	Tony​	Livingston​	0.8984​	Fr. (2022)​
OL-TBD​	Will​	Harrod​	0.8904​	R-Jr. (2019)​
WRZ-1​	Caleb​	Douglas​	0.8817​	Fr. (2022)​
TE-4​	Arlis​	Boardingham​	0.8810​	Fr. (2022)​
OL-TBD​	Riley​	Simonds​	0.8809​	R-Jr. (2019)​
WRZ-2​	Ja'Markis​	Weston​	0.8763​	R-Jr. (2019)​
OC-1​	Kingsley​	Eguakun​	0.8689​	R-Jr. (2019)​
OC-2​	Jake​	Slaughter​	0.8656​	R-Fr. (2021)​
LG-1​	Ethan​	White​	0.8643​	R-Jr. (2019)​
TE-2​	Jonathan​	Odom​	0.8633​	R-So. (2020)​
QB-1​	Jack​	Miller III​	0.8600​	R-Fr. (2022 Tr.) (2020)​
OL-TBD​	Kaleb​	Boateng​	0.8572​	R-Jr. (2019)​
OL-TBD​	David​	Conner​	0.8558​	Fr. (2022)​
RG-2​	Christian​	Williams​	0.8477​	Fr. (2022)​
WRY-1​	Ricky​	Pearsall​	0.8439​	Jr. (2019)(Tr. 2022)​
WO​	Mark​	Pitts​	0.8390​	R-Fr. (2021)​
QB-3​	Max​	Brown​	0.8342​	Fr. (2022)​
RT-2​	Austin​	Barber​	0.8272​	R-Fr. (2021)​
KO-1​	Trey​	Smack​	0.8189​	Fr. (2022)​
TE-TBD​	Hayden​	Hansen​	0.8181​	Fr. (2022)​
LS-1​	Rocco​	Underwood​	0.8117​	R-Fr. (2021)​
TE-3​	Noah​	Keeter​	0.7300​	TrJr. (2019)(Tr. 2020)​