Friday, July 10, 2015

A look at the 2015 Yale team by position

Here's a look at the 2015 Bulldogs, by position...

2015 YALE FOOTBALL BY POSITION

DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE BACKS
19            Jason Alessi              DB            So.           6-0           180          Bloomfield Hills, MI / Brother Rice
35            Michael Bernardez   DB            Sr.            5-10         176          Queens, NY / Poly Prep
14            Will Bryan IV            DB            So.           6-0           173          Pomona, CA / Diamond Ranch
26            Hayden Carlson        DB            So.           5-11         193          Glen Ellyn, IL / Glenbard West
5              Cole Champion        DB            Sr.            5-11         191          Ft. Lauderdale, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas
21            D'Amani Grayer        DB            Jr.            5-9           186          Chandler, AZ / Brophy College Prep
1              Dale Harris               DB            Jr.            5-10         185          Brooklandville, MD / St. Paul's School
15            Keith Hawk              DB            Sr.            6-0           180          Hacienda Heights, CA / Glen A. Wilson
41            Roger Kilgore III       DB            Sr.            6-1           179          Rahway, NJ / Bishop George Ahr
                James Nicholas         DB            Fr.            6-0           185          Scarsdale, NY / Scarsdale
23            Foyesade Oluokun    DB            Jr.            6-2           219          St. Louis, MO / Johns Burroughs
                Scott Patton             DB            Fr.            6-2           195          Irvine, CA / Woodbridge
                Marquise Peggs        DB            Fr.            5-11         176          Chicago, IL / Mount Carmel
17            S. Rymiszewski         DB            Jr.            5-11         182          West Chester, PA / B. Reed Henderson

DEFENSIVE ENDS
74            Earl Chism                DE            So.           6-2           236          Elk Grove, CA / Pleasant Grove
95            Tim Dawson II          DE            So.           6-1           233          New Orleans, LA / St. Augustine
                Ryan Oak                  DE/LS       Fr.            6-4           225          West Covina, CA / Damien
                Ian Baker                  DE            Fr.            6-5           220          North Canton, OH / Hoover
                Peter Firestone        DE            Fr.            6-5           245          Lawrenceville, NJ / The Lawrenceville School
47            John Herubin           DE            So.           6-3           248          Coppell, TX / Coppell
                Bronson Krull           DE            Fr.            6-4           245          Mansfield, OH / Ontario
90            Karl Marback            DE            So.           6-5           256          Birmingham, MI / Seaholm
99            Marty Moesta           DE            Jr.            6-6           254          Grosse, Pointe, MI / Grosse Pointe South
                Kyle Mullen             DE            Fr.            6-4           240          Manalapan, NJ / Manalapan
                J. Hunter Roman      DE            Fr.            6-6           210          New London, CT / New London
32            Michael West           DE            So.           6-2           212          Rancho Cucamonga, CA / Los Osos
                Hunter Simino         DE/LS       Fr.            6-2           235          Portage, MI / Portage Central

DEFENSIVE LINE
                Daniel James            DL            Fr.            6-2           290          Baton Rouge, LA / McKinley
93            Benjamin Bedard     DT            Jr.            6-4           267          Grand Ledge, MI / Grand Ledge
91            Nicholas Crowle       DT            So.           6-3           271          Milford, CT / Fairfield Prep
79            Nicholas Hardy         DT            So.           6-4           253          San Antonio, TX / Ronald Reagan
54            Carl Kreitzberg         DT            Sr.            6-2           293          Salem, OR / West Salem
94            Pat McHugh             DT            Sr.            6-1           259          Sound Beach, NY / St. Anthony's
77            Mikhail Reece          DT            Sr.            6-5           277          Tampa, FL / Gaither
89            Jack Rushin              DT            Jr.            6-4           282          Wilmette, IL / Loyola Academy
96            Copache Tyler          DT            Jr.            6-3           288          Springfield, IL / Springfield Southeast


LINEBACKERS
52            Aaron Ault                LB            Sr.            6-2           212          Altamonte Springs, FL / Lake Brantley
                Jarett Balter             LB            Fr.            6-2           215          Bellflower, CA / Saint John Bosco
58            Austin Carter            LB            Sr.            6-1           227          Vero Beach, FL / Choate Rosemary Hall (CT)
10            Victor Egu                                LB            Jr.            6-4           247          Concord, CA / De La Salle
                Quintin Herbert       LB            Fr.            6-1           225          Cincinnati, OH / LaSalle
49            Andrew Larkin          LB            Sr.            6-0           231          Glen Ellyn, IL / Glenbard West
38            Darius Manora          LB            Jr.            6-0           235          Alexandria, VA / St. Stephens St. Agnes
11            Spencer McManes    LB            Jr.            6-3           218          Roswell, GA / Blessed Trinity Catholic
57            Ronnie Meder          LB            So.           6-2           219          Pittsburg, PA / North Catholic
64            A,Van Valkenburg     LB            Sr.            6-3           213          Longwood, FL / Lake Brantley


OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
46            Jaeden Graham        OLB          So.           6-4           219          Aurora, CO / Cherry Creek
8              Keefer Johnson        OLB          So.           6-2           213          Grand Ledge, MI / Grand Ledge
45            Remick Kawawaki     OLB          Jr.            6-1           214          Vancouver, WA / Columbia River
44            Matthew Oplinger    OLB          So.           6-3           229          Summitt, NJ / Delbarton
28            Brian Sykes               OLB          Jr.            6-0           204          Alpharetta, GA / Chattahoochee
39            Tom Undercuffler     OLB          Sr.            6-1           209          Berlin, CT / Berlin
                Jimmy Wilkins          OLB          Fr.            6-3           210          Frisco, TX / Wakeland

OFFENSE
OFFENSIVE LINE
60            Cody Arledge           OL            So.           6-5           266          Plano, TX / Plano West
61            Jon Bezney               OL            So.           6-5           287          Cincinnati, OH / Mariemont
65            Khalid Cannon          OL            Jr.            6-6           276          Gadsden, AL / Gadsden City
66            Jeho Chang              OL            So.           6-3           278          Suwanee, GA / North Gwinnett
75            Mason Friedline       OL            Jr.            6-4           295          Seattle, WA / King's
                Jack Lee                   OL            Fr.            6-6           290          St. Paul, MN / Saint Thomas Academy
                Jamison Hale            OL            Fr.            6-5           260          Fresno, CA / San Joaquin Memorial
63            Anders Huizenga      OL            So.           6-5           275          Trophy Club, TX / Byron Nelson
71            Beau Iverson            OL            Jr.            6-9           281          Lakewood, WA / Charles Wright
78            Ben Killion               OL            Sr.            6-5           290          Potomac, MD / Thomas S. Wootton
                Rees LeMay              OL            Fr.            6-5           280          Dallas, TX / Highland Park
50            Luke Longinotti        OL            Sr.            6-4           280          Burlingame, CA / Junipero Serra
62            Derrek Ross              OL            Sr.            6-3           259          Cincinnati, OH / Oak Hills
72            Dustin Ross              OL            Sr.            6-4           259          Cincinnati, OH / Oak Hills
                Jacob Van de Grift    OL            Fr.            6-5           285          San Diego, CA / Cathedral Catholic

QUARTERBACKS
10            Henry Baldwin         QB            So.           6-4           191          Darien, CT / Darien
13            Stephen Barmore     QB            So.           6-2           204          Southington, CT / Southington
18            Rafe Chapple            QB            So.           6-0           192          Alpharetta, GA / Greater Atlanta Christian
17            Lambie Lanman        QB            So.           6-3           201          Los Altos, CA / Los Altos
                Tre Moore                QB            Fr.            6-3           190          St. Louis, MO / John Burroughs School
12            Anthony Morales      QB            Sr.            6-2           204          Cromwell, CT / Cromwell
19            Morgan Roberts       QB            Sr.            6-3           200          Charlotte, NC / Charlotte Country Day
14            Logan Scott              QB            Sr.            6-1           195          Woodland Hills CA / Chaminade

RUNNING BACKS
                Kyle Ellerson            RB            Fr.            5-10         185          Oradell, NJ / Bergen Catholic
7              Candler Rich            RB            Jr.            5-11         206          Newnan, GA / The Heritage School
31            Deshawn Salter        RB            So.           5-10         205          Constantia, NY / Christian Brothers
                Daniel Debner         RB/DB      Fr.            6-0           190          Manalapan, NJ / Manalapan
12            Jamal Locke             RB            So.           5-11         186          Ridgewood, NJ / Ridgewood

TIGHT ENDS
88            Stephen Buric          TE             Sr.            6-5           237          East Lake, FL / East Lake
85            Conor Furey             TE             So.           6-5           241          Wilmington, DE / Archmere Academy
92            Peter Gerson           TE             Jr.            6-3           231          Madison, CT / Daniel Hand
80            Leo Haenni              TE             Jr.            6-4           243          Franklin, OH / Bishop Fenwick
                Jackson Keimig         TE             Fr.            6-3           210          Bothell, WA / Bothell
                John Lager               TE             Fr.            6-5           245          Golden Valley, MN / Benilde-St. Margaret's
4              Sebastian Little        TE             Sr.            6-1           227          Cheshire, CT / Cheshire
                Chris Maxwell          TE             Fr.            6-2           215          Avon, OH / Avon
                Edrico Oliver, Jr.      TE             Fr.            6-3           235          Bakersfield, CA / Bakersfield Christian
                Jacob Schmidt          TE             Fr.            6-6           245          Richmond, MI / Richmond
16            Jackson Stallings       TE             Jr.            6-0           231          Moore, OK / Southmoore

WIDE RECEIVERS
83            Robert Clemons III   WR           Jr.            5-11         185          Laguna Beach, CA / Laguna Beach
3              Ross Drwal               WR           So.           6-1           195          Omaha, NE / Millard West
82            Myles Gaines            WR           Jr.            5-11         184          Tallahassee, FL / Lincoln
15            Andrew Johnson      WR           So.           6-0           199          Peachtree City, GA / McIntosh
                Kyle Marcinick         WR           Fr.            6-1           190          Dublin, OH / Dublin Coffman
6              Austin Reuland         WR           Sr.            5-10         201          San Juan Capistrano, CA / Mission Viejo
81            Blake Rowlinson       WR           Jr.            6-2           200          Alpharetta, GA / Alpharetta
                Bo Hines                  WR           So.           6-1           205          Charlotte, NC / Charlotte Christian
26            Matthew Rubino      WR           Sr.            6-2           191          Margate, NJ / Holy Spirit
9              Michael Siragusa Jr. WR           So.           6-3           205          Cleveland, OH / Saint Ignatius
8              Eric Williams            WR           Sr.            6-3           192          Portland, OR / St. Ignatius (OH)
84            C. Williams-Lopez     WR           So.           6-0           185          Duluth, GA / Greater Atlanta Christian
87            Noah Yates               WR           So.           6-5           197          Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ / Pt. Pleasant Beach

KICKERS
43            Bryan Holmes           K/P           Jr.            6-0           197          Holland, MI / West Ottawa
97            Blake Horn               K/P           So.           6-1           178          Davie, FL / Western
                Alex Galland             P/K           Fr.            6-2           185          Bakersfield, CA / Liberty

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Definitely makes you wonder what the thought process is with the roster. You wonder if the philosophy is filling need, or stockpiling the best players you can find. Looks like one of these two philosophies are being followed. 11 TE’s when they are not used as much in the offense and 5 RB’s is a somewhat puzzling. This is the only area that Reno makes me wonder what he is doing. Obviously it is part of the plan, that hasn’t failed yet, as he continues to improve. But these numbers are lopsided.

For the record I do think in my opinion the staff feels like the offensive strength this year is Morgan Roberts and the receiving corps. The running game is always important and needs to be a vital part for the passing game to go well. But I also think that the key offensive returners (Roberts, Buric, Little, Clemons, Siragusa, Drwal) are in the pass game; so that will be the focus.

If I had to assume I would assume from a coaching staff prospective they are going to see what they have on the roster for this year at RB and round out the recruiting of the 2016 class with some RB prospects. Here is how I look at the current RB situation.

First and foremost we cannot pigeon hole these kids expecting to see the next coming of Tyler Varga in there, because that is definitely unlikely. We all knew this was coming this year. If you have any football IQ and knew our team last year you would have known that this year was going to be a year of someone carrying the ball with very little experience if any.

In that case we are in pretty good hands with Rich (67 carries last year, had 91 the year before). He is HM All-Ivy and has good experience. He is NOT going to be Varga but I have to believe that he will be a more than serviceable and have a good year for us.

Varga got the bulk of the carries last year as he should have. Yet not considering Roberts there was a semi ”three headed monster” of Varga , Rich & Keys (with Rich and Keys having only a difference of 16 carries) that got the ball. I am assuming that unless freshman Ellerson or Debner are exceptional they are both still a year away from getting these reps, but that does remain to be seen in camp. But for now I don’t count them in the mix.

If you watched any scrimmages last year or any games that the 2nd and 3rd teamers got reps late in you were able to see Deshawn Salter in action. He seemed to have a great grasp of the offense and can run the ball well behind the bigs and get chunks of yards. He looks like he is going to pan out to be a solid back in this offense at some point. Next year could definitely be the year as I believe that right now he is the best second option to Rich, or the one that is nearest to ready.

The X factor in the group is Jamal Locke. He was changed to RB over the spring from CB. Due to injury he did not participate in spring practice so he has not had any reps at the position yet. That said there will be a learning curve. Yet if you watched the games last year you saw just what he had to offer with the ball in his hands. He has great burst and is elusive and the best speed of the bunch. He did return kicks and chewed up yards in the process. On one of the highest ranking offenses in the FCS last year he was 5th on the team in all-purpose yards behind Varga, Wallace, Randall, and Rich. Potentially he could supplement that group very nicely.

Either way the entire group are underclassmen, 1 junior, 2 sophs, & 2 freshmen. So they are all have at least 2 seasons. 5 weeks and let the competition begin.

TNC

11:48 PM 
Anonymous Son of Eli said...

I thought Reuland was moved to running back. Was he moved back to wide receiver? Seems like a waste of spring practice if he was.

7:02 PM 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A little surprising to see James Nicholas listed only as a DB and not an RB/DB.

http://www.msgvarsity.com/hudson-valley/hv-we-players-to-watch-james-nicholas-1.1623257

11:26 AM 

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