Next season

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I know there are three games left and I look at them as an evaluation period. Who will return next season? Who comes back as definite starters (if they want to return) and which ones could return but will need to compete for spots.

Key guys gone who are grad students now (I think, never know with COVID), 

WR/KR D'Ago Hunter, DL Tylen Wallace, OLB Makye Smith (already gone), TE Malik Jackson, OL Josh Roberts, OL Alex Desire, DB Antonio Howard, WR DK James, WR Daniel Thompson, DT Jesus Gibbs, CB Charles Peoples, WR Matthew AKuchie, LB Jamal Gay, CB Robert Javier, 

Who is expected back and *for ones I'd like back. The most glaring need on defense is for more speed, more size at linebacker and just better tacklers overall. 

Offense

QB: Nathan Kent, Sean Brown, Scott Smith, Zach Jackson, (F) Jack Pellicciotti*

OL *OG Mathias Andjinbaruk, *G/C Joden Nelson, *LT Dan Volpe, *RT/G Jean Germain, *RT KJ Brooks, *RG/T Florian Staehler.

RB: *Devin Matthews (473yds, 6 TDs), *Christopher Watkins, *Tyrell Greene Jr., Sabias Folley, Curtis Murray.

TE: *Carter Runyon (32 for 392yds, 3 TDs), Griffin Patterson

WR *Cee Chosen, *Rishon Holmes, Sam Reynolds (inj.), *Lukas Londono (26 catches for 353 yds), *Zay Perkins  (19 for 207, 3TDs), Brady McElhany 

 

Defense:

DL: Oly Okombi, *Samuel Obiang, Dion Crews-Harris (3.5 sacks), *RJ Evans (Ark-Pine Bluff transfer, redshirting due to injury), Brockman Wallace, fr. Rion Roseborough (6-2, 315), DL *Ernie Smith (solid backup)

LB *Daniel Raymond (37 tckls), Jakari Patterson, Evan Rutkowski, *Rodney Roane Jr.  (3 sacks), *Mason Woods (played with a wrist injury).

S/CB *Dorian Davis (47 tckls, 1 INT ), *Xavier Terry (52 tckls, 1 INT), 

CB *Andre Stewart (Ky transfer), *Sean Tucker, Mike Swain, Shafeek Smith, 

P *Josh Cupitt

PK *Keegan Vaught, KO *Caden Williams