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Caleb Chandler has what it takes to be an NFL offensive lineman this year though he might not have been a first-round pick. The 6-foot-4 and 300-pound lineman is a versatile player but he's also very fundamentally sound. A first-team All-ACC honoree last season, Chandler returns with a lot of experience, but also NFL upside. He has the chance to vault himself into a high-end pick as well and be the first offensive lineman selected since Mekhi Becton went in the first round to the New York Jets. - Courie r Journal
rSr/2023  OG Caleb Chandler, Louisville
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Poised for a 2022 standout season: TE George Takacs is a transfer from Notre Dame who started five games last season, serving largely as a blocker. But at 6-foot-6, 247 pounds, Takacs could be a top target for his past and current teammate in quarterback Phil Jurkovec. - AP College Football
rSr/2024 TE George Takacs, Boston College
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The 2022 NFL draft ended Saturday evening with seven players from Alabama having been selected, the fewest for the school since 2016. Cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis' selection early in the fourth round proved to be the final of the draft for the Tide, whi ch saw cornerback Josh Jobe and outside linebacker Christopher Allen not drafted despite projections both would be picked. Jobe intends to sign with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent, his agents tweeted. Allen intends to sign with the De nver Broncos, 9News reported. - Birmingham News
Sr/2022 CB Josh Jobe, Alabama
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The pass was completed and a teammate already had South Carolina receiver Josh Vann wrapped, but Sherrod Greene ran over to help get Vann to the ground. Quarterback Luke Doty took another snap and couldn't find his man, so he kept the ball and began to r un. Greene, a mischievous grin stretched around his mouthpiece, bee-lined toward him on an arrow's trajectory. Doty knew he was supposed to step out of bounds and did, which was fine. Greene wasn't really going to smack him. Probably. "Pretty much, my ma in goal is just staying healthy," South Carolina's "super senior" sixth-year linebacker said. "I know if I have a full complete season, I got big plans ahead of me." His energy and unfettered enthusiasm in the Gamecocks' Garnet and Black Spring Game were n't surprising.It's what head coach Shane Beamer wants to see no matter if it's a meaningless scrimmage. But after playing in only four games over the past two seasons, Greene learned that every chance to play can't be discounted. He's spent far t oo much time on the sideline, willing to give up anything he'd be asked to sacrifice if he could get just one more play. "Having back-to-back season-ending injuries, it can take a toll on you. I had good support in my corner," he said. "My family and my mom kept my head on straight. It wasn't as bad as it may seem, but it was a good trial for me." - The Post and Courier
rSr/2023 OLB Sherrod Greene, South Carolina
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UCLA defensive tackle Otito Ogbonnia already knew he was going to the Chargers before they picked him in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft Saturday. The Chargers selected the 6-foot-3, 324-pound Ogbonnia with the 160th overall pick. The four-year UCL A standout has the size and strength to develop into a stout run stopper, something the Chargers need more of after a disappointing season against the run.Ogbonnia, who played in 43 games with the Bruins, said he enjoyed the vibe from Chargers' co aches after their productive meeting. "I always knew I was going to the Chargers ever since I visited them," Ogbonnia said. "I had a feeling I was going there. I kinda manifested it in a way where I didn't almost jinx myself, but it ended up happening an d I'm forever grateful for it. "The vibe I got, something just told me, ‘This is the place I can be most successful and the place I needed to be.' Just being under that staff, being under that defense, somewhere where I can really excel. It kinda went both ways. I think they saw it out of me and I saw it out of them. I knew it was going to be my top destination that I wanted to go to." - Orange County Register
Sr/2022 DT Otito Ogbonnia, UCLA
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Quarterback Cam Rising said despite being the defending Pac-12 champs, the team still has a chip on its shoulder. "You have to go out there and attack it. That's what the coaches have told us to do. Yeah, we won it last year and that doesn't mean that th is year's trophy is in our case right now just sitting there," he said. "We have to go out there and attack it and treat it the same way we did last year so that we're going about it the right way and making sure we get back to the championship and go wi n it." Much of the optimism surrounding the 2022 campaign can be attributed to the return of Rising. "We know Cam's our guy. We've just got to work those guys behind him and see what happens," coach Kyle Whittingham said. "We have a first-team all-confer ence quarterback coming back to lead us. That's a huge positive for us." - Deseret News
rSr/2025 QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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Tennessee tight end Julian Nixon has entered the transfer portal, he announced Wednesday on Twitter. Nixon, a 6-foot-3, 235-pounder from Atlanta, was rated a four-star signee by 247Sports Composite in UT's 2021 class. As a freshman, he did not appear in a game and took a redshirt. Nixon is the second UT player to enter the transfer portal since spring practice ended on April 14, joining offensive lineman James Robinson. With those two departures, UT has 78 scholarship players projected for the 2022 seas on, well under the maximum 85 allotted by the NCAA. That includes 70 players already on campus and eight more arriving this summer. - Knoxville News Sentinel
rSr/2026 TE Julian Nixon, Louisiana-Monroe
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Running back Brenden Brady is planning to return to UTSA for a fifth year, he announced on social media, providing a boost at a position of need for the Roadrunners. A Steele product who totaled 1,052 yards and eight touchdowns in four years at UTSA, Bra dy took to Twitter on Monday to post an image of the words "I'm back" with the Roadrunners' #210TriangleofToughness hashtag. The post was shared by head coach Jeff Traylor and other members of the staff. Brady did not participate in spring practice for U TSA this month, posting after graduating in December that he would be "starting my future endeavors" rather than returning to the program. His decision to pursue a final season comes after injuries through spring practice left the Roadrunners searching f or answers to replace Sincere McCormick, who announced in December that he would be leaving UTSA early to enter the NFL draft. - Express-News
rSr/2023 RB Brenden Brady, Texas-San Antonio
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Defensive tackle Joseph Evans, who wasn't listed on LSU's roster during spring practice, entered the NCAA transfer portal Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Evans left LSU midseason last year, but he announced over the winter he would return to the team. Not on the roster, Evans didn't participate in spring practice. Evans, who briefly played offensive line earlier in his career when LSU needed more depth, made 28 tackles over three seasons. He appeared in 16 games with nine starts. A three-star re cruit from Haynesville, Evans played in four low-profile games his freshman season. He then started five times in 2020, carving out a larger role on the defensive line heading into his junior year. Evans started four of LSU's first five games last season . He recorded eight tackles, including two for a loss, before leaving the team. - Baton Rouge Advocate
rSr/2025 DT Joe Evans, Texas-San Antonio
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Terrel Bernard wasn't just a three-time all-Big 12 linebacker, he was a tremendous leader with an exemplary work ethic that made his Baylor teammates want to follow. Talk about going out with a bang: In Baylor's 21-7 Sugar Bowl win over Ole Miss, Bernard amassed a career-high 20 tackles and two sacks in his final game as a senior. Those are Mike Singletary numbers.With Bernard gone, fifth-year senior Dillon Doyle is the obvious next man up to take over the leadership role for Baylor's linebackers . "It's a pleasure, it's great to just have that guy around," said Baylor defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach Ron Roberts. "Not just what he provides as a good player, but what he provides from a leadership standpoint and how to do things. He's first-class in everything. I can't say enough about him, and you guys know that." After transferring from Iowa, Doyle has started for Baylor for the past two seasons. He's coming off a tremendous junior year as he ranked second behind Bernard with 89 tackles with nine for loss along with an interception and a forced fumble. Nicknamed Diesel, Doyle even stepped in at fullback occasionally on the goal line as he ran for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass. He's more than ready to take over leade rship roles that Bernard and All-America safety Jalen Pitre carried last season for Baylor's defense. - Waco Tribune Herald
rSr/2023 ILB Dillon Doyle, Baylor
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Michigan football has some help headed its way on the defensive side of the ball. Cam Goode, a 6-foot-2, 315-pound nose tackle in the transfer portal, plans to join the team this summer, he announced Friday evening. Goode spent the last three seasons at the University of Central Florida, where he appeared in 33 games and started five from 2019 to 2021. He was a big part of the Knights' rotation last year and became a proven disruptor over the middle.In 13 games, Goode led UFC with four forced fum bles to go along with his 24 tackles (four for a loss), three sacks, interception and three pass breakups. He only started three times, but he made more than made up for it when he got into the game. Among Goode's highlights last season: Forcing two fumb les in a loss to Navy, an interception, sack and quarterback hurry in a blowout win over UConn, and a sack and two hurries in UCF's Gasparilla Bowl win over Florida. - Ann Arbor News
rSr/2024 DT Cam Goode, Michigan
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Lewis Powell, who is in his seventh season coaching Utah's defensive ends, also played for the Utes from 2001-03. So he's seen a lot of talented, highly skilled and productive defensive lines over the years. This spring, Powell said the defensive ends gr oup he's working with now is the most athletic in program history. "It's a good young group. Practices have been really competitive," he said. "We have a really good, deep, athletic group. I think it's the most athletic group that's ever been here." The Utes return Van Fillinger, Miki Suguturaga and Jonah Elliss, while Connor O'Toole has been switched from wide receiver to defensive end.While Utah must replace Mika Tafua, who is off to the NFL, and Xavier Carlton, who transferred to Cal, Powell i s optimistic about what this position can accomplish next fall. "We have an awesome dynamic. Van and Miki are stout and strong. Connor and Jonah are really athletic, really high-ceiling," he said. "We clocked both of those guys at 4.5. I don't think we'v e ever had that kind of athleticism, ever. I think it's going to be a group by committee. I'm excited by the growth of all five, six guys participating in spring ball." Coach Kyle Whittingham said he feels good about Fillinger, Elliss, O'Toole and Sugutu raga. "Jonah Elliss has had a really good spring. Connor O'Toole, who moved from wide receiver to defensive end, it seems to be a great fit for him. Miki Suguturaga is a guy that has played his best football this spring. So those four guys right now are the top four at that position. We have a couple of guys that are coming this summer that we're excited about as well." - Deseret News
Jr/2024 DE Jonah Elliss, Utah
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Former Oregon Ducks wide receiver Jaylon Redd expected to spend the past four months rehabilitating his fractured foot and preparing for next week's NFL draft. Instead, what should have been an exciting time in his life, filled with promise and hope, was spent contending with dread and uncertainty. Last December, Redd was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on his pancreas. The news shocked the Redd family, especially given Jaylon's youth and excellent health. "I would not wish it on anybody," said his fat her, Fred Redd. "It was the toughest thing I've been through as a dad." But after successful surgery in January, Redd, 23, has been working his way back into physical condition in hopes that his NFL dreams might resume. "I'm feeling good," Redd said. "I' m ready to get back into it. I'm ready to go. My hope is for somebody to give me an opportunity." Stunned by the news was former Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead, now the head coach at Akron. Even Moorhead didn't know what Redd had been going th rough but felt confident that if anyone could recover from such adversity to get back onto the field and succeed, it would be Redd. "From a pure mentality standpoint, if there's ever a kid that I've been around who can overcome this type of adversity and is equipped to do it because of his mental toughness, it would be Jaylon," Moorhead said. - The Oregonian
rSr/2022 WR Jaylon Redd, Oregon
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Sevyn Banks became the latest outgoing Ohio State football transfer to head to the SEC, announcing on Twitter that he has committed to LSU. Banks, a Florida native, joins former Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly's first roster with the Tigers. He announced in January he was entering the portal as a graduate transfer. He withdrew his name from NFL Draft consideration due to an injury that kept him off the field at the end of last season. Banks did not play the first two games of the season or the final three games.In between he generally held down a starting spot opposite freshman Denzel Burke. He totaled eight tackles and one pass breakup. As a first-time starter in 2020, he recorded a team-high seven pass breakups with 23 tackles, one interception a nd a 55-yard fumble return touchdown. He was one of the secondary's more consistent performers on OSU's drive to the national championship game. Banks joins receiver Jameson Williams (Alabama), quarterback Jack Miller III (Florida) and defensive lineman Darrion Henry-Young (Kentucky) as recent OSU transfers to SEC programs. - Cleveland Plain Dealer
rSr/2023 CB Sevyn Banks, LSU
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Former Texas A&M tight end Baylor Cupp signed with Texas Tech on Tuesday. "Baylor will be a big-time addition to our tight ends room," Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire said in a press release. "He has great size and runs well in space, which is exactly what we are looking for at tight end in this offense. We are excited to welcome him and his family to our football program, and we can't wait until he arrives on campus this summer." Cupp, who suffered a pair of season-ending injuries at A&M, will have three years of eligibility left. - Bryan/College Station Eagle
rSr/2024 TE Baylor Cupp, Texas Tech
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