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Draft Scout College Football Player Injury News & Notes
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Former Ohio State cornerback Sevyn Banks has signed with LSU, adding depth at a position of need and another transfer to the roster, the school announced Tuesday. Banks played four seasons at Ohio State. He appeared in 36 games and made 15 starts, bringi ng experience at outside cornerback. During his career, Banks recorded 43 tackles, 13 passes defended and two interceptions. He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors as a junior. Banks entered his senior year with NFL draft buzz, but he suffered a knee injury last spring that lingered into the season, limiting his production. Banks then missed the final three games with an injury. He entered the transfer portal in February. LSU needed more cornerbacks after losing every starter at the position thi s offseason. The Tigers signed UL junior Mekhi Garner, Oklahoma State senior Jarrick Bernard-Converse and two incoming freshmen, but the lack of depth on the roster has been exposed this spring as Bernard-Converse recovers from a fractured foot. - Baton Rouge Advocate
rSr/2023 CB Sevyn Banks, LSU
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Virginia Tech running back Jordan Brunson and tight end Jared Gibble entered their names into the transfer portal on Tuesday, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed. Tech coach Brent Pry said throughout spring camp he expected plenty of attri tion coming out of spring camp once the new staff got to completely evaluate the roster. The Hokies also need to get to 85 before the rest of the 2022 signing class enrolls in the coming weeks, a situation Pry alluded to at his final press conference lea ding up to the spring game. "I've been telling them from Day 1 that they can't be afraid from hard conversations in this program," Pry said. "And if they are, they're probably not at the right place. We owe it to them to be forthright and to be genuine i n our evaluation of where they're at." The two transfers leave Tech with 87 projected scholarships for the fall, but that number doesn't include Nebraska transfer defensive lineman Pheldarius Payne, a verbal commitment that hasn't been officially announc ed by the school. - Richmond Times-Dispatch
rSr/2026 TE Jared Gibble, Appalachian State
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Sherrod Greene was on his way to becoming a star linebacker at South Carolina. Injuries knocked that path off course the past two years. In 2020, Greene fractured his hip in the season opener against Tennessee and missed the rest of the year. In 2021, th e North Carolina native suffered a right ankle injury on the second play of the Sept. 18 game against Georgia and was lost for the season. Rather than calling it a career or possibly entering the NFL Draft, Greene announced in December that he would be b ack at USC for a sixth season. "Got so much left to give!! I'm not done yet," Greene said in a Twitter post two days before Christmas. Greene opened up this spring about how hard the struggles the past two years have been.He credited those in his inner circle for keeping his spirits up during a challenging portion of his career. "It was tough because the year before that I broke my hip," Greene said. "Just having back-to-back season-ending injuries could take a toll on me, but I had good support in my corner with my family, and my mom kept my head on straight. So it wasn't as bad as it may seem, but it was a good trial for me." The Gamecocks coaching staff brought Greene along slowly this spring and monitored him, and they'll do the same in the fall so he can be ready to play each week. - Rock Hill Herald
rSr/2023 OLB Sherrod Greene, South Carolina
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With Armani Rogers gone, the dual-quarterback system that the Bobcats clung to over the past two seasons has been thrown out the window. However, that might not be a detriment. Kurtis Rourke, who will likely become Ohio's lone starting quarterback next s eason, can benefit from the extra time on the field. He's already been allotted more snaps during spring practices. Ohio's other quarterbacks, like C.J. Harris and Callum Wither, each took their fair share of snaps Saturday, but Rourke was on the field f or the majority of practice. His position as next year's starter is nearly set in stone. Albin believes Rourke has been due for more responsibility and was impressed with his performance throughout spring ball. "He had a really good spring, as he should, because he's at the next step," Albin said. "He got a lot of experience. He did it all through spring ball, and he finished today. I thought he had a good day." - The Post
rSr/2025 QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana
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Georgia's offensive line is set to get a rather significant piece back in the fold. Amarius Mims withdrew from the transfer portal and is rejoining the Bulldogs after he took a visit to Florida State, a source confirmed Monday morning. That came eight da ys after Mims entered the portal. Mims and Georgia athletics didn't respond to messages left with them on Monday morning about the news. Getting back the 6-foot-7, 330-pound Mims, a former five-star from Bleckley County High, would strengthen the depth a t offensive tackle. Mims was working as the second-team right tackle during the spring but missed at least the last week of practices.Right tackle and two-year starter Warren McClendon and left tackle Broderick Jones, another former five-star sign ee, seem to have a strong hold on their spots entering preseason practices. Austin Blaske worked at the top right tackle backup in Saturday's G-Day spring game. True freshman right tackle Earnest Greene emerged this spring and was the backup left tackle. Mims could compete at guard where Xavier Truss, Devin Willock and Warren Ericson are top starting candidates. Mims played in eight games as a backup last season as a freshman. - Athens Daily Banner
Jr/2024 OT Amarius Mims, Georgia
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Before Andrew Adair entered the transfer portal, he was a little worried about how it was going to go. He had heard about some players getting "stuck" in the portal, not receiving any offers and didn't want that to be him. After his paperwork went throug h, the former Liberty offensive lineman's phone started to light up. Adair then quickly realized that he wasn't going to end up with the worst case scenario he had heard about. Within five or 10 minutes of officially being in the transfer portal, Adair h ad almost 100 direct messages. His time in the portal was almost as quick, announcing his decision to leave the Flames via social media on Wednesday, receiving an offer from James Madison that night and was on a visit in Harrisonburg on Thursday afternoo n. Adair watched the Dukes' spring practice from the sideline and less than 24 hours later, he announced his decision to commit to JMU on Friday morning through Twitter. - Daily News-Record
rSr/2026 C Andrew Adair, Charlotte
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"Big Cinco" might just be a nickname in word only for DJ Uiagalelei moving forward. Clemson's rising junior quarterback revealed Friday evening that he had lost around 20 pounds during the offseason. He said he got up to around 260 pounds last season and is now 240, but wants to try and get down to 230 or 235. A large part of the slimming-down process was cutting out sweets and fast food. That includes In-N-Out, a staple in Uiagalelei's home state of California, and Bojangles, one of the first companies to offer him a name, image and likeness deal last summer. "Bojangles," he said, hesitating, "I mean, Bojangles, right now, I'm cutting it out just a little bit, just kind of cutting it out but in moderation." As much as he'd like to eat ice cream or mak e a quick stop at Bojangles, Uiagalelei is thinking long-term about his overall health and what's best for his football career.He compared his new mindset to recently retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady's approach to physical health and diet. "You k ind of see like the TB12 diet and stuff like that where your body's like a temple," the Tigers' signal caller said. "You want to be able to treat your body like a Ferrari. I stopped eating fast food and trying to treat (my body) like a high-engine car, l ike a fancy car. Kind of just like good stuff in your body, and that's what I've been doing." - The State
rSr/2025 QB DJ Uiagalelei, Florida State
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Not able to participate in drills this week at the NFL combine because of January knee surgery, former Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams believes he would have the fastest 40-yard dash time among prospects in the upcoming NFL draft. "I just know nob ody could run with me," Williams said Wednesday. "I don't know no 40 time. I just know nobody could run with me. Just say whatever the fastest 40 time here is -- I'm faster." Williams said he did not have his 40-yard dash time at Alabama recorded during his lone season in Tuscaloosa. When the NFL last held its combine in 2020, former Alabama receiver Henry Ruggs ran that year's fastest 40-yard dash in 4.27 seconds. The record since the combine began electronic timing in 1999 was a 4.22-second dash by Wa shington's John Ross in 2017. Williams and his former Alabama teammate John Metchie will only take part in team interviews and medical evaluations this week in Indianapolis as they both recover from torn ACLs. - Birmingham News
Jr/2022 WR *Jameson Williams, Alabama
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Luke Goedeke had designs on being an NFL tight end when he reported for his first day of football practice at Central Michigan in 2018, even if his coaches secretly saw his future at a different position. A transfer from Division III Wisconsin-Stevens Po int, Goedeke showed up to the equipment room and was told the only cleats available in his size were for an offensive lineman. Undeterred, Goedeke spent the next week and a half slipping and sliding across the practice field before he approached his posi tion coach, Tavita Thompson, and asked what he could do to crack the playing rotation.Thompson, a former Oregon State offensive tackle, suggested Goedeke switch to offensive line. "They told me this past year, which I had a feeling that was the pl an all along, to just transition me to the offensive line," Goedeke said. "But it worked out in the end, so no complaints." Once a self-described "negative two-star" recruit, Goedeke now projects as a mid-round pick and one of the best feel-good stories in April's NFL draft. - Central Michigan Life
Sr/2022 OG Luke Goedeke, Central Michigan
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Almost three months after tearing his ACL in the SEC championship game, former Alabama wide receiver John Metchie said Wednesday is recovery is on schedule. "Around June, in June, I should be cleared, I should be good to go," he said at the NFL combine i n Indianapolis. "Just ready to play football and run some routes." Metchie was included as a late first-round pick in some mock drafts before his injury but now is more frequently projected as a second-round pick in April's draft.But in interviewi ng with NFL teams this week, Metchie has not sensed his draft stock slipping. "I don't really get that sense from them," he said. "I don't really get much concern for my injury. Everything checks off. Everything is going well. Rehab's going well, them lo oking at my knee is going well. "My recovery is going really well. All the doctors say it's going really well, so I shouldn't have any issues there at all." Metchie will not participate in drills this week at the combine or at Alabama's pro day later thi s month. That means his 40-yard dash time will remain a projection to teams that evaluate him. "They definitely ask about it," he said. "They think I would have ran a 4.4 [seconds], or low 4.4s, but it's definitely something we need to move on from here. " - Birmingham News
Jr/2022 WR *John Metchie III, Alabama
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Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams believes his team would not have lost January's national championship game if he had not injured his knee early in the second quarter. "I felt like we would've won the game," Williams said Wednesday at the NFL combi ne in Indianapolis. "Just -- things happen, you know." Williams had four catches for 65 yards, most coming on a 40-yard gain early in the second quarter when he tore the ACL in his left knee. Alabama and Georgia were tied, 3-3, when Williams was injured and the Tide finished that drive with a field goal to go ahead, 6-3. "I watched the play a lot of times," Williams said. "I don't know what the factor was. I don't know what caused the injury. I don't know what it was. I just know I turned around and tri ed to stick and, yeah."Asked why he has re-watched the play so much, Williams responded, "Shit, I was trying to see what happened. I just couldn't believe it happened to me. It was something I never thought could happen to me." The injury happened when Williams tried to plant his left cleat in the artificial turf at Lucas Oil Stadium, just steps away from where Williams spoke to reporters Wednesday at the Indiana Convention Center. "It had a little memory but it wasn't pretty much anything," Will iams said of returning to the scene of his injury and Alabama's loss. "I just looked at it, like, yeah, it could've been different. It is what it is. - Birmingham News
Jr/2022 WR *Jameson Williams, Alabama
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2021 ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL Jack Daly, Bryant, Jr.,...Three years into his Bryant career and Jack Daly is putting together one of the best resumes for a defensive lineman in program history, earning All-NEC First Team honors for the second-straight year. Daly was a huge part of a Bryant run defense that allowed just 125 yards per game and allowed just three 100-yard rushers on the year. He posted a career-high 40.0 tackles, adding 7.5 TFLs and two pass breakups. Daly posted at least 2.0 tackles in all 11 games and registered a TFL in six of 11 outings. - Bryant Football
rSr/2024 DT Jack Daly, Florida International
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2021 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM (COACHES): WR - Isaiah Hill, Eastern Illinois,...Hill earned second team All-OVC honors despite missing a large portion of the season with an injury. He would show his all-conference ability over the final three ga mes of the season racking up three straight double digit catch performance with more than 100 yards in each game. Hill ended the year with 39 catches for 493 yards passing the 1,000 yard receiving mark for his career. Hill had two touchdown receptions an d one rushing touchdown during the season. - Eastern Illinois Football
rSr/2023 WR Isaiah Hill, Eastern Illinois
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2021 FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY LEAGUE (COACHES): Jake Stebbins, Cornell (Jr., LB - Cranberry Township, Pa.),...Stebbins led the Ivy League in total tackles (95) and ranked in the top 25 nationally while adding team highs of 10.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks. He was credited with 16 more tackles than any Ivy player in conference games, with his 10.1 tackles nearly a full stop ahead of No. 2 (9.2). His 8.5 tackles for loss in conference games ranked third overall. Stebbins added three pass breakups, a forced f umble and five quarterback hurries. In four games against nationally ranked teams, the junior posted 35 tackles with 7.5 for a loss, 3.0 sacks, a forced fumble, three quarterback hurries and two pass breakups. Stebbins recorded a career-high 13 tackles w ith 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, a FF and hurry against Princeton and also had double figure tackles against Bucknell (12), Brown (12) and Penn (12). Stebbins, like Nourzad, was elevated to the first team after a second-team nod in 2019. - Cornell Football
rSr/2024 ILB Jake Stebbins, Cornell
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2021 ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): PR Tyson Thompson, HBU,...Thompson was the only player in the conference with both a kickoff and punt return for a touchdown. He ranks second in the nation in combined kick return yardag e and third in all-purpose yardage, adding 57 catches for 562 yards for two touchdowns. He had a 44-yard punt return for a touchdown in the opener at New Mexico and an 89-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Nicholls to earn Southland Conference S pecial Team Player of the Week. - Houston Baptist Football
rSr/2026 WR Tyson Thompson, Rice
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