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  Memphis football added another commitment on Tuesday with former Toledo receiver DeMeer Blankumsee announcing his decision on Instagram. Blankumsee, who is 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds, had 512 yards and three touchdowns on 41 catches in 2022 as a sophomore. He was second at Toledo in receptions, third in receiving yards and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

Blankumsee also helped Toledo win the MAC Championship and had four catches for 33 yards and a touchdown in the Rockets' 17-7 win over Ohio in the championship game. Blankumsee is the second receiver Memphis added in the transfer portal and third overall since the early signing period. The Tigers also have a commitment from former Missouri senior receiver Tauskie Dove and Hutchinson College's Marcello Bussey. - Memphis Commercial Appeal


rSr/2025 WR DeMeer BlankumseeMemphis
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  Memphis football recently added a pair of football transfers, including a former area high school standout. Former Arkansas sophomore offensive lineman Marcus Henderson committed to the Tigers after three seasons with the Razorbacks. The Tigers also added senior defensive lineman Joshua Ellison, who transferred from Oklahoma.

Henderson attended Memphis University School, where he was a four-star recruit. He did not play in any games this season due to injuries and appeared in seven combined games in 2020 and 2021. Henderson is the third former Arkansas player to commit to Memphis since the regular season ended joining defensive back Malik Feaster and punter Reid Bauer. - Memphis Commercial Appeal


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  The Memphis football program has been busy this week in the transfer portal as the Tigers added another Power 5 transfer to the program. Malik Feaster, a former Florida State defensive back, announced his commitment to Memphis football Wednesday afternoon. Feaster appeared in four games for the Seminoles in 2022. Prior to his one season in Tallahassee, Feaster played four seasons at Jacksonville State, totaling 118 total tackles and three interceptions. He's listed as a 6-foot defensive back from Toccoa, Georgia. Feaster has one more year of eligibility remaining. Feaster is also the latest Power 5 transfer to land with Memphis football after the Tigers got commitments from former Arkansas captain and safety, Simeon Blair and Ole Miss offensive lineman Jack Greer. - Memphis Commercial Appeal

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  Memphis football added to a much needed position on a busy Wednesday afternoon in the transfer portal. Tauskie Dove, a former Missouri wide receiver, announced on Twitter Wednesday night that he is committed to Memphis. The Tigers lost their leading receiver from this past season in Eddie Lewis, who had 615 receiving yards and seven touchdowns - both team highs.

The Tigers lost their top four receivers from this past season, returning Joe Scates at wideout and Asa Martin at tailback, who had 412 receiving yards and 36 catches, respectively, this season. At Missouri, Dove played in all 12 games last season and started 10. He totaled 240 receiving yards on 16 catches and a touchdown as a redshirt senior. He eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards during the four seasons he played at Missouri. - Memphis Commercial Appeal


rSr/2024 WR Tauskie DoveMemphis
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  Former Arkansas defensive back Simeon Blair announced his transfer destination on Tuesday. In a post to his Twitter account, Blair stated his commitment to Memphis. Blair entered the NCAA transfer portal on Dec. 30, two days after Arkansas' 55-53 triple-overtime victory over Kansas in the Liberty Bowl. A former walk-on, Blair finished third on the team in 2022 with 73 tackles. He also had 2 tackles for loss and 5 pass breakups, including 1 in 3 straight games against Mississippi State, BYU and Auburn. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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  Memphis football made another splash in the transfer portal over the weekend by adding a player who could provide a nice boost to its secondary. Defensive back Jaylen Johnson, who spent the past two seasons at Ohio State, announced on social media Sunday that he will be transferring to Memphis. He will have three years of eligibility left when he arrives on campus. Johnson, who was listed as a safety at Ohio State, missed the entire 2021 season after tearing his ACL and appeared in just one game for the Buckeyes as a redshirt freshman this season.

Listed at 6-foot-1 and 211 pounds, Johnson was considered a three-star recruit out of La Salle High School in Cincinnati. Memphis defensive coordinator Matt Barnes was Johnson's position coach during his first year at Ohio State. Johnson will likely be in the mix with several others to take over the starting safety spot that's open at Memphis due to the graduation of team captain Quindell Johnson. - Memphis Commercial Appeal


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  Memphis football added more help on the defensive front Friday as former FAU defensive end Jaylen Joyner announced on Twitter that he committed to the Tigers. Joyner spent the previous five seasons at FAU before transferring in December. He has one year of eligibility remaining. Joyner played seven games last season due to injuries and had nine tackles with one sack and a forced fumble. In 2020, he had 7 1/2 tackles for loss, including six sacks. Three of those sacks came in one game against UTSA and in the Montgomery Bowl against Memphis, Joyner had six tackles. The following season, Joyner had a team-high three sacks among his 35 tackles with FAU. - Memphis Commercial Appeal

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  The First Responder Bowl provided both a homecoming and redemption for Memphis sophomore quarterback Seth Henigan. Henigan threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns - two of them to Eddie Lewis - and Jeyvon Ducker ran for two scores to help Memphis rout Utah State 38-10 on Tuesday. The Tigers' regular-season finale was a 34-31 loss to SMU in the same stadium, when Henigan - from about 70 miles north of Dallas in Denton - threw an interception into the end zone on the final play. "Seth's going back home; is he going to have flashbacks?" Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield said. "To see him come out and do what he did statistically today and lead our team to victory was huge." "I put the past in the past," said Henigan, who was 20 for 29. "I was focused on that opponent, Utah State."

Henigan's touchdown passes were all thrown in the second quarter, when Memphis (7-6) outscored Utah State (6-7) 21-3. The Tigers outgained the Aggies in the period 179 yards to 39 and 137-16 in the air. "We could not cover well. Explosive throws (by Henigan). We could not get anything going offensively at all," Utah State coach Blake Anderson said. "It just was anemic, especially in the second quarter." Ducker had a 1-yard plunge and a 48-yard sprint for scores, both in the fourth quarter. Lewis caught scoring passes of 15 and 22 yards, and Caden Prieskorn caught a 3-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds remaining in the half for Memphis. Chris Howard added a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter for the Tigers. Bishop Davenport threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Brian Cobbs in the fourth quarter for the Aggies in relief of quarterback Cooper Legas, who left early in the third quarter with what Anderson said was an injury to either his right ankle or ACL. Connor Coles kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal for Utah State. The Aggies gained 261 yards, 89 in the first half, after averaging 362.3 during the season. - Memphis/AP College Football


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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: RB - Blake Watson (RS Jr., RB - Queens, N.Y.),...Watson had 158 carries for 918 yards and five touchdowns on the season. He netted a school record 259 yards and three touchdowns in ODU's 49-21 win at Coastal Carolina. - Old Dominion Football

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  Add defensive lineman Jaylon Allen to the list of prominent Memphis football players who'll be back in 2023. Allen announced Thursday on social media that he'll return for his final season. He had one season of eligibility remaining and was an All-AAC honorable mention selection this season. "Job ain't done yet...spin the block 1 more time," Allen wrote in a caption on Instagram. He shared a picture that had the words "Run It Back" on it. He also joined linebacker Geoffrey Cantin-Arku, quarterback Seth Henigan and tight end Caden Prieskorn among starters who've announced they'll be back next season.

Seniors Eddie Lewis, Cincir Evans and Asa Martin also have an additional year of eligibility. Allen led the Tigers with nine tackles for loss and was second with four sacks and six quarterback hurries. He also had an interception return for a touchdown as well as a fumble recovery. Allen and Cantin-Arku will be among the key returners for a Tigers defense from 95th in 2021 to 63rd this season. - Memphis Commercial Appeal


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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: S Quindell Johnson, Memphis, Sr.,...After earning second-team all-conference honors the past two seasons, Johnson was named All-AAC First Team this year after leading the league and ranking 16th in the NCAA with four interceptions. He also had 73 tackles, five tackles for loss, four pass breakups, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles for the Tigers. Johnson's four picks are the most for any Tiger since 2017, while his 225 career solo tackles rank sixth all-time in program history. - Memphis Football

rSr/2023 FS Quindell JohnsonMemphis
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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: CB Davion Ross, Memphis, Jr.,...Both Jaylon Allen and Davion Ross earned Honorable-Mention All-AAC for Memphis. Allen had 56 tackles, a team-best nine tackles for loss, four sacks, one interception, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and six quarterback hurries. Ross posted 40 tackles, ­­­2.5 tackles for loss, one interception, five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry. - Memphis Football

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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: DL Jaylon Allen, Memphis, Sr.,...Both Jaylon Allen and Davion Ross earned Honorable-Mention All-AAC for Memphis. Allen had 56 tackles, a team-best nine tackles for loss, four sacks, one interception, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and six quarterback hurries. Ross posted 40 tackles, ­­­2.5 tackles for loss, one interception, five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry. - Memphis Football

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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: LB Xavier Cullens, Memphis, Gr.,...Cullens was remarkable for the Tigers this year, landing on the All-AAC Second Team. He led the conference and ranked second in the NCAA with four fumble recoveries, tied for second with three interceptions and tied for fourth with 104 tackles. Cullens also recorded 7.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups and a forced fumble and two interceptions returned for touchdowns. - Memphis Football

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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: K Chris Howard, Memphis, Sr.,...Howard was terrific for Memphis this season, leading the AAC with 20 made field goals to earn first-team all-conference accolades. On the year, Howard made 20-of-23 field goals and 45-of-47 extra point attempts. He led the AAC in scoring per game (8.8) and total points scored (105). Howard also started the season 14-of-14 on field goals, falling just two short of Stephen Gostkowski's school record of 16-straight. - Memphis Football

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