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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Southern Methodist
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  On paper, the wide receiver room undoubtedly will be a strength for SMU heading into the 2021 season. Reggie Roberson Jr., even after a season-ending knee injury, was recently named a Top 100 player in college football by ESPN. Senior Danny Gray is on the radar of NFL teams, and Rashee Rice has over 1,000 yards in two seasons at SMU, making him a prime candidate for a breakout junior season.

And then there's Arizona State transfer Jordan Kerley. "You go and look at fall camp and I'm not so sure he hasn't been our most consistent receiver," head coach Sonny Dykes recently said. Saturday was a good example. Kerley, a transfer and Austin native, had three touchdown receptions in team drills - both 7on7 and 11on11 - at SMU's open practice in Ford Stadium, including a touchdown reception from freshman Preston Stone that went for at least 50 yards. SMU's practices have been open to the media, and with each practice he's seemingly progressed to the point where he's now turning heads. "We have gotten a lot of chemistry over the past few weeks," Kerley said, "and I feel like our team is definitely cooking." - Dallas Morning News

(DS#999 WR) rSr/2024 WR Jordan Kerley, Southern Methodist
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  SMU senior wide receiver Reggie Roberson Jr. couldn't help but offer a slight grin when the question came his way. Do you understand the plan … or do you want to let it loose a little bit more? The grin said the answer before his words did. "For me, I just want to get out there and get those reps because I've been away from the game for so long," said Roberson, who continues to wear a No. 21 red non-contact jersey during fall camp. "But at the same time I've got to understand to just trust the coaching staff and what they have going on with me. Just sit back, take those mental reps and get my body ready."

Easing Roberson into full-go this fall makes sense, considering the way the last two seasons ended for him. In 2019, Roberson had a foot injury that sidelined for him the last five games of the season. Last year, he suffered a season-ending knee injury on Oct. 3 that required surgery. Roberson, a Mesquite Horn alum and former West Virginia transfer, was one of a few SMU players that decided to take advantage of the extra year of eligibility created because of the pandemic. And with one year left on the Hilltop, availability might be his most important ability before he heads to the NFL draft. "Basically like a pitcher, we're putting him on a pitch count and just gradually building him up," said offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Garrett Riley. "But great mentality. Dude's a pro and he attacks it every day and I can't wait to see him out there." - Dallas Morning News

(DS#22 WR) rSr/2022 WR Reggie Roberson Jr., Southern Methodist
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  Since the first day of fall camp, Smith has gotten most of his work with the first-team unit as an outside receiver along with Oklahoma transfer Charleston Rambo and fifth-year senior slot starter Mike Harley. The No. 14 preseason Canes open the season Sept. 4 against defending champion Alabama at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, but a depth chart won't be released until at least game week. "Key'Shawn is fast," UM offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee told WQAM last week. "He's explosive. God's gifted him a lot... Once the consistency comes together for him we think he has a chance to be a really good football player..."

Receivers coach Rob Likens, also interviewed last week on WQAM, said Smith is still learning "the different types of coverages that can come at you and fool you as a young wide receiver. You could get rolled up on really fast like in a Cover 2 cloud look when you don't expect it. We're just trying to work with him on his mind-set during pre-snap. "But as far as talent and his athletic ability to make big plays - his speed - yes, he definitely has that." - Miami Herald

(DS#119 WR) rSr/2025 WR KeyShawn Smith, Southern Methodist
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  Offensive tackle Zion Nelson and defensive tackle Nesta Silvera - two key pieces of UM's lines - haven't been spotted during practice media access this week, but there's apparently no cause for concern. Coach Manny Diaz said neither had surgery and both are on track to play in the Sept. 4 opener against Alabama. "Both guys are experiencing soreness from a previous situation," Diaz said. "Being held out, precautionary. Both guys have a lot of experience. I would expect when we start game prep next week, I would expect both to be back with us." Asked if everyone will be available for the Alabama game, Diaz said: "We'll have pretty much a full complement of our guys."

Nelson has not participated in at least the past four practices attended by media, going back to early last week. He was not at Tuesday's and Thursday's practices during the media's 40 minutes of viewing. Nelson, 6-5 and 316 pounds, started seven games last season at left tackle, including the last six of the season. He has been projected by various college football analysts as a first-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. - Miami Herald

(DS#999 OT) rSr/2026 OT Zion Nelson, Southern Methodist
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  KU football opened its preseason camp without a couple of notable names, as neither returning leading rusher Velton Gardner nor potential starting defensive end Steven Parker were in uniform for the first practice. Leipold said as of Thursday morning he didn't have any updates on the players who were out. "That just kind of came from the training room," the coach said of a list of nine Jayhawks who were unable to go on the first day of camp. "We'll see where that takes us and go from there." Joining junior running back Gardner and sophomore Parker on the list were redshirt freshman linebacker Alonso Person, sophomore receiver Torry Locklin, freshman receivers Majik Rector and Tanaka Scott, junior receiver Kevin Terry, redshirt freshman receiver Jordan Brown and redshirt freshman fullback Jared Casey. - Lawrence Journal World

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2024 RB Velton Gardner, Southern Methodist
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  Former Oregon linebacker Isaac Slade-Matautia, who entered the transfer portal last month, announced Tuesday he is reuniting with Jim Leavitt at SMU. As a starter on the Ducks' back-to-back Pac-12 championship teams, Slade-Matautia had 62 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 11 pass breakups in 2019 (14 games) and 45 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and five pass breakups in 2020 (seven games). Two five-star recruits from the 2020 class, Noah Sewell and Justin Flowe, are the favorites to win the starting inside linebacker spots for new Oregon defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter. Leavitt, Oregon's defensive coordinator under Willie Taggart (2017) and Cristobal (2018), is entering his first season as SMU's defensive coordinator under former California coach Sonny Dykes. He helped recruit Slade-Matautia, a four-star prospect in the 2017 class, from Honolulu to Eugene. - Register Guard

(DS#29 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Isaac Slade-Matautia, Southern Methodist
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  Oregon linebacker Isaac Slade-Matautia announced Friday that he has entered the NCAA transfer portal with the intention of playing his final collegiate season somewhere else. Slade-Matautia, the Ducks leading tackler last season and a starter the past two years, was a productive leader on the program's back-to-back Pac-12 championship teams. "These are milestones and memories I will cherish forever," Slade-Matautia posted on social media. "Nothing will ever replace those experiences, relationships, and memories I've had here." Oregon's recent success on the recruiting trail means Slade-Matautia will likely be replaced in the heart of new defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter's unit by a five-star recruit. Slade-Matautia had 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack last season. The fifth-year junior had 127 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in 28 career games for the Ducks. - Register Guard

(DS#29 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Isaac Slade-Matautia, Southern Methodist
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  Another University of Miami football starter is on the mend - and is doubtful for the Sept. 4 season opener against defending national champion Alabama. The Miami Herald learned Saturday through multiple sources that Hurricanes left guard Jakai Clark, who started 22 games on the offensive line the past two seasons, was in a car accident the night of the April 17 spring game. Clark started in the spring game. Clark, listed as 6-3 and 305 pounds, had surgery earlier this week to repair the AC joint in his right shoulder and was told he would be out three to four months. A UM source confirmed that Clark was recuperating from surgery after the car accident. Likely starting in his place would be 6-5, 325-pound second-year freshman Jalen Rivers out of Jacksonville Oakleaf High, who did very well during spring practice and was battling Clark for the starting job. - Miami Herald

(DS#49 OG) rSr/2025 OG Jakai Clark, Southern Methodist
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  Charles Woods, a defensive back from Illinois State, will transfer to West Virginia University, football coach Neal Brown announced Wednesday. Woods, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound redshirt junior, has two years of eligibility. A Dallas native, Woods redshirted his junior season with the Redbirds. As a sophomore, Woods started all 15 games at cornerback for Illinois State, and was second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 17 passes defended. He tallied 48 tackles on the season, along with four interceptions, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 13 pass breakups. - Charleston Gazette-Mail

(DS#127 CB) rSr/2024 CB Charles Woods, Southern Methodist
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  MARCH 15 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: CB Charles Woods, Illinois State - Woods did it all for the Redbirds Saturday at the Fargodome against the Bison. The junior from Dallas recorded a pair of interceptions and was also credited with another pass breakup against NDSU. He also added eight tackles in the contest, including one TFL against the Bison. Woods now has six career interceptions for the Redbirds and 27 career passes defended. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

(DS#127 CB) rSr/2024 CB Charles Woods, Southern Methodist
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  01/21/21 - Blake Mazza, rSr/2022, Southern Methodist, 5-08, 185 (DS#13 K) + More +

  Washington State will be replacing not just one, but both of its all-conference specialists in 2021. Blake Mazza, who was WSU's placekicker from 2018-20, announced Wednesday he'd be leaving the Cougars in order to play one final college football season closer to his hometown of Plano, Texas. Mazza's redshirt sophomore season in 2019 went down as the best by a WSU kicker in school history. He made his first 18 field goals of the season, set a program record for field goal percentage by making 20 of 21 and went 55 of 57 on PATs. - Spokesman-Review

(DS#13 K) rSr/2022 K Blake Mazza, Southern Methodist
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  Tre Siggers emerged as an elite player at North Texas on the turf at Ford Stadium in a loss to SMU, the Mean Green's biggest rival. That's where one of UNT's most productive running backs in recent years will finish his career. Siggers entered the NCAA transfer portal on Friday and landed at SMU just a few hours later. Siggers spent four seasons at UNT and redshirted in his freshman campaign in 2017. The former Duncanville standout posted one of his more memorable performances two years later after UNT elected to move him from safety to running back. - Denton Record

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2024 RB Tre Siggers, Southern Methodist
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  SMU football added former Oklahoma TE Grant Calcaterra today, according to a post from Calcaterra's Twitter. He previously committed to Auburn in December of 2020, but withdrew that commitment following the firing of head coach Gus Malzahn. Calcaterra played three seasons with the Sooners, and was a starter. He recorded nine touchdown in his 41 receptions and had 637 career receiving yards. He played a big role, securing two touchdowns in the Big 12 title game in 2018. However, he retired after the 2019 season due to concussions, but announced he would return to the sport in after the 2020 season. - Dallas Morning News

(DS#14 TE) rSr/2022 TE Grant Calcaterra, Southern Methodist
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  SMU wide receiver Reggie Roberson Jr. announced via Twitter on Monday that he will come back for a final season with the Mustangs. Roberson has been one of SMU's most explosive players during his tenure but has been sidelined by two season-ending injuries the past two years. Roberson likely would have been an NFL draft prospect this offseason if not for a season-ending knee injury he suffered in the third quarter of the Mustangs' Oct. 3 game against Memphis. Similarly, he went down with a season-ending foot injury the previous October. It's unclear where Roberson is in his recovery and if he would have been able to participate in any of the pre-draft showcase events. The transfer from West Virginia has broken out in his three years with SMU, hauling in 2,079 yards in 22 games. He's averaging 17.8 yards per catch during his career. In that game against Memphis, he had 243 receiving yards on just five receptions. - Dallas Morning News

(DS#22 WR) rSr/2022 WR Reggie Roberson Jr., Southern Methodist
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  Former All-Big 12 tight end Grant Calcaterra won't be transferring to Auburn after all. The former Oklahoma standout, who signed with Auburn as a transfer during December's early signing period, announced on Friday evening that he will not be playing for the Tigers next season and will seek to finish out his college career at another program. A 6-foot-4, 242-pounder originally from California, Calcaterra planned to come to Auburn as a graduate transfer. He has not played in a college game since Oct. 5, 2019, when injuries cut his junior season short that year. He then stepped away from football due to a series of concussions he sustained during his career, but he had a chance of heart this fall and decided to pursue a return to the field as a transfer in 2021. - Birmingham News

(DS#14 TE) rSr/2022 TE Grant Calcaterra, Southern Methodist
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