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2020 PRESEASON RAY GUY AWARD WATCH LIST: Ryan Bujcevski, Texas,...Bujcevski, a Sydney, Australia native, is a third-year punter who has played in 23 games. During his collegiate career, he has punted 95 times for 3,872 yards (40.8 avg) and has a career-long punt of 56 yards. Thirty-four of his punts have been fair caught, 28 downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line and 12 have traveled at least 50 yards. Bujcevski punted 32 times in nine appearances last season and upped his yards-per-punt average to 41.7 from 40.3 as a true freshman in 2018. Thirteen punts were fair caught, 10 were downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line and three traveled at least 50 yards. - Texas Football

(DS#17 P) rSr/2024

P Ryan Bujcevski, Southern Methodist
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07/26/20 - Reggie Roberson Jr., rSr/2022, Southern Methodist, 5-11, 193 (DS#22 WR) + More +

2020 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: WR Reggie Roberson, SMU,...Roberson, Jr., was also named a preseason third-team All-American by Phil Steele's Magazine. The senior started all eight games played in 2019 before a season ending injury, and finished second on the teams with 43 receptions for 803 yards and added six touchdowns. Roberson, Jr., currently ranks seventh among FBS active career leaders in yards per catch at 16.2. - SMU Football

(DS#22 WR) rSr/2022

WR Reggie Roberson Jr., Southern Methodist
News Source: SMU Football
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07/26/20 - Shane Buechele, rSr/2021, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 210 (DS#14 QB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: QB Shane Buechele, SMU,...Buechele threw for 3,929 yards and 34 touchdowns in 2019, both SMU records. His passing TD total, passing yards per game (302.2) and points responsible for (222) all led the league. Buechele posted three games of 400+ yards and registered 4,034 yards of total offense, which ranks second in a season for a Mustang. Heading into the season, Buechele ranks in the top 10 on active career FBS lists for completions (2nd, 710), passing yards (2nd, 8,565), total offense (2nd, 8,928), TD passes (3rd, 64), passing yards per game (5th, 237.9), total TDs responsible for (5th, 70) and completions per game (6th, 19.72). - SMU Football

(DS#14 QB) rSr/2021

QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
News Source: SMU Football
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07/25/20 - Reggie Roberson Jr., rSr/2022, Southern Methodist, 5-11, 193 (DS#22 WR) + More +

2020 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Reggie Roberson Jr., SMU,...This is the second consecutive season Roberson Jr. has picked up Biletnikoff Watch List honors. The senior started the first eight games of 2019 before being sidelined with an injury. He finished second on the team with 43 receptions for 803 yards and added six touchdowns. Roberson Jr. currently ranks seventh among FBS active career leaders in yards per catch at 16.2. - SMU Football

(DS#22 WR) rSr/2022

WR Reggie Roberson Jr., Southern Methodist
News Source: SMU Football
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07/25/20 - Isaac Slade-Matautia, rSr/2023, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 225 (DS#29 ILB) + More +

2020 BUTKUS AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Isaac Slade-Matautia, Oregon,...Slade-Matautia started all 14 games at middle linebacker a season ago in Oregon's run to Pac-12 and Rose Bowl titles. He was one of just two linebackers nationally and the first in the Pac-12 since 2015 with 60 tackles and double-digit pass breakups. Slade-Matautia registered 64 tackles, including 6.5 for loss, and led the Ducks in pass breakups (11). - Oregon Football

(DS#29 ILB) rSr/2023

ILB Isaac Slade-Matautia, Southern Methodist
News Source: Oregon Football
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07/25/20 - Jaylon Thomas, rSr/2023, Southern Methodist, 6-3, 304 (DS#33 OG) + More +

2020 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: OT Jaylon Thomas, SMU,...An All-American Athletic Conference Second-Team selection in 2019, Thomas started all 13 games for the Mustangs, blocking for an offense that ranked seventh nationally in scoring offense (41.8), ninth in total offense (489.8) and 13th in passing offense (309.0). Thomas also rushed for a two-point conversion at Memphis. The Mustang offense set program records for scoring average (41.8), scoring (544), total offense (6,368), yards per game (489.8), plays (1,037), touchdowns (73), rushing TDs (35) and first downs (322). - SMU Football

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OG Jaylon Thomas, Southern Methodist
News Source: SMU Football
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07/22/20 - Blake Mazza, rSr/2022, Southern Methodist, 5-08, 185 (DS#13 K) + More +

2020 PRESEASON LOU GROZA COLLEGIATE PLACE-KICKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Blake Mazza, Washington State,...A finalist for the Groza in 2019, Mazza connected on his first 18 field goal attempts to set a new Washington State record. Only a missed 48 yarder in late November separated him from 2012 Groza winner Cairo Santos' record for most field goals in a perfect season. His 95.2% conversion rate was by far the best by an FBS kicker with multiple 50-yard field goals. - Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award

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K Blake Mazza, Southern Methodist
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07/22/20 - Isaac Slade-Matautia, rSr/2023, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 225 (DS#29 ILB) + More +

For all the attention Troy Dye deservedly drew and received last season, an equally important factor on the second level of Oregon's defense was Isaac Slade-Matautia. Dye made the most tackles (84) for Oregon for a fourth straight year, but Slade-Matautia had 62 along with 11 pass breakups, which tied for the most in the country by a linebacker. Slade-Matautia had 20 tackles in seven games before a broken collarbone derailed his 2018 season. He took over for Kaulana Apelu, replaced his production and made the defensive calls on the field.

In 2020, Slade-Matautia's role and production will need to grow in Dye's absence. Having an experienced player like Sampson Niu filling the role at weak-side linebacker helps relieve some stress compared to a freshman stepping in, but this is Slade-Matautia's linebacking unit now and in 2021 and how he leads will impact how Oregon's loaded group of younger linebackers develop as well. As important as defensive coordinator Andy Avalos and inside linebackers coach Ken Wilson are to grooming the defense, how players interact amongst themselves will be more important amid this peculiar season. - The Oregonian

(DS#29 ILB) rSr/2023

ILB Isaac Slade-Matautia, Southern Methodist
News Source: The Oregonian
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07/16/20 - Kylen Granson, Sr/2021, Southern Methodist, 6-2, 241 (DS#1 FB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Kylen Granson, SMU, TE,...SMU is one of only six FBS teams with multiple players recognized, joining LSU, Alabama, USC, North Carolina and Purdue. A 2019 American Athletic Conference second-team selection, Granson registered 43 receptions for 721 yards last season and set SMU's record for receiving touchdowns by a tight end with nine. Granson has already collected an extensive list of preseason accolades for 2020, including Dave Campbell's Texas football All-Texas Team honors, as well as all-AAC honors from Phil Steel's Magazine, College Football News and Athlon Sports. - SMU Football

(DS#1 FB) Sr/2021

FB Kylen Granson, Southern Methodist
News Source: SMU Football
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07/16/20 - Shane Buechele, rSr/2021, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 210 (DS#14 QB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD WATCH LIST: Shane Buechele, SMU,...Buechele returns for his second season the Hilltop as SMU's all-time leader in single-season passing yards (3,929) and passing touchdowns (34). He also set the program record for single-game passing touchdowns with six against Temple. Buechele registered 4,034 yards of total offense last season, which ranks second for a Mustang. Along with Buechele's touchdown total, he also led the American Athletic Conference in passing yards per game at 302.2 and points responsible for at 222.

Buechele posted three games of 400+ yards and set the SMU record for consecutive games with 2+ touchdown passes with 11. Heading into the season, Buechele ranks in the top 10 on active career FBS lists for completions (2nd, 710), passing yards (2nd, 8,565), total offense (2nd, 8,928), TD passes (3rd, 64), passing yards per game (5th, 237.9), total TDs responsible for (5th, 70) and completions per game (6th, 19.72). - SMU Football

(DS#14 QB) rSr/2021

QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
News Source: SMU Football
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07/02/20 - Tre Siggers, rSr/2024, Southern Methodist, 5-08, 204 (DS#999 RB) + More +

UNT's coaching staff wasn't sure what to do with Siggers when he arrived on campus in 2017. The Mean Green recruited Siggers as an athlete. He started out at running back before UNT's staff shifted him to safety, where he played sparingly in 2018. Siggers went to Littrell following the season and told him he felt he was meant to play running back. "If you have a player who is that passionate about it, you listen," Littrell said last season. "He did his part and gave it everything he had at safety for a year. He was just more passionate about coming over to the offensive side of the ball."

Siggers didn't waste any time showing he was right about where he could make the biggest impact. He made his debut at running back against SMU in the second week of last season and rolled up 164 rushing yards on 18 carries in a loss to the Mustangs. "It was exciting," Siggers said the week after the game. "Running back is where I belong. I feel comfortable and am having fun playing the position I want to play. This was what I envisioned. It just took more time than I expected." - Denton Record

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2024

RB Tre Siggers, Southern Methodist
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05/16/20 - Richard Moore, rSr/2022, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 218 (DS#87 ILB) + More +

SMU linebacker Richard Moore announced he'll return to SMU for a final season. The Cedar Hill native was granted a sixth year of eligibility after missing the final 10 games of last season with an injury. Moore was SMU's top tackler in 2018, starting all 12 games for the Mustangs. That year he recorded 13.5 tackles for a loss and 92 tackles overall. He sat out the 2017 season after two seasons at Texas A&M, where he played in 19 games. Head coach Sonny Dykes said on Feb. 5 that the school was still in the process of putting together a waiver application for the NCAA to grant him a sixth year. Last season, after he went down, Richard McBryde took over his spot in the middle of SMU's defense. McBryde, an Auburn transfer, was also recently granted a sixth year of eligibility. - Dallas Morning News

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ILB Richard Moore, Southern Methodist
News Source: Dallas Morning News
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05/13/20 - Shane Buechele, rSr/2021, Southern Methodist, 6-0, 210 (DS#14 QB) + More +

Shane Buechele's fundraiser hit paydirt for the city of Dallas. The Texas quarterback who transferred to SMU started a GoFundMe campaign in April with the goal of raising $50,000 for coronavirus relief. Buechele and his girlfriend, Paige, will deliver that money to Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson at 11 a.m. Thursday. SMU announced that Buechele's fundraiser had reached its monetary goal, and the $50,000 check will go to the Mayor's Disaster Relief Fund. "I was impressed with Shane Buechele's performance on the field last season for SMU, but I am far more impressed with his commitment to his community here in the city of Dallas," Johnson said in a statement released by SMU. "Dallas is a resilient city. We will recover from COVID-19, and the funds raised by Shane and Paige will help us get there." - Austin American Statesman

(DS#14 QB) rSr/2021

QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
News Source: Austin American Statesman
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05/13/20 - T.Q. Jackson, rJr/2024, Southern Methodist, 6-3, 197 (DS#999 FS) + More +

After announcing he was entering the NCAA's transfer portal in mid-January, Arkansas freshman receiver TQ Jackson has found his transfer destination. Jackson, who caught one pass in his brief Razorbacks career, has committed to SMU, according to a post on his Twitter account. A native of Jefferson, Texas, he played in three games - Ole Miss, San Jose State, Texas A&M - in 2019. Jackson was a 4-star prospect, rated the No. 42 wide receiver in the country and No. 41 overall player in the state of Texas out of high school by Rivals. He was one of four 4-star receivers who signed with Arkansas in former coach Chad Morris' 2019 recruiting class. Jackson chose the Razorbacks over scholarship offers from Missouri, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, TCU, Texas Tech and other programs. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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FS T.Q. Jackson, Southern Methodist
News Source: Northwest Arkansas Times
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05/07/20 - Ryan Becker, Sr/2020, Southern Methodist, 6-4, 245 (DS#88 TE) + More +

It was the first day of the NFL draft. The first round. And former SMU tight end Ryan Becker watched nervously on television. "Like I know I wasn't going in the first round," Becker told The Dallas Morning News. "But still, you're just nervous watching it. Because it's just your future and you have no control over it at that point." Becker started six games last season, catching four passes totaling 30 yards. He often entered the game early and played a lot in the Mustangs' system that typically featured two tight ends.

In his four years with SMU, he made 16 catches. But his physicality and willingness to be a team-first player is what made the Arizona Cardinals want to sign him to an undrafted free agent contract in the hours after the draft ended. Even though Becker didn't have a ton of highlight reel catches, and even though SMU's pro day was wiped out by the coronavirus crisis, he still worked his way into an opportunity. "It's crazy and unbelievable....It's a huge weight lifted off your shoulders," Becker said. "Like I've always told people, all I need is my chance. I just needed a chance. And to finally get that chance and to know that I will put on pads again is a great feeling." - Dallas Morning News

(DS#88 TE) Sr/2020

TE Ryan Becker, Southern Methodist
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