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09/17/20 - *Tyjae Spears, rJr/2023, Tulane + More +

"He's as good a blocker as we've got," Fritz said. "He's a tough, hard-nosed competitor. I love everything about him, and he's only going to get better." The skill came with hard work. "This may sound crazy, but I want to be a better blocker than a runner," Spears said. "This offseason I really took pride in it." Fritz knew what he had in Spears immediately, but with the Wave's depth at running back, he elected to redshirt him last season. Spears played in the maximum four games the NCAA allows to retain four years of eligibility, rushing for 89 yards on eight carries against Missouri State and 60 yards on 12 attempts at Navy. The high mark for a running back at Tulane under Fritz was Darius Bradwell's 1,134 yards in 2018. If Spears stays healthy, that number should be in jeopardy even though he shares carries with Amare Jones, Cameron Carroll and Stephon Huderson.

"He's a true dog at running back," Tulane linebacker Nick Anderson said. "It's almost like he has a defensive mindset in the backfield where he's not afraid of contact. One play he'll try to run you over, and the next play you 'll think he'll try to run you over again and he'll hit you with a move. He has a lot of tools in his tool box." Fritz says Spears' only weakness might be the way he hammers himself for mistakes, letting a disappointing play bleed into the next one, but the more touches he gets, the more likely he will move on. He felt as if he were overlooked coming out of Ponchatoula, where he had 920 rushing yards and 880 receiving yards as a senior, but he already has put that frustration behind him. - New Orleans Times Picayune

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RB *Tyjae Spears, Tulane
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09/15/20 - *Tyjae Spears, rJr/2023, Tulane + More +

Tyjae Spears: big-time star. The redshirt freshman running back from Ponchatoula surpassed 100 yards and made some pivotal runs to get the Wave offense out of its funk in the second half. Running back always was going to be Tulane's strength on offense, and Spears always looked like the key guy in preseason practice. He appears capable of a 1,000-yard season. - New Orleans Times Picayune

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RB *Tyjae Spears, Tulane
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09/14/20 - Cameron Sample, Sr/2021, Tulane + More +

SEPT 14 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cameron Sample, Tulane, Sr., DE, Snellville, Ga.,...Sample keyed a defensive effort that held South Alabama without a touchdown for the final 27:15, allowing the Green Wave to rally for a 27-24 road win. Sample registered seven tackles along with 2.0 sacks, a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and two quarterback hurries against the Jaguars and helped clinch the game with a key sack on second down and a pass rush that led to an incomplete on third down of South Alabama's final series. - American Athletic Conference Football

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DE Cameron Sample, Tulane
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09/14/20 - *Tyjae Spears, rJr/2023, Tulane + More +

SEPT 14 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Tyjae Spears, Tulane, RFr., RB,...Rushed for a career-high 105 yards on 11 carries, averaging 9.5 yards per attempt, in a 27-24 win at South Alabama. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB *Tyjae Spears, Tulane
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08/23/20 - Cameron Sample, Sr/2021, Tulane + More +

2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Cameron Sample, Tulane,...Sample was named to the Top 250 list after posting a strong junior campaign where he compiled a single-season career-high in tackles. His 44 stops on the year ranked seventh on the team and rank fourth among Tulane returnees. Sample was one of 13 players that started every game last season. - Tulane Football

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DE Cameron Sample, Tulane
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08/23/20 - Patrick Johnson, Sr/2021, Tulane + More +

2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Patrick Johnson, Tulane,...Johnson earned the recognition after leading the Green Wave in sacks for the second straight season in 2019 - a feat only five players have accomplished since 1973. Over the past two seasons, Johnson has tallied 14.5 sacks and ranks tied for seventh all-time in program history. He needs just 8.5 sacks to become the program's all-time sack leader. - Tulane Football

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OLB Patrick Johnson, Tulane
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08/10/20 - Kyle Meyers, rSr/2022, Tulane + More +

So after spending the past four years 400 miles away in Tallahassee, Florida, Meyers decided to return home. He earned his degree at Florida State, but now he's going through his first few days of practice at Tulane in the city he was born and raised. "I never thought I'd be wearing green, but I'm thankful I'm here now," Meyers said. "The way life is set up, you never know what's going to come. I'm just thankful to be here, and I'm ready and I'm excited for the season." The season is four weeks away when Tulane hosts Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 3. For Meyers, who graduated from Holy Cross, it will be his first football game in his hometown since a 13-6 victory over St. Augustine in the first round of the Division I playoffs in 2015.

"I missed home a lot," Meyers said. "I wanted to come back and play for the Green Wave. A couple coaches reached out that I was pretty close with, and it felt comfortable coming back home." Meyers, a four-star recruit out of high school, played in 31 games in his four years at Florida State. He played in four games in 2019 before redshirting. He started eight games for the Seminoles as a junior, recording two interceptions and two sacks. He was one of just three players in the Atlantic Coast Conference to have multiple sacks and interceptions in the 2018 season. He finished his career at Florida State with 76 tackles and three interceptions. - New Orleans Times Picayune

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CB Kyle Meyers, Tulane
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07/23/20 - Corey Dublin, rSr/2022, Tulane + More +

2020 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: G Corey Dublin, Tulane,...Dublin's honor adds to a growing list of accolades for the New Orleans native, as he was named to the American Athletic Conference preseason all-league team by Phil Steele Publications and Athlon Sports. Dublin was named to the watch list after he helped pave the way for Tulane to rush for 249.8 yards per game - a figure that ranked 11th nationally. Following the 2019 campaign, Dublin received Honorable Mention recognition from The American. He is the first Tulane offensive lineman to be named All-AAC. Dublin native also has proven himself to be a durable player throughout his collegiate career, having started in 38 straight games. - Tulane Football

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OG Corey Dublin, Tulane
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07/06/20 - Corey Dauphine, rSr/2021, Tulane + More +

For Tulane running back Corey Dauphine, it was the news he didn't want to hear his doctor say. Dauphine's college football career, including the final season he had won an appeal to get, was over before it ever started because of a torn Achilles. "It killed me hearing those words come out of his mouth," Dauphine said in an Instagram post Saturday. "I had so much to prove this season, I wanted the world to feel me. I wanted the world to hear my story." It is unclear when or where Dauphine suffered the injury.

Dauphine, in what was his fifth college season, led all Tulane running backs in 2019 with 575 yards and seven touchdowns while averaging 8.0 yards per carry. But in March, the NCAA granted him a sixth year of eligibility based on injuries and assistant coaching changes he dealt with in 2016 when he played at Texas Tech. He played in just three games Texas Tech and had just two carries before transferring to Tulane. Dauphine said at the time that he was surprised to get the extra year. - New Orleans Times Picayune

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RB Corey Dauphine, Tulane
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07/02/20 - Derrion Rakestraw, rSr/2022, Tulane + More +

In a little more than two years, Rakestraw has evolved from a player adjusting to the second position change of his collegiate career to a steadying force at the back end of CU's defense. Recruited as a wide receiver and moved to cornerback after his redshirt season, Rakestraw eventually settled at safety, recording his first career interception in his first start at Arizona in 2018. He added three more last year while starting the season's final nine games. "I'm extremely comfortable back there now," Rakestraw said. "I'm starving. I'm ready to get back on the field. This is my last go-around, so I'm ready to go out there and show people what I can do. Go out there as a team and just win some games. You saw what we were doing at the end of the season. I'm ready to just continue that trend into the next season." After juggling positions during the first half of his career, Rakestraw goes into his senior season as the only player on the spring two-deep roster with starting experience at either of the safety spots. - Daily Camera

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FS Derrion Rakestraw, Tulane
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04/02/20 - Jalen McCleskey, rSr/2020, Tulane + More +

Jalen McCleskey's legs are churning so fast on the video that you almost think the footage is doctored. He's running 23 mph, the maximum speed this particular treadmill can go. For McCleskey, a Covington native who just completed his career at Tulane after transferring from Oklahoma State, speed is his ticket to the NFL. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, McCleskey won't get to showcase that speed at a pro day in front of NFL scouts. Tulane's pro day, like every other school's pro day, was canceled. So instead, the 5-foot-10, 175-pound receiver will have to do the next best thing: get someone to record him doing the 40-yard dash and measure him all the other typical pro day tests. For McCleskey, that will happen Friday on the campus of Nicholls State, where he will be joined by defensive lineman and Tulane teammate Mike Hinton, as well as Nicholls quarterback Chase Fourcade.

"It's going to be different because usually the scouts get to come and see it in person," McCleskey said. "Pro day was going to be big for me, so people could see my numbers. Hopefully with the video it will be the same." McCleskey, the son of former New Orleans Saints defensive back J.J. McCleskey, has been preparing for this moment while he also finishes up work on his master's degree. He's had to alter some of his normal workout routines since pretty much everything is shut down. "It's been really crazy," McCleskey said. "I've still been working out, but we just had to find different places." - New Orleans Times Picayune

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WR Jalen McCleskey, Tulane
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04/02/20 - Jaylen Miller, rSr/2022, Tulane + More +

The Tulane offense lost one of its starting tackles from this past season to graduation. But another tackle is on the way. Jaylen Miller, a 6-foot-3, 315 pound tackle who just completed his redshirt season at Duke, announced on Instagram he is transferring to Tulane. "God will take you through journeys, ups and downs, just for you to fulfill His purpose," Miller said in the social media post. "I'm thankful and grateful for everybody who supported me and believed in me throughout my life and my collegiate career. With that being said, I am beyond excited to start my new journey at Tulane University. I am looking forward to grinding, sacrificing, and winning with my new family. Let's get it."

Miller entered the NCAA's transfer portal in January. Miller started three games for the Blue Devils in 2018 before suffering a broken ankle that required surgery and ended his season. The injury cost him to miss spring practice in 2019. He played in nine games this past season as a backup. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Miller was rated a 3-star recruit coming out of Providence High School. - New Orleans Times Picayune

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OG Jaylen Miller, Tulane
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03/26/20 - Ajani Kerr, rSr/2022, Tulane + More +

Former Georgia Tech defensive back Ajani Kerr has put his name into the transfer portal as a grad transfer, according to two people familiar with the situation. Kerr is on track to graduate in May. Kerr's decision was first reported earlier Thursday by 247Sports. Kerr played five games last season as a junior, making 18 tackles, but missed the final seven games of the season. Before the Georgia game in November, he went through senior-day festivities, indicating that his playing career was complete.Kerr would have one season to play following his graduation and would be immediately eligible.For his career, Kerr played in 29 games, making 67 tackles with five pass breakups. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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CB Ajani Kerr, Tulane
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03/05/20 - Corey Dauphine, rSr/2021, Tulane + More +

Tulane's crowded, talented backfield just got deeper. The Green Wave announced Thursday afternoon that running back Corey Dauphine had been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA and would be available to practice in spring drills immediately. Dauphine, a Texas Tech transfer, led Tulane running backs with 575 yards and seven touchdowns while averaging 8.0 yards per carry in 2019. Known for his breakaway ability, he had eight gains of 30 yards or more in 2018, finishing with 785 yards and seven scores.

At Texas Tech, Dauphine redshirted in 2015 and played in three games in 2016 with two carries. He sat out 2017 at Tulane as a transfer. A source indicated Tulane was not sure it would win the appeal for Dauphine, and the Wave was pleasantly surprised. "Corey has played a large role within our offense for the past two years and I believe he is one of the most explosive players in the country," coach Willie Fritz said. "Not only does he provide depth to our running backs unit, but he also will provide great leadership to our younger players." - New Orleans Times Picayune

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RB Corey Dauphine, Tulane
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02/13/20 - Darnell Mooney, Sr/2020, Tulane + More +

2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Darnell Mooney, WR, Tulane,...Mooney will head to Indianapolis after a 2019 season where he led the Green Wave in receiving yards for the second straight year. The Alabama native, who was the last recruit to sign with the Green Wave as a freshman in 2016, closed his collegiate career on a high note as he surpassed 600 yards receiving for the second straight year. The last time Tulane sent a pair of former players to the NFL Combine was when former cornerback Parry Nickerson and former defensive lineman Ade Aruna were in attendance back in 2018. - Tulane Football

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