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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Utah State
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  OCT 17 MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: STEPHEN KOTSANLEE, UTAH STATE, Junior, Punter, Melbourne, Australia/Box Hill HS,...In the win at Colorado State, averaged 47.2 yards per punt with one punt downed inside the Rams 20-yard line...Had three punts of at least 50 yards (58, 55, 59). - Mountain West Football

rSr/2025 P Stephen Kotsanlee, Utah State
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  OCT 10 PAC-12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Carter Brown, Fr., K, Arizona State (Pearland, Texas),...Brown continues to excel, doing his job in Arizona State's 45-38 victory over No. 21 Washington with a FG and 6 extra points...Brown's 53-yard field goal (3:57 left in 1Q) was the 6th-longest field goal in ASU history. It is also a career-high, surpassing his previous mark of 48 vs. NAU on Sept. 1st, 2022. It is the 3rd-longest field goal by a Sun Devil at Sun Devil Stadium since 1982, and the longest field goal since 2016...The longest field goal made by a true freshman in ASU history. He ties Thomas Weber (2007) for the longest by any freshman, as Weber was a redshirt freshman when he made a 53-yarder.

Tied for the longest field goal made by a Pac-12 kicker this season (Stanford K Joshua Karty, Oct. 1 vs Oregon)...Now 9/10 on field goals and has made all 18 of his extra points this season, accounting for a team-high 45 points...2nd time taking home this honor this season after winning in Week 1. First Pac-12 kicker to win the award multiple times in the same season since Utah's Jadon Redding in 2020 and first Sun Devil kicker to do that since Brandon Ruiz in 2017...Also nominated: Kazmeir Allen, WR/KR, UCLA; Joshua Karty, PK, Stanford; Denis Lynch, PK, USC; Luke Loecher, P, Oregon State; Tyler Loop, K, Arizona. - Pac-12 Football

Sr/2026 K Carter Brown, Utah State
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  SEPT 6 PAC-12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Carter Brown, Fr., K, Arizona State (Pearland, Texas),...The true freshman proved he belonged on the big stage, enjoying a perfect first game in a Sun Devil uniform on Thursday night in Arizona State's 40-3 season opening win over NAU. Brown went 4-for-4 on his field goal attempts and 4-for-4 on extra points, making him responsible for 16 total points...Was the only kicker in the entire FBS to make four field goals during the opening week. Brown nailed kicks from 27 and 36 yards before finishing up with a pair of 44-yard field goals to put the game away in the fourth quarter...Became the first Sun Devil kicker ever with four field goals in his first game. The performance is tied for the fourth-most made field goals in single-game program history since 1996...Led all Pac-12 kickers in scoring by four points, with no other kicker making more than two field goals in the opening week...First Sun Devil to win this award since KR D.J. Taylor won it in the opening week last season and first ASU kicker to win since Cristian Zendejas won in Week 2 of the 2019 season...Also nominated: Jamieson Sheahan, P, California; Kyle Ostendorp, P, Arizona; Jordan Noyes, K, Utah; Luke Loecher, P, Oregon State; Denis Lynch, PK, USC. - Pac-12 Football

Sr/2026 K Carter Brown, Utah State
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  SEPT 5 MOUNTAIN WEST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: ISAAC LARSEN, UTAH STATE, True Freshman, Safety, Smithfield, Utah/Sky View HS,...On the road at No. 1 ranked Alabama, led the game with a career-high seven tackles, while also recording one interception...Logged second interception in as many games, returning it 18 yards...Blocked his first-career punt in the fourth quarter, and registered Utah State's lone quarterback hurry. - Mountain West Football

rSr/2026 FS Ike Larsen, Utah State
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  2022 PRESEASON JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD WATCH LIST: Logan Bonner, Utah State,...During the 2021 campaign, Bonner set five single-season school records with 3,628 yards passing, 36 touchdown passes, four touchdown passes in three-straight games, four touchdown passes in six games in a season and 2.57 touchdown passes per game. On the season, Bonner was 263-of-429 (.613) passing to rank fourth in school history in completions, sixth in attempts and seventh in completion percentage. He also had 3,694 yards of total offense to rank as the second-most in school history. - Utah State Football

rSr/2023 QB Logan Bonner, Utah State
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  2022 PRESEASON MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Logan Bonner, Sr., Utah State,...During the 2021 campaign, Bonner set five single-season school records with 3,628 yards passing, 36 touchdown passes, four touchdown passes in three-straight games, four touchdown passes in six games in a season and 2.57 touchdown passes per game. On the season, Bonner was 263-of-429 (.613) passing to rank fourth in school history in completions, sixth in attempts and seventh in completion percentage. He also had 3,694 yards of total offense to rank as the second-most in school history. Bonner's 36 touchdown passes a year ago are tied for the fourth-most in a single season in Mountain West history and the seventh-most in school history for a career. Five of those TD passes came in the Aggies' 35-10 win at New Mexico, tying the single-game school record. - Utah State Football

rSr/2023 QB Logan Bonner, Utah State
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  2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Andre Grayson, Utah State University,...During the 2021 campaign, Grayson recorded 30 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks, to go along with three pass breakups in 13 games played. The 5-foot-8, 160-pound native of Rancho Cucamonga, California, had a season-high four tackles and one pass breakup against Boise State. He also had four tackles against Wyoming and against Oregon State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl. - Utah State Football

rSr/2023 CB Andre Grayson, Utah State
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  2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Andre Grayson, Utah State, Sr., DB,...Grayson graduated from Utah State in the fall of 2020 with a degree in integrated studies and is currently working on his master's in sports management. He was a 2021 academic all-MW honoree and spends countless hours working with various groups/organizations on campus and in the community. - Utah State Football

rSr/2023 CB Andre Grayson, Utah State
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  Logan Bonner threw three touchdown passes, Calvin Tyler Jr. added 161 yards rushing and Utah State defeated Connecticut 31-20 in a season-opener on Saturday. Trailing 14-7 late in the second quarter, Utah State scored 17 points in the final 3:42 to take a 24-14 halftime lead. Robert Briggs scored on a 23-yard run, Bonner connected with Justin McGriff for a 14-yard score and Connor Coles hit a 45-yard field goal. Noe Ruelas kicked field goals of 47 and 54 yards to draw UConn within 24-20 early in the fourth quarter before Bonner led a 75-yard scoring drive, capped by his 11-yard TD pass to Brian Cobbs. A diving interception by Ike Larsen on UConn's next possession helped seal the win.

Connecticut, playing its first game under coach Jim Mora after going 1-11 last season, took a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Nathan Carter rushed for 110 yards on six carries in the period but his fumble in the second quarter led to Utah State's first touchdown. He finished the half with nine carries for 130 yards and 20 for 190 for the game. Bonner finished 20-of-29 passing for 281 yards. Tyler's 161 yards came on 33 carries for Utah State. The Aggies, favored by 23 1/2-points, improved to 13-1 in their last 14 home openers. - Utah State/AP College Football

rSr/2023 QB Logan Bonner, Utah State
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  A lot of wide receiver coaches would surely be a bit nervous about having to replace three athletes who accounted for an impressive 3,329 yards and 31 touchdowns on 206 receptions from a record-setting team, but Kyle Cefalo doesn't seem to be fazed one bit. Gone are All-American Deven Thompkins, Derek Wright and Brandon Bowling, who all caught double-digit scoring passes a year ago, but the cupboard is not bare at Utah State. Justin McGriff, who has started all 20 games he has played in for the Aggies, returns, as does slot target Kyle Van Leeuwen. The defending Mountain West championships also brought in a trio of talented transfers that are expected to make immediate impacts.

Also back for the Aggies is offensive coordinator Anthony Tucker and quarterback Logan Bonner, who broke the single-season program records in passing yards (3,628) and touchdowns (36). Indeed, it's easy to see why Cefalo, who is also the team's passing game coordinator, is optimistic heading into the 2022 campaign. "Honestly, I have all the confidence in the world in this group right now because we've got so much healthy competition out there and we've got some good leadership with Justin, Brian (Cobbs) and Kyle," said Cefalo, who has coached first-team all-conference wideouts in four straight seasons - the first three at Arkansas State. "And then we have a bunch of talent that's just kind of lurking around, and every other day someone else is showing up. And they're competing. It's in a friendly way because they're teammates, but at the same time they're wideouts and they want to play and they want the football, so every day I see them pushing one another and getting better and improving. "So, with where the group is at right now, I honestly couldn't be happier because we've pilled up a lot of good work days together and I'm already seeing the improvement." - Herald Journal Tribune

Sr/2023 WR Justin McGriff, Utah State
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  San Diego State cornerbacks Noah Avinger and Dallas Branch were warming up before last year's game against Nevada when, within the span of a few minutes, both players suffered the same freak injury - a dislocated left shoulder. That didn't preclude either of them from playing but did require repair after the season. So two days after SDSU beat UTSA in the Frisco Bowl and two days before Christmas, both players had shoulder surgery. "Dallas went right before me," Avinger said. "The surgery went well, our training staff got us right back on the field, great treatment and I feel like I never left." Branch had a similarly successful recovery.

Rehabilitation prevented them from participating in spring camp, but both Avinger and Branch are good to go now. Avinger, a 6-foot-1 sophomore from Cerritos, and Branch, a 5-11 senior from Redondo Beach, are locked in one of the more intense competitions of preseason camp. "Since I've been here, we've always had the one alpha coming back," SDSU cornerbacks coach Demetrius Sumler said. "The guy who was clearly the best player in the room, an all-conference-caliber player. "We don't have that guy we know is the guy right now, but I think we've got a pretty talented room. If we keep working, we're going to be good." - San Diego Union Tribune

rSr/2026 FS Noah Avinger, Utah State
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  The first major preseason top-25 college football poll was released Monday. And Iowa found itself on the outside looking in. Despite finishing inside the top 25 in the final rankings of 2021 for the fourth straight year (the longest such streak under coach Kirk Ferentz), the Hawkeyes were unranked in the first USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll of the 2022 season. However, they received the most votes of teams not in the top 25. Within the Big Ten, Iowa was picked to finish second in the Big Ten West behind Wisconsin (which checked in at No. 20) during Big Ten media days. The Hawkeyes return an impressive collection of talent on defense but questions about their offense and special teams unit loom entering fall. Outside of Iowa, four Big Ten teams made the initial poll: Ohio State (No. 3), Michigan (No. 6), Michigan State (No. 14) and Wisconsin. Of the ranked teams, Iowa will play all but Michigan State this season. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

rSr/2025 QB Spencer Petras, Utah State
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  Former four-star running back Jordan Wilmore, once a Utah Ute and a Fresno State Bulldog, is now a Utah State Aggie. Wilmore never officially announced his commitment nor that he signed with Utah State. But it is official. The Lawndale, California, native is on Utah State's roster heading into the 2022 season, part of a running back room that now includes Calvin Tyler Jr. - formerly of Oregon State - John Gentry, Pailate Makakona and Robert Briggs. As it turns out, with the loss of Elelyon Noa - via the transfer portal - Utah State coach Blake Anderson just didn't feel comfortable with the depth the Aggies had at running back, and Wilmore's past was intriguing. "We felt like we needed more opportunity in that room to maybe play by committee a little bit," Anderson said. "Wilmore comes in having played on some Power Five rosters. People in the state are familiar with him. At one point he was listed as the starter at Utah, at least for a game or two." - Salt Lake Tribune

rSr/2024 RB Jordan Wilmore, Utah State
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  2022 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCHLIST: OT Alfred Edwards, Utah State,...Edwards is one of six Mountain West players named to the 89-player list. A year ago, the 6-foot-7, 325-pounder garnered honorable mention all-MW honors after starting 13 games at left tackle, recording 12.0 knockdowns. Despite missing one game due to injury, he played in 830 snaps and graded out at 88 percent to lead the team. The recipient of the 2022 Outland Trophy will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 8, as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show. - Utah State Football

rSr/2023 OT Alfred Edwards, Utah State
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  2022 PRESEASON RAY GUY WATCHLIST: Stephen Kotsanlee - Utah State,... Kotsanlee (6-1, 215) served as Utah State's punter and holder on extra points and field goals in all 14 games last season, punting 53 times for an average of 42.5 yards per punt, which is the ninth-best single-season punting average in school history. With that average, he ranked seventh in the MW and 50th in the nation. Of Kotsanlee's 53 punts in 2021, nine went for 50 yards or more, 19 were downed inside the 20-yard line and 20 were fair caught. Only two of his 53 punts resulted in a touchback. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound native of Melbourne, Australia, has punted 90 times in his career for an average of 41.8 yards per punt, which is tied for the seventh-best punting average in school history.

He is yet another product of Australian Rules football, which he played with the Surrey Park Panthers Football Club in the Yarra Football League and won a premiership (the down-under word for championship) in 2013. He also played soccer (known in the rest of the world as football) for the Blackburn Football Club. In 2018, he was introduced to Prokick Australia, the Melbourne academy that teaches Australians how to punt an American football with the hope of earning a scholarship to play football and study in the United States… He trained with coaches Nathan Chapman and Johnny Smith from 2018-19… Graduated in 2017 from Box Hill High School in Victoria, Australia. - Utah State Football

rSr/2025 P Stephen Kotsanlee, Utah State
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