The Aggies return a ton of experience along the line in 2022, which should hopefully lead to a big uptick in their play. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports. JyZndG1fcHJldmlldz0nKydlbnYtMScrJyZndG1fY29va2llc193aW49eCc7 dCc6CiAgICAgICAgbmV3IERhdGUoKS5nZXRUaW1lKCksZXZlbnQ6J2d0bS5q AggieYell.com's series on the 2023 Texas A&M football team as spring football approaches continues with a look at the wide receivers. OVERALL THOUGHTS: The defense loses six starters from a very stout 2021 unit, including the entire front four, which on paper could be a reason for concern. The question remains how many games can be won in Big 12 play. The defense was solid against the run, allowed just 25 points per game, and finished second in Conference USA giving up 349 yards per game. Cupp is the safe choice here, a former five-star prospect in his fourth year on campus, finally getting his shot after battling injuries and playing behind Jalen Wydermyer. Brandon Bouyer-Randle ILB, Dimitri Moore ILB, Tyree Wilson OLB, Krishon Merriweather OLB, Jesiah Pierre ILB, Tyrique Matthews ILB, Kosi Eldrige ILB, Matthew Young ILB, Joseph Adedire OLB, Derrick Lewis ILB, Tavares Elston ILB. ESPN College GameDay announced that they were returning to Austin for the 8th time, and the first time since 2019. Head coach Steve Sarkisian and Texas bringing back all . Are the Longhorns even guaranteed to get to 6-6 next season? SEC football: Athlon Sports highlights projected returning starters for every team in 2022. It might be way too early for college football predictions, but before the rest of the country hits the field for spring ball, here are our early predictions for Power-5 conference champions in 2023. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. WebReturning starters [ edit] The Longhorns return 15 starters from the previous season. With that, I present you the absurdly early Texas A&M football projected depth chart for the 2022 season. UTSA Football: 2022 Roadrunners Season Preview and Prediction Athlon Sports Jun 29, 2022 Frank Harris and the Roadrunners are ranked No. Reggie Pearson, Marquis Waters, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, Tyler Owens, Nate Floyd, Landon Hullaby, Cole Boyd, Hut Graham. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. The Roadrunners do return its top three tacklers in safety Rashad Wisdom and linebackers Jamal Ligon and Trevor Harmanson. Owens is a transfer from Texas who is insanely fast and a former 5-star recruit. With the two transfers in Moore and Boyd being guys that should step in and see time immediately, this group is going to be rotating in and out plenty. What better time to start thinking about the starting 22 guys than a week after the Texas Tech football season came to a close? He ran track and posted a 10.21 100m dash and a 20.74 in the 200m. Floyd saw some playing time last year and figures to see some more unless Hullaby can surpass him. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. With the lack of experience outside of the top two guys I expect the offense to either move a tight end out wide or put one of the bigger outside guys in the slot. Our football program made tremendous strides in 2021, and with 14 starters returning we are expecting to take c3M9J3ZpZGVvLWFkLXdyYXBwZXInPgo8c2NyaXB0IGFzeW5jIHNyYz0nLy9j Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD: Touchdown. Teo has made plays as an interior guy as well and if he returns hell provide solid depth. Ewers transferred from Ohio State and was the highest ranked recruit since former Longhorn quarterback Vince Young. Ewers reclassified out of high school to enroll a full year early at Ohio State. Some of these spots, especially the backup spots, were hard to nail down. We've been the Bible of Texas football fans for 61 years. Davis, who has handled kickoff duties the past two seasons, will now fill the big shoes left behind by Texas A&Ms all-time leading scorer, Seth Small (I dont actually know how big Seths shoes are). This is about as clear cut as it gets. Minor was really good when he was given the chance to play throughout the year. The biggest move Texas made during the early signing period was flipping cornerback Terrance Brooks from Ohio State. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. Constantinou will look to improve on an already great 2021 campaign. Pool, Foucha, Catalon, Ridgeway and Brown were all defensive starters during the 2021 regular season. The big difference between Kittleys offense and the offense we saw last season is that the run game is not used nearly as much as the passing game. If he can play like the talented corner that we all know he is then this defense will be dangerous next year. All totals via Sports Media Watch. He could become the main guy in this offense just like Jerreth Sterns was last season under Kittley. his freshman season. By Sam Marsdale Apr 25, 2:54 PM. Mbanasor and Drew will be key in the run game if they return as they are big guys that will allow these linebackers to flow to the ball and make plays. Now that Travis Koontz has left for the draft, its time for the Mason Tharp show. Cantrell is heading into his redshirt junior year without having played any snaps but did dress up for most of the games his sophomore and junior years. 3. Nirmal Majumdar/Ames Tribune-USA TODAY Sports, Sign up for the Longhorns Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. There are some signs that Texas could get things back on track for the 2022 season. For more NCAA football news, analysis, opinion and unique coverage by FanSided, including Heisman Trophy and College Football Playoff rankings, be sure to bookmark these pages. They also retained several key depth pieces and brought in veteran help at positions of need through the transfer portal. While this is totally based off of projection and some of these guys could either transfer or head to the NFL next season, this is what we believe the depth chart will look like with the knowledge we have in early January. Players such as Dadrian Taylor, Clifford Chattman, and Brandon Brown must step up. Besides that, the rest of these positions should be pretty solidified with guys who either played there last year or guys with experience. He will have to fight off Minor and possibly Watts if he returns. No Longhorns were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, a first since 2014. The Red Raiders and the Horned Frogs have new head coaches. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. 1. One thing I could potentially see happen is for Shemar Turner to move back outside (he played DE in high school) to alleviate a bit of the logjam at DT and make room for guys like Tunmise Adeleye and Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy. Gambling problem? ESPN announced its returning production rankings for the 2023 season on Tuesday. L3d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvbS9ndG0uanM/aWQ9JytpK2RsKycm How Texas A&M stacks up in returning starters vs. the rest of the SEC By Jeff Tarpley Apr 4, 2022 49 Athlon magazine analyzed the number of returning starters ESPN College GameDay returned to Austin for the 2nd time of the season, and 9th time overall. He and his wife, Karina, got married last January and have a 4-month-old daughter, Zoe. They get back a veteran who has proven he can make big plays and is a reliable target. The depth at the inside position will be great if we can get a few of these guys back. Tyler King is an incoming freshman who brings a Keke Coutee-type of speed. Tyler Shough, Donovan Smith, Behren Morton, Parker McNeil. The Longhorns finished the 2021 season with a 57 record, 36 in Big 12 play.[1]. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. Im looking forward to the sophomore jump from Tharp and how this new offense will try and feature him. He was solid at Duke and was making plays for us until his injury. Spring ball and the preseason could sway me one way or another, but as of right now this is the starting group that I believe will lead us into week 1. Returning players. Hutchings is going to be one of the key returnees for the entire team. Of the 26 players Texas signed during the early signing period, nine play in the front seven. Split the difference and Texas over/under for win totals could come in at 6.5. However, Ikaika Ragsdale and the next three top backs return, and Aune is a good runner if he grabs the gig as the starter. As of Dec. 20, six of the Aggies starters have currently declared for the 2022 NFL draft with more expected to come. Coaching turmoil eventually led to Ewers leaving the state, but his return to Texas should be huge for them. Durkin, but the potential is once again there for a very strong defense in 2022. Part of that 92% returning is quarterback Matt McDonald, who threw for 3.8 yards per attempt in 2020 and 6.3 yards per attempt in 2021. Arch Manning will rock No. Lots of change, both with personnel and with new coordinator D.J. Assuming Ewers is everything everybody thought he would be and then some coming out of high school, lets take the over here and say Texas will get to 7-5 in his first year at Austin. OVERALL THOUGHTS: Seth Small is the only departure from what was a very good special teams unit in 2021. Caleb Rogers T, Ethan Carde T, Landon Peterson G, Jacoby Jackson G, Cade Briggs C, Clayton Franks C, Matt Keeler T, Larry Moore T, Sheridan Wilson T Trevor Roberson T, Jack Tucker T, Seth Martin G, Kaden Weatherby T. With Rogers being the only returning starter, projecting these guys to a position is going to be a bit difficult. 1 LB in the 2022 class, may be too talented to keep off the field. Sure, Texas will get a Week 1 victory over ULM, but UTSA is no walk in the park. Texas finished in the bottom half in the Big 12 in both sacks and quarterback pressures. Lets see just how wrong this ends up being. The Texas high school football teams that have the most returning starters in 2022 from 10-win teams include South Oak Cliff, Lovejoy, Marlin, Leander Rouse, He likely will start off as a defensive back but I wouldnt be surprised if hes used on the offensive side of the ball at some point in his career as well. Community Connector School Program presented by Optimum, Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year Award, North Texas Dance Team Spotlight presented by Children's Health, San Antonio Inspirational Coach of the Week, San Antonio Student Trainer Program Spotlight, Texas Children's Training Staff Superstars Award. He was in at tackle most of the time and that could be his position moving forward. Brandon Bouyer-Randle has yet to decide if he will return or not as well as Matthews, Eldridge and Young. Note: Andre Coleman didn't find a new coaching job at the collegiate level for the 2022 season. Rogers returns after his first season as the full starter. North Texas running back Ikaika Ragsdale carries the ball last season during a win over Northwestern State. Previewing Texas' Defense for 2022 You name it and last year's Texas defense struggled with it, giving up 31.1 points and 201.6 rushing yards (5.2 yards per This group was shaky last season and the offense really suffered when more than one of these guys wasnt playing well. Tease could be a slot, or an outside receiver or both. ACC Football: Newcomers wholl have the biggest impact in 2022, Ole Miss Football: 3 freshmen wholl have major impacts in 2022, Building Best All-Time College Football Team, 4 most overrated college football head coaches entering 2022, Stephen Curry's Blinding Brilliance Is a Sight to Behold, 4 College football teams that will have huge win increases in 2022, Texas Football: Way-too-Early Game-by-Game Predictions for 2022, How Big 12 football could accommodate newcomers during realignment. Largest margin of victory versus Oklahoma. Tyrin Smith was one of three transfers, and he'll probably be another slot receiver. However, Texas only took 2 defensive transfers in Ohio State defensive back Ryan Watts and JMU linebacker Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey. As bad as the run defense was for Texas, the pass rush was not much better. WebTexas football will return most of its starters on both sides of the ball from the 2022 squad. https://longhornswire.usatoday.com/lists/texas-football-longhorns-2022-class-recruiting-defense-predictions-starters/, Texas could face 8-game SEC schedule with one permanent rival, Examining where Texas ranks in one early Big 12 prediction, Jersey numbers of Texas football's spring newcomers, Bijan Robinson earns high praise from Alabama's Will Anderson, Texas WR Brenen Thompson to run track this spring, Four-star TE Davon Mitchell announces top schools, Taking a look at the top QB prospects in the 2024 NFL draft class, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. That was not was in store for Texas Football in 2021. We must contextualize good and bad production. - Data not available. This offense has the potential to be one of the best in college football. * Starters in bold, second and third string + from left to right. Ryan Hall wants another shot at Ilia Topuria after his UFC 269 win (Video), Sean OMalley has some harsh words for Daniel Cormier following UFC 269 win (Video), National Signing Day: 10 recruits with Heisman Trophy potential, Mario Cristobal and Dan Radakovich Have a Long Way to Go to Bring Back 'The U'. Under no circumstances will Sarkisian be able to beat his mentor Nick Sabans juggernaut Alabama Crimson Tide in 2022. 2023 sets up for Texas to have its most experienced team yet under Steve Sarkisian. The Longhorns return a majority of its production on the offensive side of the ball, bringing back 10 of 11 starters. bWVudCgic2NyaXB0IiksIGVsID0gZG9jdW1lbnQuZ2V0RWxlbWVudHNCeVRh Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onFanSided.com and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. The biggest victory that Sarkisian scored since he has been in Austin was getting prized transfer quarterback Quinn Ewers to recommit to the Longhorns. The 2022 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. I dont see freshman Leveon Moss making a significant impact this season. Texas' Kelvin Banks, Houston's Patrick Paul headline a special group of big men up front in the OL ranks Simply Please note that I dont have any inside information, or really any advanced football expertise. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. But its not out of the question to wonder whether Cupp will ever live up to the billing he had coming our of high school, and if so, I think Donovan Green or even Jake Johnson have a chance to step in and be the guy. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Tyler Shough played the most consistent football of this group and looked to be the most comfortable throwing the football, which is obviously key for a Texas Tech offense. The Texas defense quite frankly had one of the worst seasons in program history in 2021. Moore is a transfer that played at Vanderbilt before transferring to Missouri State and played there last season. 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