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This man said he wanted to give the younger guys run and threw 25 total passes with 4 different QBs. Remember the Titans ass offense.
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The future looks bright for Nevada following eleven win season in Jerome Singleton's second year
Larry Flagg -- Dynasty Sports Staff Writer
The Nevada Wolfpack primarily played their sophomores and freshmen in the second half of their bowl game against Louisiana and still outscored the Ragin' Cajuns 14-10 in the second half with Louisiana's only touchdown coming on a scoop and score off a strip sack of Nevada's fourth string quarterback.
It was an impressive performance from the Wolfpack who put a bow on an extremely successful season for Nevada and head coach Jerome Singleton, who won the MWC in his second year with the program and has taken their recruiting to the next level.
They will most likely be the favorites to win the MWC next year and be in contention for a potential playoff spot if they can get rolling early enough in the year and avoid the disaster they had against Air Force this year which likely kept them out of consideration for the G6 automatic bid.
2030 Defensive Players Leaving
#85 Willie Morrison (TE, Rs Senior): Pro Draft (Projected Round 3) » 30 rec, 316 yds, 3 TD
#56 DeMarco Dodge (C, Rs Senior): Pro Draft (Projected Round 5)
#10 Eric Chosen (S, Senior): Graduation » 166 tkl, 22 TFL, 4.5 sack, 9 INT, 11 PBU
#50 Harvey Cook (G, Rs Senior): Graduation
#96 Cornell Chism (DE, RS Senior): Graduation » 34 tkl, 17 TFL, 10 sacks
#1 Darian Molinaro (QB, Senior): Graduation » 330-555, 3703 yds, 24 TD, 29 INT, sacked 60 times, 243 car, 1751 yds, 21 TD, 7 fumbles
#27 Dell Hazelwood (S, Rs Senior): Graduation » 181 tkl, 5 TFL, sack, 5 INT, 16 PBU
#74 Dylan Morton (G, Rs Senior): Graduation
#30 Melvin Lemon (LB, Rs Senior): Graduation » 21 tkl, TFL, 0.5 sack
#99 Clayton Bostick (DT, Rs Senior): Graduation » 59 tkl, 20 TFL, 10.5 sacks, 2 PBU
#14 Jaren Beriault (CB, Rs Senior): Graduation » 131 tkl, 7 TFL, 2 INT, 8 PBU
#19 Joe D'Imperio (LB, Rs Senior): Graduation » 99 tkl, 21 TFL, 18 sacks, INT, 2 PBU
#19 Marvin Goodspeed (WR, Rs Senior): Graduation » 54 rec, 474 yds, 10 TD
#90 Randy Blair (DE, Rs Senior): Graduation » 34 tkl, 17 TFL, 10 sacks
#13 Samuel Hopper (LB, Rs Senior): Graduation » 98 tkl, 19 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 7 PBU
#76 Alani Fatafehi (G, Rs Senior): Graduation
#93 Alex Alonso (DT, Rs Senior): Graduation » 9 tkl, 3 TFL, 2.5 sacks
#78 Fach Bee (FB/OL, Rs Senior): Graduation
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Expecting big things in year 3
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Nevada nets a top 25 high school recruiting and a top-ten transfer recruiting class
Logan Finau -- Nevada247 Football Writer
Nevada signed nine transfers last cycle as head coach Jerome Singleton was in the process of revamping the roster and while the Wolfpack were a lot less aggressive this cycle numbers wise, they still finished with a top ten transfer class, signing four total transfers in Wyoming outside linebacker Brannon Sharp, California center Raysean Gallimore, Arizona tight end Isaiah Uzomah and Washington running back Nelson Blank.
Sharp was a top six player in the portal while Gallimore was top thirty nationally and top three at his position. Originally from Stockton, Sharp committed to UCLA out of high school before transferring to Wyoming where he was ultra productive for the Cowboys, leading the team with 8.5 sacks last season. He projects to be an instant impact player for the Wolfpack in his final year at the college level as he hopes to improve his draft stock.
Gallimore has two years of eligibility remaining and is in line to compete for the starting center spot vacated by third-round draft pick DeMarco Dodge. Nelson Blank is recovering from a broken femur that sidelined him for most of last year and he has five career touchdowns as a backup at Washington while Uzomah is a front runner to be Nevada's starting tight end.
The Wolfpack's high school class finished in the top twenty five, coming in at 23 ahead of teams like Ole Miss, Alabama and Florida State. From the end of the Early Signing Period, Nevada has added some solid depth pieces in three-star linebacker Juan Gay and tight end Derek Boudreaux, who the team likes at fullback.
2031 Nevada Recruiting Class
TE Elijah Lindsey [TE #1]: 6'3", 237lbs | Kerman, CA | 4-star
OL Kevin Smalls [RG #6]: 6'2", 304lbs | American Fork, UT | 4-star
DE Jamaal Stoner [LE #5]: 6'3", 296lbs | North Highlands, CA | 4-star
HB Moses Denson [ATH #12]: 5'10", 198lbs | Rialto, CA | 4-star
QB Sam McCurdy [QB #25]: 6'3", 223lbs | Mesquite, TX | 4-star
WR Tony McClease [WR #44]: 6'1", 182lbs | Los Angeles, CA | 4-star
DE Gabe Iglesias [RE #16]: 6'6", 262lbs | Las Vegas, NV | 4-star
OL Manu Ortiz [RG #17]: 6'5", 335lbs | Henderson, NV | 4-star
OL Morgan Higdon [RG #19]: 6'2", 321lbs | Yuba City, CA | 4-star
LB Sam Body [ILB #27]: 6'2", 238lbs | Henderson, NV | 3-star
LB Marquis Agude [ILB #39]: 5'11", 229lbs | Oakland, CA | 3-star
OL Dom Newton [RG #46]: 6'3", 334lbs | Las Vegas, NV | 3-star
S Brian Mahomey [FS #46]: 5'10", 191lbs | Las Vegas, NV | 3-star
DT Isaac Levine [DT #51]: 6'2", 294lbs | Sacramento, CA (juco) | 3-star
WR Bradley Trahan [WR #186]: 6'5", 214lbs | Reno, NV | 3-star
CB Tobias Smythe [CB #129]: 5'10", 191lbs | Sacramento, CA | 3-star
ILB Juan Gay [ATH #76]: 6'0", 227lbs | Las Vegas, NV | 3-star
FB Derek Bourdeaux [TE #77]: 6'4", 254lbs | Tucson, AZ | 3-star
2031 Nevada Transfer Portal Recruiting Class
EDGE Brannon Sharp [ROLB #2]: 6'4", 232lbs | Stockton, CA (Wyoming) | 4-star
IOL Raysean Gallimore [C #3]: 6'3", 305lbs | Fresno, CA (California) | 4-star
TE Isaiah Uzomah [TE #2]: 6'4", 248lbs | San Marcos, CA (Arizona) | 3-star
HB Nelson Blank [HB #7]: 5'11", 233lbs | Sunnyvale, CA (Washington) | 3-star
2031 Nevada Recruiting Board
CB Isaiah Mead [CB #5]: 6'1", 183lbs | Menlo Park, CA | 4-star | Committed to Oregon
DT Patrick Ekuban [DT #9]: 6'1", 335lbs | Minden, NV | 4-star | Committed to Oregon
S Timote Onatolu [FS #18]: 6'0", 212lbs | South Jordan, UT | 4-star | Committed to Utah
FB John Morton [FB #10]: 6'2", 231lbs | Gardena, CA | 3-star | Committed to USC
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Projecting potential replacements as Wolfpack look to repeat as Mountain West champions
Jeff Longo -- Nevada Sports Net College Football Writer
Since returning to college football, whether as a coordinator or in the past two seasons with Nevada as their head coach, Jerome Singleton has improved upon his win total. The Badgers won six games in Singleton's first season in Madison as their defensive coordinator, improved to eleven wins in his second year and then taking a big jump in Singleton's third year, winning fifteen games and making it to the National Championship Game.
While it's unlikely that Nevada's season ends that way, a big jump is to be expected in Singleton's third year as top man in Reno with the bulk of the roster being his guys that he's brought in, whether through the portal or high school recruiting.
The Wolfpack are losing a ton of experienced talent, however, starting with quarterback Darian Molinaro who has started every game under Singleton. Here are the players on deck as potential replacements:
QB Darian Molinaro
2030 stats: 58 cmp%, 1872 yds, 14 TD, 12 INT, 123 car, 1010 yds, 15 TD, 3 fumbles, Second Team All-MWC
Replacement candidates: Ryan Stoneburner (redshirt junior), Jalen Ramesh (redshirt freshman), Sam McCurdy (true freshman)
For all of his faults as a passer, Molinaro was a big reason why the Wolfpack offense led the country in rushing in back to back seasons, aided by a thousand yard rusher at quarterback. None of the replacements are as dynamic as Molinaro was and given their inexperience, and physical limitations, they might be just as turnover prone.
Stoneburner is the clubhouse favorite and enters spring as the leader in the race as he's been in the system for a year already but his arm is adequate, at best, and he struggles with his movement in the pocket and can get flustered.
Ramesh might have the most upside of the group, even more so than McCurdy, the talented four-star. While McCurdy is a more talented version of Stoneburner, Ramesh has star potential wit his arm talent and his improvisation skill. He didn't have the best showing in the spring game, throwing a pick but he did rush for a touchdown, showcasing his ability to extend plays with his legs.
TE Willie Morrison
2030 stats: 30 rec, 316 yds, 3 TD
Replacement candidates: Isaiah Uzomah (redshirt sophomore), Elijah Lindsey (freshman)
As soon as Isaiah Uzomah showed up on campus, he's been turning heads as the Arizona transfer addition was viewed as a inline blocking tight end coming out of the portal but since his arrival, Uzomah has shown that he is a multi faceted tight end who is a lot more athletic than people expected.
The Wolfpack got some solid production from Willie Morrison, who is half the athlete that Uzomah is, so the future is bright for Uzomah in Nevada's offense.
Another name to watch is four-star Elijah Lindsey, who is all but guaranteed to get playing time as a true freshman as Singleton and his staff are not hesitant about playing their younger guys, especially one that is the highest ranked player to ever sign with Nevada.
He needs to improve as a blocker but for now, Lindsey is a solid vertical threat and adds some speed to a position that has been missing it for the past few seasons.
C DeMarco Dodge
2030 stats: 1 sack allowed, First Team All-MWC
Replacement candidates: Ben Weeks (redshirt senior), Raysean Gallimore (redshirt junior)
Anthony McCracken has primarily been playing at left guard in the spring, making it a two-man battle for the starting center spot between Ben Weeks, the Colorado State transfer from a year ago, and Raysean Gallimore, the Cal transfer from this past transfer cycle.
The Wolfpack went out and got Weeks to be their starting center once Dodge was gone so the fact that they went back into the portal in the winter transfer portal window and got another center could be signs that they aren't completely sold on Weeks but it also gives them a potential starter for next year in Gallimore, who has two years of eligibility.
SS Eric Chosen
2030 stats: 58 tkl, 7 TFL, 2 sacks, 4 INT, 4 PBU, Second Team All-MWC
Replacement candidates: Lionel Parms (redshirt junior), Manu Chen (redshirt junior), Jalen Wroten (redshirt freshman)
It was only a half of football but Jalen Wroten really turned heads in the bowl game, living up to the praise that the coaching staff has been heaping upon him since his arrival last spring.
He has some veterans in front of him in Manu Chen, the transfer from BYU who redshirted last year after recording 91 tackles in two seasons for the Cougars. There's also Lionel Parms, the transfer from Arizona who had an interception last year for the Wolfpack.
Both Parms and Chen paid their dues as transfers, going from starters to rotational players, so it's hard to see Wroten leap frog them but he's just that talented to make it a discussion.
G Harvey Cook
2030 stats: 2 sacks allowed, Second Team All-MWC
Replacement candidates: Eric Ryder (redshirt senior), Tobias Bibbs (redshirt freshman)
Another solid offensive lineman that the Wolfpack need to replace but Ryder got plenty of playing time last year when Harvey Cook went down with an injury. Bibbs was a four-star coming out of high school so he'll be given a chance to win the job but it's Ryder's to lose.
FS Dell Hazelwood
2030 stats: 2 tkl, 4 TFL, 0.5 sack, INT, 6 PBU, Second Team All-MWC
Replacement candidate: Dominique Folkerts (redshirt senior)
The plan was always for Folkerts, who transferred from BYU, to take over from Hazelwood at that pivotal free safety spot in Singleton's 3-3-5 defense. Folkers played over 200 snaps last year, acclimating him to the new defense and he should hit the ground running as the quarterback of the secondary.
Lionel Parms could also figure into the rotation here as well.
CB Jaren Beriault
2030 stats: 44 tkl, 2 TFL, INT, 6 PBU
Replacement candidates: Alex Marrero (redshirt sophomore), Gabe Mady (redshirt freshman), Tobias Smythe (true freshman)
Taylor Davis and Harvey Coutler, who played CB2 and CB3 last year, elevate into CB1/2 roles which opens up the spot for a third corner.
Alex Marrero is making the transition from safety and he's another one that showed potential in the bowl game, albeit at a different position. He's fast, long and physical so it should be a smooth transition from Marrero who is as competitive as they come.
While Gabe Mady didn't have any standout moments in the bowl game, he wasn't picked on but the only concern is how he will far against more physically impressive receivers as he doesn't have great size at six-foot and 179 pounds and isn't the fastest guy.
LB Joe D'Imperio
2030 stats: 63 tkl, 20 TFL, 4 sacks, INT, 2 PBU
Replacement candidates: Fetu Rome (junior), Luol Crook (redshirt sophomore), Kevin Tinker (redshirt sophomore)
Let's assume that of the three linebacker spots, two of them are going to Frederick Burks and Brannon Sharp when the Wolfpack are in base. This leaves an open linebacker spot, even more so when the Wolfpack are in sub packages as Sharp is likely to be utilized as a pass rusher.
Crook and Tinker had very good bowl games while Rome was a consistent piece of the Wolfpack's defense throughout the season as a rotational player, recording an impressive eleven tackles for loss on just 238 snaps.
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